Vetlanda Lagcup (4tt) April 16-17th

[Anders]

This upcoming Friday, the first official fixture will be held in Sweden, the annual Vetlanda Lagcup (Vetlanda 4 Team Tournament). The three qualifying rounds will be raced on Friday, with the C-, B- and A-final on Saturday.

 

Of course, there are some riders that are well known for the international fans, the most noticable being Andreas Jonsson, followed by Peter Ljung, David Ruud and Daniel Nermark. Vargarna manager Peter Jansson have brought over two Russian riders to "scout" the Russian market, but several other nationalities are also represented, as Denmark (Peter Juul), Finland (Juha Hautamäki) and Poland (Adrian Gomolski).

 

All of the three qualifiers can be followed via live updates on Elit Vetlanda's website, starting at 12:00 local time on Friday.

 

For Saturday, most likely the A-final will be the only one with live updates (as I'm busy for the other two finals).

 

*** QUALIFIER 1 - FRIDAY APRIL 16TH at 12:00 HRS ***

 

NJUDUNGARNA

1. Peter Ljung

2. Benny Johansson

3. Victor Palovaara

4. Mattias Persson

5. Tommy Jonsson

TM: Anders Nilsson

 

MASARNA

1. Andreas Bergström

2. Andreas Westlund

3. Fredrik Andersson

4. Joel Nyström

5. Alexander Liljekvist

TM: Per Andersson/Jonas Ekeberg

 

GRIPARNA

1. Daniel Davidsson

2. Peter Juul

3. Freddie Eriksson

4. Juha Hautamäki

5. Dennis Ekstrand

TM: Mats Boström/Tommy Carlberg

 

DACKARNA

1. Andreas Jonsson

2. Tim Gudmunsson

3. Christian Isomettä

4. Joel Larsson

5. Marcus Åström

TM: Mikael Karlsson/Jerker Eriksson

 

*** QUALIFIER 2 - FRIDAY APRIL 16TH at 15:30 HRS ***

 

IKAROS SMEDERNA

1. Robert Henderson

2. Henrik Karlsson

3. Daniel Henderson

4. Alexander Edberg

5. Rasmus Eklöf

TM: Jimmy Jansson

 

NÄSSJÖ

1. Kalle Fleetwood-Carlsson

2. Thomas Ljung

3. Henric Lindqvist

4. Lennart Persson

5. Mikael Axelsson

TM: Benny Woentin/Sten-Inge Carlsson

 

ÖRNARNA

1. David Ruud

2. Dennis Andersson

3. Robert Pettersson

4. Christian Agö

5. Anton Göthberg

TM: Anders Fröjd

 

VALSARNA

1. Daniel Nermark

2. Henrik Gustafsson

3. Robin Törnqvist

4. Jeremia Thelaus

5. Thimm P Norberg

TM: Robert Eriksson

 

*** QUALIFIER 3 - FRIDAY APRIL 16TH at 19:00 HRS ***

 

ELIT VETLANDA

1. Adrian Gomolski

2. Thomas H Jonasson

3. Robin Aspegren

4. Jonas Messing

5. Jacob Thorssell

TM: Fredrik Staaf

 

VARGARNA

1. Viktor Bergström

2. Danil Ivanov

3. André Hertzberg

4. Sergey Karachintsev

5. Sebastian Carlsson

TM: Peter Jansson

 

INDIANERNA JUNIOR

1. Niklas Eriksson

2. Freddy Godlund

3. Alexander Claesson

4. Marcus Johansson

5. Pontus Nilsson

TM: Rholand Jensen

 

GASARNA

1. Sebastian Aldén

2. Anton Rosén

3. Eric Andersson

4. Pontus Aspgren

5. Alexander Söderholm

TM: Per Andersson/Åsa Bergström

 

 

[Vicar]

It's great season's beginning Finally Sweden starts. Griparna has interesting squad. Will Eric Andersson ride finally? He was talking about abandoned Sweden because of silencers.

[Anders]

It's great season's beginning Finally Sweden starts. Griparna has interesting squad. Will Eric Andersson ride finally? He was talking about abandoned Sweden because of silencers.

 

Ah, yes, I forgot to add that the SVEMO track racing committee has made it acceptable to ride with the old silencer in the Vetlanda 4TT, but that's the final meeting. So if SVEMO hold their ground, the A-final on Saturday will be the last meeting in Sweden with the old silencers.

[f-s-p]

Ah, yes, I forgot to add that the SVEMO track racing committee has made it acceptable to ride with the old silencer in the Vetlanda 4TT, but that's the final meeting. So if SVEMO hold their ground, the A-final on Saturday will be the last meeting in Sweden with the old silencers.

There's a meeting at Hallstavik this sunday also, wonder what will happen there regarding the silencers. Timo Lahti has also been talking about riding on saturday at Vetlanda.

[Ghostwalker]

anders, does the teams have any reserves available if some riders cant make it due to the cancelled air traffic?

I guess THJ is stuck in England since he rode in a meeting y'day (Thursday) evening and there ins't likely to be any flights until tomorrow

afternoon at the earliest.

[Anders]

anders, does the teams have any reserves available if some riders cant make it due to the cancelled air traffic?

I guess THJ is stuck in England since he rode in a meeting y'day (Thursday) evening and there ins't likely to be any flights until tomorrow

afternoon at the earliest.

 

Generally, each team is responisble for their own line-ups, so I can't speak for them, but in the case of THJ, I have some facts. He won't be able to make it to Sweden, at least not on Friday. His place in the Elit Vetlanda line-up will be taken by Peter Ljung, while Ljung's place in the Njudungarna line-up will be taken by Filbyterna's Michael Sjöqvist. (Benny Johansson will be moved up to No 1 position, Sjöqvist steps in at No 2)

 

There aren't that many riders in the line-ups that does ride in Britain, other than THJ I can only think of Daniel Davidsson (Lakeside) and Viktor Bergström (Scunthorpe). I don't know if they are in Britain or Sweden at the moment, but I haven't heard anything from their team managers, so I guess their status for Friday's qualifiers are OK.

[Anders]

Live updates from Vetlanda Lagcup will be available as listed below:

 

Qualifier 1 (Friday 16th 12:00 hrs): Live updates

Qualifier 2 (Friday 16th 15:30 hrs): Live updates

Qualifier 3 (Friday 16th 19:00 hrs): Live updates

 

C-final (Saturday 17th 09:00 hrs): No live updates

B-final (Saturday 17th 12:00 hrs): No live updates

A-final (Saturday 17th 15:00 hrs): Live updates

 

I will update this post with links to the updates for each of the meetings as they will become available.

Edited April 17, 2010 by Anders

[Vicar]

Who is Jacob Thorssell?

Edited April 17, 2010 by Vicar

[f-s-p]

Who is Jacob Thorssell?

#4 in the 80cc averages of last year in Sweden.

[Vicar]

Great result in quali. I'm impressed. Great talent?

[Mama]

Anders - is it possible to post here (and at Elit Vetlanda home page of course ) results of finals C and B.

Great thanks in advance!

[Anders]

Anders - is it possible to post here (and at Elit Vetlanda home page of course ) results of finals C and B.

Great thanks in advance!

 

*** RESULT - C-FINAL ***

 

Indianerna Junior 49

Niklas Eriksson ( 3 3 3 1 ) = 10 (4)

Freddy Godlund ( 3 3 2 3 ) = 11 (4)

Alexander Claesson ( 2 3 3 3 ) = 11 (4)

Marcus Johansson ( 2 0 1 2 ) = 5 (4)

Pontus Nilsson ( 3 3 3 3 ) = 12 (4)

 

Njudungarna 26

Benny Johansson ( 3 1 1 0 ) = 5 (4)

Michael Sjöqvist ( 1 2 3 1 ) = 7 (4)

Eric Åshede ( 2 1 1 2 ) = 6 (4)

Tommy Jonsson ( 0 0 R 0 ) = 0 (4)

Victor Palovaara ( 2 2 2 2 ) = 8 (4)

 

Nässjö SK 24

Kalle Fleetwood-Carlsson R/R

Thomas Ljung ( 2 2 2 2 3 ) = 11 (5)

Henric Lindqvist ( 0 2 1 0 3 ) = 6 (5)

Andreas Berglund ( 0 1 1 1 0 ) = 3 (5)

Mikael Axelsson ( 1 1 0 1 1 ) = 4 (5)

 

Masarna 21

Andreas Bergström ( 3 3 3 2 ) = 11 (4)

Fredrik Andersson ( 1 2 2 0 ) = 5 (4)

Joel Nyström ( 1 0 2 1 ) = 4 (4)

Alexander Söderholm ( 0 0 0 1 ) = 1 (4)

Alexander Liljekvist ( 0 Fx 0 0 ) = 0 (4)

 

*** RESULT - B-FINAL ***

 

Vargarna 38

Viktor Bergström ( 1 1 3 1 ) = 6 (4)

Danil Ivanov ( 3 3 3 Fx ) = 9 (4)

Michael Jepsen Jensen ( 3 2 1 3 ) = 9 (4)

Johannes Kikkenborg ( 2 1 0 1 ) = 4 (4)

Sergey Karachintsev ( 2 3 3 2 ) = 10 (4)

 

Elit Vetlanda 34

Adrian Gomolski ( 2 3 3 2 ) = 10 (4)

Peter Ljung ( 3 3 2 R ) = 8 (4)

Robin Aspegren ( 1 1 0 3 ) = 5 (4)

Jonas Messing ( Fx 0 0 2 ) = 2 (4)

Jacob Thorssell ( 3 1 2 3 ) = 9 (4)

 

Örnarna/Lejonen 31

David Ruud ( 3 2 3 3 ) = 11 (4)

Dennis Andersson ( 2 3 2 3 ) = 10 (4)

Anton Göthberg ( F 2 1 1 ) = 4 (4)

Christian Agö ( 2 1 2 F ) = 5 (4)

Oliver Berntzon ( 1 R 0 M ) = 1 (4)

 

Ikaros Smederna 15

Robert Henderson ( Fx 0 1 Fx ) = 1 (4)

Henrik Karlsson ( 1 0 N 2 ) = 3 (3)

Daniel Henderson ( 0 0 1 0 ) = 1 (4)

Alexander Edberg ( 1 2 2 0 2 ) = 7 (5)

Rasmus Eklöf ( R 2 1 Fx ) = 3 (4)

 

*** FINAL STANDING ***

 

1. Gasarna

2. Dackarna

3. Valsarna

4. Griparna

 

5. Vargarna

6. Elit Vetlanda

7. Örnarna/Lejonen

8. Ikaros Smederna

 

9. Indianerna Junior

10. Njudungarna

11. Nässjö

12. Masarna

 

I won't be able to post scoresheets/heat details from the B- and C-final tonight (because quite frankly I'm exhausted), but hopefully tomorrow. Now, I'm going to enjoy a fine Polish beer, Zywiec or Tyskie, can't make up my mind...

[Mama]

Thank You very much!

Have a nice beering

[f-s-p]

Anders, you think Hautamäki will get to ride this year for Griparna? What about Timo Lahti, any good through your eyes?

[Anders]

Who is Jacob Thorssell?

Great result in quali. I'm impressed. Great talent?

 

Jacob (born 1993/07/24) originally started at the Filbyterna club in Linköping, where his dad has previously ridden. After a stint with Piraterna's youth team in Motala, he rode for Elit Vetlanda's youth team for his final three seasons of 80cc speedway. This is his first season of 500cc speedway, and it looks like he has adapted quite well.

 

Not much of a gater yet, it's quite a different technique to 80cc, but he's not afraid to a full throttle ride. I was amazed to see him blast around the Vetlanda track on an impressive 65,9 seconds in his first outing in the third qualifier on Friday night. Only Peter Ljung clocked two faster times on the night.

 

Jacob should see most of his season spent with Elit Vetlanda's partner team in Division 1, Nässjö, but it looks highly likely he'll figure with Elit Vetlanda as well, at least as a No 8 junior (without scheduled rides).

 

And especially for you, Vicar, some date of births for some of the new riders in your database;

 

Victor Palovaara: 1994/01/31

Lennart Persson: 1961/01/28

Henric Lindqvist: 1993/12/30

 

I won't be able to post scoresheets/heat details from the B- and C-final tonight (because quite frankly I'm exhausted), but hopefully tomorrow.

 

Heat details and scoresheets are now available from all six meetings in Vetlanda, courtesy of the Swedish Speedwayresults website.

 

Anders, you think Hautamäki will get to ride this year for Griparna? What about Timo Lahti, any good through your eyes?

 

I've always been a fan of Hautamäki as he usually goes very well at the Vetlanda track, so I certainly hope so. However, from the 2010 season, an Allsvenskan line-up must always consist of 1 Swedish U23 and 1 Swedish U21 rider (or 2 U21 riders of course), so it's a bit tougher this year. With Daniel Davidsson and Kim Nilsson riding in Britain, and it may be some fixture clashes, his chances looks quite good.

 

Timo Lahti did a solid but unspectactular job with 6 points in the A-final, in his first visit to the track. He wasn't a stand out in the meeting, I must admit, but he's still only 17 years old so I'll follow his progress with interest.

 

 

[Vicar]

Jacob (born 1993/07/24) originally started at the Filbyterna club in Linköping, where his dad has previously ridden. After a stint with Piraterna's youth team in Motala, he rode for Elit Vetlanda's youth team for his final three seasons of 80cc speedway. This is his first season of 500cc speedway, and it looks like he has adapted quite well.

(...)

 

And especially for you, Vicar, some date of births for some of the new riders in your database;

 

Victor Palovaara: 1994/01/31

Lennart Persson: 1961/01/28

Henric Lindqvist: 1993/12/30

Thanks, I had wrong month for Palovaara. And Jacob is born the same day and month as me