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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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......

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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.

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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:

 

  1. Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia)
  2. Nicki Pedersen (Denmark)
  3. Antonio Lindbaeck (Sweden)
  4. Martin Vaculik (Slovakia)
  5. Janusz Kolodziej (Poland)
  6. Krzysztof Kasprzak (Poland)
  7. Leon Madsen (Denmark)
  8. Joonas Kylmakorpi (Sweden)
  9. Przemyslaw Pawlicki (Poland)
  10. Hans Andersen (Denmark)
  11. Peter Ljung (Sweden)
  12. Anders Thomsen (Denmark)
  13. Grigorij Laguta (Russia)
  14. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia)
  15. Vaclav Milik (Czech Republic)
  16. + 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.

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  • 3 weeks later...

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)

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