Your Dream Modern Day On Off World Final And Where?

[phillipsr]

What would be your dream current day one off world final!! Who are the 16 riders you would like to see in a one off meeting. Pick 16 riders not in any order and venue

 

1. Tai Woffinden

2. Greg Hancock

3. Nicki Pedersen

4. Emil Sayfutdinov

5. KK

6. Darcy Ward

7. Chris Holder

8. Greg Laguta

9. NKI

10. Jarek Hampel

11. Martin Vaculik

12. Matej Zagar

13. Peter Kildermand

14. MJJ

15. Bartosz Smarzlik

16. Adrian Miedzinski

 

Venue- Torun

[stratton]

All of those you named with baby Pawlicki replacing Miedzinski and at a prepared Bydgoszcz.

[New Science]

What would be your dream current day one off world final!! Who are the 16 riders you would like to see in a one off meeting. Pick 16 riders not in any order and venue

 

1. Tai Woffinden

2. Greg Hancock

3. Nicki Pedersen

4. Emil Sayfutdinov

5. KK

6. Darcy Ward

7. Chris Holder

8. Greg Laguta

9. NKI

10. Jarek Hampel

11. Martin Vaculik

12. Matej Zagar

13. Peter Kildermand

14. MJJ

15. Bartosz Smarzlik

16. Adrian Miedzinski

 

Venue- Torun

I'm amazed that since the demise of the One off world final that Onesport or another promoter has not assembled the Worlds greatest riders in one off invitational event.Imagine that line up with a huge cash prize at,Bydgoszcz,Torun,Gorzow or Lezsno.

[stratton]

As good as the GP series is, i still believe it does not compare to the one off final meeting's never will in my book.Time has moved on i know,but the excitement of those nights were electric Cardiff does not compare.

[Wildcat]

Torun or Cardiff

 

1. Tai Woffinden

2. Greg Hancock

3. Chris Holder

4. Darcy Ward

5. Niels Iversen

6. Nicki Pedersen

7. Jaroslaw Hampel

8. Krzysztof Kasprzak

9. Emil Sayfutdinov

10. Grigory Laguta

11. Andreas Jonsson

12. Fredrik Lindgren

13. Matej Zagar

14. Martin Vaculik

15. Peter Kildemand

16. Kenneth Bjerre

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17. Troy Batchelor

18. Jason Doyle

[Guest]

Thread title is: -

 

Your Dream Modern Day On Off World Final And Where?

 

What do you men by 'On Off"? My guess is that 'On" should actually read 'One"?

What would be your dream current day one off world final!! Who are the 16 riders you would like to see in a one off meeting. Pick 16 riders not in any order and venue

1. Tai Woffinden
2. Greg Hancock
3. Nicki Pedersen
4. Emil Sayfutdinov
5. KK
6. Darcy Ward
7. Chris Holder
8. Greg Laguta
9. NKI
10. Jarek Hampel
11. Martin Vaculik
12. Matej Zagar
13. Peter Kildermand
14. MJJ
15. Bartosz Smarzlik
16. Adrian Miedzinski

Venue- Torun

Three Australians?

Edited December 1, 2014 by Guest

[New Science]

Wildcat ,You're seriously not comparing Cardiff to Torun ?

[Wildcat]

There are very different reasons for venues. Clearly Torun has (nearly) everything; great racetrack and good atmosphere. But for size, Cardiff will always better it (a one-off world final should attract vast numbers). Looks like Warsaw would be a potential venue too now. But, as I said, for very different reasons different venues will offer something. You could easily have one-off's at Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gorzow, Mallila, Bydgoszcz. Just depends if you want a good track or a good stadium!

Edited December 2, 2014 by Wildcat

[theknow 2]

As good as the GP series is, i still believe it does not compare to the one off final meeting's never will in my book.Time has moved on i know,but the excitement of those nights were electric Cardiff does not compare.

Cardiff does not compare Really think you should see a doctor

[Guest]

Cardiff does not compare Really think you should see a doctor

 

Anyone specific in mind?

[stratton]

 

 

 

That is seriously funny

Cardiff does not compare Really think you should see a doctor

Did you go to Wembley? different gravy i am afraid,not always great racing but the atmosphere was electric nothing in England /Wales compares to the old Wembley. Edited December 3, 2014 by sidney

[bill94d]

I can't see Chris Harris on anyone's list. With Tai's departure we in UK are paying a terrible price for this GP thing. At least in the old days every rider got a chance. Isn't it ironic that the biggest night in Speedway is Cardiff and yet only 2 or 3 of most people's lists ride in the Elite League. We put on the biggest night for all the riders who don't ride here.

[theknow 2]

Did you go to Wembley? different gravy i am afraid,not always great racing but the atmosphere was electric nothing in England /Wales compares to the old Wembley.

No but been to a few others. Sorry but dont agree with what you say. Might of been lots a people but thats about it really.

[BWitcher]

I'm amazed that since the demise of the One off world final that Onesport or another promoter has not assembled the Worlds greatest riders in one off invitational event.Imagine that line up with a huge cash prize at,Bydgoszcz,Torun,Gorzow or Lezsno.

 

Be ok, till halfway through when half of them can't win.

[theknow 2]

 

Be ok, till halfway through when half of them can't win.

Is that not the SGP, minus the cash.

 

I can't see Chris Harris on anyone's list. With Tai's departure we in UK are paying a terrible price for this GP thing. At least in the old days every rider got a chance. Isn't it ironic that the biggest night in Speedway is Cardiff and yet only 2 or 3 of most people's lists ride in the Elite League. We put on the biggest night for all the riders who don't ride here.

Think Walsaw has topped Cardiff staduim and going to be a 52000 sell out. UK really is dead now for top line speedway. Hear big European meeting coming to UK next year and SEC 2016 so will get more of a chance to see the top chaps

Edited December 3, 2014 by theknow 2

[Guest]

I can't see Chris Harris on anyone's list. With Tai's departure we in UK are paying a terrible price for this GP thing. At least in the old days every rider got a chance. Isn't it ironic that the biggest night in Speedway is Cardiff and yet only 2 or 3 of most people's lists ride in the Elite League. We put on the biggest night for all the riders who don't ride here.

 

If you mean the "old style" world championship that's far from true.

[phillipsr]

I can't see Chris Harris on anyone's list. With Tai's departure we in UK are paying a terrible price for this GP thing. At least in the old days every rider got a chance. Isn't it ironic that the biggest night in Speedway is Cardiff and yet only 2 or 3 of most people's lists ride in the Elite League. We put on the biggest night for all the riders who don't ride here.

I picked on a mixture of the best riders in the world and the riders i most like watching seeing as Harris is no where either IMO he didnt make it

[bill94d]

If you mean the "old style" world championship that's far from true.

In the 50's and 60's there were rounds of the World Championship at every track in UK. There were similar on the continent. The qualifiers amalgamated culminating in what people are remembering with fondness at Wembley in September every year. Every rider got a chance. In fact they got 2 chances, since there were 2 meetings in each round till the later stages. I don't understand your comment.

[Guest]

In the 50's and 60's there were rounds of the World Championship at every track in UK. There were similar on the continent. The qualifiers amalgamated culminating in what people are remembering with fondness at Wembley in September every year. Every rider got a chance. In fact they got 2 chances, since there were 2 meetings in each round till the later stages. I don't understand your comment.

 

 

Each British track put through selected riders to the UK-staged world championship rounds. How many reserves riders were involved? In the European rounds, countries put forward a few riders - I think at one-time Holland put two riders into the world championship qualifiers. I cannot remember, although they were staging speedway at that time, any riders from Bulgaria, Romania or even Hungary in many 1960 qualifiers.

The old world championship qualifiers were very muddled in their organisation - and the GP system is far superior. The format works well in other forms of motorcycle and motor sport and speedway's acceptance of the GP system is a step forward for the sport.

Edited December 3, 2014 by Guest

[norbold]

I don't know what period you are talking about, Gustix, but when I started going in 1960, the early rounds were held on all the Provincial League tracks for Provincial League riders and National League reserves. Every rider in the National League was entered into the World Championship. Also in 1960 continental rounds were held in Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Germany and there were certainly Hungarian riders taking part. And of course there were rounds in all four Scandinavian countries. It sounds pretty comprehensive to me.