DutchGrasstrack Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Grigory Laguta now posted evidence of his broken down van on his Instagram account: https://instagram.com/p/31CY-7hAz7/?taken-by=grigorii_laguta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Grigory Laguta now posted evidence of his broken down van on his Instagram account: https://instagram.com/p/31CY-7hAz7/?taken-by=grigorii_laguta I take it there are no van hire companies near Daugavpils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thing is if Laguta was keen to get to Vojens when his van broke down In Lithuania/Latvia why didn't he just hire another van. I understand that those countries with no disrespect are a little behind the times but it can't be that hard to hire a Transit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabbsjoe Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 The Poles have also held a couple of tests against select sides this year. They take it seriously as a team and thus reap the benefits. Organise a series, try and find a sponsor (God forbid), promote it (God forbid) and charge a reasonable price to get in. they won't look for a sponsor they expect a sponsor to come to them and throw money at them they won't promote it as they don't even promote what they already have will charge about £25 a ticket to make up for no sponsor and small crowd size as not promoted 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Tai has made his thoughts know, on how he feels the poor state that British speedway is now in. We are nowhere near a top nation in the sport, we could at the worst not even be a second best. The main reason being, that young riders have been very badly neglected, for well over 10 years. The promoters would rather bring in a you Aussie or Pole than looking after our lads. There are not even a hand full that are riding in a main team berth in the EL. Without that then they will not be looked upon by the main European clubs to be given a chance to ride over there. With the only races that they get the chance to compete against the top riders on overseas tracks being the World Cup. So other than young Lambert, who did a brilliant job, for his first outing at this level of competition, what did the others get, nothing, they never got the chance to turn a wheel. The GB management stuck with, 2 riders, that have been riding for the squad, for far to long without being on a level with the other riders. Rosco should have just took the bull by the horns, instead of going with Bomber and King, he should have given 2 youngsters a go. To be honest they would have done no worse. But it is now water under the bridge. I hope they really sit up and take notice of Tai, not just cough and splutter and just carry on the way things are now. We have got to get at least 3 or 4 riders to be able to take a team ride next year. Also they have to work hard with all the others, so they have a pool of riders, that they can call on, not just 4, they need to bring 10 or more up to international level. The only way they can do this is to get them to compete in meeting in Europe. For all the rides they do over here it is nothing of any interest, when they come to ride on tracks abroad. As for banning the Russians who could see anyway that the only place they where going to be was last, with the riders not prepared to waste thier money getting to Denmark, who can really blame them for not going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I take it there are no van hire companies near Daugavpils TBH having been to Daugavpils a few times the locals still point at metal birds in the sky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I think it was more a matter of 'running out of time' then getting a rental van sorted. He broke down in Vilnius and then got towed (?) to Daugavpils (his Mercedes dealer I guess, his van is on LV plates). Daugavpils to Vojens is a 17 hour journey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) He was indeed towed from Vilnius to Dauavpils (2.5 hour journey) due to a broken fuel pump. https://www.facebook.com/Lagutaofficial/photos/a.1503720166569025.1073741828.1503694083238300/1599038590370515/?type=1&theater Edited June 12, 2015 by DutchGrasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee jay Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Tai has just said on twitter, he has had a 45 min talk wit the BSPA, they are going to work together to help develop and improve things for team GB.. Well done Tai.. with this news I wonder if there's still anybody out there who still thinks he's Australian. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 TBH having been to Daugavpils a few times the locals still point at metal birds in the sky Twinned with Redruth? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Tai has made his thoughts know, on how he feels the poor state that British speedway is now in. We are nowhere near a top nation in the sport, we could at the worst not even be a second best. The main reason being, that young riders have been very badly neglected, for well over 10 years. The promoters would rather bring in a you Aussie or Pole than looking after our lads. There are not even a hand full that are riding in a main team berth in the EL. Without that then they will not be looked upon by the main European clubs to be given a chance to ride over there. With the only races that they get the chance to compete against the top riders on overseas tracks being the World Cup. So other than young Lambert, who did a brilliant job, for his first outing at this level of competition, what did the others get, nothing, they never got the chance to turn a wheel. The GB management stuck with, 2 riders, that have been riding for the squad, for far to long without being on a level with the other riders. Rosco should have just took the bull by the horns, instead of going with Bomber and King, he should have given 2 youngsters a go. To be honest they would have done no worse. But it is now water under the bridge. I hope they really sit up and take notice of Tai, not just cough and splutter and just carry on the way things are now. We have got to get at least 3 or 4 riders to be able to take a team ride next year. Also they have to work hard with all the others, so they have a pool of riders, that they can call on, not just 4, they need to bring 10 or more up to international level. The only way they can do this is to get them to compete in meeting in Europe. For all the rides they do over here it is nothing of any interest, when they come to ride on tracks abroad. As for banning the Russians who could see anyway that the only place they where going to be was last, with the riders not prepared to waste thier money getting to Denmark, who can really blame them for not going. You do write some strange things on occasions-Russia would have come last with the 2 Laguta`s riding-you are joking-the USA would have been miles behind. Yesterday you wrote that Team GB had no chance of beating the poles yesterday-well in my eyes it was pretty close for a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 EmilRacing89 @EmilRacing89 9m9 minutes ago Tuesday I said to my friends: please go to Vojens couse if you don't go we all have big problems, and they didn't... Thanks for all support Wonder if we will see Emil in a Russian race jacket any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlincolncity Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Of course they do! What about table tennis when you are behind you are able to bring in a Thai prostitute? Or was that just something I saw on the Internet? Anyway speedway is what it is and Poland have won by Jokers in the past so can hardly moan. Loads of sports have rules to give the opposition an advantage, most ball games have sending offs, some have sin bins and restricted use of players. Basketball you have free shots, snooker you have free balls and misses. Speedway has a one ride joker rule allowing 1 team so many points down to take 1 ride for a double point ride. Whats ths problem? Why do so many find this rule difficult!!? In your opinion ...most on this topic think otherwise . Cant say i thought it was harsh. It was spot on and the right decision, pure and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Loads of sports have rules to give the opposition an advantage, most ball games have sending offs, some have sin bins and restricted use of players. Basketball you have free shots, snooker you have free balls and misses. Speedway has a one ride joker rule allowing 1 team so many points down to take 1 ride for a double point ride. Whats ths problem? Why do so many find this rule difficult!!? Surely getting excluded from a race is the speedway comparison to those other sports-A snooker player doesn`t get double points for a break if he is 50 points behind in a frame !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlincolncity Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 fair point, but speedway isn't football is it! its speedway, its how it is, you get 3 points for winning a race, you get 1 goal if its 1 yard or a 51 yard shot! in snooker you get 1 for a red and 7 for a black!! its not rocket science, its a last chance saloon ride, its exciting, why is it such a problem?? hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 http://www.monsterenergyswc.com/news/article/4210/swc/russian-seven-suspended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 http://www.monsterenergyswc.com/news/article/4210/swc/russian-seven-suspendedFIM quick to act on this one...still waiting to hear what they are doing about the 16 riders that refused to race in Warsaw! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Loads of sports have rules to give the opposition an advantage, most ball games have sending offs, some have sin bins and restricted use of players. Basketball you have free shots, snooker you have free balls and misses. Speedway has a one ride joker rule allowing 1 team so many points down to take 1 ride for a double point ride. Whats ths problem? Why do so many find this rule difficult!!? All of which are due to fouls/transgressions etc by the opposition, whereas the joker is purely and simply a reward for not being very good. Aptly named and has no place in a professional sport. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFastTurnLeft Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I think Tai is spot on with his assessment. You only have to look at Poland. Their world cup team is comprised of young riders and they've done brilliantly. Partly due to natural talent, but also because they're given more support to be able to end up where they are. I thought Lambert was great throughout the competition, but where are all the other young British riders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) How great is it watching Robert Lambert?! Thats if he turns up to ride for Peterborough Had to laugh when Pearson said during one race that the clear leader is Max Ruml whose in 3rd place Edited June 12, 2015 by scoobydoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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