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This shows that CMA does not always mirror rider' s quality.

and you have proved that your opinion is worthless

I hope Mr. Shovlar is reading your post

It appears that his CMA is not good enough to qualify him for this event Mind you, years ago British League Championship had better line up than the world final. Now this is happening with the Polish Extra Liga.

Hear ! hear...! well said uk_martin... I like it, I like it...

...and who is "VERONI" ?...are you referring to WORYNA, if so then his name needs to be pronounced something like VO-REE-NAH :-) anyway, as someone have already explained, Woryna - in the eyes of Wroclaw's fans - did not pay respect to their club's body colours back in 2017

Speak for yourself... I was born, raised and been living in Bydgoszcz (not the UK) , supporting my local team "Polonia" since the time of Mieczyslaw "Mike" Polukard, hence my avatar.

You state that speedway in Poland is rich...can you justify what you are saying? Why is it rich? What makes it rich ?

Correct !

Not from the central government, but from self governing provincial government, and most of all by TV money and all kind of sponsors

Because you assume that Polish speedway, like the British, depends on paying public.

It looks like you have no clue about Polish speedway . They can run meeting with no paying public

If you compare value of Polish currency and the UK currency it is like £1.00 = PLN 5.00

Best speedway rider in history ???...it looks that you were born too late to appreciate the earlier speedway masters .

Leszno vs Wroclaw on youtube - now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xpNPycpXBc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR313p93PLSjbyJnezUk8hfEq_vLG12xsY58hQR3wLAN77AOBFFP4QxQV2w

the 'number plate' says : we race for you.

The presidents of the eWinner clubs of the 1st Speedway League in Poland, in agreement with the Main Speedway Sport Commission, agreed today on the date to start the 2020 competition. They confirmed the date the July 11, as it was thought of at the beginning of May. Club leaders decided that they would enter the season with the intention of staging play-offs, but on condition that by the time of the play-off, there would be agreement to organize mass events without limiting the audience. Otherwise, the season will end after the main round and the clubs will have to reckon with the fact that television funding will be cut proportionally. Detailed regulations and the schedule of games will be presented in the coming days. Immediately after, the clubs will receive a week to sign annexes with riders regarding new, lower rates per point. Riders who do not sign annexes will not be able to compete in Poland and will have to return the money they received for preparation for the season. In connection with the pandemic, new sanitary regulations will also apply, modeled on the one introduced in PGE Ekstraliga. At the end of June, coronavirus tests will be carried out among the eWinner 1st Liga speedway riders.

it was announced yesterday (May 13) in Poland that teleconference took place between the chairmen of the Speedway Main Commission and the presidents of eight eWinner I League clubs. Everyone declared their will to compete in the upcoming season, including Latvian Lokomotiv Daugavpils - . However, in a case of the Latvian team we have to wait a little longer until we receive information on the opening of all borders, so that they can move from Poland to Latvia and vice versa - emphasised Mr Fiałkowski., the deputy chairman of the Speedway Main Commission . Just a few weeks ago the idea appeared that Lokomotiv would perhaps compete on one of the Polish tracks throughout the season, but the club officials from Daugavpils categorically excluded this option. It is also known that the matches will take place without the participation of the public. The league will start on July 11. The fixtures calendar is also arranged for play-offs. - If sanitary rules are abolished and there is a possibility that the League will go ahead with supporters. Competition calendar is very tight. Suffice it to say that the last round of the regular season is scheduled for October 10. eWinner 1st League will be broadcast on the Canal + platform. Two matches of each round will be broadcast on Saturdays (Fridays and Sundays are reserved for PGE Ekstraliga), The hours of these transmissions are to be confirmed but it is thought of 4:30 and 7:00 pm local time . The 1st division clubs will have time from June 6 to 11 to sign with their riders financial annexes .

The Bydgoszcz daily newspaper Gazeta Pomorska writes today: PLN 60,000 (£12K) for signing the contract and PLN 1,000 (£200) per point - these are the official rates for the 2020 season in the Polish eWinner Ist league. On the last day of April, the Polish Motor Association published new Club Membership Regulations. The regulations have been adapted to the new circumstances, in particular the coronavirus pandemic. We already knew the level of contracts in PGE ExtraLeague: 200,000 PLN (£40K) for signature and 2500 PLN (£500) for a point. Now we know the rates in the first league The regulations read: the maximum remuneration rate paid to a rider riding in eWinner 1st League matches may not be higher than PLN 60,000 (£12K) net, the maximum remuneration rate for a single point gained or bonus in competitions cannot be higher than PLN 1,000 (£200) This means that top eWinner league riders can earn around 250,000 PLN (£50K) in the 2020 season. The top ones will probably get extra apart from the official contract. The new regulations also introduced a ban on riders in the Danish, English and Swedish leagues. Each of the representatives of these countries must sign the statement: "I hereby declare that I do not have a signed contract with the club in Denmark / Sweden / Great Britain to take part in my national league games." Without it, he will not be approved for competition in Poland. (...) The regulations regarding the guest rider have been significantly expanded. Teams will be able to contract any number of them, and even two such riders will be able to ride in the match (this also applies to seniors and foreign riders). PGE Ekstraliga clubs can take advantage of the eWinner 1st League and 2nd Speedway League speedway riders, and I-league riders can reach for II-league riders.

So this proves that money is not the only objection. Commentators seem not taking into account that anybody crossing Polish border is obliged to spend 14 days in quarantine. So to avoid this any foreign rider riding in any of the Polish League is forced (more or less) to stay in Poland for the whole season. Not riding in any other League. And what about GP rounds outside Poland? I don't have the answer for that, but logically thinking if anyone participate in this, on return to Poland for ExtraLeague duties has to go through 14 days quarantine.

They are already being showered with hate messages

Your reply to my inquiry is much appreciated. Thank you.

Thank you iris 123 for directing me on the right path. Was Rybnik the first Polish club that toured British tracks ?

Thank you BL65. I've checked Speedway Researcher website, and Yes, you are correct. My thanks also goes to Iris 123, and Robbie B. I was aware about Stal Gorzow tour of 1977. I saw them at Hackney, expecting to see Zenon Plech. Unfortunately he was not in their line-up, although Jerzy Rembas did quite well. Once again, many thanks.

I would be very grateful for any information concerning tours of Polish clubs on British tracks in the 60's. I know that ROW Rybnik and Stal Gorzow did ride then in the UK, but have no details. Can you please help me ?