Mark Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Triple.H. said: Surely Martin Smolinski has a 15/1 chance the same as everyone else in the field. To write off anyones chances before a wheel has been turned is just plain daft, even moreso in the current circumstances. He has no chance of winning a World Title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Triple.H. said: 15 riders so they all start equally, so have a 1 in 15 chance of winning, Say for instance in the 1st round of heats in the 1st GP Lindgren, Woffinden, Madsen and Zmarzlik all got injured and were out for the season. You could say its highly unlikely but stranger things happen so who would win the World Title then ? I can tell you who will, one of the others ! but nobody knows which one, just as nobody knows who out of the 15 will win. Please share this wisdom with the bookmakers, so we can all get rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Due to ongoing global health concerns and crowd restrictions in Russia and Germany in light of COVID-19, we regret to announce that the 2020 Russian FIM Speedway Grand Prix and 2020 Aztorin German FIM Speedway Grand Prix have been cancelled. The events were scheduled to take place at Anatoly Stepanov Stadium on August 29 and Teterow’s Bergring Arena later this year respectively. The decisions were made after careful consideration and consultation with the FIM, BSI Speedway and the local venues, as well as MFR in Russia and DMSB in Germany, with the health and safety of supporters, riders and staff remaining the top priority. Following discussions with the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium and Bergring Arena, we are pleased to announce that both the Russian FIM Speedway Grand Prix and the Aztorin German FIM Speedway Grand Prix will return in 2021. The Aztorin German FIM Speedway Grand Prix will take place on Saturday, May 22, while the Russian FIM Speedway Grand Prix’s timing will be announced at a later date. Paul Bellamy, Managing Director & SVP of Motorsports at IMG said: “We are disappointed to be cancelling two of our most popular events, but we look forward to sharing more detail in the coming weeks about the 2020 World Championship contingency plan we’re developing with the FIM, involving a minimum of eight FIM Speedway Grand Prix events. In the meantime, we thank our fans for their continued support of the series, and we look forward to returning to Russia and Germany in 2021.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 And then there were four!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 10:51 AM, Shockster said: All the riders in the GP with the exception of Martin Smolinski (no offence to anyone but MS isn't going to win it) ride and are based there. They all know the Ekstraliga tracks and it seems a pretty level playing field to me. I think the first sentence contradicts the second somewhat. If one rider is at a disadvantage then how can it be a level playing field......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, andout said: And then there were four!!!! MOST likely there will be eight SGPs this year, maybe all double-headers (over two nights). Prague still a possibility. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 1:56 PM, SPEEDY69 said: More rounds in Poland simply means the likelihood of a Polish champion increase. Let's have a round at Eastbourne and see how they do Would need all the rounds at Eastbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockster Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 hours ago, iris123 said: I think the first sentence contradicts the second somewhat. If one rider is at a disadvantage then how can it be a level playing field......... I was referring to the riders with the exception of Smolinski (currently injured anyway). All the others ride in the Ekstraliga. It would keep expenses and travelling down and just a 1 year fix. It's just how I'd look to do it, if I were in charge. Probably not allowed to do it anyway due to contracts with BSI etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 5 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: Due to ongoing global health concerns and crowd restrictions in Russia and Germany in light of COVID-19, we regret to announce that the 2020 Russian FIM Speedway Grand Prix and 2020 Aztorin German FIM Speedway Grand Prix have been cancelled. Paul Bellamy, Managing Director & SVP of Motorsports at IMG said: “We are disappointed to be cancelling two of our most popular events, but we look forward to sharing more detail in the coming weeks about the 2020 World Championship contingency plan we’re developing with the FIM, involving a minimum of eight FIM Speedway Grand Prix events. In the meantime, we thank our fans for their continued support of the series, and we look forward to returning to Russia and Germany in 2021.” How can a GP that's never been staged (Russia) be one of the most popular? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.1 Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 5 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: MOST likely there will be eight SGPs this year, maybe all double-headers (over two nights). Prague still a possibility. What about Denmark in September? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, mark.1 said: What about Denmark in September? NOT sure. Think they (Jacob Olsen) still want it but more problematic than Prague. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Nicki P is going home between Polish meetings, he gets scanned for the lurgy each time he returns and that's that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 13 hours ago, Shockster said: I was referring to the riders with the exception of Smolinski (currently injured anyway). All the others ride in the Ekstraliga. It would keep expenses and travelling down and just a 1 year fix. It's just how I'd look to do it, if I were in charge. Probably not allowed to do it anyway due to contracts with BSI etc? The thing is, when it was a level playing field, down in NZ, Smoli actually won a GP !!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 11 hours ago, stevehone said: Nicki P is going home between Polish meetings, he gets scanned for the lurgy each time he returns and that's that Thing is though for foreigners you aren’t allowed into the country unless you can prove you have booked into a hotel etc for 6 nights, which might be difficult for the rest of the riders and officials ? You can always do what it seems a lot are doing. Show your booking at the border and once in the country cancel !! But as so many have done that already they are trying to stop it. Plus there is still the crowd problem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, iris123 said: The thing is, when it was a level playing field, down in NZ, Smoli actually won a GP !!! Apart from the gismo he had on his bike which was then banned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 34 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Apart from the gismo he had on his bike which was then banned. Maybe they should start fully scrutineering bikes and then put them in a parc ferme, that could really level the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 2 hours ago, racers and royals said: Apart from the gismo he had on his bike which was then banned. The gismo might have been subsequently banned, but unlike other riders with dodgy bikes, nothing happened to Smoli, which I would say is important in the level playing field thingmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 2 hours ago, racers and royals said: Apart from the gismo he had on his bike which was then banned. True it was banned but he didn't do much wrong if memory serves me right. He saw a loophole, used it and told people what he had done. I had a feeling other riders got that banned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockster Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 I like Smolinski as he tries, but this is a 1 off year (hopefully) and Poland staging 8 including Torun seems very fair to me as the riders know all the tracks. Doubt it'll happen anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mark said: True it was banned but he didn't do much wrong if memory serves me right. He saw a loophole, used it and told people what he had done. I had a feeling other riders got that banned. Ward and Holder come to mind on tv pointing at it etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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