Bald Bloke Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 It was a GP, and you expect tough racing. Leaving very little room, but not barging a rider into the fence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, ouch said: Exactly. A more seasoned campaigner would have put it down to get the points in a rerun. Just inexperience on his part. If he had put the bike down Doyle would have run over him and maybe the rider in fourth too. Very tough riding, ruthless, but that GP racing. Edited June 15, 2019 by Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 7 hours ago, CB252 said: The most embarrassing aspect of the evening from a British perspective, once again, was Craig Ackroyd's performance. Absolutely dreadful. Embarrassing? The only mistake I can recollect was not penalising Janowski for moving at the tapes that gave him a win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Well done Max showing your true colours at GP level. One good race in the first 20 heats and then good racing in the semis and final reflects on a poor meeting overall. Title is now wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 couple of big scores from riders lower down and there in the hunt as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 8 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: It was a GP, and you expect tough racing. Leaving very little room, but not barging a rider into the fence. It was the way he did it what annoyed me ..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkens Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 4 hours ago, OveFundinFan said: Embarrassing? The only mistake I can recollect was not penalising Janowski for moving at the tapes that gave him a win. you must be trolling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, tarkens said: you must be trolling You must be joking! what mistakes do you think he made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 FIRST visit to a GP for me this year. Prague remains a fabulous city to visit and ensures a great weekend regardless. Good to see a sell-out crowd at the Marketa, the threatening thunderstorms kept away but the racing until the latter stages was disappointing. Agreed with many who felt that the track had been over-watered at times but an exciting climax and another great evening in the city. Understand young Pavel Ondrasik and Tomas Topinka have plans to upgrade the track which would be the icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 So another Prague weekend done and dusted, as every the City never fails, lovely food, great weather and cheap beer. As others have said the racing wasnt up to much, giving the heat of Friday and Saturday it would just about impossible to get any moisture into the surface, one or two good races towards the end however. Last night slightly sullied by the antics of two peed up Polish fans who gave Antonio Lindback all kinds of racist abuse prior to Ht1 then disappeared just after the rain started and missed their rider winning on the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Apologies if it's been said before....What annoys me about the moving at the start scenario is that referees only seem to pull it back if the rider moving hits the front? Surely if they get out ahead of ANYONE, then it's unfair ??? Poor refereeing once again imo……. 2 heats worth the entrance fee and one heat which should have seen Madsen excluded for unfair riding imo! Poor spectacle if that's the pinnacle of our beloved sport (imo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I personally think moving at the start should be allowed,but if they touch the tapes then they should be excluded.This my opinion anyway.This would take away the did he move or not scenario,or was it just the perfect gate.You will know pretty much straight away if they have touched the tapes or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 2 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: Understand young Pavel Ondrasik and Tomas Topinka have plans to upgrade the track which would be the icing on the cake. How many time is that going to be said, and posted on here? Almost very blinking year for a decade I think........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Pleased for Kolodjei, thought he was going to be tail end Charlie this year, looks like he making a go of it. He looked genuinely pleased with himself afterwards. Like a child with a new toy. He rode well. I just like speedway, not too bothered who wins so long as they are fair, but preferably not a start tart, so that rules out Madsen, Dudek and Laguta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, iris123 said: How many time is that going to be said, and posted on here? Almost very blinking year for a decade I think........ Yeah, I have plans as well... But the track had a new surface a couple of years ago so the only thing I see as an upgrade to the track is to re-do the bends. Move them in 1-2 meters and make the bends 1-2 wide and round and put a twist between bends 3-4. Just a thought... EDIT: and cut the corners inwards. Each one. Edited June 16, 2019 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: Pleased for Kolodjei, thought he was going to be tail end Charlie this year, looks like he making a go of it. He looked genuinely pleased with himself afterwards. Like a child with a new toy. He rode well. I just like speedway, not too bothered who wins so long as they are fair, but preferably not a start tart, so that rules out Madsen, Dudek and Laguta. I agree with you Ove. Very happy for Kolojei and to finally see him get some recognition as a good solid rider. He seems like a rider who just goes about his business without a lot of talk and just gets the job done. A very good sport who interviews well. Once I saw him pass someone and unintentionally bump them on the way by so he turned around and gave them a "sorry about that" wave and went on. When it comes to Madsen he definitely is a good gater but I really don't think that he is getting proper credit for his consistency so far this season. In a pre-race interview, he mentioned getting the right setup early in the event. The importance of a good team who can communicate with the rider and a rider who can relay his thoughts to the team to "get the right setup early" really shows up at this level of Speedway. Has there been any discussion or mention of how much thinner some riders look this year? Madsen and Janowski are the first two who come to mind but there have been others I've noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: FIRST visit to a GP for me this year. Prague remains a fabulous city to visit and ensures a great weekend regardless. Good to see a sell-out crowd at the Marketa, the threatening thunderstorms kept away but the racing until the latter stages was disappointing. Agreed with many who felt that the track had been over-watered at times but an exciting climax and another great evening in the city. Understand young Pavel Ondrasik and Tomas Topinka have plans to upgrade the track which would be the icing on the cake. It is good improvements will be made but we've heard this every year for at least 15 years. The truth is its a terrible track for racing and that hasn't changed nor will it change. But there will be another Prague GP for the foreseeable time and every year we'll say it's rubbish. Speedway shoots itself on the foot every day. GP's should run be on the best tracks that let riders show there skills. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mark said: It is good improvements will be made but we've heard this every year for at least 15 years. The truth is its a terrible track for racing and that hasn't changed nor will it change. But there will be another Prague GP for the foreseeable time and every year we'll say it's rubbish. Speedway shoots itself on the foot every day. GP's should run be on the best tracks that let riders show there skills. But its not rubbish every year, Ive been to some decent SGP at Marketa, but on last night yes that was not good though with the weather during all last week, probably understandable as getting any moisture into the track would be very difficult. Interesting to hear what tracks should be used for SGP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, screm said: But its not rubbish every year, Ive been to some decent SGP at Marketa, but on last night yes that was not good though with the weather during all last week, probably understandable as getting any moisture into the track would be very difficult. Interesting to hear what tracks should be used for SGP. Krsko for Manchester and Czestochowa or Rybnik for Gorzow. But I would have to think longer about Prague. They cannot all be on Polish tracks so someone who has seen more meetings in mainland Europe can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mark said: Krsko for Manchester and Czestochowa or Rybnik for Gorzow. But I would have to think longer about Prague. They cannot all be on Polish tracks so someone who has seen more meetings in mainland Europe can help. I would rather have Wroclaw for Gorzow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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