PHILIPRISING Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 WHATEVER was in Speedway Star was pure speculation. And it is not solely BSI who make the wild card decisions. They have input, of course, but it is the FIM SGP Bureau who have the final say and their voice is a little stronger these days with Armando Castagna in the chair. I believe there will be a meeting immediately after the final SGP in Melbourne to determine who gets the four places and to finalise next year's calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 WHATEVER was in Speedway Star was pure speculation. And it is not solely BSI who make the wild card decisions. They have input, of course, but it is the FIM SGP Bureau who have the final say and their voice is a little stronger these days with Armando Castagna in the chair. I believe there will be a meeting immediately after the final SGP in Melbourne to determine who gets the four places and to finalise next year's calendar. Top 8 pretty much sorted before melbourne, outside chance Kildemand could overtake Holder and it wont matter anyway because either will get a wildcard. Martin Vaculik will get one, Lindback and Jonsson the other two. 3 Poles already in will have done Hampels chances no good, only the red bull factor could help him and if so probably at the expense of AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 DON'T think Red Bull is a factor and will be surprised if Hampel doesn't get the nod given his past record in the series. Lot of sympathy for him in both the FIM and BSI camps. Biggest question mark hangs over Lindback. Prior to GP Challenge and Stockholm he was probably a favourite but not now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Top 8 pretty much sorted before melbourne, outside chance Kildemand could overtake Holder and it wont matter anyway because either will get a wildcard. Martin Vaculik will get one, Lindback and Jonsson the other two. 3 Poles already in will have done Hampels chances no good, only the red bull factor could help him and if so probably at the expense of AJ No I doubt RB sponsorship have any influence on wild card picks, monster sponsorship on the other hand... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenit Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 This year top 8 will remain also after AUS GP, maybe thre will be some changes in postions between 4th and 8th place.1. Woffinden GB2. Hancock USA3. Pedersen DEN4. Iversen DEN5. Zagar SLO6. Doyle AUS7. Holder AUS 8. Janowski POL GP Challenge qualifiers are: 9. Zmarzlik POL 10. Pawlicki POL 11. Harris GB 12, 13, 14, 15, Wild card will go to: 12., 13. two swedish riders definitely. Jonsson, Lindback, Lindgren, Jonasson, Sundstrom? Probably Lindback will get one because of all this monster energy stuff... 14. There are already three poles, so Hampel won't get WC, not even Red Bull will guarantee him a spot. I think that this one will go to Kildemand, only two danes instead. No-Go for Ole O. 15. Vaculik, Batchelor, Laguta ??? At the end, Hampel would be the best choice, but as mentioned before there are already 3 poles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 It would be travesty if Hampel is not selected as a wild card, after all he qualified for this years GP series and due to no fault of his own (except for being in the wrong place at the wrong time) he was badly injured, so he should be no1 choice. I have put Lindback in my four but I do worry about him. His last GP year was unspectacular. I know this year he has been going like a steam train at full pelt, but can he be consistent over a GP season? These last few weeks has shown its a bit iffy to expect that from him. Shame really, as he has the years of experience that the younger riders don't have, and whilst the younger ones are developing (and I include Janowski as well as Zmarlick & Pawlicki) the GP circus needs a consistent racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 I hope AJ gets the nod over Lindback. He has been riding well the last few GP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 AJ does it every season, can't qualify then smashes the points in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 DON'T think Red Bull is a factor and will be surprised if Hampel doesn't get the nod given his past record in the series. Lot of sympathy for him in both the FIM and BSI camps. Biggest question mark hangs over Lindback. Prior to GP Challenge and Stockholm he was probably a favourite but not now. Yourself and Speedway Star may be 'speculating' but your both saying the same thing about 1 Swede being selected. Since the GP has had 15 permanent riders there has always been a minimum 2 Swedes in the field by qualification or wild card. Why should this not be the case next year unless your not actually speculating but know this to be the case, were not fools we know BSI and Speedway Star have a relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 AJ does it every season, can't qualify then smashes the points in Apart from the season when he was on the winner's rostrum. This year top 8 will remain also after AUS GP, maybe thre will be some changes in postions between 4th and 8th place. 1. Woffinden GB 2. Hancock USA 3. Pedersen DEN 4. Iversen DEN 5. Zagar SLO 6. Doyle AUS 7. Holder AUS 8. Janowski POL GP Challenge qualifiers are: 9. Zmarzlik POL 10. Pawlicki POL 11. Harris GB 12, 13, 14, 15, Wild card will go to: 12., 13. two swedish riders definitely. Jonsson, Lindback, Lindgren, Jonasson, Sundstrom? Probably Lindback will get one because of all this monster energy stuff... 14. There are already three poles, so Hampel won't get WC, not even Red Bull will guarantee him a spot. I think that this one will go to Kildemand, only two danes instead. No-Go for Ole O. 15. Vaculik, Batchelor, Laguta ??? At the end, Hampel would be the best choice, but as mentioned before there are already 3 poles. The only Swedes who can mix it are AJ and Lindback. The other names have shown they are not up to it right now. Maybe 1 Swede in 2016 to allow Hampel to be picked ? If one only then it must be AJ as he is reliable and shown some good form recently after changing a few things in his team. Lindback could go off the rails at any time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenit Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Probably AJ is one of them yes. GP needs more riders which will produce show racing. Missing Emil and Darcy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yourself and Speedway Star may be 'speculating' but your both saying the same thing about 1 Swede being selected. Since the GP has had 15 permanent riders there has always been a minimum 2 Swedes in the field by qualification or wild card. Why should this not be the case next year unless your not actually speculating but know this to be the case, were not fools we know BSI and Speedway Star have a relationship. I HAVEN'T said anything about one Swede and I really do not know who the FIM will choose. If it came down to Jonsson or Vaculik my guess (note guess) would be Jonsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navigator1900 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Why not give Martin Vaculik a new chance for 2016. Think after his results in the Polish ekstraliga he could be very interesting to see in SGP again. He was unlucky in his SGP challenge semifinal ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirates Of Poole Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Any news on the wild cards yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 THEY will be announced shortly along with the 2016 calendar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Surely AJ has been given enough wildcards already. Give Lindback the Swedish slot. He's a lot more entertaining. Not sure if Kildemand should be given a wildcard, on the grounds he was already given a wildcard for the Grand Prix Challenge, and failed to grab that additional opportunity. All the best Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Surely AJ has been given enough wildcards already. Give Lindback the Swedish slot. He's a lot more entertaining. Not sure if Kildemand should be given a wildcard, on the grounds he was already given a wildcard for the Grand Prix Challenge, and failed to grab that additional opportunity. All the best Rob Agree regarding both AJ and PK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Agree regarding both AJ and PK. SO you wouldn't give a wild card place to a rider who but for a rerun semi in Melbourne would have achieved a top eight place in just nine SGPs? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 SO you wouldn't give a wild card place to a rider who but for a rerun semi in Melbourne would have achieved a top eight place in just nine SGPs? I would give Kildemand a wild card as he could be top 5 next season and is without doubt in the world top 15. But I can see the oppositie point of view that he's had a few chances given to him for free and blown the lot. Bomber qualified twice via the challenge but Kildemand failed twice, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 BETTER to judge a rider over nine SGPs than one Challenge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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