jimmy smith

Very nice the island is lovely, just needs a speedway track!

Lindgren is so overated, i would prefer Peter Karlsson.

So are there 7 better riders? No is the simple answer and that means unlike the Bobby Schwartz days wich you are harping on about there is an outside chance the best 16 riders on merit will be competing in the 2006 GP. Like it or not that is the system. They may have failed to make the top 8 but certainly have nothing to be embarrassed about as they are both top riders which unfortunately will always be knocked by certain for being British.

He was good but the powers then kept i think 4 places open to Eastern Block riders who at the time were never in top16 of the world. So if he rode under this modern system he would probably be included just as Lee is. No system is perfect but Lee has rightly been included. My World top 25 at the end of 2005 season (injuries ignored) 1 Trick 2 Crump 3 Nikki 4 Adams 5 Jonsson 6 Hampel 7 Hancock 8 Gollob 9 Nicholls 10 Bjarne 11 Holta 12 Richardson 13 Peter Karlsson 14 Andersen 15 Sullivan 16 Zagar 17 Max 18 Lindback 19 Hamill 20 Protsiewicz 21 Bjerre 22 Loram 23 Kolodziej 24 Kasprzak 25 Lukas Dryml

Well said SCB as i have stated before Lee Richardson is still one of the world's top 15 riders so should be in the GP series. I wish his knockers would give it a rest as they would be the first to bitch if we did not have a Brit in the GP.

I was told by the hotel i use at this years GP scarcity for next year has been caused by a block booking by travel companies as Welsh RFU are due to have a rugby event on one of the 3 weekends around 10th June time but at that time were undecided. They said they would know by end of November. Also depending on was happening with regard to FA cup final played a part. I too would expect 10th June to be about right.

Agreed excluding Bjerre based on the fact he is Danish would be harsh, but is he currently in the top 15 of world riders? Probably not quite. However i would not have put Lindback in that bracket either before this seasons GP. Back to the nationality thing would you boot out Hans Andersen in favour of him? Given Hans backers i think he would just edge it. Zagar will probably get a spot given his sponsors and the fact Slovenia keep staging a GP round that makes little or no money. He is well liked by BSI and has the flare that adds the GP circus. Kasprzak is much touted to be next in line for Poland and could hot swap Chrzanowski, but his WC performance was not great and is prone to be a tad of a gater. Holta has shot himself in the foot under changing nationality and i fear Wild card places are his only hope, especially with a lack of Norway GP. Lindgren is not ready yet same as Iversen. Peter Karlsson i would still say is in top 20 of worlds riders but age and nationality will do him no favours Protsiewicz has the backing but again nationality and previous results will go against him. Richardson as SCB rightly states is a top 15 world rider and has the backing and age on his side. BSI are very pleased with him off track so can see him back next year. Sullivan i feel can still do a job but not sure if he really has the setup or desire he once had again probably a top 20 rider but maybe he will be the odd man out. Also already 2 Aussies in the series and very few Aussie fans travel the GP and they do not host a round so it could be curtains for him. However being previous GP round winner may still be in the minds of BSI. Next years line up i think will probably be: 1 Rickardson 2 Crump 3 Nikki P 4 Adams 5 Hancock 6 Bjarne P 7 Gollob 8 Jonsson 9 Hampel 10 Nicholls 11 Lindback 12 Richardson 13 Andersen / Bjerre 14 Sullivan / Zagar 15 Protsiewicz / Kasprzak

I agree seems conflicting info, i had it as being the 21st but understand the 20th has also been mentioned. Looking on Marcins fab site he also has it as the 21st, so honestly i am not sure! http://world.speedway.org/2005/ec/j/

I have it listed as 21st August at Mseno in Czech Republic.

As i have said before Richardson will be in next years GP series due to the amount of sponsorship he brings to the series. The only change I would expect is Kasprzak to replace Chrzanowski and Zagar to replace a rider if one pulls out of GP racing Billy Hamill Style.

Nicholls will be in the final in Cardiff.

Still at Reading....

Considering the amounts of Italians that were supporting him at Krsko last year then cannot see them being too bothered by it. Like all things Italian will depend on the the powers decide and who rubs who the right way.... Whatever happens it will be a sell out GP.

Zagar again for Lonigo.

F1 GP most the the drivers of lesser teams have paid for their drive. No qualifiers either. Was talk that GP teams in speedway like Team Nilsen and Team Tatum were going to be the way forward but that seems to have fallen by the wayside.