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Do you think they were giving it away then........might explain why people were getting 5 or 6 at a time though

You know what Finns are like......all those long winter nights and alcohol

I missed that bit.....i thought it was all over and went for another drink in the kitchen.......that is why i never commented.Maybe others missed it as well?What happened?Did he knock Scott to the ground or just shove him???? But the bloke done himself no favours with his interview on Sky at the previous GP

Think that one has gone right over the top of your head.......

Surely it should be Harris?He either qualifies by right or gets the seeded spot anyway?Sure i have seen that sort of thing happen before.I mean in Ice Racing it has happened quite a bit.Even in the Russian qualies where a rider from the host track got into the final even though he didn't finish in the top 8 of the semi.....

I think quite a few have mentioned it being a good GP with some good racing and a safe track.I enjoyed it as well up until the 2nd semi when my computer froze.....so i missed the last 2 heats Congratulations Ole and the boys.For once it seems the track for practice was also the track the riders got on the GP night.But it must be remembered that they could probably use the same material with the same equipment at the same stadium in 2 weeks time and not get the same results.I doubt it is quite as easy as some people think to get a track that behaves like that 2 days running.But good to see the battle between Scott and AJ and Rune passing people......Harris also added to the entertainment for once and Ed looked good at the start then i failed to notice him after his first 2 heats or so......

It was strange.For me too many camera angles(the one by the start line being the worst)and i stopped watching after about 4 heats.....nice try though and maybe others enjoyed it

Yes,but the profits from alcohol do go to someone,and that is all factored into the deal. One thing i did notice last night(or maybe i missed)was there was no talk of Emil and his oversized engine.Now given the Sky teams repetative nature you would have thought that might be mentioned again.....but then again from looking at him yesterday there was no need.He looked nowhere near as quick as he has done.So maybe all the talk has got to him and his spanner man and that is why they reacted the way they did?But Crump looks like he is on a rocket.........way quicker than the rest.

In the end does it matter?Fighting and alcohol got football a bad reputation.Banning alcohol was one thing that was tried out.Either way it would be a bit of a disaster for the GP.Banning alcohol would be bad for the financial side of the thing,but the GP crowds getting a reputation would be a disaster for the sport.I did witness a running battle between fans after a GP in Parken a few years back.You can say with 30 or 40,000 it is a small minority,but it was the same at football matches as well.Football players were taking the blame for incitement to riot.Speedway riders will take the same blame.....

Me too

On the livestream link there is a clock running down the seconds until the start........but it starts at 18:00 British time

Don't forget though that you can watch the meeting live on the net and for a period of time after the meeting.You don't just have to follow "live updates"......Livestream details

Like you say,to some people they can be.I just think a mod should move this into a more appropriate section.It seems more a "general" section rather than anything to do with "International speedway" ....or anything to do with speedway

Is there any reason for the lower numbers?Were Oz offered less places or did fewer riders/parents want to travel?.The FIM have cut down on the numbers.Pretty sure last year Taylor Poole was seeded into the semi's and maybe the year before it was Sam Masters seeded direct into them???Would also seem that the 4tt after the YGT is no longer possible as Oz haven't enough riders.Which is a pity,that was a great meeting last year in Vejlby

That is what i said.As well as the Jansson family....Joel,son Bosse(and of course Tommy)and Bo's son Jimmy(?)

Wasn't Ron Johnson born in Scotland? Just checked and he did also represent Scotland......so could be worthy of a place near the top of the 20

Great to see.I remember Toni as one of the early Polish riders in Britain. Are no riders seeded into the semi finals though?I thought normally there are about 3 seeded riders........

Just to update on the Danish 80cc semi's which were quali's into the YGT.Taken from the DMU site Resultat af semi-finale 1: Kasper Lykke Nielsen, Herning - 14 point * Mikkel Michelsen, Slangerup - 13 point * Mikkel Salomonsen, Silkeborg - 11+3 point * Rasmus Jensen, Holsted - 11+R point * Mark Frimodt Pedersen, Vojens - 10 point * Martin Steen Hansen, Holsted - 10 point Nikolaj B Jakobsen, Silkeborg - 9 point * Jason Jørgensen, Vojens - 8 point Jakob Bukhave, Fjelsted - 7 point * Stefan Nielsen, Grindsted - 6 point * Frederik Jakobsen, Fjelsted - 6 point Christoffer Sørrensen, Holsted - 4 point * Jesper Schaff, Vissenbjerg Bred - 4 point * Lars Johansen, Herning - 2 point Frank Kjær Mørk, Herning - 2 point Lasse Kragh, Outrup - 2 point Mads Dinesen, Outrup - DNR Nikolaj Andersen, Vissenbjerg Bred - DNR Resultat af semi-finale 2: Mikkel B Jensen, Glumsø - 15 point * Kenni Nissen, Vojens - 13 point * Kenneth D Jensen, Outrup - 12+3 point * Emil Grøndal, Silkeborg, 12+2 point * Alex Porsing, Silkeborg, 10 point * Sam Jensen, Holsted - 8+3 point * Jonas Jensen, Holsted - 8+2 point * Emil Nørret, Vojens - 8+1 point * Andreas Lyager, Vojens - 7 point Patrick Lykke Nielsen, Herning - 7 point * Kean Headley, Vojens - 4 point * Simon Selch, Slangerup - 4 point Andy Pedersen, Vissenbjerg Bred - 3 point Uffe Hansen, Herning - 3 point Patrick Josefsen, Holsted - 2 point Jakob Jensen, Holsted - 2 point Michael Thyme, Outrup - 1 point Peter Karger, Silkeborg - 1 point Riders with* qualify for the YGT.Riders in better positions are too young to enter the competition,such as John Jørgensen's son,Jason

Same as me....i was waiting,then thought well no-one is going to mention it,i had better

I thought Eric Liddell was the bloke from Chariots of Fire.....can't say i have ever heard of him in speedway..... Seems a reasonable top 5 although i would have thought Ken would be at no.2.And of course Miller seems to be the Scottish Brian Crutcher .Someone who shot onto the scene and disappeared just as quickly...i would say it was debatable who was better,the Templetons or Bert Harkins.I guess i would say Doug,then Bert and then Willie......in the bubbling unders

Expect the 2 Mikkels to feature prominently in this I wonder if the Woryna is any relation to Antoni of Poole fame back in the 70s?

I'd love to see 1.Nicki 2.Emil 3.Kenneth 4.AJ

Don't worry,she has beaten you to it.Plus the meeting will be on the website to watch for a period of time afterwards

So which is it-?Does he deserve more support or has he got reasonable support? I am surprised there are 21 Scots worth mentioning No.I didn't see Miller and McKinlay was really well past his best before i took much notice of him.But he has to be up there.Alongside the Templeton brother who i was named after Jimmy Mac,George Hunter,Brian Collins,Kenny McKinna and do we have to mention Bertola??????Do we?

Result from yesterdays German U21 semi,Teterow taken from inspeed.de 1.F.Riemer 13 2.D.Wienke13 3.M.Helfer12 4.S.Eckerle12 ------------------- 5.R.Deddens 11 6.S.Malyschew 9 7.D.Maaßen 9 8.D.Helfer 9 9.B.Dinklage 8 10.T.Brosowski 7 11.H.Koonstra(NL) 6 12.N.Hesse 4 13.K.Bünning 4 Was a good article online this week about the decline in numbers in the junior ranks.A few years back there was a series of qualifiers,especially in the north,but slowly the numbers have dwindled and first in the south they sruggled to get a full 16 rider field together.Now the same has happened up here(even have a Dutch rider boosting the numbers now!).A good win by young Riemer.Not sure this field has the quality of riders i was watching a few years back when Schultz,Hefenbrock,Kroner,Wölbert,Busch were all competing against each other,but according to the article the next wave of juniors is on the way through the school ranks Riders seeded into final based on placing in last years final 1.M.Dilger 2.K.Wölbert 3.T.Busch 4.K.Huckenbeck 5F.Facher 6.E.Pudel German Junior scene