Bavarian Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) IS that concrete kerb showing up only on just one spot or on several around the track, on the straight, or on the corner ? But is that really such a danger to the riders? It's certainly nothing compared to the concrete walls surrounding many of the Australian speedway tracks in the old days. That was really dangerous for the riders! But this ? Come on, why couldn't they simply have covered that part of the Pila track with a fresh load of shale, and get on with the racing? Looks to me like some "Prima Donna" star riders flexing their muscles again, refusing to ride whenever something does not perfectly suit them ! Sorry, but to cancel a Live TV meeting on a beautiful Easter Hoilday with a big crowd already in the stadium, is a serious matter. This is very damaging for the sport. More so when the official say that the track is safe and ready for racing ! It's a scandal ! Edited April 22, 2019 by Bavarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 24 minutes ago, Bavarian said: IS that concrete kerb showing up only on just one spot or on several around the track, on the straight, or on the corner ? But is that really such a danger to the riders? It's certainly nothing compared to the concrete walls surrounding many of the Australian speedway tracks in the old days. That was really dangerous for the riders! But this ? Come on, why couldn't they simply have covered that part of the Pila track with a fresh load of shale, and get on with the racing? Looks to me like some "Prima Donna" star riders flexing their muscles again, refusing to ride whenever something does not perfectly suit them ! Sorry, but to cancel a Live TV meeting on a beautiful Easter Hoilday with a big crowd already in the stadium, is a serious matter. This is very damaging for the sport. More so when the official say that the track is safe and ready for racing ! It's a scandal ! Sorry Bavarian but i`m with the riders on this one- i would rather be asking how a proper Polish league track can be licensed when then have a concrete hazard on the track ? This was an important meeting for GP and SEC qualification places. Speedway racing is dangerous enough without placing extra hazards in the riders way !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Bavarian said: IS that concrete kerb showing up only on just one spot or on several around the track, on the straight, or on the corner ? But is that really such a danger to the riders? It's certainly nothing compared to the concrete walls surrounding many of the Australian speedway tracks in the old days. That was really dangerous for the riders! But this ? Come on, why couldn't they simply have covered that part of the Pila track with a fresh load of shale, and get on with the racing? Looks to me like some "Prima Donna" star riders flexing their muscles again, refusing to ride whenever something does not perfectly suit them ! Sorry, but to cancel a Live TV meeting on a beautiful Easter Hoilday with a big crowd already in the stadium, is a serious matter. This is very damaging for the sport. More so when the official say that the track is safe and ready for racing ! It's a scandal ! Me thinks there was an easy solution to this problem. Shave some shale from the inside to the outside and hide the concrete. That concrete has always been there, its what the fence is built on. It has always been there, under the shale. To hit that concrete with your back Wheel spinning is a recipe for disaster, but just cover it... Whats the problem? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, f-s-p said: Me thinks there was an easy solution to this problem. Shave some shale from the inside to the outside and hide the concrete. That concrete has always been there, its what the fence is built on. It has always been there, under the shale. To hit that concrete with your back Wheel spinning is a recipe for disaster, but just cover it... Whats the problem? Let the concrete stay there but not on the racing side of the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, f-s-p said: Me thinks there was an easy solution to this problem. Shave some shale from the inside to the outside and hide the concrete. That concrete has always been there, its what the fence is built on. It has always been there, under the shale. To hit that concrete with your back Wheel spinning is a recipe for disaster, but just cover it... Whats the problem? Exactly. Surely at the start of the season the level of shale should be checked to see if new stuff is needed? I actually mean before the season starts rather than after some practice sessions and a couple of meetings!! And surely every track has a ton of shale or so in stock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Translation of part of Sportowefakty article today Before the finale Piotr Szymański, chairman of GKSŻ, among others in response to an interview with Cegielski, he sent a list of 18 recommendations to Piła. The club performed 17, one did not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 Finally a new date and venue has been sorted for the Golden helmet final postponed in April- now in Gdansk on Friday September 13th start time 6.30 pm UK time. This meeting will decide the Polish riders who will be entered into the GP and SEC qualifying in 2020. Line-up 1. Krystian Pieszczek (Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk)2. Sebastian Niedźwiedź (Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra)3. Piotr Pawlicki (Fogo Unia Leszno)4. Maksym Drabik (Betard Sparta Wrocaw)5. Piotr Protasiewicz (Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra)6. Janusz Kołodziej (Fogo Unia Leszno)7. Patryk Dudek (Stelmet Falubaz Zielona Góra)8. Dominik Kubera (Fogo Unia Leszno)9. Krzysztof Kasprzak (truly.work Stal Gorzów)10. Paweł Przedpełski (ForBET Włókniarz Częstochowa)11. Krzysztof Buczkowski (Mr Garden GKM Grudziądz)12. Maciej Janowski (Betard Sparta Wrocław)13. Szymon Woźniak (truly.work Stal Gorzów)14. Adrian Miedziński (ForBET Włókniarz Częstochowa)15. Kacper Woryna (ROW Rybnik)16. Norbert Kościuch (Get Well Toruń) 17.(R1) Jakub Jamróg (Betard Sparta Wrocław)18.(R2) Bartosz Smektała (Fogo Unia Leszno) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Meeting live on Polsat Sport Extra start time 6.20pm UK time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 This meeting will surely again be postponed because of the Extraleague final 1st leg taking place the same evening.( 5 of the field) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 3 hours ago, racers and royals said: This meeting will surely again be postponed because of the Extraleague final 1st leg taking place the same evening.( 5 of the field) Sorry to ask a question not related to this, but just a quickie... is there a close season / winter meeting anywhere in Poland ? I seem to have memories of a December or January meeting in years past - i'm due to be over there at some point over the winter so was just wondering.. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 7 hours ago, The Doctor... said: Sorry to ask a question not related to this, but just a quickie... is there a close season / winter meeting anywhere in Poland ? I seem to have memories of a December or January meeting in years past - i'm due to be over there at some point over the winter so was just wondering.. Cheers I’m not certain but i think they have held the odd ice meeting somewhere up in the hills and i think an indoor meeting is also run during the winter somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 9/8/2019 at 8:23 PM, racers and royals said: This meeting will surely again be postponed because of the Extraleague final 1st leg taking place the same evening.( 5 of the field) Meeting postponed new date TBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 New date Friday 11th October in Gdansk start time 6.30pm UK time. This meeting will be used to get the 2020 nominations for the GP qualifying and SEC nominations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) On 9/21/2019 at 7:29 AM, racers and royals said: New date Friday 11th October in Gdansk start time 6.30pm UK time. This meeting will be used to get the 2020 nominations for the GP qualifying and SEC nominations. This meeting is on Polsat Sport Extra BUT NOT LIVE programme starts 10pm UK time(for 3 hours) Edited October 2, 2019 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) Meeting today starts at 5pm UK time- Polsat Sport are not able to show it on Sport extra until 10pm uk time, however Polish fans are saying that the Polsat website will be showing it live on the internet. We will have to see later if we can watch it !! Edited October 11, 2019 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 9/21/2019 at 7:29 AM, racers and royals said: This meeting will be used to get the 2020 nominations for the GP qualifying and SEC nominations. Piotr Pawlicki and Maksym Drabik are both being reported as having withdrawn from this meeting. It's crazy to think that their unavailability for a meeting in 2019 could keep them out of the SGP until 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, HenryW said: Piotr Pawlicki and Maksym Drabik are both being reported as having withdrawn from this meeting. It's crazy to think that their unavailability for a meeting in 2019 could keep them out of the SGP until 2022. It will certainly lessen their chances- here is a Google translation of a PZM communication on the subject.- the golden Helmet comp will therefore be an early competition in 2020 as always. 2. Please be advised that the final of the Golden Helmet competition will take place on October 11, 2019 in Gdansk In the World and European Championships in 2020, competitors selected from the Finals of the National Team will start ' 2019 according to the following rules: Individual Grand Prix World Championships - 4 competitors: places 1 to 4 from the final of ZK ’2019 Individual European Championships - 3 competitors: places from 1 to 3 from the final of ZK '2019 3. Please be advised that the following rules have been established for the nomination of competitors from the Golden Helmet Final 2020 to the World Championships and European Championships in 2020: Individual Grand Prix World Championships - 2 competitors: places 1 to 2 from the final of ZK'2020 Individual European Championships - 3 competitors: places from 1 to 3 from the final of ZK'2020 Edited October 11, 2019 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Big row going on in Poland- Janowski and Prem Pawlicki also not riding in addition to Drabik and Piotr Pawlicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Cloudy in Gdansk no rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) line-up 1` Pieszczek 2 Musielak 3 Jamrog 4 Smektala 5 Protasiewcz 6 Kolodziej 7 Dudek 8 Kubera 9 Kasprzak 10 Przedpelski 11 Buczkowski 12 Gomolski 13 Wozniak 14 Miedzinski 15 Woryna 16 Koscuich 17 Zupinski Edited October 11, 2019 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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