Fozzie4388 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Replaced by Batchelor http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/3167/emil-out-of-sgp-2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunty Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Be intresting to see how many meetings he would have missed untill his first ride in a league somewhere! I still think this has something to do with the cost of entering the SGP and what is returned. Even though a return could be becoming World Champion which he was close to last season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 If it is a political move the lad is an idiot. The SEC is a nothing event compared to the GP Series. Being World Champion is everything in this sport. If he is genuinely injured I wish his a very speedy recovery. Seems strange though that his injuries have not been mentioned recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Terrible loss for the series. Probably the most talented rider in the world and certainly one of the most excinting. Gutted wont be seeing him at Cardiff this year. Hope it's genuine and hes on good terms with BSI and we see him as a Wild Card later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josietoms Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 If it is a political move the lad is an idiot. The SEC is a nothing event compared to the GP Series. Being World Champion is everything in this sport. If he is genuinely injured I wish his a very speedy recovery. Seems strange though that his injuries have not been mentioned recently. Why would it be a political move? Riders have been cleared to compete in both events for 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sad for both Emil and the SGP series. There have been rumours for some time that he hasn't fully recovered from last year's crash, as evidenced by his lack of activity on a bike since. Also some suggestions that his acrimonious departure from Czestochowa has left him financially impaired and it does appear that his threats to withdraw if he couldn't also ride in SEC might have been at least in part a smokescreen. Not only one of the most talented riders on the current international stage but also one of the most exciting. Let's hope he can still forge out a career at the highest level and achieve what surely should be his ambition of becoming the number one rider in the world ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunty Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Why would it be a political move? Riders have been cleared to compete in both events for 2014 Yes they have but he is on record saying that entering the GP's costs him much money and that the rewards he gets back from it are massively out favored but the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskiZuzel Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Why would it be a political move? Riders have been cleared to compete in both events for 2014 Sad for both Emil and the SGP series. There have been rumours for some time that he hasn't fully recovered from last year's crash, as evidenced by his lack of activity on a bike since. Also some suggestions that his acrimonious departure from Czestochowa has left him financially impaired and it does appear that his threats to withdraw if he couldn't also ride in SEC might have been at least in part a smokescreen. Not only one of the most talented riders on the current international stage but also one of the most exciting. Let's hope he can still forge out a career at the highest level and achieve what surely should be his ambition of becoming the number one rider in the world ... The sad thing is, that in order to race in the BSI's organised SGP riders need a lot of money. They need as much ( if not more) to invest than can expect to earn. BSI failed to persuade any Russian venue to stage GP round therefore no Russian sponsor for Emil. He is also involved in bitter dispute with his last year Polish club Czestochowa which owes him a lot of money. BTW. the rumours of him not being fully recovered from last year injury are just not true. Emil with other Torun riders was practicing yesterday on the Moto|Arena and declared himself ready for the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhamboy66 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Very disappointing, he will be sorely missed this year. For me the most exciting rider in the series, interviews well and comes across as a nice bloke. A big miss. Sad indictment of how little the riders gain directly from taking part in the GP's earning their real money via sponsorship. Remember Leigh Adams comments on how difficult it was to make the GP's pay. Still we mustn't say anything anti BSI and the FIM must we Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sad for both Emil and the SGP series. There have been rumours for some time that he hasn't fully recovered from last year's crash, as evidenced by his lack of activity on a bike since. Also some suggestions that his acrimonious departure from Czestochowa has left him financially impaired and it does appear that his threats to withdraw if he couldn't also ride in SEC might have been at least in part a smokescreen. Not only one of the most talented riders on the current international stage but also one of the most exciting. Let's hope he can still forge out a career at the highest level and achieve what surely should be his ambition of becoming the number one rider in the world ... .He going to ride in the SEC rather than the SGP because of the money . end of . The only smokescreen it that the injuries are playing apart in his choice . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunty Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 .He going to ride in the SEC rather than the SGP because of the money . end of . The only smokescreen it that the injuries are playing apart in his choice . Too True and a Speedway rider who cares about £ over becoming World Champion is not one who I want to watch! (As much as he was fantastic last year) Its Crazy but the only thing that may give him some leeway with me is that he is still reported that he owed money by Czestochowa. So disapointed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 The other thing is that not really going to be a True World Champion in peoples eyes if Emil is not taking part . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 The other thing is that not really going to be a True World Champion in peoples eyes if Emil is not taking part . Yes they will be. To be a World Champion you have to be bothered to compete. Emil isn't, he is irrelevant. The sad thing is, that in order to race in the BSI's organised SGP riders need a lot of money. They need as much ( if not more) to invest than can expect to earn. BSI failed to persuade any Russian venue to stage GP round therefore no Russian sponsor for Emil. He is also involved in bitter dispute with his last year Polish club Czestochowa which owes him a lot of money. BTW. the rumours of him not being fully recovered from last year injury are just not true. Emil with other Torun riders was practicing yesterday on the Moto|Arena and declared himself ready for the season. All we hear from you is how rosy things are in Poland.. yet what is this? Sayfutdinov can't afford to compete because his Polish club haven't paid him? Once again this is another attempt by the Mafioso One Sport to take over the sport. The day they take over the World Championships is the day I stop watching. What's going to happen? Meetings postponed if their favourite Pole is injured as was tried in the Polish Play-offs final? This whole sage pretty much confirms what I was told by another Russian rider some years ago, they do as they are told essentially.. or there are consequences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I thought there was no threat to withdraw,it was some rubbish from his manager?Anyway the Finnish GP is almost a home GP or so we were told.......another sad day for the sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 The other thing is that not really going to be a True World Champion in peoples eyes if Emil is not taking part .I fail to see your point,the event has 16 riders who want too ride in the Championship and are there by qualification.Emil is not being denied the chance he just does not want to compete.there will be true World Champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I thought there was no threat to withdraw,it was some rubbish from his manager?Anyway the Finnish GP is almost a home GP or so we were told.......another sad day for the sport Caused by the ever increasing Mafioso One Sport. Exactly as predicted. Yet some will continue to blame BSI... who are far from perfect, but are nowhere near the gutter level that One Sport and their backers operate at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 A real shame to lose arguably the most exciting rider on the circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Obviously only time will tell but I smell something fishy about this and it isn't fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 FURROW Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Sad for both Emil and the SGP series. There have been rumours for some time that he hasn't fully recovered from last year's crash, as evidenced by his lack of activity on a bike since. Also some suggestions that his acrimonious departure from Czestochowa has left him financially impaired and it does appear that his threats to withdraw if he couldn't also ride in SEC might have been at least in part a smokescreen. Not only one of the most talented riders on the current international stage but also one of the most exciting. Let's hope he can still forge out a career at the highest level and achieve what surely should be his ambition of becoming the number one rider in the world ... Where has he said he is injured its only the "SGP Website quoting that" to me it's total bollocks be interesting to see how many pull out of the 2015 world title unless IMG get there finger out and sort the problem out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Where has he said he is injured its only the "SGP Website quoting that" to me it's total bollocks be interesting to see how many pull out of the 2015 world title unless IMG get there finger out and sort the problem out Good god open your eyes man. This is not IMG's problem, they have done nothing wrong. There is no reason for Emil Sayfutdinov not to be competing in the GP's this season. He is not prevented from doing so and can ride in the SEC as well. The simple fact is, One Sports bluff was called. Permission was granted for riders to take part in both, but that doesn't fit their political agenda so pressure has been applied on Emil to make him withdraw in attempts to devalue/destabilise the official World Championships. At least BSI have informed the paying public of the situation, One Sport would (as they did with Woffinden last season) have continued to advertise him right up until the day of the event. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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