customhouseregular Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 When you watch Emil its a shame that he can't be persuaded to ride in Gp's he is exciting and truly world class. And a 2-time European Champion come Saturday night . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) There will be 2 SwedesYou are joking? On that (Lindback) basis, Sidney, Kildemand shouldn't get a look in for a Permanent Wild Card either as not only did he fail to achieve a Top Three position from the Qualifier in Rybnik, but also failed to get through the earlier round in Riga on 27th June when he fell and was excluded from his first ride and then withdrew from the rest of the meeting. Lindback, at least, qualified from Riga. It normally always is a decision between: political/commercial/geographcal factors; injuries; riders failing from the GP series and; those failing from the qualifiers. Is any better than another? I would fall probably on the side of the injured rider, e.g. Hampel, as, even in pre-GP times an injured rider had a chance of recovering and qualifying for next year's Championship whereas these days an injured rider like Hampel not only misses the opportunity of qualifying by right (top 8) from the GP series but also misses the opportunity of competing in the qualifiers for next year's series. Hampel could well have finished Top Three in the series this year and this probably strengthens his claims for a 2016 PWC. I think it will be: Lindback, Hampel and whoever finishes 9th & 10th in this year's series. I don't think Kildemand should get one either and i have followed him from his Worky days and as a Swindon rider watching him everyweek.In the GPS Kildemand has an outstanding record what is it FIVE??? finals but he was ELIMINATED from the qualifier like last year he had two falls.Why have a QUALFIER?why enter it if you no you are going to get a pick.People on here say this system is fairer than yesteryear i don't see it myself at least then riders at most levels had a chance of going for there own DREAM. Edited September 16, 2015 by sidney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 And a 2-time European Champion come Saturday night . ..Which will be completely forgotten about in a few years time. My personal opinion is the man is a fool for wasting probably his peak years riding in some tinpot tournament, when he could more than likely be winning world championships. I've never agreed with wildcards but as they seem to be here to stay, I'd have Hampel, Lindback, Kildemand and I'd love to see G Laguta in but it probably wouldn't happen, so Pawel Przedpelski. Why not! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 You are joking? I don't think Kildemand should get one either and i have followed him from his Worky days and as a Swindon rider watching him everyweek.In the GPS Kildemand has an outstanding record what is it FIVE??? finals but he was ELIMINATED from the qualifier like last year he had two falls.Why have a QUALFIER?why enter it if you no you are going to get a pick.People on here say this system is fairer than yesteryear i don't see it myself at least then riders at most levels had a chance of going for there own DREAM. There has been 2 Swedes in the GP since the year dot, it always has been, always will be, with 2 GP's in Sweden you must know how it works. If Kildermand is not deserving with 5 finals under his belt then give us your 4 more deserving picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 There has been 2 Swedes in the GP since the year dot, it always has been, always will be, with 2 GP's in Sweden you must know how it works. If Kildermand is not deserving with 5 finals under his belt then give us your 4 more deserving picks.Why have a qualifier? ..Which will be completely forgotten about in a few years time. My personal opinion is the man is a fool for wasting probably his peak years riding in some tinpot tournament, when he could more than likely be winning world championships. I've never agreed with wildcards but as they seem to be here to stay, I'd have Hampel, Lindback, Kildemand and I'd love to see G Laguta in but it probably wouldn't happen, so Pawel Przedpelski. Why not! Przedpelski i think is the wildcard at Torun in October ?he is a real talent also Dudek he is real class on a speedway bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Panda Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Przedpelski i think is the wildcard at Torun in October ?he is a real talent You are correct Sidney................it was on the SGP website a couple of days ago............... I wonder who will get the Aussie wild card now that we know that it was offered to Darcy but for obvious reasons cannot take part......... RP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 It will be purely down to geography after Hampel gets his wildcard because of injury....if a genuine title challenger drops out through injury then they'll always get one..after that it's look at the top 8 and see what countries need a top up.....Woffinden wouldn't have got a wildcard if he wasn't a Brit and they needed a Brit at the time...you could say he has jusified that !!...Sweden will definitely get one maybe two as they are required for geographical and commercial reasons.. My only real passionate choice is Sayfutdinov but there's no chance of that....it's ridiculous really that a genuine world champion chance doesn't even bother.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 It's a crying shame we're being robbed of seeing clearly the 2 best riders in the world fight for the title, even more so now that we've been deprived of Darcy. It's good that we have got a couple of exciting young Poles to liven it up, but they probably won't be championship contenders for a few years, so it seems Tai is going to pretty much have his own way for a while yet. He's even started to miss the gate now just to make it more interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think it's premature to say tai will definitely dominate. Retaining a gp title has proved very very difficult for some great riders. Çertainly a good chance he will though, and barring injury will surely start next year as a short odds favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I am surprised that the Russian speedway federation don't want the kudos of having a Russian world champion. If I was running Russian speedway I would be doing all I could to get Emil in to the series and making sure it was financially viable for him to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 You are correct Sidney................it was on the SGP website a couple of days ago............... I wonder who will get the Aussie wild card now that we know that it was offered to Darcy but for obvious reasons cannot take part......... RP Kurtz or Fricke what do you think RP.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathen chemistry Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 think it would be a mistake giving lindback a wildcard, he had his chance in the challenge and failed , hampel , sayfutdinov, dudek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Why cant they co back to the old way of the bottom 7 against 9 qualifiers in a GP Challenge on a FAIR and (as much as possible) neutral track, with the top 7 qualifying for the next years GP? Surely that's a better way of assembling the field then 3 qualifiers and 4 wild cards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Bcmma Cook Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Why doesn't Emil race in the series - is it funds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee jay Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Why doesn't Emil race in the series - is it funds? i believe he's said his sponsors are not interested in the GP's because they are not shown on russian tv where as the euro champs are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozrik Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Kurtz or Fricke what do you think RP.? Sam Masters and Justin Sedgeman finished 2 and 3 behind Doyle in Aussie title. Dak North and Grazonek have had solid seasons as well. Not yet for Kurtz and Fricke, they'll get a chance later. Of course Ward was a cert, but who knows what BSI will do. Will be interesting to see who gets the nod. For 2016 Hampel, Kildemand, a Swede and Smolinski. Sayfutdinov should ride. Great to watch and head to head better than Woofinden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 For what possible reason would smolinski be a good candidate for a 2016 wildcard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawkins20 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) For what possible reason would smolinski be a good candidate for a 2016 wildcard? It would be good for german speedway. Dont say he is not good enough he already won a GP event, many riders who raced for years in the GP couldnt do that. An he is kind of a character what GP really lacks, apart from NP there is a personality vacuum in the GP series. Edited September 17, 2015 by Dawkins20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I'm happy to say he is not good enough to deserve a wc. And I say this as someone who was there to see his gp win - fair play to him, but he wasn't close to being the best rider that evening. The likes of mjj vaculik even aj would be much more deserving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 For all the non believers who are not putting 2 Swedes in their wild card picks,since the GP went to 15 permanent riders in 2005 the number of Swedes included have been 4 -2012 3 -2013,2011,2010,2006,2005 2 -2014,2009,2008,2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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