Chris Brown

Saturday afternoon saw the final round of the Czech Championship and saw Lukas Dryml crowned champion after a run off with Josef Franc. The pair finished level on points after 3 rounds and it was Lukas who took the title Meeting details from www.speedwayfakta.cz Round 3 1. DRYML Lukáš, ZP Pardubice (2,3,3,3,3) 14 2. KŮS Matěj, AK Markéta (0,3,3,3,3) 12 + 3 3. RYMEL Adrian, AK Markéta (3,2,1,3,3) 12 + 2 4. FRANC Josef, AK Markéta (3,3,2,2,2) 12 + 1 5. DRYML Aleš, ZP Pardubice (3,R,3,1,3) 10 6. JAROŠ Jan, PDK Mšeno (1,3,3,3,d) 10 7. MÁLEK Martin, AK Březolupy (2,2,2,2,2) 10 8. ŠITERA Filip, PDK Mšeno (3,1,2,1,2) 9 9. SUCHÁNEK Tomáš, ZP Pardubice (1,R,2,2,1) 6 10. GAVENDA Martin, AK Markéta (1,2,0,2,0) 5 11. PUČKO Pavol, AK Markéta (0,1,1,1,2) 5 12. VIŠVÁDER Vladimír, PDK Mšeno (2,0,1,0,1) 4 13. HOLUB Jan, PK Plzeň (2,1,1,0,0) 4 14. PETRÁK Jaroslav, ZP Pardubice (1,1,0,1,1) 4 15. LOWICKI Dariusz, GRS Liberec (0,2,0,0,1) 3 16. ČEJKA Roman, AK Slaný (0,0,0,0,0) 0 17. OTRUBA Jaromír, PK Plzeň (NS) 1. Franc, Málek, Suchánek, Pučko 2. Šitera, Višváder, Gavenda, Lowicki 3. Rymel, L.Dryml, Jaroš, Kůs 4. Dryml, Holub, Petrák, Čejka 5. L.Dryml, Lowicki, Pučko, A.Dryml (R/2.) 6. Franc, Rymel, Šitera, Čejka 7. Kůs, Gavenda, Holub, Suchánek ® 8. Jaroš, Málek, Petrák, Višváder 9. Kůs, Šitera, Pučko, Petrák 10. Jaroš, Franc, Holub, Lowicki 11. L.Dryml, Suchánek, Višváder, Čejka 12. A.Dryml, Málek, Rymel, Gavenda 13. Jaroš, Gavenda, Pučko, Čejka 14. Kůs, Franc, A.Dryml, Višváder 15. Rymel, Suchánek, Petrák, Lowicki 16. Dryml, Málek, Šitera, Holub 17. Rymel, Pučko, Višváder, Holub 18. L.Dryml, Franc, Petrák, Gavenda 19. A.Dryml, Šitera, Suchánek, Jaroš (d) 20. Kůs, Málek, Lowicki, Čejka 21. Kůs, Rymel, Franc 22. L.Dryml, Franc Final Standings 1. DRYML Lukáš (14,10,14) 38 + 3 2. FRANC Josef (14,12,12) 38 + 2 3. KŮS Matěj (9,12,12) 33 4. DRYML Aleš (9,13,10) 32 5. MÁLEK Martin (11,10,10) 31 6. JAROŠ Jan (10,8,10) 28 7. ŠITERA Filip (9,8,9) 26 8. RYMEL Adrian (7,4,12) 23 —————————————————— 9. VACULÍK Martin (12,11,NS) 23 10. SUCHÁNEK Tomáš (4,7,6) 17 11. GAVENDA Martin (3,6,5) 14 12. PUČKO Pavol (3,5,5) 13 13. HOLUB Jan (0,9,4) 13 14. TOMÍČEK Luboš (6,NS,NS) 6 15. VIŠVÁDER Vladimír (NS,1,4) 5 16. PETRÁK Jaroslav (NS,1,4) 5 17. HÁDEK Michael (5,NS,NS) 5 18. LOWICKI Dariusz (NS,1,3) 4 19. WOLFF Richard (4,NS,NS) 4 20. ČEJKA Roman (NS,1,0) 1 21. OTRUBA Jaromír (NS,0,NS) 0

Round 2 at Pardubice last night was won by Ales Dryml on 13 Pts from now series leader Josef Franc Results from www.speedwayfakta.cz. Final round is at Svitavy tonight 1. DRYML Aleš, ZP Pardubice (3,3,2,2,3) 13 2. KŮS Matěj, AK Markéta (1,2,3,3,3) 12+3 3. FRANC Josef, AK Markéta (2,3,1,3,3) 12+2 4. VACULÍK Martin, AK Slaný (2,3,2,3,1) 11 5. MÁLEK Martin, AK Březolupy (3,3,1,1,2) 10 6. DRYML Lukáš, ZP Pardubice (1,2,3,2,2) 10 7. HOLUB Jan, PK Plzeň (2,1,2,1,3) 9 8. JAROŠ Jan, PDK Mšeno (0,1,3,2,2) 8 9. ŠITERA Filip, PDK Mšeno (1,2,1,3,1) 8 10. SUCHÁNEK Tomáš, ZP Pardubice (3,0,3,1,0) 7 11. GAVENDA Martin, AK Markéta (2,2,0,2,0) 6 12. PUČKO Pavol, AK Markéta (0,1,2,1,1) 5 13. RYMEL Adrian, AK Markéta (3,1,N,N,N) 4 14. ČEJKA Roman, AK Slaný (0,0,0,0,2) 2 15. PETRÁK Jaroslav, ZP Pardubice (0,0,1,0,0) 1 16. LOWICKI Dariusz, GRS Liberec (1,0,0,R,0) 1 17. VIŠVÁDER Vladimír, PDK Mšeno (0,1) 1 18. OTRUBA Jaromír, PK Plzeň (0) 0 1. Rymel, Holub, L. Dryml, Jaroš 2. A. Dryml, Vaculík, Šitera, Pučko 3. Málek, Franc, Kůs, Čejka 4. Suchánek, Gavenda, Lowicki, Petrák 5. Málek, Šitera, Rymel, Petrák 6. Vaculík, Gavenda, Holub, Čejka 7. Franc, L. Dryml, Pučko, Lowicki 8. A. Dryml, Kůs, Jaroš, Suchánek 9. Suchánek, Vaculík, Franc, Višváder 10. Kůs, Holub, Šitera, Lowicki 11. L. Dryml, A. Dryml, Málek, Gavenda 12. Jaroš, Pučko, Petrák, Čejka 13. Kůs, Gavenda, Pučko, Otruba 14. Franc, A. Dryml, Holub, Petrák 15. Šitera, L. Dryml, Suchánek, Čejka 16. Vaculík, Jaroš, Málek, Lowicki ® 17. A. Dryml, Čejka, Višváder, Lowicki 18. Holub, Málek, Pučko, Suchánek 19. Kůs, L. Dryml, Vaculík, Petrák 20. Franc, Jaroš, Šitera, Gavenda 21. Kůs, Franc Standings after Round 2 of 3 1. FRANC Josef (14,12) 26 2. DRYML Lukáš (14,10) 24 3. VACULÍK Martin (12,11) 23 4. DRYML Aleš (9,13) 22 5. KŮS Matěj (9,12) 21 6. MÁLEK Martin (11,10) 21 7. JAROŠ Jan (10,8) 18 8. ŠITERA Filip (9,8) 17 9. SUCHÁNEK Tomáš (4,7) 11 10. RYMEL Adrian (7,4) 11 11. HOLUB Jan (0,9) 9 12. GAVENDA Martin (3,6) 9 13. PUČKO Pavol (3,5) 8 14. TOMÍČEK Luboš (6,NS) 6 15. HÁDEK Michael (5,NS) 5 16. WOLFF Richard (4,NS) 4 17. ČEJKA Roman (NS,1) 1 18. PETRÁK Jaroslav (NS,1) 1 19. LOWICKI Dariusz (NS,1) 1 20. VIŠVÁDER Vladimír (NS,1) 1 21. OTRUBA Jaromír (NS,0)

I agree with that for ALL riders. Scrap the nominations and make riders earn their place either by finishing in the top 8 (or 10) and then the other places go to the riders who battle through a long qualifying process Gimmee's should be eliminated immediately. There is NO reason why all the GP riders couldn't enter the qualifying process and if they fail on both counts then there should be no way back until the following year

Yes, great idea, take money that could be best used on BRITISH youngsters and give to the foreign riders Why bother with these individual meetings, Ford has had a crap year and thinks he may as well put on a money spinning inidividual meeting and fleece all the mugs who can be bothered to go

I am with Rob here. Crump was a petulant brat in his Oxford days but that was 10 years ago and he liek all of us is a lot older and wiser these days. Nobody will forget him slapping Todd but its in the past and his popularity is probably at an all time high down here You should know that being a local

As the championship is decided over cumulative points over the 3 rounds, I am not sure that the run off is siignificant unless I guess two riders finish level after 3 rounds

Was won by Lukas Dryml in a run off with Josef Franc. results from www.speedwaya-z.cz Next round of the 3 is in Pardubice on 11 Sept and the final round in Svitavy the following evening 1. Lukáš Dryml, Pardubice 3 3 3 2 3 14+3 2. Josef Franc, Praha 3 3 3 3 2 14+2 3. Martin Vaculík, Slaný (SK – ACCR) 2 3 3 1 3 12 4. Martin Málek, Březolupy 3 2 1 3 2 11 5. Jan Jaroš, Mšeno 2 1 2 2 3 10 6. Aleš Dryml, Pardubice 2 2 2 3 0 9 7. Matěj Kůs, Praha 1 2 2 3 1 9 8. Filip Šitera, Mšeno 1 2 2 2 2 9 9. Adrian Rymel, Praha E 3 1 2 1 7 10. Luboš Tomíček, Praha 3 1 1 1 R 6 11. Michael Hádek, Plzeň 1 0 3 0 1 5 12. Tomáš Suchánek, Pardubice 0 1 0 E 3 4 13. Richard Wolff, Praha 2 0 0 1 1 4 14. Pavel Pučko, Praha 0 0 1 0 2 3 15. Martin Gavenda, Praha 1 1 0 1 0 3 16. Jan Holub, Plzeň 0 E 0 0 0 0 res Dariusz Lowicki, Liberec (PL – ACCR) DNR res Jaroslav Petrák, Pardubice DNR

I guess the point being made is that the comment was not directed at Oliver Allen who under the current rules is fully entitled to a testimonial The question (which was raised regarding the Bjarne Pedersen debate) was about whether a rider should get a testimonial I have been with my employer for 28 years and after 25 years I was rewarded with a watch which probably cost £300. How does that reward after 25 years of service with a single employer relate to 10 years with a whole series of employers where a rider will probabaly maek a tidy 5 figure sum I am all for testimonials for riders as a help when maybe they have lost earnings or injuries sustained riding have hampered 'normal' life away from speedway but a testimonial just for being around for 10 years is not something I am in agreement with because riders earn well over that period of time Good luck to him with it though because this is NOT about Oliver Allen

Exactly Well we all think ourselves lucky it is not on terrestrial TV because the fact it was cancelled would have meant the meeting would not have been shown the following day SKY messed up their entire Sunday schedule to show it and people complain because their SKY + didn't work as they wanted it to

I fancy the Czechs would have been a lot more competitive in this round as opposed to Denmark whereas maybe the Slovenians it would make no difference for

Thats is the beauty of the qualication system. Whoever does qualify will do so on merit and therefore good luck to them

27th June

Because they are utterly clueless and seem incapable of doing anything to support a promoter who makes any effort to move the sport forward. Brilliant effort from Gary to put this meeting together and make it a talking point 3 months before it takes place. This is a chance for the people of Oxford, Reading and Cradley to show how much they are missing their speedway and get behind in the case of Reading and Oxford an initiative led by their fiercest rivals. It does seem astonishing that the promoter of Swindon is trying to do a favour for 3 of the UK's oldest and most successful clubs and a load of clueless no names are trying to make it as difficult as they can to make it work Trying to promote speedway..............they will never let it catch on

Its a very nice city. Quite small but the town centre has plenty of architecture and decent shopping...............so I am told.

have certainly stayed there and its good I am told the Labe is a bit naff to be honest although the riders have generally stayed there

Pretty sure its as a pair Sandie We always try to Gary. We sponsored Steve Johnstons last year and are sponsoring Billy's and indeed Dean Barkers this weekend Always nice to help those who have entertained the Oxford public

The Oxford Speedway supporter groups, Oxford Speedway Supporters Club (OSSC) and Save Oxford Speedway (SOS), have sponsored Billy Hamill's Farewell meeting. As part of the sponsorship we have received 2 VIP passes. These passes include entry, programme and access to the VIP area. Therefore the groups have decided to auction off the 2 tickets to the highest bidder. Meeting: Billy Hamill's Farewell Date: 22/03/2009 Venue: Monmore Green, Wolverhampton Time: 16:00 Bids can be made at the following link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=200319603670

The Oxford Speedway supporter groups, Oxford Speedway Supporters Club (OSSC) and Save Oxford Speedway (SOS), have sponsored The Ben Fund Bonanza. As part of the sponsorship each group have received 2 VIP passes. These passes include entry, programme, buffet and access to the VIP area. Therefore the groups have decided to auction off the 4 tickets to the highest bidder with whatever made going straight back to the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. Meeting: The Ben Fund Bonanza Date: 29/03/2009 Venue: Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Time: 15:30 Bids can be made at the following link, the more gets raised the more goes back into the Ben Fund http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=200319590293

Because the main beneficiaries from British Speedway are overseas riders and any additional maney funnelled into the sport would almost certainly go the same way. UK Lottery money is not for the benefit of overseas sportsman

As well as Ales I believe

Can somebody put me in touch with the organisers as I would like to talk about heat sponsorship Cheers

Clearly many go for the GP but if you want a trip to the Czech Republic, save your money and go over for the Golden Helmet weekend. The speedway will be infinately better and you get to see Prague and Pardubice which is also a decent city

But in the scheme of things its not a lot which is why the footy, superleague, rugby union etc get the sorts of programmes that I suspect speedway can only dream of

Bet they will be when it all goes belly up Geepers, those costs are simply not sustainable

Lots of cost and very few viewers and therefore little advertising revenue Its costs a fortune to broadcast live and if there is no return then it will not happen Whatever you may think of cricket it pulls in the viewers and therefore the advertising revenue