West Cumbrian ace Dan Bewley helped Great Britain to a second World Championship gold in the space of three years last night.
It added to their gold at the same Belle Vue venue in 2021 along with silvers in 2022 and last year in the Speedway World Cup.
Bewley and Robert Lambert were the on-track heroes in Manchester, with reserve Tom Brennan playing his part in the pits
Great Britain co-boss is the former Workington favourite Simon Stead who says the mentality has changed as the national team celebrates.
Stead, who oversaw the victories alongside Oliver Allen, said: “Going into every competition we go into now, we go in to win. No longer as a nation do we think a medal is a good achievement.
“We are striving to be better than that, and I think with the progress that’s been made and the riders at our disposal, that comes with its own pressures.
“People can now expect something from us, and I think the fact that we’re delivering that at the highest level is testament to the lads that we’ve got riding for us, and the backroom team.
“Any time that we get together now is good time spent. The memories that we’ve made together over the course of the last few years will live strong, but we live for the moment and we’re striving for gold every time we’re out.
“Last night was testament to a lot of hard work that goes on from a lot of people – the lads, their mechanics and teams, their engine tuners, and Rob (Painter) and Vicky (Blackwell) of course who have put so much time and effort into making GB Speedway a success.”
Speedway of Nations winner Dan Bewley made a triumphant return to his hometown club Workington for today’s Ben Fund Bonanza.
The annual charity event was postponed in March due to bad weather but it went ahead this afternoon at Northside. Bewley rode for the Comets at their former Derwent Park home in 2018 and was appearing in a full-scale meeting at the Northside venue for the first time.
