BRITAIN’S Tai Woffinden took his second world title in Torun, Poland on Saturday despite failing to make the semi-final for the first time this season.

Relaxed and riding well within himself and already 25 points ahead of Greg Hancock he saw Hancock himself dropping points throughout the evening and in the end the American’s last place in his semi-final handed the title to a clearly emotional Woffinden on a night of excellent racing.

Swindon asset Jason Doyle qualified for his first final in this his debut season in the GP. After a titanic struggle he finished just behind winner Nicki Pedersen who is now just two points behind second placed Hancock.

Doyle has done well to qualify for 2016 and it would be good if he rode for the Robins next season as the popular Aussie does not want to remain at Leicester.

Swindon’s Peter Kildemand was in the thick of the action but a third place in semi put him ninth in the standings with just a slim chance of qualifying for the 2016 series.

Meanwhile, under-fire Robins skipper Troy Batchelor could card only three points.

The series concludes at the Etihad Stadium, Melbourne on October 24.

SCORERS Nicki Pedersen 19 (1st), Jason Doyle 18 (2nd), Maciej Janowski 11 (3rd), Niels-Kristian Iversen 10 (4th), Andreas Jonsson 11, Chris Holder 11, Peter Kildemand 11, Greg Hancock 8, Tai Woffinden 8, Piotr Pawlicki 7, Matej Zagar 7, Michael J Jensen 5, Tomas H Jonasson 5, Troy Batchelor 3, Chris Harris 3, Krzysztof Kasprzak 1.

STANDINGS (After round 11 of 12) Tai Woffinden 151, Greg Hancock 126, Nicki Pedersen 124, Niels-Kristian Iversen 105, Jason Doyle 103, Matej Zagar 100, Maciej Janowski 95, Chris Holder 93, Peter Kildemand 79, Michael J Jensen 77, Andreas Jonsson 76, Troy Batchelor 57, Chris Harris 55, Tomas H Jonasson 51, Krzysztof Kasprzak 36, Jaroslaw Hampel 31

THE Robins will bring the curtain down on 66 years of speedway at Abbey Stadium on Sunday (4pm start) with a 13-heat Swindon v Elite League Select clash.

The will include Peter Kildemand, Grzegorz Zengota, Troy Batchelor, Kyle Howarth and Lewis Rose from this season’s squad. They will be backed up by 2011 rider Nicolai Klindt who will return to the side along with Danish youngster Peter Karger, the son of former Robins favourite Brian.

The Elite League Select includes British Grand Prix star Chris Harris, World Cup rider Danny King, Elite League champion Davey Watt and talented youngsters Justin Sedgmen and Adam Ellis.

Swindon boss Alun Rossiter said: “It’s coming together nicely now although obviously it’s disappointing that we can’t have Aaron Summers and Nick Morris with us because Glasgow are riding.

"We have lots of riders with Swindon connections and some top class talent on show, so it's going to be a night people don't want to miss and a great way to bid farewell to the Abbey."

The inner track which has been somewhat neglected for many years has been transformed and will host the final round of the British 150cc final for youngsters some of whom are not yet teenagers.

Track manager Ronnie Russell and his team of helpers have worked hard on the mini track over the last three weeks to transform it into something the riders will enjoy.

Additionally, former world champion Sam Ermolenko will be launching a brand new speedway engine at the meeting.

He has teamed up with Jawa to develop a new engine which will make its first public appearance in the UK at the Abbey One of the problems in recent years is that engines are too powerful for the tracks they race on and fortunes are being spent on getting a little extra out of the bikes.

Additionally riders are spending fortunes on tuning and maintenance for little extra reward and unfortunately with a higher injury rate in an already dangerous sport.

There appear to be a few more youngsters coming into the sport but something has to be done to contain costs for both novice and GP stars alike.