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Prague GP, Saturday June 15th 2019


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54 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.

One of the problems from what I've seen at Marketa and Krsko is the GP riders are just too good for the track. They're at the top of their game and don't often make mistakes.

I've seen some meetings there with lower standard riders and theyve been entertaining

If you watched a meeting with a Championship league level line-up I reckon you'd get a pretty entertaining meeting. 

Only way to improve it for GPs is widen the straights by a metre and the bends by say 1.5 - 2 metres on 1st and 2nd and about 3 on 3rd and 4th.

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4 hours 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........

Tom's only really been retired 7 seasons.

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15 hours 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. 

Agreed. Very pleased for Kolodjei. He's such a great rider in Poland and love the camo!!

 Madsen a gater? I don't think so. He's a good gater but has plenty more in the locker.  He came from 4th to 1st in the semi!!!

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15 hours 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.

Personally I would love to see a SGP at Manchester but that would surely have an impact on Cardiff.

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36 minutes ago, Col said:

How big is the stadium in Pardubice, surely that would be a better track to have the Czech GP?

Not sure if the owners at Pardubice are all that keen on getting SGP there, and I don't think BSI are any more keen as well on the idea. As a racing spectacle this year wasn't great for Prague but hopefully next with promised changes things will be better.

Still a great weekend

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3 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said:

BYDGOSZCZ is history now ... better Polish tracks and stadiums

Not convinced the stadium at Leszno is any better than Bydgoszcz, they held the last World Cup there.

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Trying to remember exactly, but the seats on the first turn at both stadiums didn't have back rests.  There was certainly no seating at Byggoszcz on turns 2, 3 or 4 just terracing.  Not sure I had license to wonder around as much at Leszno.

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21 hours 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.

This is what I dont get there has been more then of its fair share of decent racing at Marketa in recent times. Even Saturday there was some decent action later on (same happened last year) For me this HAS to stay as part of the series. Lovely little stadium, great City. Its a must

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I've skimmed through the races and didn't think it was too bad actually - there doesn't have to be overtaking for it still be a decent race - positioning and defending are key skills.  Don't want to see any more Polish rounds.

To see Fricke getting Fricked was rather ironic but Madsen should have been disqualified there.  Is it both him and Dudek that have been banned previously for drugs offences?  It's another argument as to whether they should be allowed to compete in the GPs but I'm not keen on it.

Also very interesting in that the GP highlighted the advantages of having the right gate position at the right time.  Standard regrades every four heats and at semi/final stages always spoils things for me as those races immediately prior are often better contested/more unpredictable.

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