Greg Hancock - News

Headlines 30/08/2010 : Total Team Effort 29/08/2010 : A win in Croatia! 27/08/2010 : The hunting is now in Croatia 16/08/2010 : Back on track 13/08/2010 : Time to make tracks 11/08/2010 : A win with a strange feeling 12/07/2010 : Frustration in Cardiff 09/07/2010 : Time to turn the tables 21/06/2010 : "Not my year" 19/06/2010 : Greg is ready 14/06/2010 : Greg in a crash 06/06/2010 : Worst GP ever 02/06/2010 : First time losing 26/05/2010 : Exciting in Motala 24/05/2010 : eStore Problems 23/05/2010 : A tough night in Prague 21/05/2010 : Its time for Prague! 19/05/2010 : Greg on top in Sweden 13/05/2010 : Seeking setups 10/05/2010 : A good and a bad one... 08/05/2010 : Gothenburg Practice 27/04/2010 : 2010 Season Opener 06/02/2010 : Greg is on Twitter! 14/12/2009 : Changes in Poland 05/12/2009 : Greg named AMA Racing Athlete of the Year 17/11/2009 : Greg supports FastFriends 26/10/2009 : Swedish Move 26/10/2009 : Hey Everyone 25/10/2009 : Techmax Official Clothing supplier 19/10/2009 : No Grip for Grin 17/10/2009 : Bydgoszcz Practice 03/10/2009 : Record Win!!!! 26/09/2009 : Terenzano Practice 13/09/2009 : Luck of the Draw 12/09/2009 : Krsko Practice 11/09/2009 : New Sponsor!! 30/08/2009 : Bad day at the Office 29/08/2009 : Vojens Practice 16/08/2009 : Rain dampens Malilla GP 15/08/2009 : Malilla Practice 02/08/2009 : Latvian Glory 02/08/2009 : Gold in Latvia 31/07/2009 : Latvia Grand Prix 12/07/2009 : Gold in Auburn 29/06/2009 : Progress and Updates 15/06/2009 : Pappalaro wins Main at Costa Mesa 08/06/2009 : Gold in Round 1 05/06/2009 : US Nationals 31/05/2009 : Disaster in Ullevi 11/05/2009 : Team Glory 10/05/2009 : Disappointment in Leszno 06/05/2009 : Club 45 Members Welcome 03/05/2009 : SWC World Cup Qualifier 28/04/2009 : GP Weekend 22/04/2009 : Ready for the weekend 09/04/2009 : Back in Poland 06/04/2009 : Shock from Poland 02/04/2009 : Billy Hamill Farewell and Website 31/03/2009 : Start of Season and Ozchem Classic 17/03/2009 : US Estore Customers 20/02/2009 : Monster Energy Continues 06/02/2009 : Joker Machine 06/02/2009 : eStore Sale - Show your colours 24/12/2008 : Happy Holidays 12/11/2008 : Estore and Website update 21/10/2008 : Number 4 in the world 17/10/2008 : Time for the big one 14/10/2008 : E-Store Live 13/10/2008 : German GP Cancelled 08/10/2008 : Up And Down Weekend 30/09/2008 : Disappointing Weekend 15/09/2008 : GP Winner 12/09/2008 : Busy Week & Missed Flights 03/09/2008 : Brad Pappalardo Article 01/09/2008 : Almost made it 30/08/2008 : Congratulations to Brad Pappalardo 29/08/2008 : Latvia Bound 17/08/2008 : Nearly but not quite 15/08/2008 : Busy week and another GP 06/08/2008 : Explanation of the Number 45 03/08/2008 : Prague GP 01/08/2008 : Hancock linked to Monster Energy Drink Sweden! 01/08/2008 : Prague GP Practice: 18/07/2008 : Darren and Sharon Boocock 29/06/2008 : Second at Cardiff 27/06/2008 :

31/05/2009 Disaster in Ullevi Greg had one of his worst Grand Prix in recent history. Starting from gate 2 in heat 1, the bike spun out of the start and Greg was left to play catch up. Greg finally did pass eventual winner Emil Sayfutdinov at the line for third place and one point. Greg said,  I made some changes to the bike between heats and the bike seemed a lot better in the next outing but disaster stuck going into turn 3. I caught a rut wrong and the bike straightens up and I ended up in the air fence. I landed awkwardly and hit both my elbows pretty hard on the track. Coming out for his third ride, Greg led from start to finish in front of a hard charging Fredrik Lindgren earning a valuable 3 points. So after 3 rides Greg had a total of 4 points with 6 points still on the line and a spot in the semi finals. By now the track was cutting up really  bad. This combined with the dust and low angle of the sun made riding extremely difficult. In his 4th ride, he was on the pace but could not make any ground on the fast charging Antonio Linback. So with only 1 point, it was all on the line. Only a win would allow any chance of making the semis. Greg led from the start only to have disaster strike in turn 2. He hit a hole causing a punctured rear tyre and the end to Greg's dream for Gold. The track conditions were terrible from the start, Greg said. In the very first heat it was dusty and it only got worse from there. It seems that they have a really hard time with the man made tracks outdoors. They can't seem to get the correct amount of water on the track. It is either too much or not enough, but we cannot dwell on this event. There are still 8 more GP's to be raced and a lot of points still on the table. I am looking forward to the next round in Parken Stadium in Copenhagen in two weeks time. They  seem to have found the right combination for the track there.

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