SCOTT Nicholls turned down the offer of a bike from ex-world champion Mark Loram - and suffered a Grand Prix hiccup.But he remains comfortably placed in the overall top ten, which will be enough to see the Ipswich Evening Star Witches skipper qualify automatically for next year's series.

By Elvin King

SCOTT Nicholls turned down the offer of a bike from ex-world champion Mark Loram - and suffered a Grand Prix hiccup.

But he remains comfortably placed in the overall top ten, which will be enough to see the Ipswich Evening Star Witches skipper qualify automatically for next year's series.

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