Col Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Speaking of which, the GP predictor game should be up & running Thursday if anyone plays it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Col said: Speaking of which, the GP predictor game should be up & running Thursday if anyone plays it. My “ Beat the Bookie “ is better lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 500 tickets only left now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Short video of yesterday`s test event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve69 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 I will be doing practice + qualifying it`s a first so I want to say `I was there!!!`.Only the cost of a £4 programme. Not exactly going to break the bank. I always find it interesting to see the different lines the riders take. Just sitting in that stadium is worth the money. So seeing 5.30 practice then 7pm qualifying it`s a must for me. Shame that it`ll be missing Tai & a bunch more following the insertion of Stal Gorzow v Wroclaw match on friday evening. Boy is Tai going to have a busy weekend with Wroclaw v Torun on sunday as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, steve69 said: Boy is Tai going to have a busy weekend with Wroclaw v Torun on sunday as well. Torun don't look strong this year, especially with Doyle potentially missing. Zmarzlik has a Vetlanda match Thursday evening, so Tai's not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockster Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 2:09 PM, racers and royals said: There is no extra point for fastest- that`s F1. The fastest does pick his rider number however, then 2nd fastest 2nd choice and so on. Will Woffinden and Zmarzlik get picks 15 and 16 then? Can't see how they can get anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Neila said: Think practice is around 18.00 thought I heard bt sport saying on Saturday nite, that it was showing it live, I'm in Warsaw for my 1st gp abroad, would it be worth going to watch practice ? Also on gp day is their an area fans gather before going to stadium, thanks for any info Deffo worth going. Drop me a PM if you want to meet up for a beer over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Shockster said: Will Woffinden and Zmarzlik get picks 15 and 16 then? Can't see how they can get anything else? That was what was written when plans were announced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Shockster said: Will Woffinden and Zmarzlik get picks 15 and 16 then? Can't see how they can get anything else? Plus Magic if he doesn`t pull out will get what`s left- drawn by the jury president 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 25 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Plus Magic if he doesn`t pull out will get what`s left- drawn by the jury president I doubt the draw will matter much bar the bogey number 1. If Phil Morris does his job right the gates should be even. The fastest rider will win no matter what gate they have in most races. I'm interested to hear the reason why the fastest 2 or 3 riders pick there starting number. Could be some wise words or maybe no wise words at all. Has any rider got a statsistican to work out the best gate order for each GP . If they have no stratagy thenn the draw pick is pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB252 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 These are the win stats for previous meetings. Warsaw 2018: A - 8, C - 7, B - 5, D - 3. Warsaw 2017: C - 7, A and D - 6, B - 4. Warsaw 2016: C - 11, A and D - 5, B - 2. Warsaw 2015: D - 5, A - 3, B and C - 2 each. Riders will probably try to avoid a draw number that gives them two gate 4's. Two gate 3's wouldn't be a bad shout and number 10 will probably get picked early. 10 was always a popular starting number in World Finals, and clever riders often used to try and engineer their finishing position in the Inter Continental final once they'd qualified to gain an advantageous draw number in the World Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, CB252 said: These are the win stats for previous meetings. Warsaw 2018: A - 8, C - 7, B - 5, D - 3. Warsaw 2017: C - 7, A and D - 6, B - 4. Warsaw 2016: C - 11, A and D - 5, B - 2. Warsaw 2015: D - 5, A - 3, B and C - 2 each. Riders will probably try to avoid a draw number that gives them two gate 4's. Two gate 3's wouldn't be a bad shout and number 10 will probably get picked early. 10 was always a popular starting number in World Finals, and clever riders often used to try and engineer their finishing position in the Inter Continental final once they'd qualified to gain an advantageous draw number in the World Final. Interesting that white doesn`t come out too bad- Gate 3 i would have thought would stastically not be a good gate at most tracks. I suppose it`s going to interesting if the Gorzow v Wroclaw match goes ahead, who will be the fastest. My guess would be Lindgren. Edited May 15, 2019 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB252 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 minute ago, racers and royals said: Interesting that white doesn`t come out too bad- Gate 3 i would have thought would stastically not be a good gate at most tracks. I suppose it`s going to interesting if if Gorzow v Wroclaw match goes ahead, who will be the fastest. My guess would be Lindgren. Vaculik possibly based on what I've seen of him this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 7 hours ago, teaboy279 said: Deffo worth going. Drop me a PM if you want to meet up for a beer over the weekend. Thanks for the offer, but will be in a group meeting up for a 30 year reunion, met on way to Munich in 1989 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwright71 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Can't wait for Pearson to explain the new qualifying system and then to tell the viewers that the best 2 riders in the World won't be taking part. Will be like Formula 1 qualifying without Hamilton and Vettel. This was an accident waiting to happen. Either qualifying has to involve all the riders in the meeting or we need to go back to the draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, CB252 said: These are the win stats for previous meetings. Warsaw 2018: A - 8, C - 7, B - 5, D - 3. Warsaw 2017: C - 7, A and D - 6, B - 4. Warsaw 2016: C - 11, A and D - 5, B - 2. Warsaw 2015: D - 5, A - 3, B and C - 2 each. Riders will probably try to avoid a draw number that gives them two gate 4's. Two gate 3's wouldn't be a bad shout and number 10 will probably get picked early. 10 was always a popular starting number in World Finals, and clever riders often used to try and engineer their finishing position in the Inter Continental final once they'd qualified to gain an advantageous draw number in the World Final. Gates mean nothing unless the gate is proven as a shocking option with the rider 10 yards behind the rest when getting to the first bend. The gate stat that is important is who wins which is normally the fastest rider. If there was no passing we might as well have one lap races. I feel transponders and starting picks are pointless. If Woffy has the worst gate he'll still be beat most riders as he's got the quickest bike and rides it better than anyone else. Edited May 16, 2019 by Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Carter Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 10 hours ago, CB252 said: These are the win stats for previous meetings. Warsaw 2018: A - 8, C - 7, B - 5, D - 3. Warsaw 2017: C - 7, A and D - 6, B - 4. Warsaw 2016: C - 11, A and D - 5, B - 2. Warsaw 2015: D - 5, A - 3, B and C - 2 each. Riders will probably try to avoid a draw number that gives them two gate 4's. Two gate 3's wouldn't be a bad shout and number 10 will probably get picked early. 10 was always a popular starting number in World Finals, and clever riders often used to try and engineer their finishing position in the Inter Continental final once they'd qualified to gain an advantageous draw number in the World Final. I think given a pick most riders will try and get 2 x gate 1s What's that about the intercontinental final? How did that relate to the world final start positions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 52 minutes ago, James Carter said: I think given a pick most riders will try and get 2 x gate 1s What's that about the intercontinental final? How did that relate to the world final start positions? Because back in the day world final start numbers were pre allocated for the semi final stage ie continental final, inter CF so that riders knew for instance that the Icf winner would ride at 6 runner-up 12 (made up to illistrate the point) Edited May 16, 2019 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Carter Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, racers and royals said: Because back in the day world final start numbers were pre allocated for the semi final stage ie continental final, inter CF so that riders knew for instance that the Icf winner would ride at 6 runner-up 12 (made up to illistrate the point) Really? I never knew that. Might have to start a new thread topic with these sorts of questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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