German News 2009

[Midnight_Lady]

I should have a couple of fotos in the proggie

 

There was a great photo of Max in the proggie....yours I take it He looks to have a nice style.

 

not sure what sort of track Armadale is(but then you might not be there long),but i have seen Kevin ride very well at smallish and big tracks

 

It's small, around 260 metres with tight bends, so you need throttle control and some brains

 

So it's Friday (7th) now before we get a chance to see Max in action and unless Kevin is back for the restaging of the Scottish Open we might have lost an opportunity to see him on track.

[iris123]

I sent a portrait foto of both Max and Kevin....so if you are talking about his style i guess they didn't use my pix

 

Pity about the rain-offs.Hope Kevin has a few chances to ride over there this year.Pretty sure he wants to

[Midnight_Lady]

I sent a portrait foto of both Max and Kevin....so if you are talking about his style i guess they didn't use my pix

 

Apologies there were portraits pics of both Kevin and Max.

[davidba]

I sent a portrait foto of both Max and Kevin....so if you are talking about his style i guess they didn't use my pix

 

Pity about the rain-offs.Hope Kevin has a few chances to ride over there this year.Pretty sure he wants to

 

Surely Kevin has been offered a ride/place by someone, he's such an obvious talent. With Dilger and Facher now in the UK do you think others will follow, Speiser, Pudel etc. Would Stange want another crack at it in Uk if given the chance?

Hope wherever Kevin ends up riding there's decent notice of his whereabouts so i can get an affordable train ticket to the meeting!

[iris123]

Surely Kevin has been offered a ride/place by someone, he's such an obvious talent. With Dilger and Facher now in the UK do you think others will follow, Speiser, Pudel etc. Would Stange want another crack at it in Uk if given the chance?

Hope wherever Kevin ends up riding there's decent notice of his whereabouts so i can get an affordable train ticket to the meeting!

I think we can be 100% certain Kevin has been offered places.Well i know from talking to someone close to Kevin that he was offered something a couple of years back.So you can be sure he has had other offers Who knows....Speiser is also into the longtrack scene isn't he?So it is hard for him to ride in the PL as well.Although Katt and Kröger managed.Pudel & Deddens are possibilities.Stange....who knows what is going on with him?!?!? Giving up the sport,then riding again....someone put sugar in his tank at a meeting in Poland to stop him scoring very well.....apparently

[Anders]

Time to get this thread back to the top with a report from yesterday's meeting in Bundesliga between Güstrow and Berlin/Wolfslake.

 

Güstrow 45

Robert Kosciecha ( 3 3 3 2* 2 2 ) = 15+1 (6)

Mathias Schultz ( 0 1 M 2 3 1* ) = 7+1 (6)

Roberto Haupt ( 3 1 0 1* 1* 2 ) = 8+2 (6)

Daniel Rath ( 1 2 1 0 0 ) = 4 (5)

Tobias Busch ( 3 3 3 2 F ) = 11 (5)

 

Berlin/Wolfslake 41

Rafal Okoniewski ( 1* 0 2 3 6^ 3 ) = 15+1 (6)

Pawel Hlib ( 2 0 M X 1 ) = 3 (5)

Thomas H Jonasson ( R 2 2 3 R R ) = 7 (6)

Mathias Bartz ( 2 3 0 1* 1 1 ) = 8+1 (6)

Erik Pudel ( 2 1* 2 F 3 ) = 8+1 (5)

 

1: Kosciecha, Hlib, Okoniewski, Schultz. 3-3, 3-3.

2: Haupt, Bartz, Rath, Jonasson ®. 4-2, 7-5.

3: Busch, Pudel, Schultz, Hlib. 4-2, 11-7.

4: Kosciecha, Jonasson, Haupt, Okoniewski. 4-2, 15-9.

5: Bartz, Rath, Hlib (M), Schultz (M). 2-3, 17-12.

6: Busch, Jonasson, Pudel, Haupt. 3-3, 20-15.

7: Kosciecha, Okoniewski, Rath, Bartz. 4-2, 24-17.

8: Jonasson, Schultz, Haupt, Hlib (X). 3-3, 27-20.

9: Busch, Pudel, Bartz, Rath. 3-3, 30-23.

10: Okoniewski, Busch, Hlib, Rath. 2-4, 32-27.

11: Schultz, Kosciecha, Bartz, Pudel (F). 5-1, 37-28.

12: Okoniewski (joker), Kosciecha, Haupt, Jonasson ®. 3-6, 40-34.

13: Pudel, Haupt, Schultz, Jonasson ®. 3-3, 43-37.

14: Okoniewski, Kosciecha, Bartz, Busch (F). 2-4, 45-41.

 

Crowd: 1100 (if my much limited knowledge of the German language is correct)

 

The meeting in Güstrow started slow, but produced some good heats in the remaining 2/3 part of the meeting, highlights being:

 

- Busch's blast around Jonasson in heat 6

- An awesome scrap between Jonasson and Schultz in heat 8

- Great chase by Hlib against Busch in heat 10

- Great chase (and eventually a pass) by Schultz, on Pudel, in heat 11

 

There were some drama to finish the meeting, as Schultz's pass on Pudel was harsh which forced Pudel to slide off exiting bend two of the last lap. It could have gone either way, but Schultz was allowed to continue and win the heat with a maximum 5-1 for the home side, instead of a 3-3 tie (if Pudel would have won).

 

Berlin/Wolfslake looked to have made the most of the tactical joker in heat 12, as joker Okoniewski lead with Jonasson in second place for an 8-1, only for Jonasson to suffered his second engine failure of the day, to cut the heat advantage to 6-3.

 

The away side looked to cut the lead in the first nominated heat as Pudel and Jonasson were heading for a 5-1 with Jonasson grounding to a halt once again. A tied heat sealed the meeting for Güstrow with one heat to go.

 

Personally, I felt that Berlin/Wolfslake threw away too many points in this one, with three engine failures on Jonasson while on a maximum/paid maximum, an exclusion on Hlib (what on earth was he doing with his goggles at the tapes) and the 50/50 situation involving Schultz and Pudel. With that said, one also has to mention Busch's fall (caused by a shed chain I think) in heat 14, which cost Güstrow some as well. Full credit to Güstrow for taking advantage of the situation.

 

For Güstrow,

Kosciecha looked unbeatable early on, but eventually got beaten himself, to my surprise. Schultz started slow, but improved a lot and was always in the thick of the action. A true fighter! Haupt picked up some points without being noticed. Rath scored mostly gifted point. Busch looked awfully quick early on, but ran into stiffer opposition (=Okoniewski) in the later stages.

 

For Berlin/Wolfslake,

Okoniewski started very poor, but was untouchable when dialed in to the track. Hlib was better than the score suggested, fought hard but to no use. Jonasson threw away too many points due to gremlins. Bartz contributed with his fair share of points, though he faded some. Pudel looked good throughout, and for a U19 rider will be quite good if he can get regular meetings against tough opposition.

 

Man of the match: Tobias Busch

 

Most exiting rider: Mathias Schultz

 

/Anders

Reporting from Etap Hotel in Rostock, on speedway holiday in Germany and Danmark

(off to Stralsund in a while)

[iris123]

Results from the rained off meeting in Güstrow yesterday.

 

Result taken after 14 heats

 

Güstrow B 18

M.Schultz (1-2-3-3) T.Busch (2-3-2-2)

 

Güstow A 16

K.Wölbert (2-1-3-3) R.Haupt (3-0-2-2)

 

Grudziadz 15

P.Swist (3-3-1-3) P.Rembas (2-1-0-2)

 

Poznan 13

R.Okoniewski (0-2-2-3) L.Jankowski (3-0-1-2)

 

Güstrow C 11

C.Hefenbrock (2-3-1-1) S.Mell (3-1-0-0)

 

Holsted 7

P.Bjerregaard (1-0-0-0) U.Östergaard (0-2-3-1)

 

Dackarna 4

P.Aspgren (1-1-1-1) T.Gudmundsson (0-0-0-0)

 

Considering the rain started just as the riders went out on track and continued throughout the meeting,gradually getting worse it wasn't a bad meeting.Only the Swedish pair looked really outclassed.Pity Jonasson pulled out.But otherwise it was a pretty even meeting.Ulrich lining up in his new team colours was quite impressive.Twisty is always good to watch and the Germans were right in amongst it.Tobi Busch looking good,but said his form came far too late in the season.Pardubice last weekend and now Güstrow.Matze had what looked like a nasty crash as the track got sodden,but got up and wanted to carry on.He was out on track with Tobi when the ref stopped the meeting.1,000 fans braved the weather

 

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Edited October 11, 2009 by iris123