eric i Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Grigori Laguta is the best rider outside the GPs yet he doesn't even feature in the substitutes list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 They’ve gone mainly for youngsters, plus the guy who was extremely unlucky in the challenge. Can see what they are trying to do to be fair. The issue comes if somebody misses most of the series and the subs aren’t up to it, it then weakens the product although you can imagine somebody like Lidsey giving it a good go if he got the opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 35 minutes ago, eric i said: Grigori Laguta is the best rider outside the GPs yet he doesn't even feature in the substitutes list. HE has never given any indication that he wants to compete. Only rode in the GP Challenge this year because he was allocated a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Col said: Michelsen in fairness to him was a last minute replacement for Smolinski. He didn't have a winter to prepare mentally, financially or mechanically for being a GP rider. He will never be a World Champion but I'm not convinced Thomsen is better. On the other hand he was desperately disappointed that he wasn't in, so must have been up for it. But I do give you the fact after he found out he wasn't in, he must have dropped his guard and not prepared how he would have done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: HE has never given any indication that he wants to compete. Only rode in the GP Challenge this year because he was allocated a place. I doubt he went to Croatia for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Maybe Gregori Laguta does not want to be in the GP’s. Takes a lot of money (sponsorship), physical fitness, mental fitness, to be able to compete at the highest level. The riders who dedicate their lives to the goal of being a world champ in any major sport is tough. At the very top level of speedway ie the GP’s, I would imagine There are no easy races. Just look how fit Freddy, Tai, Doyle, Zmarzlik are. Years ago riders probably not too bothered what they ate, now they will have nutritionalists advising what and how much to eat. Probably got personal trainers. The rewards can be high, especially riding in Poland, but being at the very top in the GP’s will be tough, maybe Greg likes the level he at and earns a good sum for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 49 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: They’ve gone mainly for youngsters..... Funny you should say that. I was looking up some details on Oliver Berntzon. The SpeedwayGP website has his date of birth as 1970-01-02. I know he has been knocking on the door for a while but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 This 1970 date is the start of the 'dates' in IT systems. I guess they haven't got his DOB defined in the website. It should be 02-08-1993. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Boring choices for wildcards, same old faces next year. Fricke and Thomsen fair enough - I'd have given Lidsey a place, as U21 champion. Feel sorry for Smolinski who was going to be in it this year but got injured. Glad Locktaev is a sub, deserved to get through the challenge. The rule of top six is clearly pointless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, eric i said: I doubt he went to Croatia for the money. OR to progress ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 hours ago, eric i said: Grigori Laguta is the best rider outside the GPs yet he doesn't even feature in the substitutes list. Piotr Pawlicki is as good. IMO.Poland banned him from competing because he pulled out of National Team at short notice at the end of last season( along with Janowski and 1 other). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 hours ago, DutchGrasstrack said: Substitutes: 1. Aleksandr Loktaev 2. Jaimon Lidsey 3. Dominik Kubera 4. Oleg Mihailov 5. Dan Bewley 6. Lukas Fienhage 7. Jan Kvech No disrespect to them,but Bewley,Fienhage and Mihailov are nowhere near GP level.Pretty poor choices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 26 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: OR to progress ... why did he take part then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Piotr Pawlicki is as good. IMO.Poland banned him from competing because he pulled out of National Team at short notice at the end of last season( along with Janowski and 1 other). Definitely should be on the sub list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, eric i said: why did he take part then? Probably would have got a ban if he didn’t after being nominated.Thats Speedway!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Probably would have got a ban if he didn’t after being nominated.Thats Speedway!!! A ban from competing in what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 25 minutes ago, eric i said: A ban from competing in what? Polish League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Polish League. I don't think that would be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, eric i said: I don't think that would be possible. I disagree,but it’s about opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin man 76 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 All in all, the substitute list is Loktaev for his performance in the GP Challenge, followed by the finishing order in the World U21 Final. The latter was seeded as one rider per nation, hence there are riders now on the GP substitute list, who may not have even made it to a World U21 Final in a normal year. I have no problem with promoting young riders, so long as they are competitive. Sadly with the exception of Lidsey and possibly Kubera those nominated are no where near GP standard. In all probability, another one of Castagna's rubbish ideas... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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