Danish Gp

[tyke]

I am sat in our hotel after being to the GP. Sorry but for me thr GB boys were consistently left at the gate. This is where the top boys really are , for them to grab the points and then move to the semis.

 

Will post again after my GP blues

[Steve Shovlar]

The Dryml V Lindgren incident was a tough one. Dryml did nothing wrong, and didn't even see Lindgren. The reason I belive that Lindgren got excluded was because he used his elbw as he came through and the ref saw that.

 

Thought Gollob deserved his win. Rode well all night. Correct 4 in the final.

 

Also glad to see a full house. Much bigger crowd there tonight than there was 5 years ago when I was there.

[tyke]

Made a difference only being three stands open too

 

[Mateusz]

JESZCZE TEGO LATA TOMEK GOLLOB MISTRZEM SWIATA!

 

This surprising victory in the Danish territory has a special taste :D

[Ashie]

Apart from his first ride, I actually thought Nicholls rode quite well tonight. With a better first ride and without a couple of mistakes he made, a semi-final place was certainly on the cards. However Chris Harris was just awful. It looked so promising when he came 2nd in his first ride, too.

 

 

I agree, he was well on the pace tonight, but he still lacks that killer instinct at this level. When to close the door hard, when to take the race line well wide.

[back straight bee]

sadly i have to speak as i saw it bomber and scott were rubbish tonight.will they be any better at cardiff lets hope so their performances in the grand prix this year have been utter garbage .to not win a heat so far is unbelieveable

[superguest]

Hope Mr Andersen saw Freddie's reaction to his exclusion...no hands waving or swearing. Relieved he and Lukas walked away.

 

Good GP tonight, Nicki didnt look so dominate which is good for the seris overall...Leigh and Hans look so good in the league but are so inconsistant in the GP. Well done TG!

[Guest chris26]

Good GP tonight, Nicki didnt look so dominate which is good for the seris overall... Leigh and Hans look so good in the league but are so inconsistant in the GP. Well done TG!

 

agreed, good racing this evening - and Gollob winning on a temporary track. blimey

 

to be fair, Nicki has never won his home event in six attempts. and sure, he hasn't won any gp's this year... but erm, he still has a lead in double figures

Edited June 14, 2008 by chris26

[M08]

agreed, good racing this evening - and Gollob winning on a temporary track. blimey

 

to be fair, Nicki has never won his home event in six attempts. and sure, he hasn't won any gp's this year... but erm, he still has a lead in double figures

 

And quite a convincing lead, too. 11 points clear at the top.

[Guest chris26]

And quite a convincing lead, too. 11 points clear at the top.

 

exactly, just goes to show you don't have to win as long as you consistently make the Top 3 each event.

[Jenkie]

I really enjoyed this GP. The track looked excellent and held up throughout the whole meeting which showed in the racing. Some great chasing and passing, exactly what I expect to see from the best riders in the world!

 

What's to say about the two Brits, I just can't see either of them getting into the GPs for 2009. There are better riders than them not racing this year as it is. I'd love to see Hampel, Holder, even Saifudtinov(sp) getting stuck in.

 

Roll on Cardiff, if the racing there is as good as tonights was, I'll be happy.

Edited June 14, 2008 by Jenkie

[lionheart]

Good to see a non-Dane win the Danish GP when half the field seemed to be Danes. Thought Crumpie rode very well, coming from behind more than once,which was not easy in this class of field. Very,very glad that the winner was NOT Pederson N. Sorry that Mr Clean did not do better

[Guest chris26]

What's to say about the two Brits, I just can't see either of them getting into the GPs for 2009. There are better riders than them not racing this year as it is. I'd love to see Hampel, Holder, even Saifudtinov(sp) getting stuck in.

 

Roll on Cardiff, if the racing there is as good as tonights was I'll be happy.

 

agreed, the rate they are going, there could well be NO british riders next season.

 

nicholls to be fair rode better as the meeting wore on. just ashame he had such a crap start.

[gaptooth]

Not a bad GP for a temp track. Good to see TG start to put some pressure on Nicki. Crump looking like he is enjoying his racing.

Harris starting to look way out of his depth now.

[Mateusz]

Must add I love those start girls at Scandinavian GPs. Sweden or Denmark - always the best ones of the series.

[Hazzman]

Must add I love those start girls at Scandinavian GPs. Sweden or Denmark - always the best ones of the series.

 

Must agree. Fingers crossed Sweden keeping going at the Euros. Some fine delights in the crowd for their fixture this evening.

 

Gollob always does well around Copenhague but pants at Cardiff. Cardiff for some reason seems to have a whole planet of it's own - a massive leveller.

 

 

[spook]

agreed, the rate they are going, there could well be NO british riders next season.

 

nicholls to be fair rode better as the meeting wore on. just ashame he had such a crap start.

 

http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/ind...p;#entry1209126

Scott actually has a relatively good record at reaching semi's but this just highlights the problem for me. He doesnt make many finals because he always only just squeezes into the semi after dramatically improved 4th and 5th rides and gets a duff gate pick.

 

Why does he start gp's with poor setups? From that moment on he is chasing the right setup and makes life difficult for himself. The frequency that this happens is pretty astounding and things are just not right in his camp

 

Of course it also doesnt help that he is not the best gater and manages to gate even worse when he is on the better performing gate.

 

I'm a big Scotty fan when he is at the top of his game and the machinery is right..... despite him usually having to do it from the back while I shout at the tv!..... but I do wonder at the professionalism over the last couple of seasons and whether standards and preparation have dropped or not

 

no this is becoming a habit with scottie now ... to some degree he has always looked at how many he needs to get into the semi rather than turning the screw from the off..... but this season more than most he has been turning up with the wrong setup and paying the price............... ive been a bit of a sad statto tonight and worked out his record since 05

 

stats here show that he has been regularly turning up to his first heat either mechanically or mentally unprepared for the last 4 years....... but particularly so this season

 

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pte...wBfNw&hl=en

 

on average he has always been between 7 and 8 points a gp backed up by him usually just making it and getting a duff gate or just missing out but for me the key stats here are:

 

05-07 seasons

1st heat 1.23

2nd heat 1.33

3rd heat 1.67

4th heat 1.80

5th heat 1.43

 

08 season

1st heat 0.75

2nd heat 1.25

3rd heat 1.25

4th heat 1.00

5th heat 1.50

 

if there is any hope though it is that Scott started last season even worse ............. but if they havent already.... it really is time that his camp realise that blowing the first two races is destroying each GP for him.................... and the irony after all these stats is that whoever has the programme board out in the pits needs to start hiding it as it is no suprise to me that his 5th heats over the years show a dip in performance compared to his previous 2 heats...... too much pressure with too much to do too late

 

*puts anorak away*

[spook]

all that said a pretty decent gp for the surface

 

Mr Olsen can claim a small victory for the track tonight although sometimes it is good if there is an alternate line

 

the ref was having a laugh over excluding freddie

 

great to see tomasz winning on a temp track..... and to see crumpie with decent machinery and a bit of passion again

 

NickiP is looking nailed on for the championship already the way he is riding and with only tomasz within 20 points of him I just cant see anyone catching him without misfortune taking a part

 

all that said though not impressed by Pedersen's move on crump in the final ... as I should imagine Jason wasnt either

[Shortcrust]

Must add I love those start girls at Scandinavian GPs. Sweden or Denmark - always the best ones of the series.

 

I'm pretty certain Miss Yellow was one of Jonathan Chapman's original Super 7 girls and she was at the EL Pairs last year at KL.

 

[Seb the Snail]

Decent meeting and well done to Dark Dog for what I felt was a surprising success. Watching the final I thought that Nicki was just racing Crump, but they clearly messed each other up and that played into Gollob's hands.

 

Dryml - Lindgren. I thought that it was a nasty move by Dryml, but as has been mentioned, the key thing is that they both walked away. For a minute it looked really ugly. Presumably Freddie was excluded for trying to overtake?

 

For a temporary track it held up well, but Gate 4 became a graveyard as the meeting wore on, and sadly Clean had 2 of them. He scored 8 out of 9 elsewhere to book his semi spot, and then hey presto he got yellow again and came last again. Just one of those nights.