Ghostwalker

There is a delay due problems with the start gate.

Madsen is riding tonight and tomorrow.

For Alan / Brandonbee48 https://i.imgur.com/I0fxg6N.jpg

I agree with you Krompa. A little piece of trivia. In 2003 which was the previous time Smederna were in the final there was a rider who rode for Kaparna then and who is riding today for Vetlanda. That rider is Jarek Hampel.

Masarna have sign Adrian Cyfer for next season. https://www.facebook.com/masarna/posts/10155692172982770

Vaculik won't ride due to otitis media and fever. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZgW4WSDIBQ/?taken-by=martinvaculik I don't know yet if Vetlanda will use R/R for Vaculik but if the do Hampel, Musielak, Jonasson and Berntzon is eligible for R/R -heats. and Smederna have now sold almost 3000 pre-purchase tickets. https://www.facebook.com/eskilstunasmederna/posts/1498085030284980 4 generations of Jansson looks forward to the SM-final. http://www.expressen.se/sport/motor/familjen-speedway-laddar-for-ny-guldfest/ Joel Jansson -> Bo Jansson -> Jimmy Jansson -> Jimmy's two kids Anton and Agnes.

Well the arena have more then enough standard but Vetlanda is only like 40-50km from Målilla.I am not sure if it would be wise to have two GP:s in such close geographical proximity of each other?

It was confirmed today that he will be the new team manager for the Swedish team Dackarna,

Peter Karlsson confirmed as new Team manager for Dackarna. http://www.dagensvimmerby.se/sport/speedway/e/15177/dvs-uppgifter-bekraftade-pk-ny-lagledare-i-dackarna/

Nothing official yet though, I don't think that we will know until teams appears on the live results page. An article about Smederna's two team managers Jerker Eriksson and Stefan Jarl who have known each others since pre-school. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/npzKn/skolkamrater-bakom-osannolik-klassresa

I don't but I was at Avesta two weeks ago and I think that the arena doesn't have sufficient standard for a GP-track.

Smederna have announced that they have sold 2600 tickets already for tonight's leg 1of the final. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZf3he0DIuK/ Apparently Leon Madsen practiced at Smedstadion yesterday so he might be in for Karpov.

Yes, that they maybe will announce a decision on Thursday. Peter PK Karlsson is rumored to be the new team manager for Dackarna. http://www.dagensvimmerby.se/sport/speedway/e/15174/uppgifter-han-blir-ny-lagledare-i-dackarna/

Weather forecasts look ok for tonight. It's very foggy at the moment but like yesterday it should clear up towards lunch time with partially cloudy weather during the afternoon and evening.-

Iversen showed very little pre-injury this season that he is certain for a wild card and Holder should only get one if he finish ahead of Vaculik. Vaculik have been much more consistent then Holder this season and should be higher in the pecking order for a wild card hand out. Vaculik have also been better then Holder in the leagues. Vaculik is 11th (2.038) in the Polish average list and 18th (1.729) in Sweden. Holder have 1.773 (25th) in Poland and 1.685 (23rd). Something that happened 5 years ago is not a good metric for next season. If Holder wants to be a SGP-rider for 2019 then he should do the qualifiers in 2018 for the 2019 series. If they really need a second Australian give the wild card to Fricke. If Kildemand continues to do well give the Danish wild card to him. Kildemand have two more points then NKI and both have missed three GP:s. Then one to the winner of SEC and the final one to 9th placed rider.

Team line ups have been announced for leg 2 of the final (first post have been updated) http://www.aktuellspeedway.se/sverige/elitserien/uppstallningar-elitserien-final-2/

Dackarna have chose not to renew their team manager's contract. http://www.aktuellspeedway.se/sverige/elitserien/karlsson-far-lamna-dackarna/

Bring it on I say!

Västervik will decide tonight if they want to accept the promotion. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/smaland/vastervik-till-elitserien-avgors-ikvall

Peter PK Karlsson have been riding 500cc bikes since 1985 but his career have now come to an end. Peter have decided to retire and Piraterna's away meeting against Dackarna in Målilla on August 22nd is his last meeting. http://www.dagensvimmerby.se/sport/speedway/e/15143/efter-30-sm-finaler-nu-lagger-ikonen-slapskon-pa-hyllan/

Yeah f-s-p and Dave Goddard could perhaps be the new commentary dream team.

Teams are up for Tuesday http://eskilstunasmederna.se/laguppstallningar-sm-final-1/ Smederna will use R/R for Karpov despite that he is neither injured or ill. I think it looks really bad to be honest.

Surprisingly week scores from the home riders, T. Woffinden 3 2 3 0 1 9 Sz. Woźniak 1 0 2* 3 0 6+1 M. Janowski 3 1* 2 1 0 7+1 A. Lebiediew 1 2 1* 4+1 V. Milík 0 1 2* 0 3+1 D. Dróżdż 2* 0 2 4+1 Drabik the only one that delivered with his 12p from 5 heats.

I told you.

I think Leszno will take this.