OveFundinFan Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Even though Emil is not in the GP's at the moent, my opinion is that he is as good as Tai. In 2013 he was neck and neck in the world championship, but mid season Emil lost his father which musy have affected his mental attitude, and all credit to him for riding through it positively. But then that horrific crash that put him out for the rest of the year. That was one of the most horrific crashes I have seen, and it one time there ws a questio whether he woud ride competatively again never mind get to the top like he has done. And he has got to the top again IMO, I know being Euro Champ is not the same as being World Champ, but he has stiff competition - not only other GP riders like Perderson...... but just remember how posters on here rate the Lagutas, Vaculik and Lindback, and in the SEC he s against them through the Euro Championship. On the other hand, again posters on here have said Tai has had a "easy" time in the GP's. OK Greg has been consistant, to a lesser extent Nicki has, but Holder - injuries, Iversen - injuries, Darcy - ban, Zagar - inconsistent, others - more inconsistent. I think I am right in saying Emil said when he comes back to GP's it would be by qualification..... which means unless he qualifies this year then it will be 2018 before we see him in the GP's. I have no problem with him getting a wild card. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Even though Emil is not in the GP's at the moent, my opinion is that he is as good as Tai. Nobody is denying it, but when it comes to ranking riders in the future, Emil will be nowhere near Tai if he continues to sit out the World Championship. Leigh Adams was as good as Jason Crump in every event there was, bar the World Champs. Hence he isn't rated anywhere near him. The same will apply with Emil unless he notches a World Title or two (or more). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 agree with BW. I too, think Emil is on par with Tai, but record books put Mauger and Ricko as best ever riders, its judged by world titles. Id always put Olsen as best I seen, but you cant argue with record books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 As he has thumbed his nose at the GP I hope, though doubt, that he will only be allowed back by participating on the qualifiers and succeeding through the GP Challenge. Others have to do it this way so he shouldnt be granted automatic inclusion. i agree that he should have to go through qualifiers. However some Poole fans (not yourself) were saying Darcy should have got a wild card after his ban and now say Emil shouldn't I don't get the thought process behind that at allMost people I speak to recognise and respect that Emil has a different agenda a different lifestyle, do you???.Tai is a great rider no doubt but most people i know within speedway know that Ward ( was) and /Emil are on par with Tai easily. Please Witcher if you can THINK before you comment are you telling me Emil is not at the level of your beloved Tai.??Ward and Emil talent wise are on a par with Woffy but are not as good as him the record books tell you that. Gollob was better to watch than Rickardsson and more natural ability but who was the better rider? Rickardsson all day long. Unfortunatly with the tragic events of Darcy and Emil not riding currently, it means neither Ward or Emil will be remembered in the way Woffy will be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I'm not too sure about this remembering business. Many great riders never became world champion but are well remembered. One or two did become world champion and are largely ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 i agree that he should have to go through qualifiers. However some Poole fans (not yourself) were saying Darcy should have got a wild card after his ban and now say Emil shouldn't I don't get the thought process behind that at all Ward and Emil talent wise are on a par with Woffy but are not as good as him the record books tell you that. Gollob was better to watch than Rickardsson and more natural ability but who was the better rider? Rickardsson all day long. Unfortunatly with the tragic events of Darcy and Emil not riding currently, it means neither Ward or Emil will be remembered in the way Woffy will be. Sorry Gav cant agree with that. Rickardsson was absolute superb to watch on a bike, over his time span i dont think such a successful rider has ever been so exciting. Some of his passes were breathtaking, even when he missed the gate he was superb to watch. Id much rather watch Rickardsson than Gollob but thats opinion Gollob was useless on the temp tracks for years, Trick could ride any track whether he was gating or passing. Absolute class on a bike, against very very tough opposition too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 It's quite simple. He rides in just as many meetings during a season as Tai does, often racing in meaningless events in Germany of the weekend. . They might be meaningless to you,me and most of the world,but what you have to remember is that they are run by one of his(main? I don't know the finances of ll his deals)sponsors.Frank Mauer runs the track and sponsors Emil as well.probably part of the deal is that Emil rides in some of his meetings.There must also be a reason why some of the top riders also turn out in them even if they are meaningless.The track is also open often for practice and riders like Nicki travel over jut for that purpose.I'd imagine it isn't easy to attract a top field for a meaningless meeting without some incentive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 They might be meaningless to you,me and most of the world,but what you have to remember is that they are run by one of his(main? I don't know the finances of ll his deals)sponsors.Frank Mauer runs the track and sponsors Emil as well.probably part of the deal is that Emil rides in some of his meetings.There must also be a reason why some of the top riders also turn out in them even if they are meaningless.The track is also open often for practice and riders like Nicki travel over jut for that purpose.I'd imagine it isn't easy to attract a top field for a meaningless meeting without some incentive You miss my point entirely.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Sorry Gav cant agree with that. Rickardsson was absolute superb to watch on a bike, over his time span i dont think such a successful rider has ever been so exciting. Some of his passes were breathtaking, even when he missed the gate he was superb to watch. Id much rather watch Rickardsson than Gollob but thats opinion Gollob was useless on the temp tracks for years, Trick could ride any track whether he was gating or passing. Absolute class on a bike, against very very tough opposition too. cant disagree entirely with your point of view, but as far as league racing is concerned, I watched ricko an awful lot, and even though he was rarely behind...once he was, he wasn't the best of passers in the world..imo....obviously don't deny he was superbly talented and mega quick though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Rickardsson was truly a great but in my opinion I would be more excited about a race with Gollob in then TR as I thought you might see a great race. Same scenario back in the day at British Finals when I would look forward to Mark Lorams and Joe Screens races more than Chris Louis or Martin Dugard as an example. TR a great but certainly more anticipation that I was going to see a good race if Gollob was lining up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 recall witches winning the 4s at boro..TR was waving at crowd on 2nd bend whilst other 3 still racing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sionainne Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I cant wait till Sayfutdinov is back. It's just not the same watching the gp without him in it. He's one of he best riders ive ever seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I must say I'm not missing Emil at all. The two young Poles have livened up the series, and considering there was only a couple of points between the top ten on Saturday proves what a close series we're going to have this year. Obviously having Emil in the series would improve it, but he's the loser in all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozrik Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Sayfutdinov is very talented and a real racer (hence the injuries), will be great for the GPs, should he return. Especially now that DW43 is out. Trick, as Mr Pinny calls him, was a truly great rider in his time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 EmilRacing89 @EmilRacing89 3h3 hours ago Will not work anymore whit persons who lied my ones ... #live #hardlive #nevergiveup #keepwork #futurelookgood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 EmilRacing89 @EmilRacing89 3h3 hours ago Will not work anymore whit persons who lied my ones ... #live #hardlive #nevergiveup #keepwork #futurelookgood What is this relating too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 What is this relating too? Not a clue, it was a lone tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Probablt realised the SEC is not all its cracked up to be and wants back in the GP series. Sorry Emil that boat has long set sail. The qualifiers are next year. Not sure he is as good a many think to be honest. Can't seenhim ever being good enough to challenge for World Champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Probablt realised the SEC is not all its cracked up to be and wants back in the GP series. Sorry Emil that boat has long set sail. The qualifiers are next year. Not sure he is as good a many think to be honest. Can't seenhim ever being good enough to challenge for World Champion. Are you deluded or what .? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Probablt realised the SEC is not all its cracked up to be and wants back in the GP series. Sorry Emil that boat has long set sail. The qualifiers are next year. Not sure he is as good a many think to be honest. Can't seenhim ever being good enough to challenge for World Champion. Are you serious or on the wind up 😂😂Emil is still one of the best riders there is and better than a lot of the current field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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