Fim European Pairs Championships

[uk_martin]

Congratulations to Brummie, Martin Smolinski and former Brummie Kevin Wolbert on winning the 2013 European Pairs championships for Germany, yesterday at Herxheim. Not the greatest of line ups with the SGP being on the same day, but you can only beat what's put in front of you.

 

YET AGAIN, another international event that the BSPA deemed fit to not bother entering. British Speedway is rapidly becoming as isolationist as North Korea is on the world political stage. We now only enter one international tournament, at senior level and I've heard that there are some in the BSPA that don't think we should be in the SWC either.

 

Full results:

 

Germany = 26 WINNERS

 

1. Martin Smolinski - 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2 = 16

2. Kevin Wolbert - 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3 = 10

 

Poland = 23 SECOND

 

7. Sebastian Ulamek - 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3 = 14

8. Norbert Kosciuch - 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 1 = 9

 

Ukraine = 20 THIRD

 

5. Andriej Karpov - 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 18

6. Aleksandr Loktaev - 0, F = 0

R. Stanislaw Mielniczuk - 0, 0, 1, 1 = 2

 

Latvia = 20

 

11. Maksim Bogdanovs - 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 0 = 11

12. Kjastas Puodzuks - 0, 3, 0, 2, 2, 2 = 9

 

Denmark = 13

 

13. Rasmus Jensen - 1, 1, 3, X, 2, 3 = 10

14. Kenni Nissen - 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1 = 3

 

Czech Republic = 12

 

9. Zdenek Simota - 1, 0, 2, 2, 0, 2 = 7

10. Josef Franc - 2 = 2

R. Zdenek Holub - 1, 0, 0, 2, FX = 3

 

Slovenia = 11

 

3. Matic Voldrih - 0, EF, 1, 1, 1, 2 = 5

4. Aleksandr Conda - 1, 2, 0, 3, 0, 0 = 6

[SteveLyric2]

I see all countries had their Number 1 pairings!!!

[uk_martin]

I see all countries had their Number 1 pairings!!!

 

As the SGP was on the same day, obviously not...but still, some countries made an effort, and others didn't. Smoli and Wolbert could only beat what was out there. Well done to them for being there and doing the business.

[Humphrey Appleby]

YET AGAIN, another international event that the BSPA deemed fit to not bother entering. British Speedway is rapidly becoming as isolationist as North Korea is on the world political stage.

 

How serious is an event held the same weekend as a GP, and with some of the line-ups that some of the countries put out?

[brewer]

this is a serious event as is the WORLD U21 championships, (oh yes , run the same day), this is the sort of event our riders should be entered into guys like birks/auty/cook/worrall etc should be doing these for the experience racing against some decent opposition on different tracks can only be good for them.

[uk_martin]

this is a serious event as is the WORLD U21 championships, (oh yes , run the same day), this is the sort of event our riders should be entered into guys like birks/auty/cook/worrall etc should be doing these for the experience racing against some decent opposition on different tracks can only be good for them.

 

Spot on! Kyle Howarth showed a load of inexperience in the u-21's in Pila, not having his bike set up properly and looking a right berk as a result. International competition like this might prevent that sort of thing from happening again...mind you, you can see where the BSPA are coming from can't you? Show these young lads how green the grass is on the other side of the English Channel, and if they are good enough, you might never see them in British speedway again.

 

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