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Rider Total Points All rides count, with all tactical points counting as normal score e.g. 3-2-1-0. Bonus points do not count for settlement purposes. If a quoted rider fails to line up for one heat bets are void. Additionally, if match is abandoned before full completion all bets are void When Rider Total Points are offered for Grand Prix events, settlement will be based on points accumulated in the main round (20 heats) only, and excluding the Semi Finals and Final ride off.

Do Playoffs work exactly the same way like in Poland? Lejonen winning twice will be 1st and will meet best loser (probably Vastervik if they managed to win at home by any amount)? Then the other semi will be Vetlanda vs. Vargarna. Poor Dackarna, +8 after 8 heats, +2 after heat 14 and finally lost by 2 and now need a win away to stay in the game.

Do you have Play-offs pairs? I believe Vetlanda and Vastervik picked opponents at the end of TV coverage but I missed it somehow.

How is the weather in Malilla? Forecast was pretty bad. Has it improved or rain still expected before/during the meeting?

Does anyone know the draw? From BSPA website: MEETING FORMAT 9 pairings (teams) race over 18 qualifying races (each pair has four rides each). Top four scoring teams will contest in two semi-finals. The two winning semi-finalists will then compete in the Grand Final. The winners of the Grand Final are declared 2009 Elite League Pairs Champions. Points scoring system: 4-3-2-0 Means your team will only meet 4 out of 8 opponents and the draw is very important. Any idea when will it be announced?

Thank you! Great race card like always and finally we know the rules.

http://www.dmusport.dk/index.php?option=co...1&Itemid=66 Tried to translate it but I'm still not sure if I got it correct. Looks like all pts from both finals count and only if tied then better place in the final heat counts. If I'm correct the Danish 2009 champion might be crowned before the final heat and it will be run just for fun. Strange.

And winner of the final will be Danish champion? Or it's the one who gets most pts?

Danish Final Leg 2 will be on TV live and I'm pretty sure someone will find and post Internet streaming links for us (hopefully ). Any chance for full race card to follow meeting with details? Thanks in advance.

Any more news re Zengota?

No, reserves are able to have 6 rides only if one of rides is tactical sub (when 6 pts behind). As Polonia was always in front it was managers decision when he wants to use Emils 5th ride. When AJ broke the tapes and Saifu came in for him, it was obvious that Wozniak cannot be replaced in heat 12 and Saifu will not ride in heat 14 either.

I'm happy to see Tomek Chrzanowski winning the most im portant heat of the year (14th) for Bydgoszcz and saving their Ekstraliga spot. After all criticism (Polonia "fans" almost destroyed his van after some bad meeting) he proved he is still able to fight and score crucial points. Polonia Bydgoszcz is safe now and there will be big battle to avoid relegation between my beloved Wybrzeze Gdansk and Sparta Wroclaw.

HI, what's the meeting formula? Classic - 20 heats that's it? Or any semis/final? How is the weather forecast? Improved? If not, some Polish Ekstraliga Sunday's matches will be affected with riders missing (AJ, Lindgren, Lindback, Ruud, PK, THJ, J. Davidsson, Zorro). Hope wether is good and looking forward for great night of speedway with both Polish and Swedish finals live on TV.

Zielona Gora - Leszno this coming Friday at 19:00 (UK time). Czestochowa - Wroclaw new date not confirmed, there is a long story with this one. First league "boss" decided that it will be rerun today but he somehow forgot about Polish Pairs semifinals and Wroclaw refused to ride (they would miss some riders) then again league "boss" moved date to Friday but it doesn't suit Czestochowa (Lee has Lakeside meeting) and they said that there is some event already planned on the stadium and there is no way to run the meeting. Now league "boss" will start the trial against Czestochowa to find if they bluff or it was true and event was arranged long before. Funny story, as you can see people in charge are idiots not only in UK (BSPA) but in Poland too. Mr Ryszard Glod (I call him boss) is Ekstraliga Commissioner and some of his decisions are totally stupid. Most probably meeting will finally run next week.

Tai was amazing tonight. Simply flying. That kid has bright future for sure. He is not worry to make big steps and ride full time in Poland and Sweden when racing is tough, preassure is high and all GP guys around and in almost every heat against him. And his progress is pretty fast. Remember him last year and he looked much worse on Polish wide tracks. Hell of a difference now and WC Race Off in Leszno was perfect example. Bridger and Kennett will be light years behind him in 2 years time. The only young British hope for really big success.

Normally you can use R/R for any of your top 3 rider missing...but there is something similar to UK's green sheet avarages which are being updated every 3 rounds. In this case Czestochowa was allowed R/R for Nicki on Monday (as he was one of top 3 in GSA) but on Wednesday new GSA came into affect and Nicki has not ridden enough meetings/heats and that was the reason he wasn't in team's top 3 for meeting vs. Gorzow (or actually he was out of that list not reaching minimum number of heats neccessery for CMA to be effective). Hope it helps a bit.

Will Hans ride for Dackarna tomorrow? He missed Sunday's meeting in Poland and Monday's meeting in UK. Any news?

Crump and Boyce are both stupid then. Sullivan is consistant scorer in Polish league with very good record in Leszno. Away CMA 7.61 (6.97 without bonus points). 11+1 in last years Ekstraliga final. He would have done much, much better than Batchelor, I'm sure about it.

http://www.czarnysport.pl/news.php?id=1993 According to some Polish speedway portal it will be Batchelor in for Shields.

Any idea when official lineup will go public? Or it's gonna be hidden secret and confirmed lineup will be known 29 mins after the practice (which is from 13:00 to 15:00 CET)?

http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2009/07/...go-toromistrza/ Interview with chief of Leszno trackstuff. He said he will do the track the way Ole Olsen wants him to do it. Personally he would love to do it semi-grippy but he knows it must be riders safety firstly. I'm pretty sure Olsen will tell him to prepare it as slick as hell to suit Danes! Boring gate and go I'm afraid.

Will Matej Zagar be fit to ride? Any news from yesterday's practice?

Ward was never in declared lineup. How come they replace him? So who's replacing Schlein? Watto or Shieldsy?

Who will replace Schelin? Watt? or Shields? My call would be Shields for sure. He knows track in Leszno pretty well. Did great in Sunday's top meeting with Torun and if they pick Watt instead it will be big mistake IMHO.

By the way. How Nicolai looked during the practice? Any chance he will score some important pts in case Hans is out? How was Andreas Jonsson after his Tuesday's crash?