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no it will not be televised

Fair enough, if there are British lads waiting for chance, then they should always be the first choice. The Australian option would only come into play if there is a genuine shortage of riders to fill all the places in ONE BIG LEAGUE.

Another who rode for that MSC Olching touring team of 1973 was Otto Weiss, who became a quite successful engine tuner in the 1980s and '90s. I seem to remember that Otto Weiss was the engine tuner for Jan O. Pedersen, when he won the 1991 world title.

It was not in a grass- or long-track event, but in a world speedway championship qualifying round, at Civitanova in Italy, in April of 1977. Josef "Seppi" Angermüller was one of the most popular German riders of that era, he came close to match Egon Muller in popularity over here in the mid 1970s. By the way, I just wonder if any other rider ever was killed in a world championship meeting? Was Angermüller the only one?

This is about work permits for the Australian speedway riders, and other riders from non-EU nations, such as USA or New Zealand. Wouldn't it become much easier for the British Government if the EU does no longer restrict them in this matter? If going to one big league the British speedway clubs need enforcement from Australia. They should be allowed a sufficient number work permits to fill the teams with any such rider willing to come over and stay here for the season, instead of being forced to employ EU foreigners, who are either too expensive, or not good enough at alll, and who do commute back home to ride in any of the multitude of European competitions or their own countries's national events on every other weekend. British clubs must be enabled to employ a sufficient number riders, who are committed to the British Leagues, and don't give the UK meetings a miss because of clashes with meetings abroad. If Britain currently does not have enough riders, there's plenty of fresh talent in Aussie, just waiting to be given a chance. Where there's a will, there's always a way !

AUSTRALIA ? With no EU law restricting You in the future, You can call on the Aussie boys, who are eager to come over, and unliek many of the Europeans they are loyal to British speedway, not having to ride in their home country every other week durign the European season

I'd even rate him top ten - he's definitely Grand Prix level - and a highly exciting rider to watch !

Time is slowly running out for Grigory, I think he's 37y/o now. Should be given at least a one-off wild card for one of the GPs this year, perhaps anywhere in Poland (Torun or Wroclaw), as the Poles already have enoug riders in it. but I know this won't happen, as they rather let some local youngsters ride instead. Such a shame to miss out on seeing Grigory Laguta in the SGP. Further, he won't even be in the Russian pairs squad for the SoN finals in Togliattim, as they surely will give Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov, plus U21 Gleb Chugunov, the Chance to defend their title this year. What a shame that we don't have the SWC any more. No proper teams' competiton, only this pairs gimmick. Shame on You, FIM, and shame on You Mr. Armando Castagna. Your Italians are stil not good enough to mix it with the leading nations even in a pairs competition, when You son rides together with an Argentinean with Italian ancestry.

Mark Riss has withdrawn , due to a shoulder injury he sustained in a speedway crash at Pocking on Easter Sunday.

Think so, and then it's probably another couple of Poles who get the remaining wildcards. Let's wait and see !

That's 5 Danes in the SEC Finals - one third of the field of the fifteen permanent riders !

Come on, man, be fair and give Laguta credit were credit is due. He is a great speedway rider ! I woudl dearly love to see him ride as a wild card in one or other of the upcoming SGP rounds. He would ruffle a few feathers there, for sure ! Thomsen could rather challenge the referee's verdict when Woryna came down and he go the blame for that in the all deciding "last chance" heat. That was a harsh decision, that went against Thomsen.

First reports from Poland say that Doyle has a broken rib and a punctured lung (to be confiormed). This would keep him out for some time.

Both Moorwinkelsdamm (near Oldenburg) and Stralsund (on the Baltic Coast) are in the North of Germany, and thus very far, about 700 to 800 km away from Landshut in Bavaria, which is in the deep south of Germany.

Pretty good meeting in far from ideal conditions it was so bitterly cold tonight. At least the rain stayed away. Would not have expected Sweden to win it, but Lindgren rode superbly and Ljung after a slow beginning did improve sufficiently during the meeting. Poland would still have won but for that last heat 3-3 against Germany, when local reserve Michael Härtel's single point against Patryk Dudek became the saviour for the German team and the match winner for Sweden. There was some decent racing on this track tonight, but the attendance was less than what it usually is for big meetings at this track, due to the uncertain and unpleasant weather conditions.

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The Ukrainians had to replace both of their riders for tonights First round of the Speedway of Nations in Landshut. Karpov was injured on Thursday, and Loktaev for some reason is also not ridign, so in come Rozalyuk and Melychuk, plus the U21 Levishyn. Latest News from the track. Practice at Landshut is cancelled to leave the covers on the track. There were some rain showers this morning and more rain is expected for the evening. Track remains dry under the covers and can take some rain tonight. Meeting should go ahead as planned (Starts at 6 pm UK time).

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IS that concrete kerb showing up only on just one spot or on several around the track, on the straight, or on the corner ? But is that really such a danger to the riders? It's certainly nothing compared to the concrete walls surrounding many of the Australian speedway tracks in the old days. That was really dangerous for the riders! But this ? Come on, why couldn't they simply have covered that part of the Pila track with a fresh load of shale, and get on with the racing? Looks to me like some "Prima Donna" star riders flexing their muscles again, refusing to ride whenever something does not perfectly suit them ! Sorry, but to cancel a Live TV meeting on a beautiful Easter Hoilday with a big crowd already in the stadium, is a serious matter. This is very damaging for the sport. More so when the official say that the track is safe and ready for racing ! It's a scandal !

Andrew Bucahnan in his farewell meeting. Glad to see that he has recovered enough to take his place after the bad crash he had in the World Cup meeting at Gillman

F.I.M. EUROPE 2019 EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 (SEC) 27.04.2019 Semi-final 1 Gorican (Croatia) 27.04.2019 Semi-final 2 Poznan (Poland) 01.05.2019 Semi-final 3 Rivne (Ukraine) 01.05.2019 Semi-final 4 Krsko (Slovenia) 25.05.2019 SEC Challenge Nagyhalasz (Hungary) 13.07.2019 SEC Final 1 Güstrow (Germany) 27.07.2019 SEC Final 2 Torun (Poland) 10. 08.2019 SEC Final 3 Vojens (Denmark) 28.09.2019 SEC Final 4 Chorzow (Poland) EUROPEAN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 29.06.2019 Semi-final Terenzano (Italy) 29.08.2019 Final Balakovo (Russia) EUROPEAN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP (U-21) 06.07.2019 Semi-final 1 Grudziadz (Poland) 06.07.2019 Semi-final 2 Nagyhalasz (Hungary) 06.07.2019 Semi-final 3 Holsted (Denmark) 31.08.2019 Final Rivne (Ukraine) EUROPEAN JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (U-21) 01.06.2019 Semi-final 1 Liberec (Czech Republic) 01.06.2019 Semi-final 2 Glumso (Denmark) 20.07.2019 Final Macon (France) EUROPEAN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CUP (U-19) 09.08.2019 Semi-final 1 Pardubice (Czech Republic) 09.08.2019 Semi-final 2 Güstrow (Germany) 11.08.2019 Final Zarnovica (Slovakia) EUROPEAN JUNIOR PAIRS CUP (U-19) 22.06.2019 Final Plzen (Czech Republic) 250cc EUROPEAN YOUTH SPEEDWAY CUP 17.08.2019 Semi-finals 1 & 2 Pardubice (Czech Republic) 18.08.2019 Final Divisov (Czech Republic) 85cc EUROPEAN YOUTH SPEEDWAY CUP 10.08.2019 Final Güstrow (Germany)

The track must be licensed, so how can this be? League racing is regularly takign place there, so far with no complaints, and now this. Such a shame ! Sometimes speedway is its own worst enemy, and not just in the UK, as we can see here !

Featuring the best of Poland's Under 21s This "Silver Helmet" meeting is the Poland's national qualifying round for the up-coming World and European U21 Championship rounds.