f-s-p Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Niko Siltaniemi to cover for the damper affected Rafal Dobrucki for the Pirates. First meeting April 6th against the Wolves. See here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyluck Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Niko Siltaniemi to cover for the damper affected Rafal Dobrucki for the Pirates. First meeting April 6th against the Wolves. See here! Dobrucki turning out to be a bit of a damper squib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Dobrucki turning out to be a bit of a damper squib. Not really sure about the/which joke your making, but I'm told this piece of April 1st news was a HUGE success in Finland with people calling around wondering what the heck is going on... Edited April 2, 2011 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Not really sure about the/which joke your making, but I'm told this piece of April 1st news was a HUGE success in Finland with people calling around wondering what the heck is going on... Gullible folk, the Finns then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Gullible folk, the Finns then From the very top to the bottom... Honestly, who ever wrote it was pretty well on top of the standings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 There's been a change in the Finnish calendar regarding SM-liiga. Here's the udpdated calendar with the change in bold: SM-liiga fixtures: 14th May, Pori: Paholaiset - Sand Blowers - Kotkat - Keittiöpiste. 24th May, Seinäjoki: Kotkat - Keittiöpiste - Paholaiset - Sand Blowers. 14th June, Kuusankoski: Keittiöpiste - Paholaiset - Sand Blowers - Kotkat. 16th July, Hyvinkää: Sand Blowers - Kotkat - Keittiöpiste - Paholaiset. 23rd July, Seinäjoki: Kotkat - Sand Blowers - Paholaiset - Keittiöpiste. 20th August, Kuusankoski: Keittiöpiste - Kotkat - Sand Blowers - Paholaiset. 23rd August, Pori: Paholaiset - Keittiöpiste - Kotkat - Sand Blowers. 27th August, Hyvinkää: Sand Blowers - Paholaiset - Keittiöpiste - Kotkat. The change come's from the withdrawal of the joint adventure of two Tampere clubs to have a longtrack meeting at the local track Teivo. After that failed, it was clear that the date would be given to SM-liiga depending it would be approved by the clubs. The Finnish season starts in ten days, when the training group traditionally visits Hallstavik for three day's practise. SM-liiga opener at Pori is also the season opener over here. Finnish riders for the Scandinavian qualifier at Malmö are Siltaniemi, Timo Lahti, Jari Mäkinen and Kalle Katajisto. Finnish riders for the EC quali at Stralsund are Timo Lahti and Jari Mäkinen. Finnish team for the U21 quali in Ukraine is Katajisto, Mäkinen, Siltaniemi, Timo Lahti and Mika Loppi. Palomäki has said they need to go through, there's no other option. Finnish news has not quite developed as in previous years, but once the season gets going it'll be allright again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Sand Blowers???? Is that an official name or have you translated it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Sand Blowers???? Is that an official name or have you translated it? It's the real deal. They were asking about names last fall but then decided for the traditional one from the clubs history. Not my favourite, but there's a track and a club again at Hyvinkää! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 It's the real deal. They were asking about names last fall but then decided for the traditional one from the clubs history. Not my favourite, but there's a track and a club again at Hyvinkää! Sand Blowers + Hyvinkää.It sounds more like Tellytubbies than speedway. Crazy country,i tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Sand Blowers + Hyvinkää.It sounds more like Tellytubbies than speedway. Crazy country,i tell you Mäkinen and Siltaniemi (+Katajisto) ride for them. They'll kick your äss if you dont give them respect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Mäkinen and Siltaniemi (+Katajisto) ride for them. They'll kick your äss if you dont give them respect! Well i should see Jari in Stralsund.Unless he has learnt karate or the Finnish Army have trained him as a killing machine,i fancy my chances I might make the trip to Malmö,so they have a better chance there.3 against 1 Edited April 5, 2011 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 f-s-p, may be you have some information about riders who will be take part in Team Junior Championship in Rivne 02/05/2011? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 f-s-p, may be you have some information about riders who will be take part in Team Junior Championship in Rivne 02/05/2011? Jari Mäkinen -> www.jarimakinen.fi Timo Lahti -> www.lracing.tk Niko Siltaniemi -> www.nikosiltaniemi.fi Kalle Katajisto -> www.kallekatajisto.co.uk Mika Loppi -> Promising young lad, 16 or 17 years this season and was 3rd in the Finnish U21 final last year. He might be in facebook for more info. For some reason I dont even have his DoB or PoB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Jari Mäkinen -> www.jarimakinen.fi Timo Lahti -> www.lracing.tk Niko Siltaniemi -> www.nikosiltaniemi.fi Kalle Katajisto -> www.kallekatajisto.co.uk Mika Loppi -> Promising young lad, 16 or 17 years this season and was 3rd in the Finnish U21 final last year. He might be in facebook for more info. For some reason I dont even have his DoB or PoB... great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Timo Lahti to Eastbourne Eagles, rides next monday against the Wolves, taken from lracing.tk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypilgrim Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Timo Lahti to Eastbourne Eagles, rides next monday against the Wolves, taken from lracing.tk. Please remind me, f-s-p, is Timo the guy that was linked with Scunthorpe at the end of last season? Also, any further information about Tero Aarnio's condition ? There is a vacancy at Scunthorpe, are your contacts suggesting any Finns could be in the frame for the job ? Thanks, in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) Please remind me, f-s-p, is Timo the guy that was linked with Scunthorpe at the end of last season? Also, any further information about Tero Aarnio's condition ? There is a vacancy at Scunthorpe, are your contacts suggesting any Finns could be in the frame for the job ? Thanks, in advance. It was Teemu, his older brother that was coming to Scunny. Ask him again, he might do good this time providing he stays fit through the training camp in Hallstavik during the weekend. I think BSPA declared Aarnio fit to ride this week on their website. Edited April 14, 2011 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypilgrim Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 It was Teemu, his older brother that was coming to Scunny. Ask him again, he might do good this time providing he stays fit through the training camp in Hallstavik during the weekend. I think BSPA declared Aarnio fit to ride this week on their website. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samthepalaceman2 Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Timo Lahti to Eastbourne Eagles, rides next monday against the Wolves, taken from lracing.tk. Would you be able to give a little info on the rider from first hand experience? His results seem impressive from last year for an 18 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Would you be able to give a little info on the rider from first hand experience? His results seem impressive from last year for an 18 year old. I just wrote a reply on the Eastbourne thread to stir. Had already decided to just sit back and laugh on the wondering about who this guy is. He's been around for a few years now and every meeting he's done is been documented on this forum. Finnish meetings on the Finnish thread and Swedish meetings on the Swedish thread. I think he's the best we (Finland) have to offer for years! Mikael Teurnberg has a view on things with his experience around the world of speedway and 18 months ago he rated Timo in the top5 in Europe in the riders born that year (whatever it is ). Very level headed and on top of that he's an athlete, not your regular speedway rider. I heard Deano is gonna be his spanner and we laughed pretty big on the scenario that this toothpick of a rider is gonna be spannered by... Deano. As a rider he knows what he's doing, adapts well to circumstances and does what he wants with HIS bike. Now that he's riding for Eastbourne he's been given A bike thats not his and maybe not even good enough by his standards so who knows what he's gonna do. If the management dont give him enough meetings to get him an average and make him an asset, they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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