miik-miik Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Thanks to Ivan Mauger, Speedway is coming to Asia! Ivan Mauger is starting from 21.July a Speedway training series for "future" Malaysian raiders. Already 260 people aged between 15 and 21 had registered. http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_sports.php?id=267690 And of course .. what is a Speedway country without a Speedway Pub ? Here it is I still can`t believe.... thats really exotic Edited June 24, 2007 by miik-miik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 hey cool. I think this is what the sport needs. some intrest from countries that "nver heard" of the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Yeah,sounds promising as long as it is speedway and not that Japanese version.But it sounds like "our" version if Ivan Mauger is involved.Good response from the youngsters and also trying to get street daredevils involved as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Does anyone know who is behind this venture ? It isn't Avtar Sandhu, is it ? Did they purchase a stable of bikes, spare parts etc - and what track do they ride on ? Can't wait to learn more about it ! Probably the worldwide SGP coverage on TV bears fruit in parts of the world that had not been infected by the speedway bug before. Seems mighty good ! Just imagine what chances for the sport will arise if Speedway Malaysia is a success. It won't stop there - what a perspective ! Speedway to conquer the world ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 This is awesome. Perhaps IMG are behing this also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Surely Ivan Mauger has enough contacts to pull this off on his own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarabanko Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Looks and sounds very intresting. Just hope Speedway can be a hit in Malaysia and not convert to tarmacspeedway as in japan. Good luck to the involved. / Mikael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miik-miik Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 While searching for some more info i found this sentence: "Malaysia juga dijangka menjadi tuan rumah Grand Prix Speedway Antarabangsa FIM (SGP) menjelang tahun 2009 atau 2010." Unfortunatly I can't understand malay ;-) But it seems like something could happen in 2009 2010. Best luck ! Malaysia SGP 2009 http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:PelfB...clnk&cd=2&gl=de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Geez, that'd be right handy for Darwin. Just a hop, step and a jump away on Tiger Airways - Asia's Answer to Von Ryanair's Express! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Here is the start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissPosition Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Here is the start <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Either my eyes are telling lies, or I've just seen beach speedway raced on mopeds, complete with luggage boxes? "And that's three points for Jonsson. No wait! He's dropped the Chicken Strippers, and there goes the Toffee Temptation! Look out, here come the Belgians!" Millard out! Hall and Waring in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 (edited) Looks good Keep up the good work Ivan Mauger ! Edited June 25, 2007 by DutchGrasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miik-miik Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 also the first track being build: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 (edited) Here is the start <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can you imagine the current-pros racing on that track? Look at them ruts There's an English version , factually wrong but we'll for give them Edited June 25, 2007 by SCB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Can you imagine the current-pros racing on that track? Look at them ruts There's an English version , factually wrong but we'll for give them <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We all had to start somewhere - Goodonya Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I don't think that this track is set up for the International star riders. Seems this track is just for the locals to race on and it looks o.k. to me. If You know that they plan to have speedway with the international stars in one of their big stadia (National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur is a 100,000 all seater venue) it makes anything we have here in Europe look small. Give them some time, they have to start somehow. Even those 115cc bikes they will use at first are o.k. for them to learn on. You couldn't put them learners all on a 500cc speedway bike. The best riders will eventually move up to the 250cc and finally to the proper 500cc speedway bikes, and will then race against the best of Europe, Australia and America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackie Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 (edited) While searching for some more info i found this sentence: "Malaysia juga dijangka menjadi tuan rumah Grand Prix Speedway Antarabangsa FIM (SGP) menjelang tahun 2009 atau 2010." Unfortunatly I can't understand malay ;-) But it seems like something could happen in 2009 2010. Best luck ! Malaysia SGP 2009 http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:PelfB...clnk&cd=2&gl=de <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Asked my Malaysian friend to translate and yep, it pretty much says that Malaysia also hope to become the hosts of the International SGP in either 2009 0r 2010. Can tell you now, a SGP in KL would p!ss all over Cardiff experience . Edited June 27, 2007 by Wackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Mic Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Either my eyes are telling lies, or I've just seen beach speedway raced on mopeds, complete with luggage boxes? "And that's three points for Jonsson. No wait! He's dropped the Chicken Strippers, and there goes the Toffee Temptation! Look out, here come the Belgians!" Millard out! Hall and Waring in! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's gotta be post of the year so far. Had me crying. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinuteWarning Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Latest video about the track building is at The first Malaysian season starts on July 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedwaymalaysia Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 hi guys, i'm posting from kuala lumpur. there is a blogsite at: http://speedwaymalaysia.blogspot.com/ where we will update development as they occur...this is an interim measure as we are now quite busy getting the track ready for the first ever night event in 2 weeks. a more professional website will be up very soon. thanks for all the kind words of encouragement from all of you. as for how it all started, we mooted the idea more than 2 decades ago but decided to concentrate in the motoGP first...we promoted the first malaysian motorcycle grand prix for 125cc, 250cc and 500cc bikes (as it was called then) in 1991 and organised it till 1996. in 2002 we put in a proposal to the ministry of sports in malaysia to develop speedway racing but it was not until late last year when we gave it a real push. when we had the confirmation of support we got to contact ivan mauger in march this year but he was busy doing his annual trips to europe and us of a. he got over to meet us in may for the launch not knowing if it was a 5minute project or a one-year project but he soon discovered that it will be a project to stay for the next 100 years, God willing. he had been a real help and we gained plenty from his experience. he was rather pleased that we finally has some movement for this sport in asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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