HenryW Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Milik is really turning into a favorite rider of mine and I'm really pulling for him to make it into the GP. Also Lebedev this year seems to be turning a corner and I could see him riding in the GP in the not to distant future. Did he participate in the GP Challenge this year? He had some very exciting races in the World Cup. Lebedevs raced in the Zarnovica round but failed to qualify. He finished 8th with only 7 riders going in to the semi finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm finding this a very very hard venue to get to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm finding this a very very hard venue to get to!In what respect ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 In what respect ?Sorting flights out is not the easiest for this one R&R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Sorting flights out is not the easiest for this one R&R Plenty of options available when I was looking. We fly Dusseldorf - Istanbul - Samara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 When I booked 3 weeks ago Finnair was the best option, now appears to be Aeroflot if flying from London, about £300. Times aren't great, but who needs sleep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 When I booked 3 weeks ago Finnair was the best option, now appears to be Aeroflot if flying from London, about £300. Times aren't great, but who needs sleep? Same here with the times. We land around 3am on saturday, and fly back at 2am sunday haha. Top 3 is impossible to predict but Laguta surely have an advantage in riding on a track that very few of the others have seen before. Injuries might also play a part in who and who don't qualify. I also don't think we'll see Fricke, surely he can't ride with broken vertebrae?. It seems that there is no confirmation yet about his replacement. Might be other changes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 When I booked 3 weeks ago Finnair was the best option, now appears to be Aeroflot if flying from London, about £300. Times aren't great, but who needs sleep?Aerflot looks my best option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Miedzinski is still injured and I think that it is doubtful if he can ride. Singapore Airlines flies Stockholm - Moscow (- Singapore) with a very nice Airbus A350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 I think we will see a couple extra Russians in the lineup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 I see that Patryk Dudek is taking a single engine with him to Togliatti and just borrowing a frame out there from a local...You have to think this will compromise his chances in the meeting. The article that mentions this also has his flight plans detailed....they don't sound very appealing https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/704920/tak-patryk-dudek-bedzie-podrozowal-na-grand-prix-challenge-do-togliatii-bierze-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 That sounds a nightmare and certainly not the best preparation for such an important meeting. I wonder what challenges Cookie will face to get there? Be interesting to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 That sounds a nightmare and certainly not the best preparation for such an important meeting. I wonder what challenges Cookie will face to get there? Be interesting to know. hope its not £200 a point or the toys will come out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) I see that Patryk Dudek is taking a single engine with him to Togliatti and just borrowing a frame out there from a local...You have to think this will compromise his chances in the meeting. The article that mentions this also has his flight plans detailed....they don't sound very appealing https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/704920/tak-patryk-dudek-bedzie-podrozowal-na-grand-prix-challenge-do-togliatii-bierze-t With all the corruption in that part of the world he's probably prepared to lose an engine but not a whole fleet of bikes Edited August 16, 2017 by Triple.H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 I see that Patryk Dudek is taking a single engine with him to Togliatti and just borrowing a frame out there from a local...You have to think this will compromise his chances in the meeting. The article that mentions this also has his flight plans detailed....they don't sound very appealing https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/704920/tak-patryk-dudek-bedzie-podrozowal-na-grand-prix-challenge-do-togliatii-bierze-t This meeting will mean very little to him now as he's certain to make top 8 in the GP series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Last time there was a GP qualifier in Russia the meeting ended up being about 50% Russian. I get it's a World Championship but you can't have it in countries that riders can't get themselves or equipment to in reasonable time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuxtonTiger Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 They all got there for SEC meeting we went to a couple of years ago, all bikes came by road from Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krompa Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Any idea who is replacing Miedzinski and Fricke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Any idea who is replacing Miedzinski and Fricke?Sure I read somewhere on here that Fricke is having intensive treatment in Spain or Andorra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Sure I read somewhere on here that Fricke is having intensive treatment in Spain or Andorra Yeah I have read that as well. But does broken vertebrae really heal in 3 weeks, specialist treatment or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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