Swedish Elitserien Round 3

[Ghostwalker]

PREVIEW OF SWEDISH ELITSERIEN ROUND 3

Tuesday May 12th 2009

 

Elit Vetlanda - Piraterna

 

Elit Vetlanda (home)

 

at Vetlanda Motorstadion

 

1. Lee Richardson

2. Peter Ljung

3. Jaroslaw Hampel

4. Tomas H Jonasson

5. Jason Crump

6. Patrik Hougaard

7. Adrian Gomolski

8. Robin Aspegren

 

Piraterna

 

1. Rafal Okoniewski

2. Antonio Lindbäck

3. Damian Balinki

4. Rafal Dobrucki

5. Jonas Davidsson

6. Daniel Nermark

7. Linus Sundström

8. Oliver Berndtzon

 

 

This is a very interesting meeting. Vetlanda have started the season with an easy won at home against Västervik and a narrow win away against Ikaros Smederna.

In this 3rd round Piraterna is the opposition. They have started the season with one away loss and a home win. Piraterna is a good team and have strong reserves in

Sundström and Nermark but Vetlanda have Crump as their ace in the sleeve.

So I think that Crump will be the decisive factor and lead Vetlanda to their 3rd straight victory.

 

*uppdate* Emil S injured and will be replaced by Okoniewski.

 

Ikaros Smederna - Västervik Televised meeting

 

at Smedstadion

 

Ikaros Smederna (home)

 

1. Krzystof Kasprasak

2. Micke Max

3. Zorro

4. Troy Batchelor

5. Daniel King

6. Linus Eklöf

7. Krzystof Buskowski

8. Robin Bergqvist

 

 

Västervik

 

1. Bjarne Pedersen

2. Chris Harris

3. Nils-Kristiann Iversen

4. Gregorsz Lagota

5. Tomasz Gollob

6. Anton Roseén

7. Artem Laguta

8. Pontus Aspgren

 

This could have been an interesting meeting but without Jagus Ikaros Smederna will have a very difficult time against Västervik.

Mikael Max will make his debut as 1-5 rider this season while Daniel king will ride as nr5 for the first time in Sweden and

Buczek makes is first appearance for Smederna this season.

 

Smederna's rider have been a bit up and down so far this season and especially Kasper needs to step it up if Smederna

are going to have any chance.

 

For Västervik Gapinski will not ride due a crash in Poland yesterday evening.

Artem Laguta will replace Gapisnksi and will ride as nr 7 which mean that Chris Harris will be moved up to nr2.

Both Gollob and especially Iversen usually rides good at Smedstadion.

 

Indianerna - Dackarna

 

at Sannahed

 

Indianerna (home)

 

1. Gregorsz Walasek

2. Matej Ferjan

3. piotr Protacewizs

4. Renat Gafurov

5. Rune Holta

6. Christian Hefenbrook

7. Alexander Edberg

8. David Rohlén

 

 

Dackarna

 

1. Andreas Jonsson

2. Zengota

3. Fredrik Lindgren

4. Peter Karlsson

5. Hans Andersen

6. Ludwig Lindgren

7. Claus Vissing

8. Niklas Larsson

 

This is another very interesting meeting. Indianerna are strong at home on their very long track (375m)

but Dackarna have a very strong team. The Lindgren brothers started their career riding for Indianerna so they should

be very familiar with the track and AJ showed good form the past weekend. It is probably going to be a close meeting all the way

to the finish.

 

Rospiggarna - Lejonen

 

at Orionparken

 

Rospiggarna (home)

 

1. Greg Hancock

2. Henka Gustavsson

3. Janus Kolodjez

4. Chris Slabon

5. Ryan Sullivan

6. charlie Gjedde

7. jonas Messing

8. Robin Burestad

 

 

Lejonen

 

1, Nicki Pedersen

2. David Ruud

3. Piotr Swiderski

4. Ricky Kling

5. Sebastian Ulamek

6. Robert Pettersson

7. Emil Kramer

8. Dennis Andersson

 

I think Rospiggarna will have a hard time in this meeting although Sullivan is back.

*update* Dave Watt will not ride annd Ricku Kling will be promoted to the nr2 position while Emil Kramer steps in as a reserve.

 

Vargarna does not have a meeting this week.

 

more info @ www.Speedway.nu and @ www.elitspeedway.nu

Edited May 12, 2009 by Ghostwalker

[tarabanko]

Gapinski wont ride for Västervik, replacement for Gapinski isnt ready.

[krompa]

Gapinski wont ride for Västervik, replacement for Gapinski isnt ready.

 

 

I believe no Watt for Lejonen as he felt very bad yesterday, withdrawn from heat 15.

Any news who's in? Jedrzejak?

[Tatums Left Nut]

Myp2p.eu - broadcast links

 

The GP & Polish League matches (via Sopcast) were very good, hopefully the Swedish league broadcast works as well .

[Pollyanna]

 

 

Is Chris Holder not riding for Lejonen?

I know he had a fall last Tuesday and has been feeling very battered and bruised.

[Blazeaway]

Myp2p.eu - broadcast links

 

The GP & Polish League matches (via Sopcast) were very good, hopefully the Swedish league broadcast works as well .

 

No worky worky.

 

[Tatums Left Nut]

Worky worky for me

 

Having said that, by the time i'd returned from the pub, i'd only managed to catch King's win in Heat.15 + Gollob's victory in 16 . I suppose it's possible (but unlikely) it wasn't working beforehand, more probably you personally had a DNF .

It was good beer though .

Edited May 12, 2009 by Tatums Left Nut

[youngy105]

Worky Worky for me too.

 

Track was wet to start with. Meeting wasn't a classic with lots of races won from the gate and races where there were huge gaps between riders.

 

Superb ride from Laguta in heat 16 to pass Kasprzak on the last bend.

 

Many thanks to whoever did stream this meeting.

[Anders]

ROSPIGGARNA - LEJONEN 50-46

 

Rospiggarna 50: Greg Hancock ( 1 2* 3 2* 1 ) = 9+2 (5), Henrik Gustafsson ( 3 3 3 2 3 ) = 14 (5), Janusz Kolodziej ( 2 0 0 1* ) = 3+1 (4), Chris Slabon ( 1* 2 2 R ) = 5+1 (4), Ryan Sullivan ( 1* 3 2 3 1 ) = 10+1 (5), Charlie Gjedde ( 2 2 1 0 3 0 ) = 8 (6), Jonas Messing ( 1* 0 N N ) = 1+1 (2), Robin Burestad ( 0 ) = 0 (1)

 

Lejonen 46: Nicki Pedersen ( 2 3 Fx 3 3 ) = 11 (5), David Ruud ( 0 1 2 1 2* ) = 6+1 (5), Piotr Swiderski ( 3 1 3 1 2 ) = 10 (5), Ricky Kling ( 0 2 0 0 ) = 2 (4), Sebastian Ulamek ( 3 3 2 0 0 ) = 8 (5), Robert Pettersson ( 0 N N 1* ) = 1+1 (2), Emil Kramer ( 3 0 1* 1 1* 2 ) = 8+2 (6)

 

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INDIANERNA - DACKARNA 44-52

 

Indianerna 44: Grzegorz Walasek ( 1 1 2* 3 2 1* ) = 10+2 (6), Matej Ferjan ( 0 2 N 0 ) = 2 (3), Piotr Protasiewicz ( 3 0 3 1 1 3 ) = 11 (6), Renat Gafurov ( 0 1 N 1* 0 ) = 2+1 (4), Rune Holta ( 3 3 3 2 1* 2 ) = 14+1 (6), Christian Hefenbrock ( 1 0 R N 0 3 ) = 4 (5), Alexander Edberg ( N N N 1 ) = 1 (1), David Rohlén ( Fx ) = 0 (1)

 

Dackarna 52: Andreas Jonsson ( 2* 3 2 3 3 ) = 13+1 (5), Grzegorz Zengota ( 3 2* 0 3 0 ) = 8+1 (5), Fredrik Lindgren ( 1* 2 0 3 1* ) = 7+2 (5), Peter Karlsson ( 2 3 0 2* 2 ) = 9+1 (5), Hans Andersen ( 2 1 2 0 ) = 5 (4), Ludvig Lindgren ( 2* 1 1* 2 ) = 6+2 (4), Claus Vissing ( 3 1* 0 F ) = 4+1 (4), Niklas Larsson

 

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IKAROS SMEDERNA - VÄSTERVIK 44-52

 

Ikaros Smederna 44: Krzysztof Kasprzak ( 3 3 2 3 1 ) = 12 (5), Mikael Max ( 1 1* 0 1 ) = 3+1 (4), Magnus Zetterström ( 3 3 1* 0 0 ) = 7+1 (5), Troy Batchelor ( 1 0 N 1 ) = 2 (3), Daniel King ( 2 3 0 0 3 ) = 8 (5), Linus Eklöf ( N 1* 1 1 ) = 3+1 (3), Krzysztof Buczkowski ( 1 2 2 1* 3 0 ) = 9+1 (6), Robin Bergqvist ( 0 ) = 0 (1)

 

Västervik 52: Bjarne Pedersen ( 2 2 0 2* 1* ) = 7+2 (5), Chris Harris ( 0 1* 2 3 ) = 6+1 (4), Niels-Kristian Iversen ( 2 1* 2* 1* 2 ) = 8+3 (5), Grigorijs Laguta ( 0 3 2 3 2* ) = 10+1 (5), Tomasz Gollob ( 3 3 3 2 3 ) = 14 (5), Anton Rosén ( 3 0 0 0 2 ) = 5 (5), Artem Laguta ( 2* 0 N 0 ) = 2+1 (3)

 

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ELIT VETLANDA - PIRATERNA 58-38

 

The crowd in Vetlanda got served a meeting with much entertainment, despite the hugh scoreline, one of the better in Vetlanda for several years. Elit Vetlanda quickly opened up a 10-2 lead and even though Piraterna tried some tactical substitutions, they couldn't get any closer.

 

Antonio Lindbäck rode as a tactical substitution with Jonas Davidsson in heat 8, but the home duo of Jaroslaw Hampel and Thomas H Jonasson scored a maximum to make the scores 30-18. When Lee Richardson then passed both Davidsson and Daniel Nermark in two laps time in heat 10, that was one psychologic set-back too many for the Pirates this evening.

 

There were some tough races on the track, but Antonio Lindbäck was the only one stepping over the line and receiving an exclusion from the heat and a warning for unfair/dangerous riding against Thomas H Jonasson in heat 12.

 

Elit Vetlanda 58

Lee Richardson ( 2* 2 3 1 2 ) = 10+1 (5)

Peter Ljung ( 3 2 0 0 ) = 5 (4)

Jaroslaw Hampel ( 2 3 3 3 2* ) = 13+1 (5)

Thomas H Jonasson ( 1* 1 2* 1 0 ) = 5+2 (5)

Jason Crump ( 3 3 3 3 3 ) = 15 (5)

Patrick Hougaard ( 3 1 1 2 ) = 7 (4)

Adrian Gomolski ( 2* 0 0 1* ) = 3+2 (4)

Robin Aspegren

 

Piraterna 38

Rafal Okoniewski ( 0 Fx N 2 3 ) = 5 (4)

Antonio Lindbäck ( 1 2 1 0 X ) = 4 (5)

Damian Balinski ( 0 1 2 2 R ) = 5 (5)

Rafal Dobrucki ( 3 3 3 2 1* 1 ) = 13+1 (6)

Jonas Davidsson ( 0 0 1* 0 ) = 1+1 (4)

Daniel Nermark ( 0 2 1 2 3 1 ) = 9 (6)

Linus Sundström ( 1 N N 0 ) = 1 (2)

Oliver Berntzon

 

For Elit Vetlanda,

Richardson was good and once again showed that he can do so much more than gate. Ljung was involved even when he recored his second zero point score, but his bike seemed a lot slower towards the end. Squad members Zabik and Pavlic are breathing down his neck for a place in the line-up. Hampel was good, but in the end I was actually surprised that he had only lost one point all night. Jonasson beat an opponent in each of his regular heats before finishing last in heat 15, so a solid second string job. Crump recorded his third straight maximum to start the Swedish season, and only Damian Balinski was able to get close to him. Hougaard made an impressive Elitserien debut. Solid style and always in total control, beating several Swedish WTC riders along the way. Gomolski was OK, but seemed awfully slow, despite scoring some points.

 

For Piraterna,

Okoniewski had a bad first one, but was then involved in his remaining heats and was worth more. Lindbäck and several other riders rode some tough lines against each other, but Lindbäck was the only one to be issued a warning, rightly so. I'll leave the comments with that. Balinski was also involved in some great action and was worth more. Dobrucki started like a train but faded, just as the score suggest. Davidsson was awful on the night, just soooo sloooow. Nermark was OK and can't be blamed for the loss, even though he has been better on this track. Sundström tried hard when behind, but with no luck.

 

Man of the match: Patrick Hougaard (Jason Crump is too obvious, sorry Jason!)

 

Most exciting rider: Rafal Okoniewski

 

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Vargarna didn't race tonight as they were the odd team out among the 9 Elitserien teams.