racers and royals Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Serenius is 66 years old in March ! I think it is embarrasing of all the other competitors in this "sport" that a rider his age can still be competitive, in fact even better than most others, except the Russians. This sport of motorcycle ice racing has become a boring joke. You are indeed correct in his age-I took 2 years off my age instead of adding 2 years !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conkers Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 CUP OF RUSSIA (FINAL 1), SHADRINSK, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th January, 2014 Result: Vitalli Khomitsevich (Samara) 27 (13+14), Eduard Krysov (Kamensk Ural) 25 (12+13), Igor Saydullin (Togliatti) 20+3 (10+10), Mikhail Dimitrishin (Kamensk Ural) 20+2 (11+9), Evgeny Sharov 20 +ef (11+9), Sergei Karachintsev (Togliatti) 19 (9+10), Yegor Myshkovets (17 (7+10), Andrei Shishegov (Sterlitamak) 17 (11+6), Andrei Gavrilkin (Samara) 11 (DNR+11), Vyacheslav Svitek (Kamensk Ural) 11 (5+6), Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 11 (3+8), Nikita Toloknov (Samara) 10 (5+5), Roman Pavlenko (Shadrinsk) 7 (4+3), Artem Novik (Kamensk Ural) 6 (6+DNR), Danil Goloshykhyn (Blagoveshchensk) 6 (4+2), Kyrill Popov (Kamensk Ural) 5 (3+2), Stanislav Stukov (Shadrinsk) 4 (3+1), Konstantin Kolenkin (Shadrinsk) 2 (2+0) Managed to watch most of the Sanok cup too. Most of those watching were chatting on the Ice Speedway facebook group. Looked quite a good meeting. I'm in Moscow next weekend for my first trip to watch Russian Ice Speedway. I'll try and post results here next weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Serenius is 66 years old in March ! I think it is embarrasing of all the other competitors in this "sport" that a rider his age can still be competitive, in fact even better than most others, except the Russians. This sport of motorcycle ice racing has become a boring joke. Im amazed how Posa (..and Svensson) still have the mental edge to go on. Usually riders loses their mental edge and realizes mortality of their bodies and quits. Not many quits because they have got everything you can from the sport. You cant do overtaking like Posa did today if you are in any doubt. After all these years he still improves his equipment, still does his training, still gets on his bike after all the crashes he has had.. and has no doubt to go for the gap to overtake in next heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFA Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Ice Speedway Gladiators Challenge Meeting - St. Johann, Austria Can any one help with the heat details please Edited January 27, 2014 by RAFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 No.It was cancelled and wasn't held either at St.Johann or any where else.The riders for the GPs were selected and are listed on this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFA Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Lol Bavarian, have you ever seen iceracing? OK there aren't many young riders getting through, but I don't call it boring to be honest.Had an amazing weekend in Sanok. The saturday was not the best racing because the lineup was a bit wierd and unfair (Kononov racing against Birn for example). BUT the sunday event was realy good. Saturday pics: http://www.baansportfansite.nl/nieuws/285/sanok-cup-zaterdag-.htmlSunday pics: http://www.baansportfansite.nl/nieuws/286/sanok-cup-zondag-.html And yes; on one of the sunday pics you will see Krasnikov having a go on an speedway bike!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Oh yes, I have seen a fair bit of ice racing, and not just on tv. I attended some meetings in Germany in the 1980s and it was a very exciting sport in those days. It was much more competitive then, as even some well know speedway riders took to the ice in those days. Compared to that, I can tell You, that the ice racing scene now is quite boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 You have to say the scene has stagnated.Anyone looking in at the highlights shown on Bavarian or Berlin tv could be thinking they are seeing the same clips from the year before and the year before that.The same 5 minutes with some clips of crashes a few seconds from one or two heats,some 'talking heads',usually Bauer,Zorn or Pletschacher and a Russian winner.The Berlin show also always seemed to have a small interview with the guy who ran the show.......every year the same formula!!! No new young stars,at least not from western Europe. Like i have said before it all comes a bit too late to attract many fans anyway.You see the Berlin or Inzell clips and if you are interested enough,find out the next meeting is in a years time.By that time most have forgotten all about it.And the changing weather is playing havoc with the calendar and also training chances of youngsters who want to take up the sport.I mean how many young guys who fancy doing the sport are going to travel straight away to Scandinavia or better Russia to train?????And then just for a handful of meetings per season if you are any good.Honestly can't see anything in the sport improving.But that doesn't mean you can't see some great races or great meetings,which you certainly can 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Rules allowing rear suspension is one reason. Budgets went up over night and you need much more testing to do to be competitive. Russians have best places to test all the time. Now days they have money and components also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 The GP season starts tomorrow with the first Grand Prix in Krasnogorsk (Moscow). The club will do a live stream through youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrUBQjnv8oQ (currently showing a replay of todays training). I will post the results into the following race schedule: http://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/33/wk-ijsspeedway-gp-1-krasnogorsk.htmlRacing starts at 15:00 Moscow time, so 11:00 UK time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Is everyone getting just black screen or video about the guys taking photos? I mean could this be that FIM has not allowed to film the race?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) The link from DutchGrasstrack seems to still be showing the practice. I found the live stream (below.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tQb8fIvJl8 ATB Dave Edited February 1, 2014 by Gambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ice racing individual Nordic final at Hyvinkää March 2nd. Presentation starts 12.30 local time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) The link from DutchGrasstrack seems to still be showing the practice. I found a live stream below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tQb8fIvJl8 ATB Dave I had the right stream. It was down for three first heats. Now working very good. A bit less coffee for camera man would be an improvement. edit. Any idea about the weather out there? Yesterday during the training ice seemed to shatter alot. During the start training all the guys rode very very carefully. Now, ice is still shattering a lot but guys are riding better. Is it risk or better weather? edit 2. Have to admit that Im a bit amazed how good Aakko rode! 9p!!! hehe, so pumped with the points that I forgot semi-finals and final! Edited February 1, 2014 by Bream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Zorn out for the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Yep, Zorn is on his way home where he will get checked up in a Austrian hospital tonight. He seem to have some problem with his hip after crashing twice. GP 1 result:1. Daniil Ivanov (2,3,3,3,3,3,3) 202. Dimitry Koltakov (2,3,3,2,3,3,2) 183. Dimitri Khomitsevich (3,2,2,3,2,2,1) 154. Vitaly Khomitsevich (3,2,2,2,3,2,0) 14---5. Igor Kononov (3,3,3,1,3,1) 146. Sergey Makarov (3,3,1,1,2,1) 117. Antti Aakko (1,1,3,3,1,0) 98. Stefan Svensson (1,1,2,0,2,0) 6---9. Per-Anders Lindström (1,0,2,2,1) 610. Vasily Kosov (2,1,2) 511. Harald Simon (0,2,0,2,0) 412. René Stellingwerf (2,1,1,R,0) 413. Jan Klatovsky (1,1,1,d,1) 414. Stefan Pletschacher (0,0,0,3,0) 315. Günther Bauer (2,0,0,1,0) 316. Evgeny Kosov (1,1) 217. Grzegorz Knapp (0,0,0,0,N) 018. Franz Zorn (d,N,N,N,N) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Zorn hopes to be back in Assen as he also broke his pubic bone. Will be interesting to see wich rider is going to replace him Blagoveshchensk... Niedermaier is first in line, then Tani, Holstein, Posch and Haring. Live stream link for today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8gjcXxkAuQ (riders presentation starts in 45 minutes) Live results link: http://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/35/wk-ijsspeedway-gp-2-krasnogorsk.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Zorn hopes to be back in Assen as he also broke his pubic bone. Will be interesting to see wich rider is going to replace him Blagoveshchensk... Niedermaier is first in line, then Tani, Holstein, Posch and Haring. Live stream link for today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8gjcXxkAuQ (riders presentation starts in 45 minutes) Live results link: http://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/35/wk-ijsspeedway-gp-2-krasnogorsk.html Going by Sgp rules, it's Niedermaier or he's out for the season from FIM meetings. Tani is going to the team final anyway, so I see no reason why not to take a place if offered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Isnt Niedermaier going to the Team Final also? Working URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSaYQZKvnK4#t=375 Edited February 2, 2014 by Bream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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