BRENNAN HEADING TO CARDIFF

TOM Brennan is celebrating a place in the British Grand Prix as Wild Card after finishing third at Belle Vue on Saturday.

The Birmingham and Poole star will race at Cardiff on August 17 as he was the highest placed non-GP regular in the Attis Insurance Sports Division British Final.

It’s a further step on the career ladder for Brennan, who is enjoying the best season of his career and will now mix it with the sport’s top stars at the Principality Stadium.

Brennan said: “I had a fantastic night, just a shame I couldn’t go the extra step but I guess that is mainly down to experience.  

“My team did fantastic today and thanks to my family and sponsors who have got me here, but obviously I still have a way to go and those boys showed me the way to do it in the Final.

“But definitely we’ll keep working and Cardiff is something very special for British riders, and it is a massive occasion for myself.

“To rock up against the best riders in the world is obviously my dream so for me it is going to be a massive experience and I am going to take this opportunity with both hands.”

Meanwhile Brennan also collected the Nigel Pearson Award, voted by fans for the most entertaining rider, in a poll which also included Worrall, Anders Rowe and Charles Wright.

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