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this one is time stamped, not sure if the others are updating or not.
a big puddle but it looks reasonably bright with no evidence of rain falling (this cam had spots of rain on it yesterday).
wildcards are exactly that, wildcards. should the places have been given on merit then 5 riders should have qualified tonight, or from some similar series of meetings.
on the basis that 2 wildcards is the chosen selection criteria then riders with the ability to best enhance the gp spectacle should be selected. i'd much rather see a zagar or lindback mixing it up than rico trailing round at the back. it seems rather unfair for a brit to be selected on the basis that none can get there on merit.
lindback + zagar should get the wildcards on ability (also entertainment). can't get excited by rico in the gp's. why have a permanent brit if none can really compete with the big boys?
i don't disagree. the point i am trying to make is that nicki would have won the heat had he ridden sensibly. instead he charges into the corner giving emil and the ref the chance to exclude him. the hothead only has himself to blame.
perhaps he didn't have a sufficient fanning to calm him down before the final!
pedersen could have turned left far sooner than he did and left emil more room but he decided to go into the corner mid track. he gave the ref an opportunity to make a decision and the rest is history. i think he was more angry with himself than anyone else.
agreed don't think you can judge scott's suitability or otherwise for team gb based on one slick track versus riders who he has never been able to gate like. unfortunately he is still the best we have got. nicholls, bridger, woffinden, barker, harris, kennett not such a bad line up.
in some ways it shows how predictable speedway has become. the "he who dares wins" mentality here is just not producing dividends. Over recent years the tracks have been prepared in such a way such that they encourage riders to chase the dirt as the meeting progresses. It seems that most riders instinctively chase the dirt and it simply won't work on these type of surfaces.
is Ole going to dictate how the track is prepared on monday at coventry? the danish boys love it slick, and seem to have been given their wish of hometrack advantage- will we get a grippy surface?
the temporary track is making for exciting racing, but do we really want to see a world GP littered with mistakes due to ruts and inconsistencies in the track surface?
this ones wide open. can see a dark horse winning...