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Bjerre and AJ both had first picks in the semi-finals and for some reason both opted for red and both failed to make it to the final. Then in the final, Hampel picks first ... chosses red and is done by Gollob off blue. After the interval, Gate 2 won SIX of the EIGHT heats and then two of the following heats. Gate 1 had only won ONE race after the interval and finished 3rd or 4th in 7 of the last 11 races. ..... Thought Hampel was clearly going for Blue but obviously worried about being pushed out on turn one. For me it was a racing accident and if I had to decide which rider was at fault, then I would have to go with AJ being the cause as Gollob had edged in front .... he kept to the white line ..... there was minimal contact and had he not turned when he did, then he would have been in the air fence with AJ. I do have the thought that AJ actually stood up just before contact as he saw Zorro coming inwards while leading and looked to be making a switch to the outside ..... split second incident, but cant really fault Gollob for racing !

Hasn't been announced yet but I would say its odds on that Nicolai Klindt will be selected due to age, current form and showed up well last year in the WTC Looks like Piotr Protasiewicz (#19) will be replacing Emil in Copenhagen with any other injuries being covered by Davey Watt (#20)

Quite frankly the best entertainment at an event like this would be the free style Moto X riders like the RED BULL X FIGHTERS They are in Russia 2 weeks prior to Cardiff and Madrid 2 weeks after. They may cost a bit, but would certainly be more entertaining than some X Factor loser or Chas N Dave belting out Rabitt Rabbitt Rabbitt etc etc RED BULL VIDEO

Not a bad meeting considering the rain, sadly the Wolves pairing of Freddie and Tai finished 15th and 16th, but there are still 9 more rounds to go and I'm sure Freddie will come good soon. The Hans/Bomber clash was a difficult one to call and either could have been excluded. Hans HAD passed Bomber Bomber lost control because Hans blocked his run The Contact was before the fall These would point to Bomber being excluded, but then you have to look at Bomber fell because Hans cut across him The contact was enough to out balance Bomber and left him no choice Bombers bike was hooked up on Hans's back wheel and he had to go down These would point to Hans going ...... Either way, it was the refs call and he decided it was Hans that was at fault. ....... I would possibly say it was more Bombers fault the race was stopped .... but only just ! Good to see the old boys amongst the points and racing their hearts out. Zorro, Herbie and Tomasz were all good battling riders in thos conditions while Emil made a few important mistakes.

World Super Bikes, F1 and many other motor sports race in countries that have never had a home rider involved and take it to countries like Dubai, Thailand, Japan etc. Why Speedway cant do this with the GP Series instead of having 3 in Poland and 2 in Sweden each year is beyond me. Get the series out to the whole world and maybe the sport will grow outside of Europe more ..... even if only on TV !!!

Wolves fans will be behind British U21 Champion, Joe Haines in the final ......... in fact I think most Wolves fans would rather back Shovlar riding Shergar in the National than back Rico !!! So Tai misses out ..... Yes its at Monmore but its not a meeting about "home" advantage and there still should be Nicholls, Harris, Kennett, Allen, Bridger etc etc who have had brilliant races around Monmore and entertained the crowd ...... and then there's Rico

Joe Haines rides at the Kings Lynn Semi-Final next Wednesday ...... I'm sure he will grab a top 8 spot 12/05/10 1930 British Semi-Final, King's Lynn 12/05/10 1930 Poole v Ipswich (EL) Surely they are not going to make Daniel King ride one race in Norfolk and miss out on a nights racing in Dorset while Ipswich cover him with a guest ? Have the run-off before the final at Monmore Green .... winner goes into the meeting .... loser is first reserve ! Its a good job none of the Poole BRITISH riders are in that Semi-Final

Lindback is recovering from a broken collar bone so maybe 25/1 is about right Watch out for Freddie ..... going to win at least 1 round this year

Having already entered before GP1 ..... I will stick with my original choice 3. Emil SAYFUTDINOV £50,000 (CAPT) 6. Nicki PEDERSEN £45,000 9. Fredrik LINDGREN £35,000 10. Hans ANDERSEN £35,000 13. Jaroslaw HAMPEL £25,000 PS; If you fail to nominate, do you keep the same captain as the previous round ?

Always park in the exact same place each year Best to psrk up on the road lading into Town where the Castle is on the left hand side and then walk down onto the High St.

After a great league campaign last season, I think Fredrik Lindgren is going to mount a bigger challenge this year and having "Billy" in his pits now will also help with experience. He seems quicker this year already, having gone close to the Monmore track record twice, so I would have an E/W on him Think Crumpy will be the man to beat with Emil and Nicki his closest rivals this year. Apart from the odd one or two, this years line up is pretty strong with even riders like Tai and Hampel way down the list that can spring a few suprises in the odd round.

1. Jason CRUMP £50,000 2. Tomasz GOLLOB £50,000 3. Emil SAYFUTDINOV £50,000 4. Greg HANCOCK £45,000 5. Andreas JONSSON £45,000 6. Nicki PEDERSEN £45,000 7. Rune HOLTA £35,000 8. Kenneth BJERRE £35,000 9. Fredrik LINDGREN £35,000 10. Hans ANDERSEN £35,000 11. Magnus ZETTERSTROM £25,000 12. Chris HOLDER £35,000 13. Jaroslaw HAMPEL £25,000 14. Chris HARRIS £25,000 15. Tai WOFFINDEN £25,000 16. Wild Card £25,000 3. Emil SAYFUTDINOV £50,000 (CAPT) 6. Nicki PEDERSEN £45,000 9. Fredrik LINDGREN £35,000 10. Hans ANDERSEN £35,000 13. Jaroslaw HAMPEL £25,000 155

Bomber at best 13th, Tai could be anywhere from 9th to 12th

Just looked at te odds for the forthcoming season and while I cant see him being World Champion just yet .... Its weird how William Hill have Tai Woffinden down as 25/1 while Ladbrokes have him at 66/1 ! Amazing that in only his second year, Emil starts as slight favourite over Crump and Nicki but with 3 GP's in Poland this year, I think 16/1 (EW) for Tomasz Goillob at William Hills is pretty good odds. ODDS FOR 2010 SPEEDWAY

Much rather watch Speedway GP's than the F1 GP's as the second team member is only there to help out, so a field of 22 becomes 11 of which at least 6 are no hopers. With 16 riders in a GP and one of those being a WC, teams of 2 would leave one rider on his own ! Then you would have to find 7 or 8 companies that would be willing to foot the bill for this !

I would rather points are carried forward. Double points awarded in the Semi Finals and Finals, so if a rider finishes the 20 heats with 14 and then gets third in the Semi-Final, his 16 points maybe enough to get him through. Riders scrapping through on 8 points would struggle to get to the final unless they win the semi-final but a second place would at least give them 12 GP points. Maybe the top 8 could get a 3 point bonus for making the semi finals too so a rider going unbeaten could get 30 GP points.

Although he is getting on, with 3 rounds in Poland next season, Gollob wont be far away again but my money is on Emil to win the title with Nicki 2nd and Crump 3rd. Maybe a better choice would be Bomber or Zorro ?

Freddie, Hans and Tai were nailed on certainties for 2010 but the only choice they had to make was which other Brit got a place. For me Eddie Kennett is not and never will be a GP rider but then again you have to wonder how many chances Bomber is going to get to qualify on his own right. Why they have to have 2 Brits in is a joke really and while I wish Tai all the best for 2010, I dont think he will get in the top 8 and if both Brits fail to make it in the top 8 then they should look at reducing it to just one Brit in 2011.

If I had the power to pick the 15 GP riders for 2010 they would be 1 ~ Jason Crump 2 ~ Tomasz Gollob 3 ~ Emil Sayfutdinov 4 ~ Greg Hancock 5 ~ Andreas Jonsson 6 ~ Nicki Pedersen 7 ~ Rune Holta 8 ~ Kenneth Bjerre 9 ~ Fredrik Lindgren 10 ~ Hans Andersen 11 ~ Leigh Adams 12 ~ Jaroslaw Hampel 13 ~ Chris Holder 14 ~ Matej Zagar 15 ~ Tai Woffinden 16 ~ Wild Card 17 ~ Grezgorz Zengota 18 ~ Darcy Ward 19 ~ Jurica Pavlic 20 ~ Martin Vaculik

Lets face it, only 3-6 riders are actually capable of winning the title at the end of the season and the rest are battling for a top 8 spot and I'm sure Tai will be one of those giving it 110% and will score more next season that either Harris or Nicholls have this year. He missed the gate

So did BA but look at the sponsors he gets these days ! POLAND 1. Jason CRUMP 1975 Atlas Wrocław 16 195 7 202 81 2,494 Dom: 8 97 4 101 40 2,525 Wyjazd: 8 98 3 101 41 2,463 2. Nicki PEDERSEN 1977 Cognor Częst. 12 136 5 141 57 2,474 Dom: 5 61 2 63 25 2,520 Wyjazd: 7 75 3 78 32 2,438 3. Leigh ADAMS 1971 Unia Leszno 16 193 12 205 84 2,440 Dom: 8 98 3 101 41 2,463 Wyjazd: 8 95 9 104 43 2,419 4. Greg HANCOCK 1970 Cognor Częst. 18 195 20 215 95 2,263 Dom: 10 107 10 117 51 2,294 Wyjazd: 8 88 10 98 44 2,227 5. Tomasz GOLLOB 1971 Caelum Gorzów 16 170 14 184 82 2,244 Dom: 8 83 8 91 40 2,275 Wyjazd: 8 87 6 93 42 2,214 6. Jarosław HAMPEL 1982 Unia Leszno 16 174 18 192 86 2,233 Dom: 8 84 10 94 41 2,293 Wyjazd: 8 90 8 98 45 2,178 7. Kenneth BJERRE 1984 Lotos Gdańsk 15 178 4 182 82 2,220 Dom: 8 88 2 90 41 2,195 Wyjazd: 7 90 2 92 41 2,244 8. Piotr PROTASIEWICZ 1975 Falubaz Z.G. 18 163 26 189 86 2,198 Dom: 9 94 17 111 44 2,523 Wyjazd: 9 69 9 78 42 1,857 9. Emil SAYFUTDINOV 1989 Polonia Bydg. 20 220 12 232 106 2,189 Dom: 10 122 8 130 51 2,549 Wyjazd: 10 98 4 102 55 1,855 10. Rafał DOBRUCKI 1976 Falubaz Z.G. 18 173 15 188 89 2,112 Dom: 9 88 11 99 44 2,250 Wyjazd: 9 85 4 89 45 1,978 11. Andreas JONSSON 1980 Polonia Bydg. 19 201 13 214 102 2,098 Dom: 10 103 5 108 49 2,204 Wyjazd: 9 98 8 106 53 2,000 12. Ryan SULLIVAN 1975 Unibax Toruń 18 180 15 195 93 2,097 Dom: 9 103 7 110 46 2,391 Wyjazd: 9 77 8 85 47 1,809 13. Grzegorz WALASEK 1976 Falubaz Z.G. 18 174 23 197 95 2,074 Dom: 9 87 13 100 45 2,222 Wyjazd: 9 87 10 97 50 1,940 14. Christopher HOLDER 1987 Unibax Toruń 18 153 13 166 83 2,000 Dom: 9 79 10 89 40 2,225 Wyjazd: 9 74 3 77 43 1,791 15. Wiesław JAGUŚ 1975 Unibax Toruń 18 155 10 165 83 1,988 Dom: 9 82 6 88 41 2,146 Wyjazd: 9 73 4 77 42 1,833 16. Rune HOLTA 1973 Caelum Gorzów 16 154 8 162 84 1,929 Dom: 8 85 6 91 41 2,220 Wyjazd: 8 69 2 71 43 1,651 17. Frederik LINDGREN 1985 Falubaz Z.G. 18 142 15 157 82 1,915 Dom: 9 97 9 106 44 2,409 Wyjazd: 9 45 6 51 38 1,342 18. Adrian MIEDZIŃSKI 1985 Unibax Toruń 18 161 20 181 95 1,905 Dom: 9 90 12 102 47 2,170 Wyjazd: 9 71 8 79 48 1,646 19. Krzysztof KASPRZAK 1984 Unia Leszno 16 141 11 152 81 1,877 Dom: 8 77 8 85 41 2,073 Wyjazd: 8 64 3 67 40 1,675 20. Matej ZAGAR 1983 Caelum Gorzów 15 116 19 135 73 1,849 Dom: 7 58 8 66 33 2,000 Wyjazd: 8 58 11 69 40 1,725 SWEDEN Nicki Pedersen (DK) 10,44 Leigh Adams (AU) 10,18 Greg Hancock (US) 9,55 Jason Crump (AU) 9,41 Hans Andersen (DK) 8,74 Tomasz Gollob (PL) 8,56 Wieslaw Jagus 8,49 Andreas Jonsson (SE) 8,37 Piotr Protasiewicz (PL) 7,98 Rune Holta * (PL) 7,96 Jaroslaw Hampel (PL) 7,87 Fredrik Lindgren (SE) 7,84 Peter Karlsson (SE) 7,84 Bjarne Pedersen (DK) 7,77 Lee Richardson (GB) 7,49 Ryan Sullivan (AU) 6,99 Scott Nicholls * (GB) 6,98 Troy Batchelor 6,96 Grzegorz Walasek * (PL) 6,76 Rafal Dobrucki * (PL) 6,71 Adam Shields * (AU) 6,59 Krzysztof Kasprzak 6,56 Niels-Kristian Iversen * (DK) 6,37 Adrian Miedzinski * (PL) 6,20 Chris Holder * (AU) 6,17 Magnus Zetterström 6,12 Kenneth Bjerre * (DK) 5,75 Sebastian Ulamek * * (PL) 5,71 Chris Harris * (GB) 5,59 Pedersen, Crump, Adams and Hancock are the top 4 in both Sweden and Poland while Protasiewicz, Holta, Jagus, Gollob, Jonsson and Sullivan feature in both top 16's. That gives you the top 10 with 4 Poles, 3 Aussies, 1 Swede, I Dane and 1 American. Fredrik Lindgren only just missed out in Poland but is 13th in Sweden so that makes 2 Swedes. Grezgorz Walasek is 13th and 19th to take the 12th spot and add a 5th Pole. Rafal Dobrucki is 10th in Poland and 20th in Sweden to make it 6 Poles Chris Holder is 14th and 25th so he could make it 4 Aussies The last 2 should come by averages from possibly Kenneth Bjerre and Emil Sayfutdinov Of those 16 .... 10 will be in the 2010 Series

Does make me wonder which rider will be left out if there is a contract agreement to have TWO British riders in the Series ? Lindgren ? Zagar ? or Andersen Then who would be the second Brit alongside Tai .... If there was 2 Brits ... Kennett ~ Harris ~ GT Rico ?

Will Crump be riding in England next year ? What about Lindgren and Woffinden ? Seems weird that a few years a go us Wolves fans were pleased to see David Howe get in the Cardiff meeting as we didn't have GP riders. Next year of the few that will be riding in England ..... Wolves could have 2 orf the 3 or 4 There will be new sponsorship deals put in place and excisting ones improved if/when Tai is named in the GP's so finacially I can't see that being a problem. Is he ready for it ? ........ Are they ready for him !!

01 Nicolai Klindt 02 Ben Barker 03 Tai Woffinden 04 William Lawson 05 Fredrik Lindgren 06 Chris Kerr 07 Adam Skornicki 08 Kenni Larsen 09 Joe Haines 10 Scott Nicholls 11 Lewis Bridger 12 Ty Proctor 13 Kevin Wolbert 14 Kenny Ingalls 15 Cameron Woodward 16 Chris Harris 17 Jim Fishback No doubt Fredrik Lindgren, Tai Woffinden, Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris will be the big four to beat in this meeting, but I'm going to say there could be a big result from Nicolai Klindt here. He faces Tai in heat one and Tai should have the beating of him, but that would then give him a head start over Freddie in his next outing and Wolves fans know that when Nic hits the front he is faster than Freddie around the Green. I will go for a Wolves 1-2-3 with Freddie, Tai and Nicolai

TOP EIGHT Jason Crump Tomasz Gollob Emil Sayfutdinov Greg Hancock Andreas Jonsson Nicki Pedersen Rune Holta Kenneth Bjerre QUALIFIERS Magnus Zetterstrom Jarek Hampel Chris Holder WILD CARDS Fredrik Lindgren Hans Andersen Tai Woffinden Matej Zagar Antonio Lindback may be considered as could a second Brit in Lee Richardson or even Chris Harris but I think Tai Woffinden and Matej Zagar will get the two remaining places for 2010.