PRZEDPELSKI STRIKES BACK

Polish racer Pawel Przedpelski was delighted to bounce back from his FIM Speedway Grand Prix struggles in Croatia by storming into the Warsaw semi-finals last Saturday.

The Torun ace, who lines up in the Prague FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic on May 28, registered just one championship point at the opening round in Donji Kraljevec on April 30.

But he hit back by reaching the semi-finals in the Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw, scoring a much-improved nine.

While Przedpelski admits he would have liked more points at PGE Narodowy, he is pleased his scores are heading in the right direction.

“I was not lucky in Croatia,” Przedpelski said. “I was excluded and it wasn’t a good start for me. But this round was okay.

“I am pretty happy. Always when you are in the semi-final, you want to do a little bit more. But what can I do? The problem was I didn’t win the start in this heat. After grading, there was a lot more water on the track and it was really slick. But I am happy.”

Over 52,000 fans packed into PGE Narodowy for one of track racing’s biggest events and Przedpelski loved his first taste of racing in Warsaw, having twice served as a non-riding track reserve. He said: “This round is a Polish round. It is really special for us. On the presentation, you can definitely feel something with this atmosphere and you get some energy. It was a really good feeling.”

Photo: Taylor Lanning