Ghostwalker

yes Woryna is here.

also raining

Laguta possibly in for Woryna.

As I said a few days ago, top 8 safe for next season, rest will have to qualify with one wild card reserved if one of the regular happens to get injured. If a rider doesn't manage top 8 and doesn't manage to qualify or don't bother to enter qualifiers then that one have to sit out a year.

I think Smederna will have a difficult time without Grigorij.

That should apply to all riders (Including current GP-riders) then, do away with the wild cards and keep 1 wild card if someone of the top riders fall out because of injury.

Russian anthem, flag and national teams are not allowed due to a collective doping ban on Russian sports.

Perhaps but he only managed top 8 once in 6 tries (including this season (injured)) so does he really deserve another try? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Vaculík

Kubera is 22, Gleb Chugonov is 21......and they didn't do too bad.

The presentation said Discovery's free to air linear tv channels for regular linear tv.

True but SoN/SWC isn't really the same high profile event as SGP IMO and I think even Vojens is a bit on the basic side.

Vojens is back after all, not really an exciting choice but neither surprising since there aren't really much else to choose from if you want the GP on a permanent track.

Second legs starts at 18.00 Swedish time, not sure why.

Not a very good choice with Målilla in mid September, could be very cold and rainy (worse then usual).

Pontus Aspgren has withdrawn.

Some more news Dackarna has been asked about continue staging a GP, Sweden/Svemo has met the new organizers and have been /will been involved in planning but only for a small part. Initially no large expansion with new races but a similar concept as today. Most things are supposedly already decided/done and will likely be presented at either the press conference or within the nearest days. Source is Janne Rindstigb (radio reporter) and Mikael Karlsson (Svemo track racing section boss),, from 22 minutes - 24 minutes. https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/favorit-i-repris-nar-sm-finalen-avgors

Press conference will be live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZCNqRdrBcc

The good news is that the hand is not broken, but he still has pain in the hand.

Myabe, but I agree with PirateShip that the wild cards are already considered/chosen even if the new management formally/officially aren't in control yet.

Smederna - Rospiggarna highlights.

I've read some comments that he had some pain in his hand that he therefore couldn't hold on to the bike properly. No news yet whether it's broken or not.

Really strong team effort from Smederna, especially with Pontus unable to ride his 3 last heats.

official attendance 2200-ish but looks like at least 3000.

Heat 12, great first lap and great fight for second all way to the line.

He was fighting with Huckenbeck for first, and Huckenbeck took Pontus front wheel. Pontus took a tumble on the track and sat with his back against airfence for a while. Then stood up and walked back to pit on his own so probably a bit shaken up. Didn't look injured but obviously hard to see from a distance.