Ghostwalker

Patryk Dudek will replace Darcy Ward in Piraterna. http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/2015/08/28/dudek-in-i-piraterna/

Maybe to some extent, at least those who ride in England as well as in two or three more leagues. I general I think it is a bad idea to forbid riders from earning a living and I also think that the EU would possible crack down on it as they could see it as a restriction of work or similar which would be against the EU rules. Basically you cannot restrain a EU-citizens from taking a job in another EU-country. It is pretty much the same as when FIA "tried" to ban SGP-riders from also riding in the SEC. IIRC, there is thread (started by me) somewhere in the general/news section about a similar suggestion from FIA. Since the EL itself has 2-3 meetings per week, a restriction of 3 meetings per week would be difficult. There wouldn't be any riders available since "everyone" would have hit the limit on Wednesday already if they apart from EL also would be riding in Sweden or Denmark. Pol and SGP/SEC wouldn't be possible, I don't think there would be any problems for the riders to do Elitserien (Tu) DK (We) or + Allsvenskan (Th) + GP/SEC (Sa) and Polad (Su). It would give them 3-4 days "off" per week. It is when you add EL/PL into the equation that the problems arises. Then add possible postponed meetings to that and a 3 meeting limit would be more or less impossible. Sure I agree with your sentiment that some riders maybe gets a little too exhausted from all travelling back and forth but I However one thing that both riders and FIM/national federations could look into is how to deal with injured riders. Too many injured riders are riding/making comeback too early despite that they should be at home healing their injuries. Many riders just seems to consider it a matter of enduring the pain. Any rider that suffered a concussion should be forced to rest for at least 1 week. The same goes for any rider who uses a medical note so that his team can use R/R. If R/R for medical reasons then automatically 7 days rest. Possible also requirement for medical clearance for those who have been injured for a longer period of time (3-4 week or longer).

meeting eventually started and Munkebo managed to win with 46-41 after being down by 12p at the most.

A referee threatened to cancel the meeting between Munkebo and Esbjerg unless Munkebo immediately put some flood lights up. Eventually Munkebo managed to borrow some lights normally used a construction sites and put them on the inner field protected by hay bals (balls?) However the referee was not impressed since temporary solutions both poses a safety risk as well as well as obstructing the view. Munkebo claimed that they had received approval from a DMU official but DMU claims that they hadn't approved it. The article doesn't say if the meeting was held or postponed. http://www.fyens.dk/sport/Munkebo-tvunget-til-at-fjerne-lyssaetning/artikel/2772901#sportfyn

Yes and no. A team cannot sign new riders for the play offs but they can, anytime during the season, replace a rider that is projected to be out for at least 4 weeks. Then there is some limits regarding averages and etc. However Janowski's average from last season is lower then Darcy's average so that should be possible.

As it have been said already, reducing power is itself not a good idea since that is one of the current issues. If you reduce power then the bikes will struggle even more to ride on anything else then super slick tracks and that would be very boring to watch. The solution would rather be to make sure the bikes have more torque on lower rpms. As it is now the bikes requires more or less full throttle to function properly. If you don't give enough gas the bikes will lift or stop sliding with crashes as a result.

I don't know about the UK tracks but 8 years ago Kenny Olsson crashed at Kråkvilan in Norrköping and later died at the hospital.

The way as some of the Swedish riders do, and that is by working.

All 6 play off meetings will be televised. Indianerna chooses to start in Motala next week. So that makes : September 1st Dackarna - Elit Vetlanda and Piraterna - Indianerna. September 8th Elit Vetlanda - Dackarna and Indianerna - Piraterna Primary tv-meeting next week have not been decided yet.

"Play off" selections : next week : Dackarna - Elit Vetlanda, not known yet if Indianerna chooses to start at home or away.

The referee is having a bad hair day. Two bad calls. Superb pass by Michelsen. H15 Engman and Greg for Piraterna, Przemyslaw Pawlicki and Michelsen for Smederna. Possibly Zorro's last Elitserien meeting?

No, muddy, muddier and muddiest. It's 300km mud wrestling by motorcycle. Quite often with temperatures around zero and occasional snow. Although not that dangerous but very very exhausting.

2+2 for Broberg so far.

Ambulance have stayed at the track so likely nothing serious that requires emergency treatment.

It's the same story every season. Kenni finds good form and then becomes injured. It is the second time this season he is injured. At least Kenni could seat himself on stretcher. Nothing broken for Kenni but most likely a hard concussion.

First point ever in Elitserien for Rasmus Broberg. Nasty crash Not looking good.

Indianerna - Lejonen expected to start at 20.15

Also Smederna's Rasmus Broberg is doing his first Elitserien meeting ever.

Then you have not seen Novemberkåsan. The riders there are beyond mad.

start time changed to 19.45 Blue sky is visible on the TV images and the sun is starting to come out.

Alan, also don't forget Kim Jansson and Robin Johansson. Two former Smederna riders who now are paraplegic.

Meeting delayed to 19.30 at the earliest. Track prep in progress. No more rain expected so I am certain that the meeting will go ahead.

"Artem Laguta: I want to continue to ride in extraligue (there) are already three offers". https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=sv?sl=pl&tl=en&u=http%3A//www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/542256/artiom-laguta-chce-dalej-jezdzic-w-ekstralidze-sa-juz-trzy-oferty

Nasty accidents happens at all kinds of track. Kenny Olsson was killed on Kråkvilan which is the shortest track in Sweden and it's very criticized by fans for being "dangerous" (too short/tight). Kim Jansson became paralysed when he was involved in a crash. The Henderson brothers were in front of Kim, they got tangled up and crashed. Kim couldn't avoid them, crashed himself and landed so bad that his spine broke leaving him paralysed. There was no airfence then but it would not have made a difference as the accident happened mid-track. I don't bike speed is that relevant. 70km/h or 90km/h will both be potentially lethal if a rides crashes and falls of in the wrong way.

Artem Laguta have pulled out of tomorrow's meeting between Indianerna and Lejonen. According to Daniel Andersson, team manager for Indianerna, artem is too shaken to be able to ride. Dalle says that this have affected Artem very hard and that Artem isn't feeling well. Scott Nicholls will replace Artem. http://na.se/sporten/speedway/1.3123089-efter-chocken-laguta-lamnar-aterbud Chris Holder won't ride tomorrow either (understandably), so Adrian Miedzinski and Jonas Davidsson will replace Ward and Holder. http://www.corren.se/nyheter/han-kommer-inte-kora-speedway-mer-8512013.aspx