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GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE
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Yet again the GP Challenge meeting proved to be closely contested and it ended with 3 new GP names filling the rostrum places and, on these displays, the trio of MICHAL
SWIATEK, MICHAEL PLANT and SITIVENI CHAND look capable of competing at the highest level.
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Behind them 3 riders tied on 10 points and so faced a run-off for the remaining 2 guaranteed places in next season's series. ERLING TROELSEN and BOYD
BEATON did what they needed to return to the GPs next year after showing definite signs of being able to mix it with the best riders in this season's series - Troelsen
finishing 3rd in the American GP and Beaton 2nd in the Polish GP.
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Immediately after the meeting the 2 Wild Card picks for next season were announced. FRANKIE YOUNG scored 9 in the GP Challenge in addition to finishing 2nd in
the UL averages, winning the Finland/Norway GP as a wild card and being crowned British Champion and there can be few complaints about his selection. The final place goes to
JERZY WIECZOREK who was first reserve for this season's series but impressed by finishing 3rd in the one round, where he replaced the injured Arne Karlsen, he rode
in, leading Poland to 2nd in the World Pairs and topping the European averages with a figure of 10.49.
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1. Michal Swiatek............ 2 1 3 3 3 12 ------ QUALIFIED FOR GP
SERIES
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2. Michael Plant............. 2 3 1 3 3 12 ------ QUALIFIED FOR GP
SERIES
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3. Sitiveni Chand............ 2 3 3 2 1 11 ------ QUALIFIED FOR GP
SERIES
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4. Erling Troelsen........... 3 3 1 F 3 10 ------ QUALIFIED FOR GP
SERIES
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5. Boyd Beaton............... 3 1 2 3 1 10 ------ QUALIFIED FOR GP
SERIES
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6. Hideto Kisaka............. 3 2 1 2 2 10
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7. Richie Sampson............ 3 1 0 3 2 9
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8. Frankie Young............. 2 2 3 2 0 9 ------ awarded wildcard to GP
series
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9. Tobias Yder............... 0 3 2 1 2 8
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10. Keijo Pahlman............. 1 2 R 0 3 6
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11. Aleksander Jelen.......... 0 1 3 1 1 6
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12. Enzo Innacone............. 1 2 0 2 0 5
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13. Jacek Klecha.............. 1 0 2 1 0 4
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14. Rhodri Szczygiel.......... 1 0 2 F 1 4
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15. Zeljko Lesnik............. 0 0 1 R 2 3
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16. Jack Hagen................ 0 F N N N 0 (I)
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No. Results
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1: Richie Sampson, Sitiveni Chand, Rhodri Szczygiel, Jack Hagen
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2: Erling Troelsen, Michal Swiatek, Enzo Innacone, Aleksander Jelen
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3: Hideto Kisaka, Frankie Young, Keijo Pahlman, Tobias Yder
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4: Boyd Beaton, Michael Plant, Jacek Klecha, Zeljko Lesnik
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5: Tobias Yder, Enzo Innacone, Boyd Beaton, Jack Hagen (F)
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6: Michael Plant, Keijo Pahlman, Michal Swiatek, Rhodri Szczygiel
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7: Erling Troelsen, Hideto Kisaka, Richie Sampson, Zeljko Lesnik
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8: Sitiveni Chand, Frankie Young, Aleksander Jelen, Jacek Klecha
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9: Michal Swiatek, Jacek Klecha, Hideto Kisaka, Jack Hagen (N)
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10: Frankie Young, Rhodri Szczygiel, Zeljko Lesnik, Enzo Innacone
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11: Aleksander Jelen, Tobias Yder, Michael Plant, Richie Sampson
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12: Sitiveni Chand, Boyd Beaton, Erling Troelsen, Keijo Pahlman (R)
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13: Michael Plant, Frankie Young, Erling Troelsen (F), Jack Hagen (N)
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14: Boyd Beaton, Hideto Kisaka, Aleksander Jelen, Rhodri Szczygiel (F)
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15: Richie Sampson, Enzo Innacone, Jacek Klecha, Keijo Pahlman
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16: Michal Swiatek, Sitiveni Chand, Tobias Yder, Zeljko Lesnik (R)
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17: Keijo Pahlman, Zeljko Lesnik, Aleksander Jelen, Jack Hagen (N)
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18: Erling Troelsen, Tobias Yder, Rhodri Szczygiel, Jacek Klecha
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19: Michal Swiatek, Richie Sampson, Boyd Beaton, Frankie Young
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20: Michael Plant, Hideto Kisaka, Sitiveni Chand, Enzo Innacone
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21: Erling Troelsen, Boyd Beaton, Hideto Kisaka
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22: Michal Swiatek, Michael Plant
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