DavidH Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Woo hoo, Matej Zagar has been handed a slot in the gp for 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Woo hooo, he'll miss loads of Reading matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Woo hoo, Matej Zagar has been handed a slot in the gp for 2006. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> With all due respect to Zager, the principle of selecting riders for the GP stinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 To put Zagar in at the expense of an established GP performer like Hans A does nothing for the credibility of the series. If you don't qualify automatically nowadays, just how do you get in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Well I know how some actresses manage to get special favours, but I'm not too sure about speedway riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 seems a strange one that Zagar is in and Hans Andersen is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauty Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 hope you all know. Zagar is not quilty for andersen being out!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrwulfAndrew Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I think its a good decision to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyscout Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 terrible decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liesdale Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Must admit it's crazy to see a rider like Zagar getting in ahead of Hans Andersen. The GPs need to have some sort of proper qualification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full-throttle Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Don't be shocked by the forthcoming announcement that Zagar is staying at Reading, with new owners BSI at the helm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzybee Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 its just stupid that someone like han andersen is left out and yet people like zagar and iversen are put in with all due respect to iversen and zagar, yes they are good young talents, but compared to what andersen could have done...they will do bog all! apart from maybe zagar in the solvenian gp ( if they have 1 next year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxton-babe Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Really stupid decision that is. Hans would have been much more competetive and given much better racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedway_dan Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Qualification must be brought back into the gp series before BSI shoot speedway as a whole in the foot. Bets for the Danish wild card are now-being taken!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy D Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 The Whole GP seriessucks anyway! I wouldn't waste too much energy being annoyed. I mean what kind of competition allows for 8 riders to automatically qualify for nextyear, with the 7 remaining places going to riders hand selected by the board? Utter tosh. We've had the GP for 10years now and its time it was abandoned for the World final format again, where riders have to qualify and earn their place, Sky will still have meetings to cover like the Nordic Final and British Final etc so they'll still fill their quota. The GP's are just plain crud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 its just stupid that someone like han andersen is left out and yet people like zagar and iversen are put in <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is it really that stupid? No one outside of about three or maybe four riders is gonna win the WC anyway, so if they see fit to freshen the series up a bit with some new raw talent why not? Is Hans Andersen ever gonna be world champion? IMO he has had a chance and should move over for someone else. He now has to have a decent year in the leagues he rides in and make sure he can't be left out next year. Although i do believe there should be some sort of qualification system, although there must also be room for riders to be seeded mainly due to injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 there only one this to say its about time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-D Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Must admit i thought Nancy (Hans Andersens nickname at Reading) would have got a place over Iversen but given the influence of Ole Olsen and the departure of Jacob from the scene maybe he was not a favoured Danish son. If Bjerre had not got injured i think he would have got the Danish nod. Protsiewicz was always an outside bet for a place given his sponsors input into the GP series and the need for another Pole in the line up. Zagar being young, Slovenian and a dam good rider was always going to get a spot after his performances as a wild card. I think BSI has picked 3 riders that are hungry to be involved in the GP series and have the right attitude to succeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheMan Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 im a massive fan of the gp, i think its going to do good for our sport. not sure on the decision of selecting 8 riders, i can see why they have done it this way, like all over forms of motor sport do. but i do kind of agree there should be a qualification system. i did read that they're thinking about having some sort of qualification system next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Is it really that stupid? No one outside of about three or maybe four riders is gonna win the WC anyway, so if they see fit to freshen the series up a bit with some new raw talent why not? Is Hans Andersen ever gonna be world champion? IMO he has had a chance and should move over for someone else. He now has to have a decent year in the leagues he rides in and make sure he can't be left out next year. Although i do believe there should be some sort of qualification system, although there must also be room for riders to be seeded mainly due to injuries. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hans Andersen is a strange case - he has consistently underperformed at GP level but look at his average - he's above B Pedersen, Hancock, Jonsson, Richardson, Sully etc etc and almost two points above Iversen. Why is he beaten by opponents at GP level that he would beat in EL meetings I wonder? I notice he is saying on the BSPA site that he has performed consistently well in all leagues - and I would agree. At least Zagar has proven he is capable of some good scoring and in one GP finished higher than Hans did, although he struggled a bit in Italy (but wasn't the only one - Pedersen and Gollob also did). I fear it may be too much too soon for Zagar and that a year of improvement in Sweden coupled with his first season of EL would give him a sound base to ride from next year. But I'm pleased he'll get a crack nonetheless Iversen's selection baffle me - surely the Danes would pick Andersen before Iversen? The GP they both rode in Andersen scored 8 points to Iversen's 7. Maybe they think Iversen will spice things up more than Andersen? Its selections like this that won't do the GPs any good because people cannot understand the reasoning. Protasiewicz did pretty well in the GP he was selected for (11 pts in Poland) but the 22 riders with a better EL average than him may find his selction even more confusing than Iversen's! Andersen at 25 is bit early to write off as never going to win the GPs - and the selection of Protasiewicz can't even by justified on age as he's 30. Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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