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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Nicholls Wild Card, Barker and Cook confirmed as reserves at Cardiff
Record-breaking seven-time British champion Scott Nicholls is the wild card for the hotly-anticipated FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on August 25.The Ipswich-born man earned the No.16 race jacket for the event by winning the British Championship Final at Wolverhampton on July 30.This victory saw him surpass the record haul of six national titles he shared with New Zealand legend Barry Briggs.And the Great Britain international will hope that triumph catapults him to his first rostrum finish in the Welsh capital, where he has raced every year since world speedway's biggest event was first staged at the Millennium Stadium in 2001.Nicholls is joined in the meeting by fellow Team GB riders Ben Barker and Craig Cook, who have been nominated as track reserves. Barker, who dons the No.17 race jacket, rides for Birmingham in the British Elite League as well as Plymouth in the Premier League.He made his Great Britain debut during the 2011 FIM Speedway World Cup and appeared for the Lions in their test match against Australia at Poole on August 1. The Cornishman raced alongside Cumbrian rider Craig Cook, who lines up at No.18 in the Millennium Stadium.The Whitehaven-born man gained his stripes on a motocross bike before made a breathtaking ascent up the speedway ranks, having started his shale career with National League club Buxton in 2009.He earned a deal at his local club Workington within months and now races for Elite League outfit Belle Vue and Premier League side Edinburgh. Cook scored six paid seven against the Aussies at Poole on his international debut and will be keen to continue his rapid development on the world stage.The referee at the Millennium Stadium will be Sweden's Krister Gardell.
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