Ghostwalker

Ostrow Wielkopolski! will host the final round of SEC 2015. http://www.speedwayeuro.com/news/n/440/sec-final-in-ostrow-wielkopolski-.html

I think there is a decent chance that the ice racing event in Hallstavik will be able to go ahead, judging by current weather forecast. Of the next 10 days, only one day is forecasted to have temperatures above zero degrees Celsius. If the forecasts will be correct I think that they will be able to hold the qualifier at Hallstavik. http://www.smhi.se/vadret#ort=2708426,Hallstavik,Norrt%C3%A4lje,Sverige,60.05/18.6;flik=0

Confirmed with link: http://www.thjracing.se/okategoriserade/ny-klubb-i-polen/

Let's go Munkebo!

Kildemand have signed with a club but he/they won't announce it yet. https://twitter.com/peterkildemand/status/545605763956498432

The last four seasons have ended with a monster sponsored rider as a world champion and I think that 2015 won't be any different. So either of Tai, Greg, or Chris Holder is my guess.

I think the same as Patryk Dudek got would be a minimum and maximum would 24 months. That is 12 month suspension from all speedway plus another 12 months from international events. However there are a few differences between this cases: 1. Dudek claims that he got the forbidden substance into his system by mistake (which at least theoretically could be true). Darcy on the other hand consumed the forbidden substance on purpose and he also went to the pub/bar/nightclub with the intention of consuming alcoholic beverages. Especially since he should have realized that drinking so much alcohol the evening/night before a meeting would set him over the limit. 2. Dudek's substance can at least in theory make him a slightly better rider. Alcohol does not make Darcy a better rider (quite the opposite) but it could make him a very dangerous rider the negative effects of being under the influence of alcohol when driving a motor vehicle is well know. So the latter should by any logic by punished harder then the former since causing danger to others is worse then "just" cheating.

No unless there is an unexpected major weather change the nearest week to much colder weather, there is no chance that the competition will be able to go ahead. The weather forecast for the next 10 days says mostly temperatures above 0 with both rain and sun. http://www.smhi.se/vadret/vadret-i-sverige/land/hourByHourTable.do?endtime=2014-12-23+22%3A59%3A00&starttime=2014-12-14+16%3A00%3A00&geonameid=2708426

Rospiggarna will have a team event tonight with 500cc bikes on their 80cc track, http://www.rospiggarna.nu/ Live updates are promised to be posted on twitter: @Rospiggarna

Speedway Best Pairs 2015 (Official Trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JZRG_qIPD0

The Australian GP is irrelevant in this case and no consideration should be taken to it. All that matters is the rules that he broke and that he should get a punishment that does not take any consideration to who he is. He might be one of the most talented riders ever but in the end that does matter either because you cannot have different rules for different riders. This is also why this in not about Darcy Ward but about a speedway rider who got caught being over the allowed alcohol limit during a competition. It does not matter if that rider is a hight profile GP-star or a PL-rider most people never heard of. The rules has to be the same for both, the punishment also has to be the same for both, You cannot start make up your own rules that this or that rider should get a "special treatment" just because he is GP-star or because he is "needed" to bring some extra spectators to a GP. If you start having (although BSI have already started) different rules for different riders then you are on a very thin ice.

It just as well be the opposite, if they intended to let him off with a few months they would have just handed him a short ban already instead of dragging this out for about 5 moths.

Rospiggarna seems to have been offered to host a round of SEC: http://norrteljetidning.se/sport/1.2754694-nt-avslojar-rospiggarna-kan-fa-arrangera-em-tavling-2015 Not really my favourite track, too small and circular.

Not surprisingly, there are concerns regarding the weather for Word championship qualifier at Hallstavik. Just like last year November and December (so far) have had a very "warm" weather which means that no natural ice can form. The long time forecast predicts the current type of weather with temps a few degrees above 0 to continue for the 10 days of the forecast. http://www.racemagazine.se/isracing/mildvader-aventyrar-vm-kval-i-isracing/

Elitserien and Allsvenskan posts updated with complete squads and official fixtures.

There has been a slight change and all rounds from round 8 and onwards will be held a weak earlier then originally planned. The schedules in the links above and been updated and confirmed by Svemo: http://www.svemo.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_9357/cf_44/Fastst-llt_serieuppl-gg_Elitserien_2015.PDF

.. The week before midsummer.

The schedule for Allsvenskan have been released now as well. First round at May 7th: Örnarna – Valsarna Griparna – Västervik Gnistorna – Masarna http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/allsvenskan/korschema-allsvenskan-2015/ http://www.svemo.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_9358/cf_44/Fastst-llt_serieuppl-gg_Allsvenskan_2015.PDF

Next years Elitserien fixtures have been announced today. http://www1.idrottonline.se/SmedernaSpeedwayforening-MotorcykelochSnoskoter/Nyheter/Nyhetsarkiv/KorschemaElitserien2015/ http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/elitserien/korschema-for-elitserien-nasta-ar-2015/ First round is: Round 1 - 2015-05-05 Indianerna - Dackarna Lejonen - Rospiggarna Elit Vetlanda - Ikaros Smederna Piraterna have a bye

Gnistorna have signed Max Fricke. http://www.gnistorna.se/

1.Yes it does. 2.It does not matter where he drank the alcohol, he was over the limit when the test was done and that is all that matters. 3. Again does not matter, he shouldn't have been drinking so much alcohol that it would set him over the limit the next day. 4. Maybe maybe not, but again does not matter. The rules says "during competition" and not "prior to the first heat". 5. It is not. 6. Good, he violated the doping rules, standard suspension length is 2 years: I think it is possible that discount might be handed out if there is a possibility that the offender might have gotten the illegal substance into his/her system by mistake. In Darcy's case he was fully aware of what he was drinking so there is no mitigating circumstances in that case.

Piraterna have signed their final two riders for their 2015 squad: Vadim Tarasenko and Dennis Jonsson (son of former speedway rider Per Jonsson). http://www.corren.se/sport/motorsport/piraterna-varvar-dubbelt-7553815.aspx

Pairs round 3 to Esbjerg. https://twitter.com/JKonikiewicz/status/537906076478619649

"One Sport visited the youngest fans" http://speedwayeuro.com/news/n/429/one-sport-visited-the-youngest-fans.html "Paweł Przedpełski (Poland) visiting youngest fans in kindergarten." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKRntOs2euc

Well surprise surprise, this is what happens when you remove the average cap.