New Qualificationsystem In Speedway Grand Prix

[Humphrey Appleby]

Only other thing i think would be good would be to automatically put the winner of the National titles into the GP's this would put a greater emphasis on the National Title and hopefully generate more interest in them as well

 

The trouble is, any national champion from outside (say) the top eight countries would simply be taking the place of a better rider. Furthermore, I think you'd find more riders adopting flags of convenience to get an easier route in the SGP.

 

[Humphrey Appleby]

Ballinger's blueprint recommends Thursday qualifiers prior to each GP which is still the way to go in my opinion

 

The trouble is, how would it all be paid for? The SGP has already been cut from 24 to 16 riders to save money, so I don't imagine the series organisers are going to do anything that would increase their costs. In reality, I doubt many riders would buy a slot given the relatively poor rewards on offer - BSI had that idea already, and it's been pretty much a non-starter.

[From PC to KC.]

I think you guys are forgetting that Egon had his success on the prototype of what was about to become the dominant engine of its era.... the GM SP .........

 

Tuner Otto Lantenhammer got his hands on an early GM and had found power that the Jawa, Weslake and Godden didnt have............. on top of Egon's success was the success of Gringo Brandt in grasstracking that year with the same engine............. Erik Gundersen won in 84 on the same engine and then everyone moved to GM's

 

Lets also not forget that Norden suited the longtracking Muller

Prehaps Olsen and Mauger should think themselves lucky that Egon never really gave it a serious shot over here, as their records may not have been so impressive then.

[Subedei]

I think you guys are forgetting that Egon had his success on the prototype of what was about to become the dominant engine of its era.... the GM SP .........

 

Tuner Otto Lantenhammer got his hands on an early GM and had found power that the Jawa, Weslake and Godden didnt have............. on top of Egon's success was the success of Gringo Brandt in grasstracking that year with the same engine............. Erik Gundersen won in 84 on the same engine and then everyone moved to GM's

 

Lets also not forget that Norden suited the longtracking Muller

 

And let's not also forget that Peter Collins won his world championship on a Weslake. The first Weslake world champion at a time when the other contenders were on Jawa.

 

[Dietbowers]

And let's not also forget that Peter Collins won his world championship on a Weslake. The first Weslake world champion at a time when the other contenders were on Jawa.

That`s not strictly true Subedei,I know that Phil Crump was riding on the Neil Street fourvalve conversion in 1975 and 1976.

 

[Subedei]

That`s not strictly true Subedei,I know that Phil Crump was riding on the Neil Street fourvalve conversion in 1975 and 1976.

 

But Crump was never a contender, was he? Oh he was there or thereabouts, but never a likely winner, rather like Leigh Adams, to be honest.

 

[iris123]

But that is the thing with speedway.Some riders can ride certain tracks far better than others.

 

 

Lets also not forget that Norden suited the longtracking Muller

Er........i don't think i did forget

[ballinger]

The trouble is, how would it all be paid for? The SGP has already been cut from 24 to 16 riders to save money, so I don't imagine the series organisers are going to do anything that would increase their costs. In reality, I doubt many riders would buy a slot given the relatively poor rewards on offer - BSI had that idea already, and it's been pretty much a non-starter.

 

The qualifier would offer no prize money just an immediate chance to enter SGP. If riders are not willing to enter a competition that offers them a chance to be World Champion then quite honestly what are they in the sport for.

[Dietbowers]

But Crump was never a contender, was he? Oh he was there or thereabouts, but never a likely winner, rather like Leigh Adams, to be honest.

Maybe he was`nt a contender later on in his career,but at that time,he was in with as good a shout as the rest of them.

 

[Subedei]

Maybe he was`nt a contender later on in his career,but at that time,he was in with as good a shout as the rest of them.

 

No, a points scorer without compare in the leagues, but Crump never had what it takes to be champ, like Leigh Adams.