Ghostwalker Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Motala city council had a vote on whether or not Motala city should buy Piraterna's arena for 4.2 million SEK; The vote ended 27-27 and the chairman of the board had the final say and he voted for. To complicate the matter, the arena is owned by the incorporated part of Piraterna and not the regular club (förening).This means that the matter is a violation of kommullagen in which it says that a city is not allowed to support individual companies.Piraterna AB (Ltd) will therefore sell the arena to the club to circumvent the law. http://mvt.se/nyheter/motala/piraterna-raddas-men-fortfarande-stora-oklarheter-om4890800.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Four teams, Rospiggarna, Masarna, Indianerna samt Eskilstuna Smederna have decided to form a joint team called Norra Speedwayalliansen (Northern speedway alliance). which will participate in Allsvenskan next season. The team will alternate between the four parental teams' home tracks during the season. The joint venture is to add a 6th team to Allsvenskan. Västervik, Vetlanda, Dackarna and Lejonen supports Nässjö. NSA's squad will look like this: Rafal Konopka – 2,000 (född 1993)Timo Salonen – 2,000 (född 2001)Nike Lunna – 2,000 (född 1996)Freddie Eriksson – 1,114 (född 1981)Daniel Henderson – 1,111 (född 1991)John Lindman – 1,083 (född 1994)Rasmus Broberg – 0,903 (född 1994)Robin Norman – 0,500 (född 1997)Jonatan Grahn – 0,500 (född 2000)Alexander Liljekvist – 0,500 (född 1993)Andreas Lindblom – 0,500 (född 1999) Team manager will be Emma Nyrén who have worked some with Vargarna before.She will be assisted by alternating team managers from the four parental clubs. http://eskilstunasmederna.se/norra-speedwayalliansen-blir-nytt-allsvenskt-lag/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Have decided translates also as were told to... Timi Salonen will be busy next season, good for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Have decided translates also as were told to... Well sort of but not quite. All teams decided and agreed to that the southern teams would support one team (Nässjö) and that the nothern teams would support one team which initially were supposed to have been Filbyterna in Linköping or SMK Gävle but neither of those track would be possible to get into shape for the 2018 season. The northern teams then decided to form a joint team. As you can see F-S-P, lots of "have decided". Edited November 22, 2017 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted November 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hans Andersen to Dackarna. https://twitter.com/Rindis57/status/934047743852589056 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Well sort of but not quite. All teams decided and agreed to that the southern teams would support one team (Nässjö) and that the nothern teams would support one team which initially were supposed to have been Filbyterna in Linköping or SMK Gävle but neither of those track would be possible to get into shape for the 2018 season. The northern teams then decided to form a joint team. As you can see F-S-P, lots of "have decided". Was following all this from another source and wondering why it all took so long to get public. Maybe I just did not know everything. Thats why I think it would be a bit surprising if Nässjö and/or Linköping are not ready for the next season, because the talk was there very early. Also read from Svemo that they have give HUUUGE hand to new track opening by allowing used APD's to be introduced at tracks. There are conditions though that they need to be replaced within a few years. The other side of the APD story naturally is that when Svemo forced the APD rule in to action back in the day, Linköping was one of the tracks that closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) Filbyterna claims that they were asked pretty late in the process if they were interested. Filbyterna realized pretty early on that they wouldn't beable to get the track in order since there was allot of things that needed to be fixed. New airfence, new outer fence (spectator fence) as well asmove all of the flood lights from the area between the inner and outer fence. Filbyterna says that these necessary changes are way too muchfor them to manage on such a short notice since they wouldn't be able to afford it.I don't know all the details but there was a conflict between Filbyterna and the rest of Linköpings MS last year I think. Filbyterna had managed to get enough moneyto be able to buy a new airfence but somehow Linköpings MS took the money for themselves claiming that it wasn't Filbyterna's money or something like thatso a new airfence didn't happen. There are several other more or less dormant tracks like Örebro and Karlstad but I don't know the status of themmore then that Kalvholmen in Karlstad were pretty ruined by a man named Roland and the club Solkatterna which he hijacked in the name of speedway för alla (or something like that).Anyway here is Filbyterna's statement regarding their decline to ride in Allsvenskan. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1518980358184296&id=496486130433729 Full statement in the spoiler below: Filbyterna Speedway13 tim ·Varför ingen Allsvensk speedway i Linköping 2018?Ja frågorna är många....och många rykten felaktiga!Jag vill med den här skrivelsen från oss i Filbyterna Speedway till alla er i speedway-Sverige bara klarlägga hur det ligger till och varför vi beslutade att avstå Allsvenskan 2018, men även hur glada vi blev att få en förfrågan om att vara ett tilltänkt lag i serien.Alltihop det här uppdagades sent i somras att vi var ett tilltänkt lag i Allsvenskan. När nyheten kom till vår kännedom såg vi givetvis chansen att kanske kunna hoppa på tåget?... kanske var det en möjlighet som inte kommer igen? Men efter att vi insåg vad som måste göras med hela anläggningen och även vad det skulle kosta så var vi till ###### helt överens om att vi varken mäktar med eller har råd att bedriva tävlingar på vår stora bana, och dessutom inte har ett godkänt luftstaket för att få arrangera Allsvensk speedway i Linköping, så var det inga tveksamheter att avstå.Det är också tråkigt när man läser om alla konstiga och felaktiga rykten som figurerar i både press och sociala medier! Någon skrev här på Facebook att vi var ”skitstövlar”, och i Masarnas gästbok så tyckte nån att vi var en klubb med ”avig inställning” att inte hoppa på det här när vi fick chansen!? I en lokaltidning så stod det att vi har ett luftstaket för ca en halv miljon, alltså lika mycket som ett helt nytt kostar, något som inte alls stämmer att vi har. Luftstaket som vi har fyller 10 år 2018 och inget annat!För att få delta som arrangör i Allsvenskan och Elitserien så krävs det luftstaket som är nyare än 7 år, alltså är vårt staket 3 år för gammalt och har fallit för åldersstrecket! Så i vårt fall så gäller det att vi byter ut halva staketet om vi ska arrangera tävlingar ”under” Allsvenskan, en kostnad på ca en kvarts miljon, året därpå resterande halva och därmed en kvarts miljon till.Vi har även ett rejält jobb framför oss att vi måste byta ut det gamla publikstaket som är för lågt till ett nytt på ca 4-500 meter innan vi kan ha tävlingar på stora banan, något som är både dyrt, jobbigt och tidskrävande.Vi har 8-10 st belysningsstolpar som står för nära banan i neutral zon (området mellan staket och publikstaket) som måste väck eller flyttas, helst så vill Svemo att alla stolpar är utanför publikstaketet.Dom som känner till vår lilla verksamhet i Linköping tycker därför att det var en självklarhet att det blev ett NEJ från vår sida. En verksamhet som i stort sett bedrivs på hobbynivå om man jämför med många andra klubbar i det här landet. Vi är några få eldsjälar som arbetar så mycket vi förmår för att hålla det lilla levande, vi vet också att vi har en anläggning som har stor kapacitet och välkänd när det gäller historiska evenemang, nästan alla minns väl våra GP-tävlingar som arrangerades 1995-2000, alltså 6 år i rad!?...en underbar tid som dom flesta av oss givetvis saknar här i Linköping! Men för att ta vi ska ta oss dit igen krävs mycket arbete, resurser och vilja, men inget är omöjligt!Tävlingsverksamheten på 500cc-banan har legat i dvala sedan 2011, och parallellt med det så har Svemo ställt högre krav på säkerheten för förarna och även publik, något som genererat högre kostnader men givetvis är självklart då säkerheten skall prioriteras högst.Vi kommer under nästa år fortsättningsvis att på 500-banan bedriva träningsverksamhet för alla, d.v.s. juniorer och seniorer, 53-Årsracet under MCHK (veteranuppvisning), Varg-Olle kommer tillbaka med sin s.k. ”Sladd-skola” har han lovat, och även att vi tidigt nästa år ska försöka att ha ett träningsläger?Och slutligen....det viktigaste av allt är nämligen ungdomsverksamheten! Utan våra framtidshopp så kan vi lika gärna lägga ner det här! Vi får absolut inte glömma bort att ungdomen lägger grunden för framtiden!Tack för ordet! 🏁🏁Vänliga speedway-hälsningar,Håkan Schander, Vice Ordförande Filbyterna Edited November 26, 2017 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 The fixtures for 2018 have been released today. I haven't seen the full list yet though. Smederna's home meetings 2018: http://eskilstunasmederna.se/grundseriematcher-2018/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Full fixture list http://www.dagensvimmerby.se/sport/speedway/e/17657/sa-kors-elitserien-i-speedway-2018-en-riktig-derbysommar-vantar/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 I've updated the fixture list for Elitserien but round 9 and 10 are scheduled for Tuesday July 17th and Wednesday July 18th. I think it seems a bit strange to do that and I don't know if it is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleoleole Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 On 19 December 2017 at 4:40 PM, Ghostwalker said: I've updated the fixture list for Elitserien but round 9 and 10 are scheduled for Tuesday July 17th and Wednesday July 18th. I think it seems a bit strange to do that and I don't know if it is correct. Can anybody confirm that this is correct. Smederna's website also shows fixtures on both days. Then there's no fixtures on 24th July? Also in the Allsvenskan league there's a gap between 5th and 26th July. I was starting to plan a 2 week holiday in Sweden in July but it's all looking a bit odd. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, oleoleole said: Can anybody confirm that this is correct. Smederna's website also shows fixtures on both days. Then there's no fixtures on 24th July? Also in the Allsvenskan league there's a gap between 5th and 26th July. I was starting to plan a 2 week holiday in Sweden in July but it's all looking a bit odd. Thanks. Pretty sure it`s correct- got these fixtures off the Rospiggarna website Omgång 9 – 17 juli Indianerna – Masarna Dackarna – Vetlanda Lejonen – Västervik Smederna – Rospiggarna Omgång 10 – 18 juli Masarna – Indianerna Vetlanda – Dackarna Västervik – Lejonen Rospiggarna – Smederna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 On 14/01/2018 at 7:18 PM, racers and royals said: Pretty sure it`s correct- got these fixtures off the Rospiggarna website Omgång 9 – 17 juli Indianerna – Masarna Dackarna – Vetlanda Lejonen – Västervik Smederna – Rospiggarna Omgång 10 – 18 juli Masarna – Indianerna Vetlanda – Dackarna Västervik – Lejonen Rospiggarna – Smederna I have info that the clubs are trying it for the 1st time in the regular season in 2018 - my words “ 24 hr derby” certainly Vetlanda v Dackarna are pretty near to each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Don't you just love fixed race nights??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Don't you just love fixed race nights??!! It`s ok - Denmark are on a break and GB don`t have fixtures in mid summer Edited January 17, 2018 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Smederna writes in their website that Tommy Jansson's father and former speedway rider Joel Janssom have died at the age of 93. http://eskilstunasmederna.se/smederna-i-sorg/ Edited February 15, 2018 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Speedway news website Speedwaynyheter.se will re-open on Monday March 19th. http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted March 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) The new heat schedule http://www.svemo.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_14025/cf_44/K-rschema_2-15.PDF Edited March 12, 2018 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said: The new health schedule http://www.svemo.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_14025/cf_44/K-rschema_2-15.PDF Hope it makes them feel better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted March 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) Spring Media will make an announcement on April 2nd on whether or not there will be any televised coverage of Elitserien. There will still likely be an internet broadcasting portal of some sort. Edited March 22, 2018 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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