racers and royals Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, James Carter said: Really? I never knew that. Might have to start a new thread topic with these sorts of questions That’s a good idea- my question would be do Gorzow and Zielona Gora like each other. Do Torun and Grudziadz like each other lol Edited May 16, 2019 by racers and royals 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) I would imagine as the season develops and the contenders for the title emerge the number pick will become more interesting as if you pick after your rival you can effectively decide which gate you will race against them - e.g. championship leader is in gate 4 in heat 12, you could ensure you had the inside of them. Of course it could also involve a lot of overthinking for very narrow gains. Rico Edited May 16, 2019 by Rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, racers and royals said: That’s a good idea- my question would be do Gorzow and Zielona Gora like each other. Do Torun and Grudziadz like each other lol Zielona Gora and any other club Torun and Bydgoszcz was always interesting before the Bydgoszcz downfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Didn't Ivan Mauger say one year he purposely finished in a certain qualifying place to get the number he wanted in the World final. Can't remember if it worked out for him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Carter Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, racers and royals said: That’s a good idea- my question would be do Gorzow and Zielona Gora like each other. Do Torun and Grudziadz like each other lol Do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) No, they're local rivals. Edit. As it jumped to the next page we're talking Gorzow/Zielona Góra. Torun/Grudziadz/Bydgoszcz. Edited May 16, 2019 by Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB252 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 hours ago, bruno said: Didn't Ivan Mauger say one year he purposely finished in a certain qualifying place to get the number he wanted in the World final. Can't remember if it worked out for him He did although not sure of the year. In the 1988 ICF, Nielsen and Gundersen infamously nearly fell over each other trying not to win a three man run off (with Per Jonsson) for second place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 hours ago, bruno said: Didn't Ivan Mauger say one year he purposely finished in a certain qualifying place to get the number he wanted in the World final. Can't remember if it worked out for him Yes he feigned an engine failure on the last bend in a 3rd place run-off in 1979. third would've given him the 13 racejacket. It certainly worked out for him, as he won that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, Terry said: Yes he feigned an engine failure on the last bend in a 3rd place run-off in 1979. third would've given him the 13 racejacket. It certainly worked out for him, as he won that year. The #13 gives your first two races together in heats 4 and 5 so gives very little time to make any changes needed after the first ride. He found this disadvantage to be worth avoiding even though he then ended up with his final total rides being in consecutive heats 16 and 17. Whether he made any use of it or not on the day, I don't know. But he won so who cares ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiles Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 are Doyle and Magic riding this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Swindon have confirmed Doyle rides for them on Monday night so he should be there in Warsaw. He is one tough man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Weather not looking good for Saturday and Sunday in Warsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 33 minutes ago, topaz325 said: Weather not looking good for Saturday and Sunday in Warsaw. Do you think that will affect the racing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Late match addition to Sunday`s programme Bydgoszcz v Pila start time 5pm local Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 11 hours ago, racers and royals said: That’s a good idea- my question would be do Gorzow and Zielona Gora like each other. Do Torun and Grudziadz like each other lol My question would be Why don't the FIM state if you miss practice you're out of the GP. With a 28 day ban from riding in any league. Our Polish friends would then stop arranging league matches the night before a GP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Triple.H. said: My question would be Why don't the FIM state if you miss practice you're out of the GP. With a 28 day ban from riding in any league. Our Polish friends would then stop arranging league matches the night before a GP. My view has always been consistent with yours,however as Armando Castagna said when interviewed the FIM didn`t want to wage war with the Extraleague. Reading between the lines i think they feared a wholesale withdrawal of riders from the GP. As i have stated previously the Extraleague even fell out with the Polish federation(PZM) over fixture scheduling !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, racers and royals said: My view has always been consistent with yours,however as Armando Castagna said when interviewed the FIM didn`t want to wage war with the Extraleague. Reading between the lines i think they feared a wholesale withdrawal of riders from the GP. As i have stated previously the Extraleague even fell out with the Polish federation(PZM) over fixture scheduling !!! SPOT on Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 ^^^^^^ IMO Racers and Royals then that's the biggest reason to say no practice no racing for 28 days. Unless Poland wants to run Black. In that case you ride in Poland you don't ride anywhere else Every rider starts out with the dream of being World Champion . How many riders are still owed money by Polish club's from last season ? Bet it's far more than have been publicised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel115 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 12 hours ago, Rico said: Zielona Gora and any other club Torun and Bydgoszcz was always interesting before the Bydgoszcz downfall. Rzeszow and Tarnow also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel115 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Janowski decided to pull out of Warsaw GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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