TOP BRIT Tai Woffinden says it was ‘good to be back’ riding for his country last week.
The Scunthorpe born double World Champion scored a stunning 38 points out of a possible 39 in the Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Final.
But it wasn’t quite enough to hand GB the gold as Russia pipped them to the post in the final – despite Woffinden winning the race.
Now he’s looking forward to a bright new future for the national side under the franchise ownership of Rob Painter and Vicky Blackwell through their VRX Motorsport team.
“This is the first stage of a five-year plan for GB and whilst Rob Painter (team supremo) is making all the right noises I’ll be alongside him, he said.
“I want to say I’m proud of young Robert Lambert, he did a great job throughout the tournament and also a special mention to Craig Cook who travelled with us and was a big member for us as part of the team.
“It was good to be back racing for my country on a team basis.”
Woffinden has explained the circumstances behind the final in Poland – he won the decider but with Russian duo Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov claiming second and third they effectively won the race 3+1-3.
He said: “The plan was to win the final 5-1 or 4-2 and we knew we could do that so that was the goal.
“In a final like that you cannot slow down the race like I did in previous heats. The competition is just too good, maybe 10 years ago you could but at world level now anyone can beat anyone and you have to do the best job you can.
“Unfortunately the event rules state if you’re second and third you’re better then the winner! “There’s not many things in life where you get rewarded for losing!
“I would like to congratulate Emil and Artem for their world title and look forward to doing it all again next year.”
Woffinden has also congratulated newly crowned British Champion Lambert, who romped to the title with a six-ride maximum in Manchester on Monday.
“He’s the future,” said Woffinden. “Congratulations to him, he deserves it. I know what it means to win your first national title and it’s pretty special.”
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 23:
PETER CRAVEN MEMORIAL, Belle Vue 1 Dan Bewley (Belle Vue) 2 Ryan Douglas (Wolverhampton/Leicester) 3 Max Fricke (Unattached) 4 Chris Harris (Peterborough/Birmingham) 5 Luke Becker (Wolverhampton) 6 Nick Morris (Wolverhampton/Leicester)ENDS
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TEST MATCH, Glasgow Great Britain 36 – Dan Bewley 11 Poland 35 – Bartosz Zmarzlik 8+1 Abandoned after Heat 12 (rain) – Result stands
TUESDAY OCTOBER 19:
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Kent 44 – Dan Gilkes 15
Mildenhall 45 – Jordan Jenkins 12
NDL points: Kent 0 Mildenhall 3
MONDAY OCTOBER 18:
RORY SCHLEIN FAREWELL, Wolverhampton 1 Danny King (Ipswich/Poole) 2 Ryan Douglas (Wolverhampton/Leicester) 3 Rory Schlein (Wolverhampton/Poole) 4 Luke Becker (Wolverhampton)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 16:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 1st leg
Edinburgh v Glasgow - OFF
Re-staging date: Friday October 22 - 7.30pm
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL 2nd leg: Leicester 40 – Ryan Douglas 12 Poole 50 – Steve Worrall 12+1 Poole win 98-82 on aggregate.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 15:
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP SEMI FINAL, 2nd leg
Edinburgh 55 – Richie Worrall 13
Glasgow 35 – Craig Cook 11
Edinburgh win 92-88 on aggregate
THURSDAY OCTOBER 14:
PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL, 2nd leg Peterborough 51 (Bjarne Pedersen 13+1) Belle Vue 39 (Dan Bewley 15) Peterborough win 95-85 on aggregate and are crowned 2021 Premiership Champions.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 1st leg Poole 48 (Steve Worrall 12+1) Leicester 42 (Kyle Howarth 12)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 12:
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF QUARTER-FINAL, 2nd leg
Edinburgh 57 – Josh Pickering 12+1
Redcar 33 – Lewis Kerr 12
Edinburgh win 108-72 on aggregate
Leicester 38 – Nick Morris 12
Scunthorpe 28 – Connor Mountain 7+2
Abandoned after 11 heats due to weather/track conditions – Result STANDS
Leicester win 92-64 on aggregate
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
Kent 59 – Jake Mulford 15
Leicester 31 – Tom Spencer 8+2
NDL points: Kent 3 Leicester 0
MONDAY OCTOBER 11:
PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL, 1st leg Belle Vue 46 (Dan Bewley 15) Peterborough 44 (Scott Nicholls 14+1)
