"I knew Bomber would be out wide and it was a race to that dirt line. He read me like a book and cut back, and I thought I'd stuffed it, to be honest! But I sucked in, he left just enough racing room and I was able to squeeze through. It shows the rider Bomber is, though. It's always hard but it's always fair and credit to him." Newly-crowned Championship Riders' Champion Josh Pickering pays tribute to runner-up Chris Harris.
MIKKEL RELIEF
"It has always been a dream to go into Speedway GP. I'm not in any kind of rush. I want to take the time it takes and when I am ready, I’ll be in it. I have three more seasons in this championship. I'll take it easy and work hard; that's the main thing. I am doing this for as long as I can. I have won one of them. I can win it three times more, so that's my goal." Mikkel Andersen has become Denmark's first World Under-21 Champion since Michael Jepsen Jensen in 2012.
LAST CHANCE SCOTT
"Third and then second has been gutting and Saturday at Plymouth is my last chance in this event, so I'm hoping to make it happen. Plymouth can be a very hard track to get round but we all have to ride it. Hopefully it will be my day and I’ll bring back the trophy." Redcar's Jody Scott looks ahead to the weekend's British Under-19 Final.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
Meeting of the Week: Championship Riders' Championship • Off the Beaten Track • Eastbourne revival plans • British Final TV post-mortem • Grasstrack: British Masters report and pictures.
