Ghostwalker Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) Kylmakorpi got a ride in Sweden yet for 2010? nope not yet. There will be a transfer window just before the season starts so there is still a possibility that a team will sign him. I am a bit confused by his official average, it should be 3,37 (16 points /19 heats*4= 3,368= 3.37) but in the official list it says 5,51 which is the same as he started the 2009 season with. However since he rode in 19 heats in 2009 (according to speedway.nu statistics) his average should be re-calculated with the new formula. Edited January 18, 2010 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Rider averages for 2010 are based on all meetings, including Play Off, but excluding Ikaros Smederna's meetings. He rode for Indianerna in the away meeting (against Ikaros Smederna), scoring 6 points in 5 heats. Therefore, as you exclude those 5 heats, he has only ridden 14 heats in total, and keeping his starting average from the year before. Tough for Kylmäkorpi... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliv Clav Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Thanks for the info guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Did anything come out of the new Swedish speedway magazine, or did it die like the last try did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) Did anything come out of the new Swedish speedway magazine, or did it die like the last try did? It was planned from the beginning to release one issue in the the Autumn of last year (as a test i presume) and then the plans are to release the next issue , i think it is, in march/april sometime. *edit* more info here: http://www.speedwayracing.se/ Edited January 19, 2010 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 It was planned from the beginning to release one issue in the the Autumn of last year (as a test i presume) and then the plans are to release the next issue , i think it is, in march/april sometime. *edit* more info here: http://www.speedwayracing.se/ Better change my marketing then... Been saying Speedwaysanomat is the only nordic track racing magazine... Then again, it is until they get the second issue out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Apparently several Division 1 teams, among them Gasarna and Stjärnorna, are very unpleased with the current fixture list for division 1. They say that they have too many home meetings on Saturdays and Sundays and that some of these meetings will conflict with other events and holidays like Midsummer and the U21 World Champs. The fixtures are also said to have been decided by Svemo without consulting the teams because the referees wanted to have the dates in time for their planning meeting. http://www.masarna.nu/webbpytt.cgi?id=20178 Again there is a conflict between the two speedway clubs in Eskilstuna. This time the conflict is about a rider named Mikael Åstrand who have decided that he wanted to ride for the new club since he realized that he probably wouldn't get to ride so much with Ikaros Smederna. Ikaros Smederna on the other hand claims that they have a verbal agreement with Mikael Åstrand which he denies. IMO even if there was a verbal agreement Ikaros Smederna should realize that those kind of agreements aren't worth anything and that only think that counts is the riders signature on a contract. Personally i am so tired of the conflicts that have been around Smederna. This is far from the first conflict and i doubt that it will be the last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Apparently several Division 1 teams, among them Gasarna and Stjärnorna, are very unpleased with the current fixture list for division 1. They say that they have too many home meetings on Saturdays and Sundays and that some of these meetings will conflict with other events and holidays like Midsummer and the U21 World Champs. The fixtures are also said to have been decided by Svemo without consulting the teams because the referees wanted to have the dates in time for their planning meeting. Ah, yes of course. I didn't realise that as I posted the fixtures here, but planning meetings to the Midsummer holiday doesn't seem right. I must admit I thought all teams had been consulted about the fixture list, as the five meetings in each round were spread throughout the week, but obviously this isn't the case. That's just poor. Guess we can expect some changes then... IMO even if there was a verbal agreement Ikaros Smederna should realize that those kind of agreements aren't worth anything and that only think that counts is the riders signature on a contract. Agree. A verbal agreement means nothing in this business. If the rider in question has finally decided to move to the new club, I really can't see what Ikaros Smederna can do, especially since he's old enough not to be affected by the transfer fee list (only 23 or younger, I think). Personally i am so tired of the conflicts that have been around Smederna. This is far from the first conflict and i doubt that it will be the last. I have several good friends among Smederna's fans and staff, and it hurts me to see all the conflicts around the club/team. It's sad, but I would sadly agree with you, I doubt that it will be the last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguest Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Ah, yes of course. I didn't realise that as I posted the fixtures here, but planning meetings to the Midsummer holiday doesn't seem right. I must admit I thought all teams had been consulted about the fixture list, as the five meetings in each round were spread throughout the week, but obviously this isn't the case. That's just poor. Guess we can expect some changes then... Surely racing on national holidays is good for crowds? It is here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Surely racing on national holidays is good for crowds? It is here... I think it depends on the holiday. "regular" holidays would surely work fine but Midsummer is a very special holiday in Sweden so I have to agree with the teams that don't think its a good idea. Edited January 21, 2010 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 As a statistican, albeit mostly on a hobby basis, I'm not sure I can make a good analyze on the attendence figures on holidays. April 30th-May 1st is a holiday period, even though only May 1st is actually a "red day" in the calender, but when meetings are scheduled on these days, they are often the 1st round of Elitserien or Allsvenskan. Is the attendence figure at a certain number because it's a holiday or because it's the first league fixture of the season for the speedway starving crowd? Personally, I think it's the latter even though I can't back it up in any way. The 39th day after Easter Sunday (which is a Swedish holiday), always a Thursday, may be a better stick of measurement for the attendence figures as most clubs have had at least 1 home fixture before that date. Thursdays are the race day for the Allsvenskan league (2nd tier), and since 2001, I have listed all Allsvenskan meetings held on this day: In the list below, the first figure lists the actual attendence for that meeting, and the number in brackets lists the home average in the same season. 9th of May 2002 (1st home fixture) Lejonen - Bysarna, Allsvenskan = 942 (~771) + 29th of May 2003 Lejonen - Örnarna, Allsvenskan = 852 (~721) + 20th of May 2004 Valsarna - Örnarna, Allsvenskan = 909 (~703) + Team Dalakraft - Lejonen, Allsvenskan = 399 (~480) – Eldarna - Bysarna, Allsvenskan = 180 (~240) – 5th of May 2005 (1st home fixture) Eldarna - Bysarna, Allsvenskan = 120 (~172) - Lejonen - Valsarna, Allsvenskan = 784 (~616) + 1st of May 2008 (1st home fixture) Vargarna - Griparna, Allsvenskan = 1436 (~1228) + Örnarna - Valsarna, Allsvenskan = 1059 (~913) + 21st of May 2009 Örnarna - Masarna, Allsvenskan = 696 (~584) + Getingarna - Solkatterna, Allsvenskan = 280 (~292) – Griparna - Valsarna, Allsvenskan = 483 (~420) + No Allsvenskan meetings were scheduled on May 24 2001, May 25th 2006 or May 17th 2007. Those dates/meeting that are listed in grey represents 1st home meeting of the season. If those are not calcuated, there are only 7 meetings left. That's not a big enough statistical data to make an analyze IMO. Either way, of those 7 meetings, 4 of them had bigger attendence than the season average, but it may be a reason as to the remaining ones had less people in attendence. Bad weather perhaps? It's hard to make any conclusion on this, you can prove anything with stats (remember "there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics), but my gut feeling is that further travels and bigger crowds on holidays aren't necessarily true in Sweden. We simply doesn't have the tradition, I guess. Tuesdays (Elitserien) and Thursday (Allsvenskan) are our designated days, the British scene have all other days of the week, so... A final note. I remember having a re-scheduled home meeting in Elitserien against Västervik on a Sunday back in 2006, and that wasn't a huge success. Despite Västervik being a fairly local team, we (VMS Elit back then) had roughly 700 people less than the average in that season. Ramling over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Surely racing on national holidays is good for crowds? It is here... Midsummer holidays in Finland and Sweden, dont know about Denmark or Norway but I think it is mostly the same. And yes this is a commercial but it is very close to reality. Atleast in Finland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I5BGsK5ZAU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 The playoff for Elitserien will be like this: top 6 teams will goto playoff, where they will be divided into two groups A and B. Group A will contain the teams that finishes 1,3 & 6 in Elitserien while Group B will contain team 2, 4 & 5. The teams in both groups will then ride a straight series with two meetings against each opponent (1 home & 1 away). Teams will meet like this: Elitserien: Playoff dates are: September 7th T1-T3, T2-T4 September 14th T3-T6, T4-T5, september 21st. T6-T3, T5-T2 Semifinals: September 28th Winner Group A vs. 2nd Group B / 2nd Group A vs. winner group B September 29th 2nd Group B vs. Winner Group A / winner group B vs. 2nd Group A September 30th Reserve day. Final October 5th Final 1 October 6th Final 2 October 7th reserve day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 The playoff for Elitserien will be like this: top 6 teams will goto playoff, where they will be divided into two groups A and B. Group A will contain the teams that finishes 1,3 & 6 in Elitserien while Group B will contain team 2, 4 & 5. The teams in both groups will then ride a straight series with two meetings against each opponent (1 home & 1 away). Teams will meet like this: Elitserien: Playoff dates are: September 7th T1-T3, T2-T4 September 14th T3-T6, T4-T5, september 21st. T6-T3, T5-T2 Semifinals: September 28th Winner Group A vs. 2nd Group B / 2nd Group A vs. winner group B September 29th 2nd Group B vs. Winner Group A / winner group B vs. 2nd Group A September 30th Reserve day. Final October 5th Final 1 October 6th Final 2 October 7th reserve day I might be being thick but i can`t fathom out matches in red(team 1 has only one match? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I think it should be like this: September 7th T1-T3, T2-T4 September 14th T3-T6, T4-T5, september 21st. T6-T1, T5-T2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) I think it should be like this: September 7th T1-T3, T2-T4 September 14th T3-T6, T4-T5, september 21st. T6-T1, T5-T2 yes that's is correct. Although the definite rules are not know yet. Meaning its unclear if T1 and T2 will be allowed to choose which team they will race against at home and which teams to meet away, Other news is that Magnus "Zorro" Zetterström married his longtime partner Annelie Dyplin a short while ago. Edited January 24, 2010 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Andreas Jonsson+horses=true? Aj writes on his blogg that he have received an inviation for the celebrity jump during the Stockholm Globe Horse Show. Andreas says that he is very tempted but that problem is that he is allergic to horses. He also says that he will try to get some medication so that he can participate in the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Ex Polonia Bydgoszcz speedway rider Ryszard Dołomisiewicz has his own horse-breeding farm near Bydgoszcz, so Andreas could take some practice Also Jacek Gollob has some horses near Bydgoszcz Edited January 27, 2010 by Mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Ex Polonia Bydgoszcz speedway rider Ryszard Dołomisiewicz has his own horse-breeding farm near Bydgoszcz, so Andreas could take some practice Also Jacek Gollob has some horses near Bydgoszcz Andreas GF/Wife/fiancee also have a horse near where they live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted February 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 this years first issue of the new Swedish speedway magazine, speedway racing, will be released at March 2nd. That particular edition will focus on polish speedway including an interview with Tomasz Gollob. They will also look at the Swedish league teams. The magazine will be available at arenas and at interpress partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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