KYLE Newman’s hopes of Grand Prix qualifier progression came to a grinding halt as he withdrew due to injury in Gorican, Croatia.

The Pirates ace failed to score following a heat-two spill in which he aggravated an elbow problem.

GORICAN: Peter Ljung 9 (q), Aleksandr Conda 3, Shamek Pawlicki 14 (q), Matej Kus 3, Leon Madsen 11 (q), Kyle Newman 0, Justin Sedgmen 8, Sergey Logachev 4, Ziga Kovacic 1, Andrei Kudriashov 6, Josef Franc 5, Jurica Pavlic 10 (q), Andzejs Lebedevs 9, Linus Sundstrom 10 (q), Piotr Pawlicki 15 (q), Andriej Karpov 12 (q).

  • Poole’s Aussie star Dakota North negotiated his safe passage forward with 12 points in St Johann, Austria.

ST JOHANN: Maksim Bogdanovs 13 (q), Miroslaw Jablonski 14 (q), Eduard Krcmar 8, Michael Jepsen Jensen 13 (q), Daniel Gappmaier 5, Jozsef Tabaka 2, Richie Worrall 5, Dakota North 12 (q), Denis Stojs 1, Alessandro Novello 1, Aleksandr Loktaev 9 (q), Tobias Kroner 11 (q), Karol Baran 10 (q), Gabriel Dubernaud 3, Kauko Nieminen 8, Vladimir Borodulin 5.

  • Polish ace Kacper Gomolski will progress as a reserve after narrowly missing out on full qualification at Lonigo.

LONIGO: Jari Makinen 7, Danny King 4, Nicolas Vicentin 1, Antonio Lindback 11 (q), Kenneth Bjerre 13 (q), Kacper Gomolski 8, Ricky Wells 9 (q), Hayden Sims 1, Vaclav Milik 11 (q), Michele Paco Castagna 3, Jesper B Monberg 10 (q), Craig Cook 5, Max Fricke 12 (q), Fredrik Lindgren 11 (q), Mathieu Tresarrieu 8, Maks Gregoric 5.