European GP

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX

Could this have been the GP where LIAM REAY (MILTON KEYNES CATS) took the vital step to retaining his title as he won the round to extend his lead at the top to 14 points, with 3 rounds remaining? Behind him CHRIS ADAMS (WEDNESFIELD WANDERERS) added 15 points to move back up to 3rd overall while NICK AMBROSE (CANVEY ISLAND CASTAWAYS) also had a good round to maintain his 2nd place in the standings. MACIEJ TERCJAK (MILTON KEYNES CATS) completed the Grand Final lineup here and his 16 points moves him back into a top 8 place overall.

PETR VERNER (WHITBY VAMPIRES) scored 12 points in the round to move up a place in the standings and he is now just 6 adrift of securing a top 8 place in the final standings. Also amongst the Semi Finalists were STEEN ERIKSEN (CANVEY ISLAND CASTAWAYS) and SCOTT BRIDGES (ABERAVON GEMS) who consiladated their top 8 spots, both moving up a place overall. Wild Card TIBOR NEMECEK (KING'S LYNN LIGHTNING) produced a fine performance to register 10 points and show he is more than at home at the highest level.

Behind the top 8 nobody really had a good day with the highest scorers, MARTIN SHAW (WEDNESFIELD WANDERERS), GABRYS IRZYK (BRATISLAVA BUZZARDS) and HAYDEN WOOD (LANARKSHIRE LIONS) scoring 6; Irzyk slips outside the top 8 but is just 2 points away from automatic qualification for next season's GP series but the other two have a lot of work to do to avoid the GP Challenge. DENIS GOMOZOV (ABERAVON GEMS) also slipped down the rankings away from the top 8. FILLIPPE CHONG (WANTAGE KINGS) and OLLE BJORN THORESEN (TEESSIDE TRANSPORTERS) only scored 4 each but they do retain their top 8 spots but will need better performances than today's if they want to maintain their challenges. BRAXTON MCCHESNEY (TEESSIDE TRANSPORTERS) and HANS E BERGESTOL (TEESSIDE TRANSPORTERS) both had days to forget, which they will want to put behind them as soon as possible, particularly Bergestol who now finds himself 4 points behind 8th place overall. Reserve JENS ISAKSEN (LANARKSHIRE LIONS) took a single ride and picked up 2 points to once again confirm he is at home at GP level should he be able to secure a permanent place in the series.

So the next round sees the GP riders move to the British round and Liam Reay will be wanting to strengthen his position further while fellow Brits Ambrose and Adams will want good 'home' performances to keep their rostrum places in tact. Behind the trio are a group of riders still with top 3 ambtions and right down the field the majority know that a big score will at least help them towards a top 8 place and mean they can avoid the season ending GP Challenge.

1. Liam Reay................. 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 16

2. Chris Adams............... 3 3 3 1 Fx 3 2 15

3. Nick Ambrose.............. 2 3 0 2 2 3 1 13

4. Maciej Tercjak............ 3 2 3 3 3 2 0 16

5. Petr Verner............... 3 0 3 3 2 1 - 12

6. Steen Eriksen............. 1 3 0 3 2 1 - 10

7. Scott Bridges............. 3 0 2 2 3 0 - 10

8. Tibor Nemecek............. 2 3 1 2 2 0 - 10

9. Martin Shaw............... 1 1 1 0 3 - - 6

10. Gabrys Irzyk.............. 1 2 2 0 1 - - 6

11. Hayden Wood............... 2 0 1 2 1 - - 6

12. Denis Gomozov............. 2 2 Fx X 1 - - 5

13. Fillippe Chong............ 0 1 3 R X - - 4

14. Olle Bjorn Thoresen....... 0 1 1 1 1 - - 4

15. Jens Isaksen.............. 2 - - - - - - 2

16. Braxton McChesney......... 0 1 E 1 F - - 2

17. Hans E Bergestol.......... 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0

18. Yuri Jugovic.............. Did not ride

No. Results

1: Maciej Tercjak, Nick Ambrose, Steen Eriksen, Hans E Bergestol

2: Chris Adams, Denis Gomozov, Gabrys Irzyk, Braxton McChesney

3: Scott Bridges, Hayden Wood, Martin Shaw, Fillippe Chong

4: Petr Verner, Tibor Nemecek, Liam Reay, Olle Bjorn Thoresen

5: Nick Ambrose, Denis Gomozov, Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Hayden Wood

6: Chris Adams, Maciej Tercjak, Fillippe Chong, Petr Verner

7: Steen Eriksen, Liam Reay, Braxton McChesney, Scott Bridges

8: Tibor Nemecek, Gabrys Irzyk, Martin Shaw, Hans E Bergestol

9: Chris Adams, Scott Bridges, Tibor Nemecek, Nick Ambrose

10: Maciej Tercjak, Liam Reay, Martin Shaw, Denis Gomozov (Fx)

11: Petr Verner, Gabrys Irzyk, Hayden Wood, Steen Eriksen

12: Fillippe Chong, Jens Isaksen, Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Hans E Bergestol

13: Petr Verner, Nick Ambrose, Braxton McChesney, Martin Shaw

14: Maciej Tercjak, Scott Bridges, Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Gabrys Irzyk

15: Steen Eriksen, Tibor Nemecek, Fillippe Chong (R), Denis Gomozov (X)

16: Liam Reay, Hayden Wood, Chris Adams, Hans E Bergestol

17: Liam Reay, Nick Ambrose, Gabrys Irzyk, Fillippe Chong (X)

18: Maciej Tercjak, Tibor Nemecek, Hayden Wood, Braxton McChesney (F)

19: Martin Shaw, Steen Eriksen, Olle Bjorn Thoresen, Chris Adams (Fx)

20: Scott Bridges, Petr Verner, Denis Gomozov, Hans E Bergestol

SEMI FINAL 1: Chris Adams, Maciej Tercjak, Steen Eriksen, Tibor Nemecek

SEMI FINAL 2: Nick Ambrose, Liam Reay, Petr Verner, Scott Bridges

GRAND FINAL: Liam Reay, Chris Adams, Nick Ambrose, Maciej Tercjak