racers and royals Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: Probably his only strong chance of getting a GP slot for next year. I think he has been outclassed this year (as GP season reserves) by Fricke. There again, is anyone outside of the GP's setting the tracks on fire to warrant a pick 8 qualifiers + 3 from Challenge + Tai + Gregg....... that leaves 2 spots, Fricke for one. All depends who qualifies from Challenge, if a rider qualifies from Challenge then finishes in top 8 gives another spot available. So maybe chance for Lambert, but not a cert IMO. Another year wait for Lambert I think would do him good. If a rider qualifies from the challenge and finishes in the top 8 in the GP standings then 4th in the challenge gets in- not another wildcard. Edited August 19, 2019 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/18/2019 at 11:52 AM, Col said: This may have been covered previously but no Poles? All eliminated or did they not enter? Some Top riders had bit of falling out with Polish authorities ( over a dodgy track I think,they refused to ride).So they never got picked for challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 48 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: Probably his only strong chance of getting a GP slot for next year. I think he has been outclassed this year (as GP season reserves) by Fricke. There again, is anyone outside of the GP's setting the tracks on fire to warrant a pick 8 qualifiers + 3 from Challenge + Tai + Gregg....... that leaves 2 spots, Fricke for one. All depends who qualifies from Challenge, if a rider qualifies from Challenge then finishes in top 8 gives another spot available. So maybe chance for Lambert, but not a cert IMO. Another year wait for Lambert I think would do him good. WHAT about Doyle if he stays outside the top eight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 22 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: WHAT about Doyle if he stays outside the top eight? What is Tai Greg & Doyle all need Wildcards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: WHAT about Doyle if he stays outside the top eight? Forgot about him. Another one i the pot then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: WHAT about Doyle if he stays outside the top eight? You've probably got to give Doyle at least one wildcard based on his recent past but I have a suspicion he might be beginning to chart the same path as Holder and won't be a GP rider in 2-3 years from now. I think Doyle is a great rider and definitely deserved the world title he won (and probably the one he didn't), but given his turnaround from PL rider with no application to World Champ, I wonder just how difficult it is to maintain that level of dedication/application once you've achieved what you set out to do? He's also a rider who's had terrible luck with injuries which must surely catch up eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Wonder if Anders Thomsen is going to be able to ride ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, JCookie said: You've probably got to give Doyle at least one wildcard based on his recent past but I have a suspicion he might be beginning to chart the same path as Holder and won't be a GP rider in 2-3 years from now. I think Doyle is a great rider and definitely deserved the world title he won (and probably the one he didn't), but given his turnaround from PL rider with no application to World Champ, I wonder just how difficult it is to maintain that level of dedication/application once you've achieved what you set out to do? He's also a rider who's had terrible luck with injuries which must surely catch up eventually. SOME suggest he rides too much ... might cut out a league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Michelsen, Fricke and Lambert would be the three I hope will qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Just now, Ghostwalker said: Michelsen, Fricke and Lambert would be the three I hope will qualify. TWO of those battling injuries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Carter Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: SOME suggest he rides too much ... might cut out a league. He rides far too much. All that racing and travelling he must be goosed I think he still has a SGP title in him. He was top of the averages I think in Sweden last year but dropped off a bit in Poland. Most likely a new team in Poland next year might get the spark back. As a slight aside I can see more riders riding Poland, SGPs and SEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Same with Lambert, rides too much but probably didn’t expect to be getting rides in the GP series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 5 hours ago, racers and royals said: Wonder if Anders Thomsen is going to be able to ride ? Last I heard he was planning to race in Poland on Friday and then head for Gorican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Draw 1 NKI 2 Pavlic 3 Smolinski 4 Thomsen 5 Bellego 6 Fricke 7 Aspgren 8 Bjerre 9 Lambert 10 Vaculik 11 Ljung 12 Zagar 13 Michelsen 14 Cook 15 Loktaev 16 Harris 17 Ivacic 18 Magosi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Substitute rider list- if anyone pull out of the 1 to 16 19 Lahti 20 C Holder 21 lebedevs 22 Wozniak 23 Przedpelski 24 Covatti 25 Hampel 26 Kulakov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Fricke rides 4 leagues. GB, Poland, Sweden and Denmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Substitute rider list- if anyone pull out of the 1 to 16 19 Lahti 20 C Holder 21 lebedevs 22 Wozniak 23 Przedpelski 24 Covatti 25 Hampel 26 Kulakov U sure about Lahti? I spoke with someone who should know and we agree that after the qualis Tipu was 4th in the row. Now you say he’s 1st... EDIT: it was on the FIM website. Edited August 20, 2019 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, f-s-p said: U sure about Lahti? I spoke with someone who should know and we agree that after the qualis Tipu was 4th in the row. Now you say he’s 1st... u have a link to this? I can’t link it but google FIM GP qualifying and on the FIM website is a PDF which i have copied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 minute ago, racers and royals said: I can’t link it but google FIM GP qualifying and on the FIM website is a PDF which i have copied. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 1st race will be 6.15pm UK time- i fear best coverage we can hope for is live updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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