iris123 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Results from todays quali meeting from f-s-p,.... Results from the finnish qualifier: 1. Appe Mustonen 13 2. Kalle Katajisto 12 3. Niko Siltaniemi 11 4. Teemu Lahti 10+3 5. Timo Lahti 10+2 6. Jari Mäkinen 6 7. Joni Kitala 4 8. Jarkko Palmi 0 Full details during sunday. Top3 all U19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) Thanks iris123 for your help again. I can only write and send emails on my phone, havent had the time to read the book about it (they are for kids and women anyway ). A great day in Hallstavik yesterday. At times it was snowing and then again the sun was shining. The track was great. Everyone had practised the day before and I think Mäkinen was the only one that had previous riding experience from this season under his belt. He was the surprise package of friday, practically unbeaten all day, but could't carry his form to the actual meeting. Katajisto was the best in the actual meeting only loosing points after falling on the last bend against Reima while 2nd. Siltaniemi was very solid throughout the meeting and I was led to understand that he was given the "wild card" for the U21 qualifier. Lahti brothers both did OK, but not enough. Only rider to have any (possibly) bad feelings can be Timo Lahti. He was leading heat 18 by some margin before it was stopped when the three others all fell. That win would have given him the chance for a re-run against Siltaniemi and his chances would have been good in that one. Appe Mustonen 33223 13 Tomi Reima 13333 13 Kalle Katajisto 333F3 12 Niko Siltaniemi 33131 11 Teemu Lahti 21322 10+3 1st reserve for the U21 Timo Lahti 32032 10+2 1st reserve for the U19, 2nd for the U21 Peter Wall 11233 10 Robin Burestad 22N2d 6 Niklas Larsson 01221 6 Jari Mäkinen 2211R 6 2nd reserve for the U19, 3rd for the U21 David Hillborg 11112 6 Joni Keskinen 023R0 5 Jens Oscarsson 0R202 4 Aarni Heikkilä 20011 4 Joni Kitala 10111 4 Jarkko Palmi R00RR 0 Erä erältä: 1. T.Lahti, Heikkilä, Kitala, Keskinen 2. Katajisto, Lahti, Wall, Oscarsson 3. Mustonen, Mäkinen, Reima, Larsson 4. Siltaniemi, Burestad, Hillborg, Palmi R 5. Katajisto, Keskinen, Larsson, Palmi 6. Reima, T.Lahti, Hillborg, Oscarsson 7. Siltaniemi, Mäkinen, Wall, Heikkilä 8. Mustonen, Burestad, Lahti, Kitala 9. Keskinen, Oscarsson, Mäkinen, Burestad N 10. Katajisto, Mustonen, Siltaniemi, T.Lahti 11. Lahti, Larsson, Hillborg, Heikkilä 12. Reima, Wall, Kitala, Palmi 13. Wall, Mustonen, Hillborg, Keskinen R 14. T.Lahti, Lahti, Mäkinen, Palmi 15. Reima, Burestad, Heikkilä, Katajisto F 16. Siltaniemi, Larsson, Kitala, Oscarsson 17. Reima, Lahti, Siltaniemi, Keskinen 18. Wall, T.Lahti, Larsson, Burestad d 19. Mustonen, Oscarsson, Heikkilä, Palmi R 20. Katajisto, Hillborg, Kitala, Mäkinen R Uusinta: Lahti, T.Lahti No time keeping PICTURES HERE! Had a chat with Greg Hancock too and got the chance to see his modified Stuha frame that he's been using for 2,5 years now. Very interesting... Edited April 19, 2009 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekker Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Nice to see Kalle doing so well, unlucky with the fall. Makinen as usual nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) Test match yesterday at Hallstavik. Mäkinen top scorer on the day and keeping his chances alive of a team place during the year, maybe. U21 Suomi 68 Appe Mustonen 2332 10 Niko Siltaniemi 12232 10 Kalle Katajisto 3323 11 Timo Lahti 2R133 9 Teemu Lahti 33321 12 Jari Mäkinen 33232 13 Joni Kitala 11 2 Aarni Heikkilä 1F 1 Stjärnorna 28 David Hillborg 32113 10 Niklas Larsson 01010 2 Joakim Mårtensson 0001 1 Jens Oskarsson 11201 5 Peter Wall 2110 4 Robin Messing 200 2 Linus Lydin F2020 4 Erä erältä: 1. Hillborg, Mustonen, Siltaniemi, Larsson 2. Mäkinen, Messing, Kitala, Lydin F 3. Katajisto, T.Lahti, Oskarsson, Mårtensson 4. Lahti, Wall, Heikkilä, Messing 5. Mäkinen, Lydin, Larsson, T.Lahti R 6. Mustonen, Siltaniemi, Oskarsson, Mårtensson 7. Katajisto, Hillborg, T.Lahti, Larsson 8. Lahti, Oskarsson, Kitala, Mårtensson 9. Mustonen, Siltaniemi, Wall, Messing 10. Lahti, Mäkinen, Hillborg, Lydin 11. Mäkinen, Lydin, Larsson, Heikkilä F 12. Siltaniemi, Katajisto, Wall, Oskarsson 13. T.Lahti, Mustonen, Mårtensson, Larsson 14. Katajisto, Lahti, Hillborg, Wall 15. T.Lahti, Mäkinen, Oskarsson, Lydin 16. Hillborg, Siltaniemi, Lahti, Wall No time keeping Pictures HERE Edited April 20, 2009 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) Makinen as usual nowhere. After failing at the qualifier on saturday he was again the top scorer on sunday. It wasn't a Premier league team that they were up against, but that was not the point of the weekend either. Actions of individual riders and practise was the name of the game. After the weekend I've heard a lot of positive feedback on Mäkinen (edit: his riding). If he could just keep his act together and focus on working hard to improve himself... Then he has the chance to pick up on his form as it was 13 months ago. Edited April 20, 2009 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Rules for this years Extraliiga were published today, about four weeks after they were discussed in the spring parlament. Couple of pointers: - A team in a league meeting can be made of four foreign riders. - A foreigner can represent only one team during a season - #4 is always the rider with the lowest average in the team, other than that the team building is free. The change in the foreigner rule was a, how to put this , quite drastic. To go from 1 per team to absolutely free seven weeks after the entry deadline doesn't seem all that rational. But maybe thats just me . There's free practise at Varkaus this weekend. Finnish season starts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Appe Mustonen has withdrawn from the U21 qualifier in Elgane and Teemu Lahti will take his place. FINNISH NOMINATIONS 2009 Elgane, U21: Teemu Lahti, Kalle Katajisto, Niko Siltaniemi Hallstavik, U19: Katajisto, Mustonen, Siltaniemi EC at Stralsund: Joni Keskinen and Mustonen EC pairs at Ljubljana: Keskinen and Jari Mäkinen U21 World Cup in Pardubice: Lahti bro's, Siltaniemi, Katajisto and Mäkinen U19 E Cup in Moorwinkelsdamm: Timo Lahti, Mustonen, Katajisto, Siltaniemi and Mäkinen EDIT I Longtrack too, forgot... Artigues de Lussac: Rene Lehtinen Bielefeld: Kaj Laukkanen, Appe Mustonen EC Stadskanaal: Lehtinen, Laukkanen EC Hertingen: Appe Mustonen EDIT II Teemu Lahti is in the Gasarna side on the season opener next thursday in the swedish Allsvenskan. Aarnio has said he'll ride in the Bajen opener and Kalle Katajisto should be starting for Getingarna. Kauko Nieminen and Juha Hautamäki I dont know about, but they are defo starters for their teams in my books. Thats five Finns in the Allsvenskan! They only have 14 Swedes in the Elitserien... EDIT III Heard yesterday that Nemo and Hautamäki are confirmed starters on thursday. Sixth is also confirmed... Edited April 25, 2009 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Yeap, after what I saw today at Varkaus. Track was good and weather was great! Kalle is fast at the moment. There was Katajisto, Mäkinen and Mustonen training today. I was eating gravel behind them.. Tomorrow we shall continue. Or I will atleast. Dont know about the boys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTLAND1314 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Can someone tell me how well Kalle Katajisto is riding this season. By the sound of things he's doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bodom Comet Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Varkaus just staging practice sessions this season or will they perhaps also stage a 'proper' meeting too?? Kiitos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Can someone tell me how well Kalle Katajisto is riding this season. By the sound of things he's doing well. Like you said, he's doing well. Only his third meeting yesterday in which he beat Ales Dryml after passing him. Varkaus just staging practice sessions this season or will they perhaps also stage a 'proper' meeting too?? There's free practise at Varkaus probably everyday, but no meetings scheduled for this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Actualy we have problems with getting water on track. Could be that there is ice in water pipes.. So NO training at the moment in Varkaus. Did Kalle fell and injured himself? There is W and rest of the heats are -'s. "Kalle Katajisto (2,1,w,-,-) 3" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bodom Comet Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Kiitos F-S-P and Bream. We have planty of rain in Workington so I will try and arrange for a load of it to be sent over to Varkaus!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Kalle Katajisto and Tomi Reima are both fine after their falls in Daugavpils. The track was apparently pretty bad and reruns were plenty. The track conditions were also mostly to blame for their falls. Lots of stuff going on during the meeting. Katajisto was phenomenally fast with his riding, only last in to the 1st bend each time from the gate. He even followed Hancock for the full four laps right in his tailpipe. Nieminen was apparently a class act too managing to beat Hancock and being the top Finnish scorer. The Laukkanen mystery was solved now, more was expected from him for sure. Hautamäki was lost with his setup but improved during the meeting. Better luck next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bodom Comet Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Thanks for the meeting report F-S-P. Glad to hear Tomi and Kalle okay, yeh Kauko put on a fantastic display! If only Joonas had been there then Finland might just have had a chance. Didn't help they were placed in the toughest qualifier either Here's to 2010 when with Kalle having another 12 months racing behind him the Lions will finally make it back into the SWC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Jari Mäkinen replaces Appe Mustonen at Stralsund this weekend. Joni Keskinen is our other rider for the EC semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 (edited) Kalle Katajisto scored 10 from six rides in yesterdays Allsvenskan opener in Sweden. Timo Lahti got 9 from five. With Simon Gustavsson unfortunately injured the Nordic U21 final (which is the toughest of them all!) looks to have a Finnish favourite for qualifying after eight years waiting... Edited May 8, 2009 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main Man Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Jari Mäkinen replaces Appe Mustonen at Stralsund this weekend. Joni Keskinen is our other rider for the EC semi. Good luck to Jari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Congratulations for Katajisto. It was so close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK246 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Congratulations for Katajisto. It was so close! Shame a really hard first heat, but all the Finnish riders did improve as the track got slicker. After heat 8 they really stepped up a gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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