Which Brit Should Get A Wild Card?

[T.N.T.]

Emil, freddie, holder, tai - they are the future of the GP series

So is Darcy Ward .... with Holder and Crump in next year, they may leave Darcy to one side and favour Zagar and Lindback more ... but Darcy would be a good publicity roll for the GP's ..... Emil 20, Tai 19, Darcy 17 .... those three with Lindgren 24 and Holder 22 could be the top 5 for years to come soon.

 

[iris123]

So is Darcy Ward .... with Holder and Crump in next year, they may leave Darcy to one side and favour Zagar and Lindback more ... but Darcy would be a good publicity roll for the GP's ..... Emil 20, Tai 19, Darcy 17 .... those three with Lindgren 24 and Holder 22 could be the top 5 for years to come soon.

"Could".....You are somehow forgetting the young Danes in all of that Just wait until LiGlad starts racing more and more abroad next year to see what impact he has on the speedway world.I imagine he will be challenging Darcy for honours in the U21s for a few years,without the likes of Mikkel Michelsen and Mikkel B.Jensen hard on their tales

[Sky Blue Bee]

If he wants another go pick our best rider Scott Nicholls.

[Haza]

If he wants another go pick our best rider Scott Nicholls.

If Nicholls is the best it dont say much for the rest .

[iris123]

Always good for a laugh these threads about the British WC.This years looks to be one of the funniest ever at this rate

[Paulco]

Always good for a laugh these threads about the British WC.This years looks to be one of the funniest ever at this rate

True mate . Why does there have to be a British rider in it - if they're not good enough at the moment - then too bad . There will be the British Champion to fly the flag at Cardiff to appease Sky and the patriotic fans , but no British rider has done enough to deserve a place in the series proper .

Edited September 20, 2009 by Paulco

[Shocker]

Always good for a laugh these threads about the British WC.This years looks to be one of the funniest ever at this rate

 

 

He he he no matter what the brit wc wont be challenging for honours lol .... Tend to agree is rather funny

[bdjfan]

Much as it pains me to say it on performance this year I would have to say Lee Richardson, I would have loved to say Tai but as other's have said I'm not sure with what is going on in his personal life 2010 would be the year for him to take on such a hard role.

[barrow boy]

If there has to be a British permanent wild card then it should be the reigning British Champion

[srbramble]

It's time for some new blood where the Brits are concerned, and it has to be Tai to get the wild card over any of the rest. The old guard have had their chance, and apart from Bombers victory in 2007, they haven't given us much to shout about. With the exhuberance of youth, Tai will bring a fresh expectancy, and he is proving in and around Europe, he can beat the top riders on a regular basis. It's a no brainer for me.

It isn't all about capability, generating income plays its part. Cardiff being the biggest of them all, will not be the same without a Brit,like it or lump it. With Tai in the series, I guarantee the attendances at all the GPs will be up.

Edited September 20, 2009 by srbramble

[T.N.T.]

Speedway club UNIA Gorican (Croatia) is an organizer od FIM Speedway grand prix qualification meeting, on Saturday 27.6. at 19:00 h (GMT+1).

 

Great Britain has two favourites for top 6: Lee Richardson and Lewis Bridger. Don't miss this!

 

1 David Ruud (Sweden)

2 Janusz Kolodziej (Poland)

3 Chris Holder (Australia)

4 Marko Vlah (Croatia)

5 Lee Richardson (Great Britain)

6 Semen Vlasov (Russia)

7 Krzysztof Kasprzak (Poland)

8 Matej Ferjan (Hungary)

9 Andriy Karpov (Ukraine)

10 Piotr Swiderski (Poland)

11 Jurica Pavlic (Croatia)

12 Matej Žagar (Slovenia)

13 Norbert Magosi (Hungary)

14 Jonas Davidsson (Sweden)

15 Lewis Bridger (Great Britain)

16 Adrian Rymel (Czech Republic)

 

R1 Renato Cvetko (Croatia)

R2 Nikola Pigac (Croatia)

 

Isn't this the meeting Richardson pulled out of ?

 

Was he injured ? ...... well he wasn't 2 days prior to it .... 24th June 2009

 

Lakeside = 42

1. Lee Richardson.......0 3 11 3 2 = 9+1

2. Kauko Nieminen......2 0 1 2 = 5

3. Adam Shields..........3 1 3 3 0 = 10

4. Jonas Davidsson.....21 3 1 3 = 9+1

5. Joonas Kylmakorpi..1 3 0 0 = 4

6. Phil Morris...............2 0 1 1 = 4

7. Stuart Robson.........11 0 0 0 = 1+1

 

Wolves = 48

1. Freddie Lindgren.....3 2 3 11 3 = 12+1

2. Nicolai Klindt............X 0 21 21 = 4+2

3. Tai Woffinden..........1 11 3 2 = 7+1

4. Adam Skornicki........0 2 0 2 = 4

5. Peter Karlsson.........3 11 2 2 1 = 9 +1

6. Jesper Kristiansen...0 WITHDRAWN

7. Ty Proctor................1 3 21 2 3 11 0 = 12+2

 

 

Tai however ended up in a qualifier at Lonigo with Sebastian Ulamek, Jesper B and Bjarne Pedersen taking the top three places but lost out in a 3 man run-off for the last two places with Rory Schlein and T H Johansson

 

 

On averages, Richardson 8.66, Harris 8.44, Kennett 8.03, Nicholls 7.88 and Woffinden 7.47 are the top five, but next season, will Tai be 1.19 behind Richardson in the averages .... or 1.19 ahead of him !!

 

 

Emil at 19 is not too young and Tai is the outstanding British talent that should be given the chance ahead of the others.

[gater]

Isn't this the meeting Richardson pulled out of ?

 

Was he injured ? ...... well he wasn't 2 days prior to it .... 24th June 2009

 

Lakeside = 42

1. Lee Richardson.......0 3 11 3 2 = 9+1

2. Kauko Nieminen......2 0 1 2 = 5

3. Adam Shields..........3 1 3 3 0 = 10

4. Jonas Davidsson.....21 3 1 3 = 9+1

5. Joonas Kylmakorpi..1 3 0 0 = 4

6. Phil Morris...............2 0 1 1 = 4

7. Stuart Robson.........11 0 0 0 = 1+1

 

Wolves = 48

1. Freddie Lindgren.....3 2 3 11 3 = 12+1

2. Nicolai Klindt............X 0 21 21 = 4+2

3. Tai Woffinden..........1 11 3 2 = 7+1

4. Adam Skornicki........0 2 0 2 = 4

5. Peter Karlsson.........3 11 2 2 1 = 9 +1

6. Jesper Kristiansen...0 WITHDRAWN

7. Ty Proctor................1 3 21 2 3 11 0 = 12+2

 

 

Tai however ended up in a qualifier at Lonigo with Sebastian Ulamek, Jesper B and Bjarne Pedersen taking the top three places but lost out in a 3 man run-off for the last two places with Rory Schlein and T H Johansson

 

 

On averages, Richardson 8.66, Harris 8.44, Kennett 8.03, Nicholls 7.88 and Woffinden 7.47 are the top five, but next season, will Tai be 1.19 behind Richardson in the averages .... or 1.19 ahead of him !!

 

 

Emil at 19 is not too young and Tai is the outstanding British talent that should be given the chance ahead of the others.

 

[gater]

Tai....young star, part of the GB World Cup Team, then appears in 'Aussie' gear helping them out in the pits..whats that all about?

GB or not GB that is the question!!

[Trees]

That one has been done to death gater!

 

 

[gater]

That one has been done to death gater!

 

Cheers Trees...nowt wrong in jogging folks memory though, True Brit!!

 

[srbramble]

Isn't this the meeting Richardson pulled out of ?

 

Was he injured ? ...... well he wasn't 2 days prior to it .... 24th June 2009

 

Lakeside = 42

1. Lee Richardson.......0 3 11 3 2 = 9+1

2. Kauko Nieminen......2 0 1 2 = 5

3. Adam Shields..........3 1 3 3 0 = 10

4. Jonas Davidsson.....21 3 1 3 = 9+1

5. Joonas Kylmakorpi..1 3 0 0 = 4

6. Phil Morris...............2 0 1 1 = 4

7. Stuart Robson.........11 0 0 0 = 1+1

 

Wolves = 48

1. Freddie Lindgren.....3 2 3 11 3 = 12+1

2. Nicolai Klindt............X 0 21 21 = 4+2

3. Tai Woffinden..........1 11 3 2 = 7+1

4. Adam Skornicki........0 2 0 2 = 4

5. Peter Karlsson.........3 11 2 2 1 = 9 +1

6. Jesper Kristiansen...0 WITHDRAWN

7. Ty Proctor................1 3 21 2 3 11 0 = 12+2

 

 

Tai however ended up in a qualifier at Lonigo with Sebastian Ulamek, Jesper B and Bjarne Pedersen taking the top three places but lost out in a 3 man run-off for the last two places with Rory Schlein and T H Johansson

 

 

On averages, Richardson 8.66, Harris 8.44, Kennett 8.03, Nicholls 7.88 and Woffinden 7.47 are the top five, but next season, will Tai be 1.19 behind Richardson in the averages .... or 1.19 ahead of him !!

 

 

Emil at 19 is not too young and Tai is the outstanding British talent that should be given the chance ahead of the others.

 

If the arguement is what Brit is going to get a wildcard, then I agree 100%. He will be the one that is most likely to increase attendances at all the GPs, which is surely not lost on the FIM.

 

[Nazza]

Didn't Rico pull out of the GP qualifyer because of his kidney or something around those lines. As Silver Bee said, Rico was in hospital

[Starman2006]

Well for my input i would still say Scott Nicholls. But if he doesn't want the GP's anymore then i would say either Lee Richardson or Eddie Kennett.

[Bagpuss]

Nothing against Nicholls, but why would you give a nomination to a rider who has failed time after time on the GP stage? The same could be said for Bomber over the last two series - neither will enhance the GP in 2010.

 

Personally I think that Tai needs one more season before he is ready. Fair enough Richardson has failed at this level before, but he has had a break form the GP's and seems to be riding better than ever in all countries. He desereves one more shot at it.

Edited September 20, 2009 by Bagpuss

[screm]

Got to admit Im finding it hard to come up with a reason to give any Brit rider a Wild Card for next season.Just because we have proably the biggest GP doesnt mean we have a right to a certain amount of riders.

Edited September 20, 2009 by screm