Newport
Jinx Stikes Again
Posted 12/06/05
The Newport track looks as though it may
have delivered another blow to Glasgow Tigers today as George Stancl
crashed out of the Welsh Open.
Details are rather sketchy but apparently in his fifth and
final scheduled ride George appeared to lock up entering the straight
coming off the final bend, then picked up drive and hit the fence.
The impact looked quite severe and although George did get up and
walk away he was later taken to hospital as a precaution.
It is understood that he has severe bruising and is in pain.
Combined with the back injury he is already carrying from last weeks
hefty meeting with the fence it will no doubt be causing quite a bit
of concern for the Glasgow promotion.
In the final heat, Patrik Linhart had an almost identical
accident on the same spot and critisism was made of that part of the
track by a couple of the riders.
In his previous four races, George had recorded three second
places and one third. He needed to win his final race to have any
prospect of qualifying for the final.
