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show for everyone watching."
Seven of the last 11 Czech
Speedway Grand Prix winners
have gone on to be crowned
World Champion in the same
season. Woffinden capitalized
on the Czech charm in 2013,
but missed out on retaining his
title after triumphing in Prague
last year.
Despite equaling Aussie
great Jason Crump's record of
three Czech Speedway Grand
Prix wins, Woffinden can't put
a finger on why Prague has
proved such a happy hunting
ground.
"I don't know what's happen-
ing," he said. "I've ridden differ-
ent engines in each of the last
three years I've been here."
Whether he gets the Speed-
way Grand Prix trophy
back this year remains to
be seen. But Woffinden is
clearly a man enjoying his
speedway.
"I thoroughly enjoy
everything and I love my
speedway," he said. "Long
may it continue. I'd like
to say a massive thanks to
Monster Energy and all my
sponsors, who give me the op-
portunity to do what I do."
Second-place finisher Ham-
pel raced to his sixth podium
finish at the Marketa Stadium
to retain third place in the
World Championship. But he
was disappointed he couldn't
find the consistency needed to
finally land Czech gold.
"I didn't start well. My races
were up and down," Hampel
said. "I'd win one and come
third in another. I couldn't find
the right setup and I couldn't get
my speed. That's why I couldn't
find the right line to fight on the
track. I worked really hard in the
pits with my team to find some
more speed and the result was
okay in the end."
Rounding out the podium
was Janowski. The reigning
champ Greg Hancock ended
the day fifth and sits 13-points
behind Woffinden in fourth.
(Far Left) Tai Woffinden
(108) won his third-straight
Czech Grand Prix.
(Left) The former World
Champion sits six points
ahead of Nicki Pedersen
after round three of the
championship.
