f-s-p Posted May 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 (edited) This years Extraliiga started off worst than anyone could have expected. The meeting was abandoned after Timo Villanen hit the fence in heat 7. He picked some drive on a very soft track as he was getting his wheels in line entering the home straight and wheelied across the track hitting and stopping on impact to the fence. The extent of his injuries are currently unknown, but I'm told he was first taken to the local hospital at Seinäjoki, where they very quickly decided to move him to Tampere. Even one of our national tabloids have picked up on this tragic news... EDIT His injuries are not life threatening though, thank god. Apart from heat 1 and the re-run of it the track was very poor. The track had been left untouched after last season and had received new material last weekend. Thankfully the crushed granite was sized under 7mm this season (not 8-12mm like last year). I'm told that it was unrideable even as late as last tuesday. Anyway it had not binded, and the watering was left until the start of the match. It had a serious dust problem from the start and it was getting softer on every lap. I did not see the crash itself, as Kaj Laukkanen was losing control at the same time on the other end of the track. That give's a pretty good impression on how bad it was. The riders then got together and informed that they would not ride anymore leaving the ref no other option but to call the meeting off. Couple of other notes from the meeting... Jari Mäkinen was pretty well on the pace in heat one, until his new JRM FIM-approved kill switch malfunctioned entering turn 3. I just wonder if FIM is trying to kill a couple of riders with this rule so they can stop speedway for good. Idiots. I read from SS that even the GP-riders havent got them to work and they were allowed to use the old ones in Krsko. Why force a rule that isn't possible (yet) to be carried out. Thankfully no one hit Mäkinen as his bike straightened. Mäkinen's engine got running again before he stopped and that eventually resulted him touching the fence and falling. In the re-run Tomi "Silver Bullet" Reima outgated Kaj "Speedway Superstar" Laukkanen from the outside and led from tapes to finish without giving any kind of chance for Laukkanen. Katajisto wasn't all that far back. Joni Keskinen starts his journey towards UK today with a practise scheduled for tuesday at STMP. Keskinen had tried his bikes on thursday at Routakallio resulting in a fall and a sore neck. He was supposed to ride yesterday but Rene Lehtinen took his place. Extraliiga 1/10 Seinäjoki 9.5.2008 Kotkat 13 Kaj Laukkanen - 2 - 2 Juha Hautamäki - 33 - 6 Rene Lehtinen - 3 - 3 Petteri Koivunen - 11 - 2 Paholaiset 10 Jari Mäkinen - d3 - 3 Petri Koskela - 1 - 1 Marko Suojanen - 22 - 4 Alexander Edberg - 2 - 2 Jokerit 8 Kalle Katajisto - 1 - 1 Jani Eerikäinen - 02 - 2 Timo Villanen - 1 - 1 Markku Autio - 31 - 4 Haukat-Royals 5 Tomi Reima - 30 - 3 Juha Mäkelä - 2 - 2 Joni Kitala - 00 - 0 Aarni Heikkilä - 0 - 0 Heat by heat: 1. Reima, Laukkanen, Katajisto, Mäkinen d 63,12 2. Hautamäki, Mäkelä, Koskela, Eerikäinen 63,12 3. Lehtinen, Suojanen, Villanen, Kitala 64,20 4. Autio, Edberg, Koivunen, Heikkilä 64,96 5. Mäkinen, Eerikäinen, Koivunen, Kitala 65,55 6. Hautamäki, Suojanen, Autio, Reima 64,01 Meeting called off after a crash in heat seven, result will not stand and the match will be re-staged at a later date. EDITED There was a mistake in the results. Edited May 12, 2008 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarabanko Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) Heard from Alex Edberg's father that Timo is badly injured. Fredrik heard that Timo is paralysed from the chest down, broken ribs and internal injuries. If it is true it is so f*cking sad. Not another rider put in a wheelchair :cry: :cry: / Mikael Edited May 11, 2008 by tarabanko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Heard from Alex Edberg's father that Timo is badly injured. Fredrik heard that Timo is paralysed from the chest down, broken ribs and internal injuries. If it is true it is so f*cking sad. Not another rider put in a wheelchair / Mikael Thats what I've heard too. Was gonna wait until tomorrow to find new info. I'm told in cases like this 48 hrs is the time it takes for some of the swelling go away, so I was hoping he might get his legs moving again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarabanko Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) Thats what I've heard too. Was gonna wait until tomorrow to find new info. I'm told in cases like this 48 hrs is the time it takes for some of the swelling go away, so I was hoping he might get his legs moving again... Yes its true that it takes upto 48 hours to some swelling to go down, so we can only hope for the BEST! :cry: Edited May 11, 2008 by tarabanko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Yes its true that it takes upto 48 hours to some swelling to go down, so we can only hope for the BEST! :cry: I'm hoping for an official press release on the subject. We'll just have to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 (edited) Isn't there mistake in results? I didn't see second Laukkanen's heat. Doesn't he had only 2 (2)? Edited May 12, 2008 by Vicar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazpozrl Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 f-s-p, do you perhaps know which riders will represent Finland in SWC qualifier in Ljubljana? I'm starting to work on the programme for the meeting and I need names and details . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 f-s-p, do you perhaps know which riders will represent Finland in SWC qualifier in Ljubljana? I'm starting to work on the programme for the meeting and I need names and details . Hautamäki, Laukkanen, Nieminen and Kylmäkorpi are certain with the fifth decided later. They all have websites and you can find the links to their sites via the JMS-link in my sig. You need pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hautamäki, Laukkanen, Nieminen and Kylmäkorpi are certain with the fifth decided later. Can it be anyone else than Tero Aarnio? Must admit he has surprised me with his scores for Berwick so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Can it be anyone else than Tero Aarnio? Must admit he has surprised me with his scores for Berwick so far. Aarnio has a good chance of getting there. Riders like Lehtinen, Aarnio and even Mäkinen were all known to be busy and riding around Europe from the start. The door is/was left open for them to prove themselves. I'm with you on this one, Aarnio has been surprisingly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 It has just been announced that Vaasa is pulling their team from Kaupunki Cup after Timo Villanen's accident. I'm still waiting for official press release on Villanen. Rumours haven't changed much to my disappointment, it looks like he's not walking again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarabanko Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 It has just been announced that Vaasa is pulling their team from Kaupunki Cup after Timo Villanen's accident. I'm still waiting for official press release on Villanen. Rumours haven't changed much to my disappointment, it looks like he's not walking again. :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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f-s-p Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 (edited) Lineup for Yyteri Speedway next saturday. This will act as a qualifier for the U21 WC round at the same track in two weeks. 1. Markku Autio U21 2. Teemu Lahti U21 3. Jouni Viljanen U21 4. Juho Ruuska 5. Jens Oskarsson - SE 6. Juha Mäkelä has withdrawn himself. 7. Timo Lahti U21 8. Appe Mustonen U21 9. Tomi Reima 10. Marko Suojanen 11. Kalle Katajisto U21 12. Aarni Heikkilä U21 13. Niko Siltaniemi U21 14. Jukka Nieminen U21 15. Alexander Edberg - SE 16. Niklas Larsson - SE It will be a 20 heat + semifinal from which two best will advance to the final with two best scorers from the preli's. I'm told Mäkelä was the rider who managed to escape involvement in the Villanen crash last friday. He was between the fence and Villanen, but managed just to accelerate enough to avoid Villanen. I didn't know this until yesterday... I can now understand why he was a squiet as he was when we chatted after the meeting. Edited May 15, 2008 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Where will be meeting Yyteri Speedway? Any new info about Villanen? Mita häneille kuuluu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Mita häneille kuuluu? Thats pretty good No statement given yet, Yyteri is at Pori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 I heard yesterday from two different sources that the fences at the Seinäjoki track have been demolished this week. They are building new ones as we speak apparently. I have a strong reason to believe that they will be made according to the Swedish standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 (edited) Kalle Katajisto won Yyteri Speedway yesterday at Pori. He was very good. Looked like a boiled spaghetti on his bike and kept going faster and faster as the record long meeting progressed. I mean 3 hrs 20 minutes from the start of the parade to the end of the prize giving ceremony. Teemu Lahti was the unfortunate one in this meeting. Katajisto made a mess of himself entering the 3rd bend and LAhti who was straight behind him had to lay his bike down to avoid collision. In the process he hit the fence hard enough so his shoulder popped out. He'll be back in two weeks but still. Mustonen looked very good too with overtaking riders from the outside on several occasions. My list of riders for Finnish rep's in the U21 qualifier is Lahti, Mäkinen, Katajisto, Mustonen, Siltaniemi with two these as reserves. Yyteri Speedway 17.5.2008 Pori Kalle Katajisto 233d3 11 Marko Suojanen T3323 11 Appe Mustonen 12332 11 Niklas Larsson 33212 11 Niko Siltaniemi 22223 11 Tomi Reima 33M31 10 Timo Lahti 31123 10 Jens Oskarsson 2R232 9 Alex Edberg 12121 7 Markku Autio 21T30 6 Juho Ruuska 31011 6 Teemu Lahti d23MN 5 Aarni Heikkilä 10012 4 Jukka Nieminen 01200 3 Jouni Viljanen 1Fd01 2 Erä erältä: 1. Ruuska, Autio, Viljanen, Lahti d 68,10 2. T.Lahti, Oskarsson, Mustonen 65,86 3. Reima, Katajisto, Heikkilä, Suojanen T 64,56 4. Larsson, Siltaniemi, Edberg, Nieminen 65,85 5. Reima, Siltaniemi, Autio, Oskarsson 64,98 6. Suojanen, Lahti, Nieminen 66,07 7. Katajisto, Edberg, T.Lahti, Viljanen F 64,96 8. Larsson, Mustonen, Ruuska, Heikkilä 66,23 9. Katajisto, Larsson, Autio T 66,16 10. Lahti, Oskarsson, Edberg, Heikkilä 65,34 11. Mustonen, Nieminen, Reima M, Viljanen d 69,39 12. Suojanen, Siltaniemi, T.Lahti, Ruuska 65,91 13. Autio, T.Lahti, Heikkilä, Nieminen 66,21 14. Mustonen, Siltaniemi, Lahti M, Katajisto d 66,67 15. Oskarsson, Suojanen, Larsson, Viljanen 67,12 16. Reima, Edberg, Ruuska 66,40 17. Suojanen, Mustonen, Edberg, Autio 66,72 18. T.Lahti, Larsson, Reima 65,88 19. Siltaniemi, Heikkilä, Viljanen *** 20. Katajisto, Oskarsson, Ruuska, Nieminen 65,45 Semifinaali: Reima, Mustonen, Siltaniemi, Larsson 67,24 Finaali: Katajisto, Reima, Suojanen, Mustonen 66,33 *** no time EDIT: Kaupunki Cup at Pori has been cancelled today. Edited May 18, 2008 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Do you know when will be cancelled Kaupunki Cup and finnish league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 The cancelled meeting hasn't been re-arranged yet, so I dont have a date for it. Finnish calendar is on page four of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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