racers and royals

Happy to try and help on a couple of points-firstly Latvia is 2 hours ahead of the uk at present and probably in August still 2 hrs ahead. Ryanair,Wizzair and Air Baltic are likely to have the cheapest flights from the UK(obviously don`t know in which part of the country you are living. On all my foreign GP trips I use booking.com for hotels. From the info on the GP website the Riga stadium appears not to be to far out of the city.

You are indeed correct in his age-I took 2 years off my age instead of adding 2 years !!

Is it only me and thee watching ??

Better stream here http://mecz.info/viewpage.php?page_id=8 Good old Posa at 61 years young

That`s a good question that I don`t know the answer too-I just have a sneaky feeling that BT Sport might have dipped their toes into the water with the UK rights to the Swedish league..

Just a reminder that the 2nd day`s Sanok cup action is live here http://goodcast.tv/embed/9.html at 2.45 pm uk time-after the ice speedway there is a programme about Hans Nielsen. If you are new to streaming DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING just click on the small crosses that appear and then full screen. Today`s line-up courtesy of Sportowefakty 1. Jan Klatovsky (Czechy) 2. Martin Posch (Austria) 3. Sven Holstein (Holandia) 4. Andrej Divis (Czechy) 5. Gunther Bauer (Niemcy) 6. Igor Kononow (Rosja) 7. Franz Zorn (Austria) 8. Per Olov Serenius (Szwecja) 9. Stefan Svensson (Szwecja) 10. Dmitrij Kołtakow (Rosja) 11. Grzegorz Kanpp (Polska) 12. Max Niedermaier (Niemcy) 13. Nikołaj Krasnikow (Rosja) Rezerwowi: 14. Tommy Flyktman (Finlandia) 15. Simon Gartmann (Szwajcaria)

Chris Harris has chosen 37

Not in 2014-Eurosport (Poland plus other mainland Europe areas) have the rights.

Its tomorrow`s 2nd day that`s on-check back at 2.40pm tomorrow Updates for today`s meeting here http://live.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel3.htm

Looks as if talks are nearing a conclusion which would mean Polish company Nice sponsoring div 1 with weekly matches shown on TVP.

It depends how you want to get around and which airport you fly into-Bydgoszcz is nearest airport and the airport bus goes to the main station from where one can get a train to Torun.Poznan is an alternative-much the same airport bus to station and train to Torun. Stadium in Torun is situated about 4 miles from the city centre on the Bydgoszcz road-good tram service from town centre and stadium ticket holders can normally use the trams for free after 2pm on the Saturday.I like driving abroad so always hire a car-cheap in Poland-and I normally fly into Poznan(Torun is about 2 hours away)

Think it`s more to do with one sport thinking they run the Polish extraleague as well !! Still think Czestochowa,N sport will not want to run against the live Eurosport coverage on an off night when they can easily delay for 24 hours.

1 streamer listed at moment so we should be able to watch it-if anyone wants to watch it and is not used to streaming DO NOT download anything but click on the small crosses to remove and then click on full screen. will put link up Sunday afternoon.

Still not sure if Sunday`s 2nd day of the Sanok cup which is live on N sport at 2.45pm Uk time will be streamed-might not know until Sunday. this is the latest info about the 2 day event using google translation of a Sportowefakty article Even more elitist shows the rate of the seventh edition of Sanok Cup in ice racing following the entry into final form . Struggle as early as next weekend. Revocation of Individual Challenge competition has encouraged successive World Cup riders to come to the Subcarpathian Province. The most famous names of this two Germans , who for years constitute the strength of the representation of their country. These Gunther Bauer , former vice-champion and Stefan Pletschacher , regularly qualifying for the main event in the world of ice speedway'a . Below the 1st Day VII Sanok Ice Racing Cup with numbers assigned starting numbers : 1 Per- Olof Serenius (Sweden ) 2 Max Niedermaier (Germany ) 3 Guenther Bauer ( Germany) 4 Igor Kononov (Russia ) 5 Miroslaw Daniszewski ( Poland ) 6 Ronny Haering (Switzerland ) 7 competitor from the race elimination 8 Jouni Seppanen (Finland ) 9 Lukas Hutla (Czech Republic) 10 Tommy Flyktman (Sweden ) 11 Simon Gartmann (Switzerland ) 12 Gregory Knapp ( Poland ) 13 competitor from the race elimination Plastron with the numbers 7 and 13 will assume the two best players in the qualifying race , which will go : Michael Knapp ( Poland ) , Hutla Radek (Czech Republic) , Gerrit Schukken (Netherlands) and Markus Birn ( Switzerland). The third and fourth at the finish of the race will take position in reserve . Thirteen riders in thirteen races will fight for the conquest of one of the seven leading sites and the ability to start on Sunday. On the second day Sanok Cup will go also seeded Franz Zorn (Austria ), Jan Klatovský (Czech Republic) , Antti Aakko (Finland ) , Sven Holstein ( The Netherlands ) , Stefan Pletschacher (Germany ) , Nikolai Krasnikow and Dmitry Kołtakow (Russia ) and Stefan Svensson ( Sweden) . The next phase starts thirteen principal , two semi-finals for the top eight , small final for the emergence of 5-8 and, finally, the grand finale will indicate who deserves to be called the "best of the best "

should imagine that fixture will revert to Sunday 11th

Bjerre will be 91

Holder and ward

From today`s Racing Post website-if the stocks are out -then surely speedway would go with it. Derby would stay at Plough Lane: Feltham By Jim Cremin 3:35PM 18 JAN 2014 WITH the vital hearing into the future of Wimbledon taking place next week, GRA managing director Clive Feltham ­on Friday said the Derby will stay at Plough Lane should ­Galliard Homes be rebuffed, and that his group would effectively give up the rights to the Classic if Paschal Taggart’s greyhound plan ­prevails. Feltham, who will not be attending the planning ­inspector’s hearing, said. “Obviously we’ll keep a watching brief, but it is really a matter for Galliard, who own the site. We are just the tenants, and have a three-year lease agreed last summer to promote greyhound racing there. “Crowds remain good, and it’s quite possible that things will drag on, and we’ll stay in place for longer – but our long-term interest is Belle Vue, Hall Green and Perry Barr. We wish Paschal well and hope he is successful – why wouldn’t we? It would be good for greyhound racing, which is our business. London deserves a greyhound track, and Wimbledon is the home of the Derby. That will stay there if Paschal succeeds.” We Want Wimbledon campaigner Diane McLean reiterated that the local residents do not want a football stadium, citing the Wimbledon Park Residents Association website which, ahead of the Government two-day planning hearing (starts at Merton’s Morden Town Hall at 10am on Wednesday), carries strident criticism. On it, Iain Simpson, chairman of the Association, says: “There are two developers who have made proposals. Paschal Taggart, a well-known personality in Irish greyhound circles, who wishes to build a new greyhound stadium which would accommodate a maximum of 4,500 spectators, 400 residential units and a supermarket. They have indicated that they would no longer have stock car racing. “On the other hand, AFC Wimbledon and GRA Ltd propose to build a 20,000-seater football stadium for AFC Wimbledon, 600 residential units, 6-10 stories high, and a retail space. “We do not regard the building of a stadium with such a large capacity to be consistent with the very restricted public transport and we consider that the building of a large number of residential units is not compatible with the flood risk. “While we do not have any fundamental objection to AFC Wimbledon aspiring to a new ground in the borough we do not think the greyhound stadium is a suitable site. “The impact of large crowds, 10,000-20,000, which is the number planned, would be very considerable and has the potential to blight Wimbledon Park Ward, which has two main transport hubs: Wimbledon Park Tube station and Haydons Road Railway station.” McLean added: “The flood plain is an issue, and you need to allow/keep land to help deal with it. Our plan does, Galliard’s doesn’t. “We will increase the development footprint by just 12.5 per cent. The Galliard plan works out at 155 per cent.” The Wimbledon hearing, which is open to the public, is expected to run Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd January at Morden Town Hall (across road from Morden Underground), starting 10am.

In that case SEC have been sensible in calling it "speedway best pairs"

Gorzow always seem to do things different to other tracks and they have organised a closed sale period for the GP to Gorzow season ticket holders.General ticket sales should commence around mid-April.

Sadly N sport didn`t show Gniezno much last season(1 match ?)so we didn`t get to see him-his stats are here http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/enea-ekstraliga/statystyki/2013

I suppose if someone gave me one I would have to grin and bear it !

Racing Post article today By Jim Cremin 3:38PM 11 JAN 2014 IRELAND’S National Asset Management Agency (Nama) has stunned greyhound supporters by backing the plans put forward by Galliard and appearing to rubbish the alternative Paschal Taggart-led vision for a new world-class greyhound stadium. Mark Pollard, senior asset manager at Nama, in a December 11 letter to Planning Inspector Robert Yuile released under disclosure rules to interested parties, describes “speculative third party approaches”. “All such approaches are given due consideration,” he writes, “but in this case are not being progressed. None of these ‘alternatives’ are from as strong and experienced a home builder in Galliard Homes nor offer the deliverability of the sporting facilities.” He added: “Nama hold the loan advanced to the stadium owners GRA (Galliard),” and says the Galliard proposal is “viable, deliverable and most beneficial to the area through its regeneration with primarily sport and residential uses. The proposal does not require any third party land holding or co-operation and can thus be implemented in the short term.” Such support from Nama is potentially seriously damaging with the planning inquiry due to open on Wednesday week at Merton Town Hall in Morden. Indeed, Diane McLean, the greyhound owner and barrister leading the We Want Wimbledon campaign, on Friday expressed her astonishment at the letter and says she has immediately written to Pollard, sending copies of her response to Irish government ministers and other interested parties. McLean questions whether it is appropriate for a governmental institution such as Nama to lobby another country’s governmental body in charge of an independent review, and highlights Taggart’s track record and the ferocious opposition from residents to a football stadium. She points to the support from the Mayor of London for greyhounds and the excellent performance of the existing greyhound operation despite it being so “run down”, and stresses that funding is in place for the new stadium, stating: “Unlike a 20,000 capacity football stadium, [it] will require minimal changes to planning. I am therefore very puzzled as to why Nama has not given any due consideration to these plans. This must surely be contrary to the best interests of the Irish taxpayer?” She underlines that Taggart’s plans have been on record with Merton Council and the Mayor’s office since last February unlike the “speculative” plans of AFC Wimbledon and Galliard Homes, which only came to fruition last month. McLean went on: “Perhaps of equal significance is the fact that an Irish governmental department, set up for the benefit of the Irish taxpayer, should wish to be party to extinguishing a valuable, and cultural, part of the Irish economy. “The Irish greyhound industry is worth €500m to the national economy of Ireland and supports approximately 10,300 full-time and part-time jobs. Furthermore, the industry generates a gross wage bill of €207m per annum and the tax contribution from this employment is estimated at €21m. “The Irish greyhound industry has a very high reputation internationally and has an acknowledged pre-eminence for greyhound breeding. Has Nama not considered the long-term economic effect to Ireland should it be party to closing the last remaining greyhound stadium in London?” McLean added on Friday: “Paschal has always seen this as being about the future of the Irish and British greyhound industry, and it beggars belief that an official Irish department could take such potentially destructive action. “On the other hand, we have been buoyed by the decision of Oxford City Council on Wednesday to turn down the Galliard scheme there, and the hard work going on there, with real Parliamentary and local support, is something we can replicate for Wimbledon. “I call on Nama to reconsider their position. We are happy to meet with Mr Pollard and other officials there, and for all greyhound fans not to lose the faith. We can and will win this battle.”

We have so many Poles over here now-it`s our 2nd language and anyway the Aussies language isn`t English is it ??

Full championship result-taken from Sportowefakty.pl from information obtained from speedwayupdates.proboards.com Wyniki III rundy IM Australii w Gillman: 1. Rohan Tungate - 13 (3,2,2,3,3) + 1 miejsce w finale A 2. Chris Holder - 11 (3,1,3,2,2) + 2 miejsce w finale A 3. Mason Campton - 10 (2,2,3,1,2) + 1 miejsce w finale B + 3 w finale A 4. Jason Doyle - 15 (3,3,3,3,3) + wykluczenie miejsce w finale A 5. Josh Grajczonek - 10 (3,3,3,0,1) + 2 miejsce w finale B 6. Justin Sedgmen - 9 (2,3,2,2,0) + 3 miejsce w finale B 7. Max Fricke - 10 (1,3,1,3,2) + wykluczenie w finale B 8. Cameron Woodward - 9 (2,2,2,0,3) 9. Sam Masters - 7 (0,0,1,3,3) 10. Dakota North - 7 (2,1,1,2,1) 11. Jack Holder - 6 (1,2,2,1,d) 12. Tyson Nelson - 5 (1,t,0,2,2) 13. Jake Anderson - 5 (1,1,1,1,1) 14-16. Daine Stevens - 1 (0,1,0,0,0) 14-16. Robert Medson - 1 (0,0,0,0,1) 14-16. Matthew Day - 1 (0,0,0,1,0) 17. Kurt Shields - 0 (0,t,-,-,-) Bieg po biegu: 1. Tungate, North, Fricke, Stevens 2. C.Holder, Campton, Nelson, Shields 3. Doyle, Woodward, J.Holder, Masters 4. Grajczonek, Sedgmen, Anderson, Day 5. Sedgmen, J.Holder, Stevens, Medson (Shields t) 6. Doyle, Tungate, C.Holder, Day 7. Grajczonek, Woodward, North, Medson (Nelson t) 8. Fricke, Campton, Anderson, Masters 9. C.Holder, Woodward, Anderson, Stevens 10. Grajczonek, Tungate, Masters, Medson 11. Campton, J.Holder, North, Day 12. Doyle, Sedgmen, Fricke, Nelson 13. Masters, Nelson, Day, Stevens 14. Tungate, Sedgmen, Campton, Woodward 15. Doyle, North, Anderson, Medson 16. Fricke, C.Holder, J.Holder, Grajczonek 17. Doyle, Campton, Grajczonek, Stevens 18. Tungate, Nelson, Anderson, J.Holder (d) 19. Masters, C.Holder, North, Sedgmen 20. Woodward, Fricke, Medson, Day Finał B: 21. Campton, Grajczonek, Sedgmen, Fricke (w/u) Finał A: 22. Tungate, C.Holder, Campton, Doyle (w/u) Bieg dodatkowy o brązowy medal: 23. Grajczonek, Tungate Terminarz mistrzostw Australii: 3.01.2014 - turniej kwalifikacyjny w Kurri Kurri 4.01.2014 - 1 runda w Kurri Kurri 8.01.2014 - 2 runda w Underze 11.01.2014 - 3 runda w Gillman Klasyfikacja końcowa mistrzostw: Pozycja Zawodnik I runda II runda III runda Suma 1. Chris Holder 18 20 18 56 2. Jason Doyle 20 18 16 54 3. Josh Grajczonek 15 14 15 44+3 4. Rohan Tungate 11 13 20 44+2 5-6. Cameron Woodward 17 12 12 41 5-6. Justin Sedgmen 10 17 14 41 7. Mason Campton 9 11 17 37 8-9. Sam Masters 13 10 11 34 8-9. Max Fricke 12 9 13 34 10. Troy Batchelor 16 16 - 32 11. Dakota North 6 15 10 31 12. Jack Holder 14 2 9 25 13. Jake Anderson 7 7 6 20 14. Tyson Nelson 4 6 7 17 15. Daine Stevens 2 4 3 9 16. Kurt Shields 3 3 0 6 17-18. Matthew Day - 0 3 3 17-18. Robert Medson - - 3 3