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Elitserien QFs, leg 1: Ikaros Smederna - Indianerna, Tue Aug 20th Västervik - Elit Vetlanda, Tue Aug 20th #TV meeting# The other meeting will also be shown but with much less focus then the main tv meeting.

Pirates needs 8 points from the final 3 heats to secure the league win. heat 13, a really great heat. Nicki gates but Jonas Davidsson goes around him on the outside, Sundström passes Kildemand and was super close on going around Nicki on the outside but Nicki managed to defend his 2nd place. Nominations: Piraterna Hancock R2, Pawlicki B4, Kildemand V1, Miedzinski Y3

I don't know, but I would guess that they will do heats 7-10 before grading, then have a short interval after heat 10 for grading Not sure if they'll do any more grading after that, I guess it depends on how track shapes up.

The final standings (unofficial so far) will be like this (unless Piraterna looses the grip due to the weather): 1. Piraterna 24p 2. Dackarna 24p --------------- 3. Indianerna 20p 4. Västervik 19p 5. Ikaros Smederna 18p 6. Elit Vetlanda 15p Indianerna will get to choose between Vetlanda and Ikaros Smederna, Västervik will get the remaining team but can still decided if the want to start away or at home.

As I said they will remove the loose top surface and put some dry and warmed up gravel on it. Then they'll try to pack it a bit and after that we're good to go.

Scheduled re start at 21.30-21.45 Swedish time. That is 49-64 minutes form now.

Nah, I don't think it's to bad. They'll manage to get it back in shape. Just a light scraping of the surface and then some dry material on it.

I think the rain will stop within 10-20 minutes.

@MP I forgot that you probably don't have the same feed as I do. On C mores feed, Tina Johansson was interviewed and she is a former chair(wo)man of the board at Vargarna.

The women is a former chair(wo)man of the board at Vargarna.

The meeting will take a break to wait for the rain to stop.

Nicki excluded. I think that it is tough but correct, I don't really like this "all 4 back" as referees usually use it a bit too general and often.

The rain intensifies at Motala.

Mats Olsson at C More said that he believe that it is Italy that will replaced by Tammerfors/Finland.

Great riding by Rosén. A really superb first bend by him.

Yellow have to go.

Good fight between the Avesta boys, Anton and Pontus.

Vetlanda have on what it seems on purpose delayed the start with 20 minutes. It have rained in Vetlanda but they waited quite long from when it stopped raining to start with the track preparation.

Apparently its raining in Vetlanda and the rain is now headed for Västervik. Kumla and Motala looks safe though. You can also listen to the Speedway at this url: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/extrasandningar.aspx?programid=3756

Basically what it says: The first paragraph is the results at each of the two arenas. To the left is the result in Motala and to the right is the needed result for Vetlanda in relation to the score in Motala. Second paragraph is: tied score in Vetlanda with bonus to Hammarby (1p Vetlanda), tied result is enough for Vagarna. tied score in Vetlanda with bonus to Vetlanda (2p Vetlanda) Vargarna need to win but don't need bonus. Vetlanda win (which will get them the bonus 3p to Vetlanda). Vargarna need to win with minimum 4p + bonus point. Then points quote will decide. Vargarna can afford to win with 14p less then Vetlanda and still Finnish 6th. The last paragraph is the opposite to the first. The result in Vetlanda to the left and how much Vargarna needs to win with in relation to the score Vetlanda.

All that that I know at the moment is that Artem Laguta will be replaced by Loktaev,. Here is a picture with the all the possible scenarios regarding 6th place: https://twitter.com/BjornOldeen/status/367210495545057280/photo/1

Its confirmed by Björn Oldéen at C more that they indeed will show Piraterna - Vargarna.

Actually depending on what happens in Västervik, Smederna have a chance of finish 3rd if Dackarna wins so does Indianerna The track in Kumla usually also prove very good speedway probably the best track in the country together with Motala.

If you want to experience something really fantastic and fairly unique, I would fly to Stockholm Arlanda (ARN/ESSA) and rent a car and go with the ferries between Stockholm and Åbo (Viking Line or Tallink Silja), standing on deck on a larger passenger ship while going through the amazing archipelagos of Stockholm, Åland and Åbo is memory for life (unless the weather is really poor).

C more commenator Morgan Andersson have previously said on twitter that C more would show Piraterna - Vargarna if Smederna won. I am not sure but I assume that this still applies and its the only choice if the want to choose between Motala and Vetlanda. However IMO they should go to Kumla instead, since i think Indianerna - Smederna, PK, Jonsson and Laguta vs. Iversen, Pepe and maybe Antonio. There are allot of scenarios tomorrow for the final positions so we'll see what happens.