LAMBERT RUN CONTINUES

GREAT Britain’s Robert Lambert finished in the top two for the fourth Grand Prix running as he was runner-up in Latvia on Saturday.

Lambert, who will defend his British title at the National Speedway Stadium next Saturday, is ten points off the World Championship lead with two rounds of the series remaining.

Defending champion Bartosz Zmarzlik re-established the lead by taking his second GP win of the season at Riga, whilst Lambert closed the gap on Brady Kurtz to six points after the Belle Vue skipper finished third.

The fight for the title seems set to be going down to the wire with the final two rounds to come at Vojens and Torun in September.

Lambert said: “It’s a great thing for people to be talking about – there’s some excitement around the top three. I’ll just ride my bike and do the best I can, and we’ll see where it leaves me at the end of the season.

“It seems to be going well at the moment. I am happy with that, and I am in a nice, comfortable position going into the last two.”