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So were Ipswich, but for the 3rd time this year, money talks. 1st Andersen, then Iversen, then Zabik. But when a rider is offered silly money (or GP money) to ride then he will not turn it down will he!? Karl

hmmm heat 25....... Crump Nicholls Jonsson Andersen Karl

Not read ALL 27 pages of the thread, but if i read it correctly theres a fair few going right? 77? If this is the case, you can add me and 7 mates to the list, 4 speedway virgins! Karl Ps we going to Wroclaw on the thursday and staying there, traveling to the Gp on sat, then coming back on the sunday, coming home to Stansted on the monday. Should be fun!

Rides for the Invisible, sorry Ipswich Witches doesnt he! Personally surprised that Mark has been named, must be someone still thinks he rides for Arena....... Karl

Hmm so no Louis then? another case of the "England" Team manager over looking Ipswich riders..... Surprised Mark is named! Karl

Like most things run by the BSPA, they will make it up as they go along...... Karl

Hate to say it guys and girls but you know what? Nothing good will come from today, its downhill from now................... Karl

Question...... when they have the restaging who gets invited to ride? these 16 or the highest 16 in the aves? KArl

What was wrong with the Novotel, Terry? The Tram went straight to the stadium from there AND passes McDonalds on the way! Karl

What with the last wildcard entries being announced, anyone know who the "reserves" are? eg if any of the riders cannot take their places Karl ps As Tony Rickardsson is quitting at the end of 2006, what happens about his place(assuming a top 8 place is possible ) Will the 9th place get in, or could Tony choose instead?

Strange decesions but hey its speedway, and where Ole Olsen has a say then you sort of come to expect it! It was rumoured that Matej Zager would be there along with a Dane and a Pole but the two they have chosen is debatable....... Bjerre - was 1st reserve this year but is curently injured, which shouldn't be a factor in 2006. Andersen - has won a Gp before but failed to qualify for this year after being given a wild card for 2005. 1 strike and you are out it seems. Iversen - Done ok in the past when a wild card but struggled in the UK KK / Kolodziej / Miskowiak - All have time on their sides but not too consistant at present. Kosciecha / Walasek / Holta / Ulamek / Pepe - The "old school" so anyone could have got the nod. I would have thought that if it was due to sponsorship the Hans and Pepe would have been picked due to their deals with Meridan Lifts and Pentel. So one question, What sponsor will Iversen bring to the GP this year? Karl Ps this now makes Hans a more sort after property in the UK but maybe he will now want a better deal?

taken from: click here POLAND (red) 1 - Grzegorz Walasek 2 - Rune Holta 3 - Piotr Protasiewicz 4 - Jarek Hampel 5 - Tomasz Gollob SWEDEN (blue) 1 - Tony Rickardsson 2 - Peter Karlsson 3 - Andreas Jonsson 4 - Antonio Lindback 5 - Fredrik Lindgren DENMARK (white) 1 - Hans Andersen 2 - Bjarne Pedersen 3 - Kenneth Bjerre 4 - Nicki Pedersen 5 - Niels-Kristian Iversen GREAT BRITAIN (yellow) 1 - Joe Screen 2 - Simon Stead 3 - Lee Richardson 4 - Scott Nicholls 5 - Chris Harris Good luck to the British boys on Saturday, heat 25 looks a bit familiar Karl

Seems strange that only Simon Stead, Chris Harris and Joe Screen are attending tonight. Very unprofessional IMO. Scott Nicholls is flying in tommorow and Lee Richardson cannot find his way there! They should ALL be there like the Swedish team are, taking in the meeting and observing how the track looks etc first hand. Anyone else agree? Karl

Some bloke from the great speedway nation of....... Hungary! Karl

hmm i've just clicked again and its changed. might just have to wait and see...... Karl update: i've now checked the speedwayworld.tv site and its changed again!!!!

taken from: http://www.sportowefakty.pl Denmark 1. N Pedersen 2. B Pedersen 3. H Andersen 4. N-K Iversen 5. K Bjerre Poland 1. G Walasek 2. P Protasiewicz 3. R Holta 4. J Hampel 5. T Gollob Czech Rep 1. A Rymel 2. A Dryml 3. L Dryml 4. T Topinka 5. T Suchanek Australia 1. L Adams 2. R Sullivan 3. J Crump 4. A Shields 5. S Johnston Cheers Karl hmm so heat 6 sees: Gollob, Crump, Topinka, N Pedersen.

What?!!! i suppose a decent track in your eyes would be slick with no grip at all? Shows if we have a track with a dirt line then the Brits can do it........ Karl

Well done to the lads tonight. About time we gave the young guys the chance and they didn't let us down. Interesting to see what happens if Mark is fit for saturday. Joe to step down again? Karl

Oh dear its raining............................. where's Ronnie Russell when you need him? Karl

It was watching riders like him and John Cook at Foxhall that made me become hooked to the sport. Yes he should have done more with his career but how many others can we say that about? Gollob, Sanders, Moran brothers etc Karl

"replaced one polish muppet with another one" great qoute from Havvy

The points in the final would not change, 25, 20, 18, 16 unless i rider scores more in the qualifiers, eg ONLY if a rider gets 6 wins. Karl

So the semi finals are worthless then apart from getting a final place. Didn't BSI state something along the lines of "every race will be worth something". Why not give points to the semi finals aswell but the 1st 2 qualifying for the final still eg heat 21 1st Tony 11 +3 for semi win =14 2nd Bjarne 13 +2 = 15 3rd Antonio 8 +1 =9 GP points 4th Kenneth 8+ 0 = 8 GP points heat 22 1st Nicki 13+3 = 16 2nd Jason 10 + 2 =12 3rd Hans 8+1 =9 GP points 4th Leigh 13+0 = 13 GP points So the final pickings would have been: Nicki, Bjarne, Tony, Jason. It would have rewarded Nicki for the extra race win. Also the 2 semi-finalists that came 3rd would get an extra point. Ok so a rider could have 6 wins and a last in the final but only get 16 instead of 18 but his 18 points would count. Just a thought..... Karl

Add me to the list of travellers from Stansted tomorrow. Karl

yeah it poured with rain Steve, but that then normally makes the track better! As for the tracks, better to be on "natural" tracks instead of "man made" ones. Only though if Ole has less to do with them, leave them to the locals so we can go back to some racing, if not why not have 1 lap races! Cya Karl