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Originally Posted by Rochesterdj
Not sure there is much of a relationship between Greg winning his 4th world title and the lack of support and appreciation of the sport of speedway here in the US. Greg lives in Sweden and team races exclusively in Europe (Sweden & Poland) as well as competing for the world title from his race HQ in Sweden. Greg does come back to SoCal in the winter on an annual basis to visit friends, test and thaw but for all intents and purposes he is an expatriate.
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There is a relationship, being there is literally only a handful of tracks in the USA just having a base of riders that would give you the experience and speed to even think about making it to Europe that in it's self is unreal. You obviously know that it is extremely difficult to be invited to ride in Europe in the first place. You just don't decide you want to be world champion, move to Europe and compete. The hardest part is getting there in the first place. Not just anyone can ride speedway in Europe, its hard to get into even if your a European. We have a few world champions, a couple more in the making most likely. Quite a amazing feat considering the circumstances.