Bavarian Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Very controversial meeting today. Smolinski was ahead of Thomsen for third place in heat 1. Referee Grodzki saw it different. This one point would have made all the difference in the end. Ljung would have ended up with seven instead of eight points, if Andersen had not let him by on the last corner of the last lap in heat 17. It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Well, but Ljung still got to keep the three points for the gifted race win, and thus had secured a qualifying place ahead of those who ended with only seven points (Smolinski and Covatti). Very unfair. Edited May 26, 2016 by Bavarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Some photo's from Olching here: http://www.baansportfansite.nl/nieuws/1076/verassende-uitslag-tijdens-ek-speedway-challenge-in-olching-.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Very controversial meeting today. Smolinski was ahead of Thomsen for third place in heat 1. Referee Grodzki saw it different. This one point would have made all the difference in the end. Ljung would have ended up with seven instead of eight points, if Andersen had not let him by on the last corner of the last lap in heat 17. It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Well, but Ljung still got to keep the three points for the gifted race win, and thus had secured a qualifying place ahead of those who ended with only seven points (Smolinski and Covatti). Very unfair. Andersen isn't averse to giving the odd Swede a helping hand, (or should that be hans.) 2004 world cup springs to mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawkins20 Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Very controversial meeting today. Smolinski was ahead of Thomsen for third place in heat 1. Referee Grodzki saw it different. This one point would have made all the difference in the end. Ljung would have ended up with seven instead of eight points, if Andersen had not let him by on the last corner of the last lap in heat 17. It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Well, but Ljung still got to keep the three points for the gifted race win, and thus had secured a qualifying place ahead of those who ended with only seven points (Smolinski and Covatti). Very unfair. Smoli probably gets a wild card. Also Covatti was leading in his last heat when Jonasson fell, he only scored 1 point in the restart, really unlucky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Andersen isn't averse to giving the odd Swede a helping hand, (or should that be hans.) 2004 world cup springs to mind! Personally the only problem I see here is how on earth the old dog with a butt ugly beard managed to do it so that EVERYONE (apparently) saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Can't stand that sort of behaviour, jeez, not even a fellow countryman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 Personally the only problem I see here is how on earth the old dog with a butt ugly beard managed to do it so that EVERYONE (apparently) saw it. Indeed. He was looking round to see were Ljung is from the second lap on. He was really waitign for Ljung, and it was so obvious that everyone said, if he lets him pass before teh finishing line, it is deliberate. Guess what happend, he drifted wide on the very last bend, to let Ljugn slip through on the inside. It was just too obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 It is difficult to punish.It is obvious Andersen broke the rule of not racing at all times,but how can you prove Ljung was in on the deal unless you overheard them discussing the heat in the pits? I do recall passing two riders in the pits at a meeting who were discussing what they were going to do in a heat,so it does happen...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 Indeed. He was looking round to see were Ljung is from the second lap on. He was really waitign for Ljung, and it was so obvious that everyone said, if he lets him pass before teh finishing line, it is deliberate. Guess what happend, he drifted wide on the very last bend, to let Ljugn slip through on the inside. It was just too obvious. Seen the heat now. Not as ugly as reports suggested, but still obvious. BUT! Had Hans not been in the situation that "qualified anyway", was he gonna get excluded???? Because when he says he has engine probs, how can the ref say he did not? My problem with speedway refereeing is that it's too subjective. Like figure skating, about opinions! It should be more/all about what happened and just call it, dont think about why. But in the end, I do understand to some extent that it is a bit like figure skating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Full video of the challenge final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt0_xI_bwOA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Wild cards announced. Grigorij Laguta, Andzejs Lebedevs and Vaclav Milik. http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/2016/06/03/sec-permanenta-wildcards-utdelade/ That means that we will have these 15 permanent riders this season: Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia) Nicki Pedersen (Denmark) Antonio Lindbaeck (Sweden) Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) Janusz Kolodziej (Poland) Krzysztof Kasprzak (Poland) Leon Madsen (Denmark) Joonas Kylmakorpi (Sweden) Przemyslaw Pawlicki (Poland) Hans Andersen (Denmark) Peter Ljung (Sweden) Anders Thomsen (Denmark) Grigorij Laguta (Russia) Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia) Vaclav Milik (Czech Republic) + 1 Wild Card per event, nominated by the organising Federation. http://www.speedwayeuro.com/en/news/n/760/ Imo a good mix of older established riders with some younger up and coming riders such as Milik, Lebedevs and Thomsen. Edited June 3, 2016 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I think the local wildcards are not hard to work out round 1 Smolinski round 2 Bogdanovs round 3 Artem Laguta round 4 Dudek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Gustrow will surely have a more local wildcard like Huckenbeck or Busch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 That's a good line up to be fair. Will be interesting if kk can push for a rostrum spot. Hopefully for emil this will be a warm up for returning to a meaningful competition next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Gustrow will surely have a more local wildcard like Huckenbeck or Busch. Wildcard: Huckenbeck Reserves: Wölbert, Riss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Wildcard: Huckenbeck Reserves: Wölbert, Riss Best i can hope for is 3 out of 4 !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Best i can hope for is 3 out of 4 !!!! Not bad for a Reading fan.Worked that out in under an hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Not bad for a Reading fan.Worked that out in under an hour For a Millwall fan- surprised you know what an hour is With Jaap Stam in charge I might have to learn a bit of Dutch !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 confirmed line-up for 1st round Gustrow Saturday 16th July start time 6pm uk time Oficjalna lista startowa turnieju w Guestrow: 1. Peter Ljung #36 (Szwecja)2. Krzysztof Kasprzak #507 (Polska)3. Leon Madsen #222 (Dania)4. Antonio Lindbaeck #85 (Szwecja)5. Martin Vaculik #54 (Słowacja)6. Hans Andersen #34 (Dania)7. Kai Huckenbeck (Niemcy)8. Nicki Pedersen #3 (Dania)9. Emil Sajfutdinow #89 (Rosja)10. Joonas Kylmaekorpi #610 (Szwecja)11. Vaclav Milik #13 (Czechy)12. Grigorij Łaguta #7 (Rosja)13. Przemysław Pawlicki #59 (Polska)14. Andrzej Lebiediew #169 (Łotwa)15. Anders Thomsen #5 (Dania)16. Janusz Kołodziej #27 (Polska)R1. Kevin Woelbert (Niemcy)R2. Erik Riss (Niemcy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Joonas Kylmäkorpi is injured and will be replaced by Covatti in Güstrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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