CAPTAIN Craig Cook hailed his side’s performance at King’s Lynn as Great Britain look forward to next weekend’s World Cup Final.
Cook led a rock-solid GB effort in the first round of the competition, setting the marker for five successive race wins at the start of the meeting by overhauling Australian rival Troy Batchelor in Heat 1.
And when their main opponents threatened to get back into contention thanks to a joker ride from top man Chris Holder, all four of the British riders won their outings in the fourth block of races.
Cook, with 14 points, dropped just one point from his five rides with Steve Worrall, Chris Harris and Robert Lambert all scoring 13 – Worrall securing GB’s place in the Final with three races to spare, as they finished nine clear of Australia with the USA third.
Cook said: “We can all ride this King’s Lynn track really well. We hit them hard from the get-go and we were out there to prove a point and make a statement.
“That’s what we did. We set the tone for the whole meeting and kept it up.
“We’re not going there (to Poland) to win a medal. We’re going to win. What’s the point of looking to finish second? We just have to believe.”
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eastbourne TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE RUNNERS-UP: Mildenhall NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP: Eastbourne NATIONAL TROPHY: Mildenhall NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Ben Morley (Isle of Wight)
MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peterborough NORTHERN JUNIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Berwick SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kent
BRITISH CHAMPION: Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn) BRITISH UNDER-21 CHAMPION: Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn) BRITISH UNDER-19 CHAMPION: Dan Bewley (Belle Vue/Workington) BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPION: (500cc) Leon Flint; (250cc) Nathan Ablitt; (150cc) Archie Freeman (125cc) Sam McGurk
BRITISH GRAND PRIX: Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) WORLD CHAMPION: Tai Woffinden (GB)
LATEST RESULTS...
The 2018 season is now over.
The new season begins in MARCH 2019.
MONDAY OCTOBER 29:
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL, 2nd leg Workington 52 (Mason Campton 12+1) Lakeside 38 (Nick Morris 12+1) Workington won 98-82 on aggregate.
CHAMPIONSHIP Workington 18 (Rasmus Jensen 6) Lakeside 6 (Adam Ellis 2, Nick Morris 2) Abandoned after 4 heats - frozen track - result will not stand.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 2nd leg Workington 61 – Nicolai Klindt 15 Lakeside 29 – Adam Ellis 9 Workington win 95-73 on aggregate and are league champions
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Buxton 38 – Tom Woolley 13 Eastbourne 52 – Georgie Wood 13+1 National League points: Buxton 0 Eastbourne 4
Stoke 41 – Max Clegg 18 Eastbourne 49 – Tom Brennan 11 National League points: Stoke 0 Eastbourne 4
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27:
CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL 1st leg Lakeside 44 – Nick Morris 12 Workington 34 – Mason Campton 9 Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain/track conditions) – Result stands
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26:
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastbourne v Mildenhall - OFF
THURSDAY OCTOBER 25:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP FINAL, 2nd leg
Workington 62 (Rasmus Jensen 16+1)
Scunthorpe 28 (Jake Allen 10)
Workington win 98-82 on aggregate
NATIONAL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg
Mildenhall 46 (Drew Kemp 13)
Eastbourne 44 (Georgie Wood 11+1)
Eastbourne win 98-81 on aggregate
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 2nd leg Lakeside 56 (Ben Morley 12+1) Peterborough 34 (Emil Grondal 8+1) Lakeside win 102-78 on aggregate.
