Leigh Adams' Cheerio

[BigFatDave]

1st Adrian Miedzinski

2nd Leigh Adams

3rd Greg Hancock

4th Jason Crump

 

A ripper meeting by all accounts.

[BigFatDave]

Full results & heat details (from Leigh Adams Racing site)

 

1. A. Miedziński (2,3,2,3,2) 12 + 1. w finale

2. L. Adams (3,1,3,3,2) 12 + 2. w finale

3. J. Crump (0,1,3,3,3) 10 + 3. w finale

4. G. Hancock (3,0,2,2,3) 10 + 4. w finale

5. D. Baliński (2,2,1,2,3) 10

6. Ch. Holder (3,1,3,0,2) 9

7. R. Dobrucki (3,2,2,2,U) 9

8. M. Janowski (1,0,0,3,3) 7

9. J. Kołodziej (D,3,3,1) 7

10. J. Hampel (2,3,1,0,1) 7

11. P. Pawlicki (D,3,1,1,1) 6

12. J. Pavlic (1,0,2,0,2) 5

13. G. Zengota (2,2,0,0,0) 4

14. S. Stead (1,1,0,2,0) 4

15. D. Ward (1,2,1,T,0) 4

16. T. Batchelor (0,0,0,1,1) 2

17. S. Musielak (1) 1

18. P. Pawlicki Jr (1) 1

 

 

1. L. Adams, A. Miedziński, J. Pavlic, J. Crump

2. G. Hancock, J. Hampel, D. Ward, J. Kołodziej (D)

3. Ch. Holder, D. Baliński, M. Janowski, P. Pawlicki (D)

4. R. Dobrucki, G. Zengota, S. Stead, T. Batchelor

5. J. Hampel, D. Baliński, L. Adams, T. Batchelor

6. P. Pawlicki, D. Ward, S. Stead, J. Pavlic

7. J. Kołodziej, G. Zengota, J. Crump, M. Janowski

8. A. Miedziński, R. Dobrucki, Ch. Holder, G. Hancock

9. L. Adams, R. Dobrucki, D. Ward, M. Janowski

10. Ch. Holder, J. Pavlic, J. Hampel, G. Zengota

11. J. Crump, G. Hancock, D. Baliński, S. Stead

12. J. Kołodziej, A. Miedziński, P. Pawlicki, T. Batchelor

13. L. Adams, S. Stead, J. Kołodziej, Ch. Holder

14. M. Janowski, G. Hancock, T. Batchelor, J. Pavlic

15. J. Crump, R. Dobrucki, P. Pawlicki, J. Hampel

16. S. Musielak, A. Miedziński, D. Baliński, G. Zengota

17. G. Hancock, L. Adams, P. Pawlicki, G. Zengota

18. D. Baliński, J. Pavlic, P. Pawlicki Jr, R. Dobrucki (U)

19. J. Crump, Ch. Holder, T. Batchelor, D. Ward

20. M. Janowski, A. Miedziński, J. Hampel, S. Stead

Finał. A. Miedziński, L. Adams, J. Crump, G. Hancock

[dirt]

sorry,,But what does the T mean in Wards 4th ride? Cant see anything, but I will try and figure it out.

 

Looks like a beautiful meeting..wonder if the one in England will be up to scratch. As Mildura wont disappoint.

Edited October 11, 2010 by dirt

[BigFatDave]

sorry,,But what does the T mean in Wards 4th ride? Cant see anything, but I will try and figure it out.

 

Looks like a beautiful meeting..wonder if the one in England will be up to scratch. As Mildura wont disappoint.

Either Tapes or Tantrum, I should imagine.

[eM_Pe]

"T" does stand for touching the tapes. As a consequence, Slawomir Musielak substituted him in heat 16.

 

A few videos were taken during the Leigh Adams' Last Lap. Here they are:

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and

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You might also enjoy this photo gallery: CLICK.

 

We will miss you, Leigh!

Edited October 11, 2010 by eM_Pe

[dirt]

Those videos are amazing!! the audio is crystal clear and the crowd chanting loudly: Leeeigghhh ..... Adammsss over and over is special. Must see.

[bobxski]

Those videos are amazing!! the audio is crystal clear and the crowd chanting loudly: Leeeigghhh ..... Adammsss over and over is special. Must see.

Wonder if there will be a dvd release??

Great pictures and video!

Edited October 13, 2010 by bobxski

[Bradford Ace]

Was lucky enough to attend this meeting & there was some great racing all day on a proper racing track, unlike the borefest the night before in Bydgoszcz which may as well have been run on the M1!!

 

Must say Bydgoszcz's reputation as the best track in the world is in tatters now in my opinion. Attended the last 3 Polish Gp's there & they've all been very poor indeed. The only decent one was the "German" GP but will save that for another day as back to Mr Clean!!

 

Abolutely awesome crowd in for Leigh and well deserved. If the capacity is 15,000 then there must have been 10,000 - 12,000 there as there wasnt many spare seats at all & was a fantastic atmosphere all day. How i wish we could see crowds like that over here for league meetings, never mind a Testimonial!!

 

Still not sure what happened to Kolodziej in his last race as he was replaced by the reserve. Had a puncture in his previous ride but no idea why he pulled out of it & was v disappointing as he was the most entertaining rider there along with Dobrucki & Miedzinski.

 

Dobrucki would have made the final but tried one outside swoop too many in his last ride & got sucked into the airfence & Miedzinski didnt read the script as he had the audacity to beat Leigh in his final ride in Leszno!!

 

Holder & Crumpy were good value, as was Hancock & was a great day out for us all & defo made up for the lack of entertainment the night before!!!

 

Will defo make the journey to Leszno next yr now to watch a GP there as think it'll be awesome.

Edited October 11, 2010 by Bradford Ace

[eM_Pe]

Still not sure what happened to Kolodziej in his last race as he was replaced by the reserve.

Janusz said that he had two punctures in his previous heats and, as there was an agreement that only one tyre would be used for the whole tournament, was left without any. He asked Leigh whether it would be OK if he retired from the meeting and Adams didn't mind saying that the young guns would also like to take a try. One day you might be even happy that you watched Piotr Pawlicki jr in his first year as he is one of the hottest prospects for the future in the whole Polish speedway

[BigFatDave]

One day you might be even happy that you watched Piotr Pawlicki jr in his first year as he is one of the hottest prospects for the future in the whole Polish speedway

I must admit the name caught my eye when checking the results: I see he took out this year's Polish Junior Greater Poland Championships, and he's not yet 16. Is he affiliated with any club yet?

[eM_Pe]

Is he affiliated with any club yet?

Well, formally Piotr is affiliated with Unia Leszno, but the question where the Pawlicki brothers would settle for the next year isn't answered yet. Przemysław has a long term contract in Leszno but this year he rode for Gorzów as a result of a huge conflict with the Unia's authorities. I think these problems are gone now and really hope that both of these guys will stay in Leszno for 2011.

[WembleyLion]

A few videos were taken during the Leigh Adams' Last Lap. Here they are:

,

,

and

.

 

You might also enjoy this photo gallery: CLICK.

 

Thanks for posting these which contain happy memories from a very enjoyable afternoon at Leszno on Sunday.

[johnc]

"T" does stand for touching the tapes. As a consequence, Slawomir Musielak substituted him in heat 16.

 

A few videos were taken during the Leigh Adams' Last Lap. Here they are:

,

,

and

.

 

You might also enjoy this photo gallery: CLICK.

 

We will miss you, Leigh!

Great videos and pictures, thanks for posting them.

Really looking forward to making the journey down to Swindon to pay tribute to a great rider!

[Speedy swindon pete]

First chance i've had to make a comment on this meeting.

 

me and a couple of mates decided to make the trip from the UK to Leszno especially for this meeting after all the Bydgozsz tickets had all sold out, and we were all very glad we did make the journey.

what a cracking weekend and cracking meeting.

 

my first taste of polish speedway in the flesh so it was all very new to me.

firstly, what a stadium it is in Leszno, stunning bowl all seated with perfect views of the track from every single seat.

i knew the track was very good before heading out there and it didnt disappoint at all on the sunday. If only we had the combination of beautiful stadium and cracking track in the UK. (hopefully the proposed BelleVue site will offer a similar experience.

The fans were all superb aswell, i knew leigh was massively popular there but wasnt expecting a 10000 (at least) strong crowd. brilliant. and the chanting and singing were superb, i wish british speedway meetings had an atmosphere like that. although it would be great if the stands had a roof to keep all that atmosphere in (like torun).

 

I was amazed by the amount of respect every single person in the stadium had for all the riders and demo riders too. everyone getting to their feet and clapping every time Jarmula (what an entertainer) or even little Declyn passed.

 

As previously said, racing was cracking and was a real treat to see Leigh fly round his home turf out there, something ive wanted to see for many years.

 

Meidzinski just reaffirmed why ive wanted him back in the swindon side for the last couple of years, the boy is class. Janus was fantastic too, shame he had to pull out, and of course Leigh was really winding it on all meeting. Heard alot of good things about Pawlicki's younger brother, so was good to see him get a spin, he really does look classy for such a young guy...like a half pint version of Leigh!

 

other highlights were Jarmula taking one of the start girls round the track on the back of his old bike, only to open up the taps and nearly spit her off the back of it at high speed...dont think ive heard such a loud collective gasp around the stadium as she clung on for dear life

Janowski doing stand up wheelies after his last ride was brilliant too...trying to make it round the 3rd and 4th bend still stood up wheelieing, then to decide that it wasnt such a good idea after all, dropping it and slipping off, classic.

 

just one thing for anyone that was there that spoke polish...what was the big reaction about when Hampel was speaking on the centre green at half time with the Leszno manager(?)..? all the young girls (in which there were loads on the back straight) positively squealed in delight a couple of times as Hampel was on the mic. was it about a contract for next season or something else?

 

We're already planning the next trip out there, it was that good. I'd strongly recommend anyone thinking of going, to enjoy a weekend out there, it was superb, poznan is a great city to stay.

 

Cheers Leigh for a cracking meeting, those poles really do know how to send you off in style.

[eM_Pe]

Just one thing for anyone that was there that spoke polish...what was the big reaction about when Hampel was speaking on the centre green at half time with the Leszno manager(?)..? all the young girls (in which there were loads on the back straight) positively squealed in delight a couple of times as Hampel was on the mic. was it about a contract for next season or something else?

Exactly. The whole story was like that: the present chairman of Unia Leszno, Jozef Dworakowski, said that he is going to retire from the club. Then Jarek took the microphone and said that he would sign a new 2-years contract with Unia if Dworakowski changed his mind. And so both of these gentlemen declared to stay in Leszno what made the crowd so enthusiastic :-)

 

I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed speedway in Leszno! Hope you will visit us again next year, for the GP or so!