ZACH WINS OLYMPIQUE INDIVIDUAL
WOLVERHAMPTON’S Zach Cook was the winner of the Club’s final ever traditional Olympique individual event at Monmore Green.
The Aussie, who was a winter signing for the Parrys International Wolves and enjoyed a fine first season in the top-flight of British Speedway, was one of the standout riders all night long.
Even with the unique handicap racing system in place, he still accumulated 11 points from his programmed outings, winning two of his five rides.
And in the Grand Final, his reactions worked superbly as he hit the front before fending off a late charge from Wolves team-mate Rory Schlein.
Fellow Wolf Luke Becker finished last in the final with Belle Vue’s Tom Brennan recovering from a hefty fall in his opener to win three of his next outings before securing a rostrum finish.
The final ever meeting at Monmore Green takes place next Monday (October 23, 7.30) with the regular Wolves side taking on a team of riders with past connections with the club.
OLYMPIQUE INDIVIDUAL, Wolverhampton
QUALIFYING SCORERS: Rory Schlein 11, Zach Cook 11, Luke Becker 10, Tom Brennan 9, Leon Flint 9, Scott Nicholls 7, Chris Harris 7, Ryan Douglas 6, Lewis Kerr 6, Steve Worrall 5, Simon Lambert 4, Luke Killeen 4, Tom Spencer (res) 0.
GRAND FINAL: Cook, Schlein, Brennan, Becker.
Zach Cook winner of the 2023 Olympique at Monmore Green.