brandonbee48 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Very good racing today. Z.G. are a VERY good team this season. Regards to all. Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Very good racing today. Z.G. are a VERY good team this season. Regards to all. Alan. Next action Easter monday with two matches plus the uk sky match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandonbee48 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Next action Easter monday with two matches plus the uk sky match. A feast! A re-run of your Reading match on before the live action today, so it was enjoyable to see. Regards. Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyluck Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Some good racing today, but the meeting was awfully one-sided. After winning many plaudits, although no league points, for their escapades in the first two meetings of their season, the Lions whimpered rather than roared this afternoon. The Green Mountaineers were just so superior out of the traps. Czestochowa just had no answer to them, although Laguta (Waguta) Snr's sorry succession of stoppages didn't help matters. An exciting rider, to be sure, but it's no good passing everyone only to grind to a halt a lap later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Some good racing today, but the meeting was awfully one-sided. After winning many plaudits, although no league points, for their escapades in the first two meetings of their season, the Lions whimpered rather than roared this afternoon. The Green Mountaineers were just so superior out of the traps. Czestochowa just had no answer to them, although Laguta (Waguta) Snr's sorry succession of stoppages didn't help matters. An exciting rider, to be sure, but it's no good passing everyone only to grind to a halt a lap later. One should rather blame his mechanics around him. Greg Laguta is a brilliant rider, one of the best in teh world and certainly superior to his little brother Artem - and the little one is a GP rider already. If only Grigory would have some reliable machinery this guy could be a world champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 You see, the Polish commentator pronounces it Waguta. That will mean nothing, unless you've read the "GP Challenge Final" thread from last season. There was a bit of a debate as to whether it was Laguta or Waguta. The Poles certainly seem to transliterate it as Łaguta, which would be Waguta in English. Still no idea why the Poles do that, but it's not the way it's pronounced in his native language. I reckon the Poles are just plain wrong Should also add that I agree with other comments that Grigory is a great rider. A shame that his machinery is letting him down so far this season, but I'm sure he'll get it sorted soon. I'm sure there will be a few big names in the Extraliga get a shock off him this season before it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyluck Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 PePe thinks the Czestochowa track is the best in Europe: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/04/18/piotr-protasiewicz-ten-tor-jest-najlepszy-w-europie/&usg=ALkJrhj9VCG8zx512qV9WaNbaGyUgZ4AAw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Still no idea why the Poles do that, but it's not the way it's pronounced in his native language. I reckon the Poles are just plain wrong But Laguta bros in Russian are: Лагутa. You pronounce it "Waguta". Aren't you? Edited April 18, 2011 by Vicar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 But Laguta bros in Russian are: Лагутa. You pronounce it "Waguta". Aren't you? Sorry, I missed this reply until now. My Russian language "teacher" didn't suggest that "Лагутa" should be pronounced "Waguta". However, her suggested pronunciation of the letter "Л" wasn't exactly the same as the British "L", but it also wasn't the same as our "W". It was something that isn't quite in an "English language" pronunciation. I considered it to be closer to "L" than "W", and when I hear "Лагутa" on video from a Russian commentator I hear it more as a British "L" than a "W"... Maybe my complaint about the Poles using Ł for Л is more about my lack of understanding of how Ł should be pronounced in Polish....although, having said that, what I hear for Лагутa on Polish commentary isn't what I expect to hear having heard it on Russian commentary...But, maybe Polish TV just have commentators that pronounce foreign names as badly as the Sky commentators do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateusz Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 (...)But, maybe Polish TV just have commentators that pronounce foreign names as badly as the Sky commentators do Chris Bomber Harris. Unless you pronounce b in Bomber you're no longer a Polish speedway commentator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Sorry, I missed this reply until now. My Russian language "teacher" didn't suggest that "Лагутa" should be pronounced "Waguta". However, her suggested pronunciation of the letter "Л" wasn't exactly the same as the British "L", but it also wasn't the same as our "W". It was something that isn't quite in an "English language" pronunciation. I considered it to be closer to "L" than "W", and when I hear "Лагутa" on video from a Russian commentator I hear it more as a British "L" than a "W"... Maybe my complaint about the Poles using Ł for Л is more about my lack of understanding of how Ł should be pronounced in Polish....although, having said that, what I hear for Лагутa on Polish commentary isn't what I expect to hear having heard it on Russian commentary...But, maybe Polish TV just have commentators that pronounce foreign names as badly as the Sky commentators do It is never easy with these things.I would guess even in Russia there are variations.Although when i have asked work colleagues from Russia and Kazakhstan they say there isn't much difference.But Sky commentators pronounciations of most of the Danish riders doesn't match with the names i hear being announced at the meetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 I considered it to be closer to "L" than "W", and when I hear "Лагутa" on video from a Russian commentator I hear it more as a British "L" than a "W"... Could you provide video with Russian comentator saying "Laguta"? In Polish between "L" and "Ł" is huge difference, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.