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Absolute super service to provide not only Russian commentary,but an english one as well

Think the same link as yesterday.Yup,working ok for me

Coverage of the GP from Ufa is just starting now..... http://forum.speedway.ru/index.php/topic/13799-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0-2012-%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B-%D1%83%D1%84%D0%B0-11-12-%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8F1200%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA/

Seems Franky Zorn is on his way back home and will not compete in the next GP's in Ufa.Svensson has the wild card for Ufa,so fellow countryman Martin Leitner who is the next non-Russian reserve takes Franky's place. You have to wonder just what sort of set up he has and what sort of sponsorship really is behind the big names on his bike.Might be very unlucky with his equipment,but it does seem a bit poor.Seem to remember last season he also went back early during the Santa Cup in Sweden.Poor couple of years for Franky and the western riders in general what with the injuries to Bauer and Klabo and last year Aakko .Would be great to see this muted project in North America along with ex World Champ Anatoly Bondarenko looking to do a training school there as well

That is one of the problems with the net.Most sites are just copying info from the one source.So any mistake spreads like wild fire.I never look a Aktuellspeedway,and rarely look at speedway-forum.de which you quoted on the night.And even Ian, who posted the results and stated Niedermaier was through obviously copied the wrong results, as he had Svensson above Niedermaier ,when he obviously wasn't or he would have qualified

Yes,but at least not as often as the ones complaining about the Speedway Star

A look back at last season from an Austrian view http://www.servustv.com/cs/Satellite/Article/Die-Sportdokumentation-011259408924487

The commentator says "Raniszewski said during training that he didn't want to ride because the track was unsafe.Racing on a track surrounded by concrete and steel is a game of life and death(or playing with death).People lives are cheaper than safety measures" I think is pretty much how he sums it up

AchConkers posted those results the day after.The world and his uncle knew by then.You wanted to be argumentative on the night.I reckon your sauna had packed up and you had no beer in the house And you wouldn't expect talk pre meeting at Sanok about Russians really.There were only two in the meeting and it would have been some sort of disaster to expect them not to qualify.If the Federation quota was know beforehand which it must have been then it was fairly easy to see that two Russians from each quali would get through and Makarov being track reserve wouldn't be in the running to qualify even if he got a max.Poor rulings imo.But i can see why they want to limit the Russian riders....or shall we say,give the non-Russians a better chance.I think from talks i am having that even some Russiand realise they need to help strengthen other countries and expand the sport to make it strong for everyone

Awful.....pretty damning commentary at the end as well....

Er....you've lost me.What are you on about????What did Conkers get "pretty much spot on"?And what disqualified Russians?I saidKononov was out and Niedermaier was in.You wanted to disagree or wait for the committee....

Vitali Khomitsevitch will be the wild card for the first GP in Krasnogorsk.So no Kononov + Svensson

Sanok Cup results 1.N.Krasnikov (Russia) 2.D.Kołtakov (Russia) 3. Danil Ivanov (Russia) 4. D.Khomitsevitch(Russia) 5. V.Khomitsevitch (Russia) 6. Per Olof Serenius (Sweden) 7. Gregory Knapp (Poland) 8. Jan Klatovsky (Czech republic) 9-10. Robert Henderson (Sweden) 9-10. Martin Leitner (Austria) 11-12. Paul Strugała (Poland) 11-12. Fredrik Johansson (Sweden) 13-14. P.Klauza(Czech Republic) 13-14. Fredrik Olsson (Sweden) 15-16. Jo Saetre (Norway) 15-16. Simon Reitsma (Holland) 17-18. Miroslaw Daniszewski (Poland) 17-18. Jouni Seppänen (Finland) 19-20. Claude Gadeyne (France) 19-20. Ronny Haering (Switzerland) 21. Peter Hejnowski (Poland) 1. Daniszewski, Klauza, Gadeyne 2. Serenius, Strugala, Olsson 3.Reitsma, Haering, Hejnowski 4. D. Khomitsevitch, Kołtakov, V.Khomitsevitch, Seppänen 5. Seppänen, Gadeyne, Hejnowski 6. V.Khomitsevitch, Olsson 7. Kołtakov, Strugala, Reitsma, Daniszewski 8. D. Khomitsevitch, Serenius, Klauza, Haering 9. Olsson, Reitsma, Seppänen (w / su), Haering (f) 10. V.Khomitsevitch, Klauza, Daniszewski, Gadeyne 11. Kołtakov, Serenius, Knapp, Johansson 12. D.Khomitsevitch, Ivanov, Henderson, Strugala 13. Krasnikov, Leitner, Olsson, Klauza 14. V.Khomitsevitch, Klatovsky, Saetre, Reitsma 15. Knapp, Strugala, Olsson, Reitsma 16. Henderson, Johansson, Klauza, Saetre (d4) 17. Krasnikov, Kołtakov, Ivanov, Klatovsky 18. D.Khomitsevitch,V.Khomitsevitch, Serenius, Leitner 19. Ivanov, Knapp, Leitner, Johansson 20. Serenius, Klatovsky, Henderson, Strugala (f) 21. Krasnikov, Ivanov, V.Khomitsevitch, Klatovsky (f) 22. D.Khomitsevitch, Kołtakov, Serenius, Knapp B-Final 23. V.Khomitsevitch, Serenius, Knapp, Klatovsky A-Final 24. Krasnikov, Kołtakov, Ivanov, D.Khomitsevitch

Well of course up until Buzz Burrows came along Ronnie was one of,if not the most naturally talented riders of the modern era.Probably too talented in a way and as he say's he didn't have to work hard for the results.It was all a bit too easy and he then later lacked that work hard mentality that "lesser" riders like Briggo + Ivan had to have to achive what they did.Guess his enthusiasm waned and he looked to auto racing.Some riders or sportspeople in general are so tunnel visioned on being no.1.Ove,Ole,Ivan and i would even say Egon Müller when you hear him talk about himself.......Ronnie didn't have that same attitude to speedway

Sounded very promising the American(who was that?Galvin?)talking about starting the sport in the US + Canada.Caught me by surprise in the break and only caught a bit of it.But i guess he said 5 tracks in the States and 2 in Canada.Links in with Anatoli Bondarenko wanting to hold training schools in Canada and the US this December as well.Hope that project comes to fruition

Been impressed with both Knapp + Henderson

Even better now.They are doing the semi's + final again because some riders were in the wrong race.

Well Otti has posted the FIM official results that were sent to her and Niedermaier is through.But anything can and does happen.I can't actually get it to load up clear enough to see,but seeing as she say's it is Max i guess she can-Wait and see until the committee meets later eh?

I could possibly see Krasnikov not taking his place in the GPs......highly unlikely,but maybe to let someone like Kononov through.He has found the love of his life so it seems and i do think that is part of what has given him enthusiasm to show the new woman in his life just how good he is.Macho type thing ya know But it might be that he decides he doesn't need to do the GPs,just win the quali and let someone else through.Who knows what goes on in a blokes mind when in love?

Not sure where you get the first idea from.But i do fully expect Ivanov + Krasnikov to get through their round and the Khomitsevitch bros to make their round.If as is being said only 6 Russians are allowed through then sure i can't see anyway that Kononov gets through without withdrawals or injuries.Seems speedway.org have the qualifiers confirmed from Russian official.....

Kononov out!!!! Quite a surprise in Lukhovitsy.But as only 6 Russian riders are allowed through to the GP series we have the situation where only two qualified through from this round.Krysov + Karachintsev along with the two best non Russians.Aakko + Max Niedermaier Results here http://www.speedway.org/eisspeedwaygp/2012/quali/index.html#lukhovitsy

Yeah,but don't forget one the most naturally talented riders ever.Surely on decent equipment he fits the bill?

Yes,sorry my mistake.I have been to enough DSL meetings to know that But it still stands....6 or 5 riders

Yes.And i think there is a fairly well known tale of Simon Wigg using a Dutch licence and wearing a Dutch race jacket in world championship longtrack,but he didn't want them to play the Netherlands national anthem when he won.Marvyn Cox rode as a German at one stage

I really can't see the problem.The wild card is there for a number of reasons and speedway exists in a financial world as do all sports.Look at the reason a number of football world cups have been or will be held in countries witout a great footballing tradition.Look at where F1 has ended up over the past decade.And look at riders that have been given a wild card over the past few years.Mikkel B for instance last season.So many on here saying "who?" or putting him down.He certainly wasn't in the top 5 Danish riders not permanently in the GPs.Look at some of the Czech riders lately.The wild card isn't going to be up there challenging for the championship at the end of the season.If this is who the promoter thinks will be the best bet to help him then we should accept it.It is him after all that is taking the risks and hopefully he knows what he is doing and trying to achieve