1st Round Of Slovenian-croatian-austrian Champ.

[tomazpozrl]

Matej Zagar won 1st round of Slovenian-Croatian-Austrian championship yesterday in Natschbach (Austria). He scored a faultless 15 point maximum, including a superb ride in heat 12, where he had to come from behind to pass Izak Santej and Manuel Hauzinger.

Second place went to 8 time slovenian vice champion Izak Santej and 3rd to reigning Austrian champion, Isle of Wight's Manuel Hauzinger.

Riding in his first meeting after a long recovery from last season's crash, Exeter's Jernej Kolenko finished in 6th place.

 

1. Matej Zagar SLO 3,3,3,3,3 = 15

2. Izak Santej SLO 3,3,2,3,3 = 14

3. Manuel Hauzinger AUT 3,2,1,3,3 = 12

4. Jurica Pavlic CRO 2,2,3,1,3 = 11

5. Heinrich Schatzer AUT 3,1,2,2,2 = 10

6. Jernej Kolenko SLO 1,2,3,2,2 = 10

7. Fritz Wallner AUT T,3,2,2,2 = 9

8. Zeljko Feher CRO 2,3,0,2,1 = 8

9. Ales Kraljic SLO 2,0,F,3,2 = 7

10. Marko Vlah CRO 2,1,3,0,0 = 6

11. Mario Ozelt AUT 1,1,0,1,1 = 4

12. Ivan Nagar AUT 1,1,1,F,1 = 4

13. Norbert Grogler AUT 1,2,0,0,0 = 3

14. Ivan Vargek CRO Ef,Ef,2,F,0 = 2

15. Damir Lucic SLO R,F,1,Ef,R = 1

16. Nikola Martinec CRO Ef,F,-,-,- = 0

 

R18. Marko Oto CRO 1,1,1 = 3

 

Heat-by-heat :

1. Schatzer, Feher, Kolenko, Vargek Ef

2. Santej, Kraljic, Grogler Wallner T

3. Zagar, Pavlic, Özelt, Martinec Ef

4. Hauzinger, Vlah, Nagar, Lucic R

5. Wallner, Hauzinger, Schatzer, Martinec F

6. Zagar, Kolenko, Vlah, Kraljic

7. Santej, Pavlic, Nagar, Vargek Ef

8. Feher, Grogler, Őzelt, Lucic F

9. Pavlic, Schatzer, Lucic, Kraljic F

10. Kolenko, Wallner, Nagar, Özelt

11. Vlah, Vargek, Oto, Grogler

12. Zagar, Santej, Hauzinger, Feher

13. Santej, Schatzer, Özelt, Vlah

14. Hauzinger, Kolenko, Pavlic, Grogler

15. Zagar, Wallner, Vargek F, Lucic Ef

16. Kraljic, Feher, Oto, Nagar F

17. Zagar, Schatzer, Nagar, Grogler

18. Santej, Kolenko, Oto, Lucic R

19. Hauzinger, Kraljic, Özelt, Vargek

20. Pavlic, Wallner, Feher, Vlah

[tommy]

Hi Tomaz, is Jurica Pavlic old enough to race in FIM sanctioned events this year?? Looks like he never lost a beat as he's right back in the thick of things. Did the construction of the new track/stadium in Prelog begin yet ?

Edited April 4, 2005 by tommy

[AndyM]

Wouldn't have thought there was a lot of competition for Zagar out there. Don't think anyone else would cut it in EL.

[Darija]

Hello! Here's answer on your question.

Jurica Pavlic is 15 years old and he has 16th birthday on June 14th. This year he wont be riding World junior championship, only European - semi-final in Prelog (30th of July). Next year he's riding qualification for World junior championship.

 

And new stadium is under construction. Big oppening meeting is on August 14th this year when speedway club ?UNIA? is organizer of Croatian-Austrian-Slovenian team championship. You are all invited!!)

 

Regards//

[tomazpozrl]

More than 200 photos from saturday's meeting in Natschbach can now be seen on slovenian speedway photographer Borut Cvetko's website :

 

http://www.mediaspeed.net/fotografije.asp?id=599&stran=1

[sunnygirl]

Hi!

 

Yes, Matej is deffinitely the best one out there! Maybe a bad start and bad track could take a point off his max.

Though it may happen...

This season will be great to follow!

 

And Photos from Borut Cvetko are great!!!

[Dave67]

Hi!

 

Yes, Matej is deffinitely the best one out there! Maybe a bad start and  bad track could take a point off his max.

Though it may happen...

This season will be great to follow!

 

And Photos from Borut Cvetko are great!!! 

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Any others worth a punt by an EL team?