Speedway In Estonia

[Romualds]

Estonian Individual Championship 1^st round will be held on May, 12 2012 in Kohtla-Nymme. From this year competition has an official status and supports by EMF. 15 riders were arranged in first round. During winter season was made big work – bought new bikes, spare parts. There are 4 rounds of individual championship and 2 cups meetings announced in this year, in 125 cm3 and 500 cm3 classes.

The championship’s system is like in GP (20 heats + 2 semifinals + final), points counts the same, like in GP, too.

The first round won the most known Estonian rider K.Viidas (rode successfully in Finnish league in middle 90), he had “maximum” 24 points (won all the heats in the meeting) and became a championship’s leader with 25 points. The second place and 20 points in overall standings got (two times Estonian Individual Championship bronze medalist in 1993 and 1994) Rainer Kimmel and the third in podium was one more speedway veteran Jaak Soolep (Estonian Individual Championship vice –champion in 1987 and bronze medalist in 1990).

In the fourth place was unsuccessful Margus Mandre (in the beginnings 2000 rode in Finnish league and European U-19 Championship participant in 2001). After 20 heats Margus had 13 points and good chances to have prize place, but 2 technical defects allowed him to close the line of four best riders.

 

Estonian Individual Championship – 1 round (technical results):

May, 12 2012 – Kohtla-Nymme

 

1. Ken VIIDAS - (7) - 3,3,3,3,3,3,6 - 24

2. Rainer KIMMEL - (1) - 2,1,2,2,2,2,4 - 15

3. Jaak SOOLEP - (10) - 3,3,2,3,3,3,2 - 19

4. Margus MANDRE - (5) - 2,3,3,2,3,Е,Е - 13

5. Alvin VILIPERE - (13) - 3,2,1,3,3,1 - 13

6. Vaino HAAB - (12) - 2,3,2,1,2, Е - 10

7. Martin KIMMEL - (3) - 3,1,3,1,1,N - 9

8. Ruve RAASK - (11) - 1,2,3,1,N,N - 7

9. Kalro FALTEN - (14) - 1,2,2,D,2 - 7

10. Silver JAANUS - (8) - 1,2,1,2,1 - 7

11. Janek PULSO - (15) - 2,D,1,3,0 - 6

12. Urmo KAOSAAR - (9) - 0,0,0,2,2 - 4

13. Kaupo TISLER - (16) - 0,1,1,0,E - 2

14. Ardo TIGANE - (4) - 1,0,0,1,E - 2

15. Silver SOOLEP - (2) - N,N,N,N,N - 0

 

Semifinals:

1 Viidas - 3; R.Kimmel - 2; Vilipere - 1; M.Kimmel - N.

2 Soolep - 3; Mandre - E; Haab - E; Raask - N.

Final:

Viidas - 6; R.Kimmel - 4; Soolep - 2; Mandre - R.

 

Next meeting will be om June, 2 2012 in Taabasalu track – Ranna’s Cup 1 round.

 

13/06/2012 - Taabasalu - Ranna Cup

 

1. Jaak Soolep - (4) - 2,3,3,3 - 11+2+6=19

2. Rene Aas - (9) - 3,2,2,3 - 10+3+4=17

3. Alvin Vilipere - (6) - 3,3,1,2 - 9+2+2=13

4. Ken Viidas - (1) - 3,3,3,3 - 12+3+E=15

5. Silver Soolep - (13) - 2,2,2,1 - 7+1=8

6. Kairo Fallen - (10) - 3,1,2,E - 6+0=6

7. Ruve Raask - (15) - 3,D,1,1 - 5+1=6

8. Vaino Haab - (3) - E,2,1,2 - 5+E=5

9. Ardo Tigane - (17) - 1,1,0,2 - 4

10. Ove Viidas - (8) - 2,1,*,D - 3

11. Martin Kimmel - (5) - E,*,*,* - 0

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SEMIFINALS:

1. K.Viidas-3; Vilipere-2; Raask-1; Fallen-0.

2. Aas-3; J.Soolep-2; S.Soolep-1; Haab-E.

FINAL:

J.Soolep-6; Aas-4; Vilipere - 2; K.Viidas-E.

 

The first round of "Ranna Cup" was held in Taabasalu track. In the meeting was announced Rene Aas (1990 World Junior Individual vice-champion) appearance in Estonia after more than 15 years break and he did it and at once got 2nd place. Rene won 2 of his heats and in 3 heats he was second after meeting's winner Jaak Soolep and day's "unlucky man" Ken Viidas (won 5 heats and in 6 got technical failure). The meeting would be more attractive if one more favourite Margus Mandre participates, but due some reasons he wasn't.

Not bad debut made Silver Soolep (Jaak Soolep's son), got 5 place in his first meeting.

Next Ranna Cup round will be held on August, 26.

But on June, 30 2012 in Taabsalu track will sound engines in Estonian Individual Championship 2nd round.

Edited June 14, 2012 by Romualds

[manchesterpaul]

Thank you very much for keeping us informed.

 

Please can you make comment on or give official attendance figures for these meetings?

 

Does Estonian speedway get any media coverage nationally or locally???.

Edited June 15, 2012 by manchesterpaul

[Romualds]

About attendance this year I'll give information later, but last year in Taabasalu it was near 1000 crowd. It's not bad after 15 years break (last speedway meeting was in 1997).

For the moment organisers and track-comission in EMF try to do all speedway can be more popular in country. It was not big interview in Estonian TV in programm, like "Breakfast with..."

[DutchGrasstrack]

How many meetings do they stage this year? Do you have a calendar?

[manchesterpaul]

How many meetings do they stage this year? Do you have a calendar?

 

In the Speedway Star season preview issue it said the return of speedway to Estonia in 2011 was a big success. It referred to four meetings having been staged at two tracks. Therefore the six fixtures mentioned in the opening post may likely be the full calendar?

[Romualds]

The full fixture for season 2012:

 

Individual Championship (4 rounds):

 

May, 12 - Kohtla-Nymme

June, 30 - Tabasalu

August, 31 - Kohtla-Nymme

September, 29 - Tabasalu

 

Individual Meeting - Ranna Cup

 

June, 13 - Tabasalu

August, 26 - Tabasalu

 

Ranna Cup second round in August proably will be international meeting.

[Dekker]

How many tracks have/where there in Estonia? None in Tallinn?

[Romualds]

Tabasalu track near Tallinn (5-10 km), Kohtla-Nymme 150 km from Tallinn. They have one more track in Tallinn, the guys are going to rebuilt it.

One more track used in Soviet times in Jarvakandi (for longtrack meetings) fully broken.

[DutchGrasstrack]

Many thanks for the calendar, I'm hoping to visit one of the meetings in August/September.

 

What time do these meetings start?

Edited June 17, 2012 by DutchGrasstrack