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2014 SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPION GREG HANCOCK
T
he year was 1937 and
90,000 fans filled Lon-
don's cavernous Wem-
bley Stadium to watch the
Speedway World Champi-
onship. That day – and in an
example of total domination –
Americans Jack Milne, Wilbur
Lamoreauz and Cordy Milner
swept the podium in the UK,
going one, two and three, re-
spectively. That was a long
time ago. Seventy-seven years
ago to be precise about it.
On October 11 another Yan-
kee made global Speedway
history when 44 year-old Greg
Hancock powered to the third
FIM Speedway World Cham-
pionship of his career inside
Poland's Marian Rose Mo-
toarena. The oldest rider to
ever win the title, Hancock's tri-
umph was yet another stop on
the journey that has been his
26-year Transatlantic Speed-
way career. Born and raised in
Southern California, "Herbie"
came to the fore during the twi-
light of the American Speed-
way boom of the early-to-mid
1980s. His dream of following
WITH HIS THIRD TITLE AT 44,
GREG HANCOCK SHOWS NO SIGNS
OF SLOWING DOWN.
BY ERIC JOHNSON
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONSTER ENERGY
