2023 GP line up/wildcards

[arnieg]

2 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

Then there is those who would like to see the 2 Russians back.  Fricke doesn’t deserve to be in next year but Vaculik does, bad injury stopped him this year.What Nilsson and Kolodzeij will bring to the GP’s……I can’t see it being much.  Woffy will get a place

The selectors have a tough job anytime, but particularly this year.

Janusz has produced some fantastic racing in this year's SEC, where he leads Leon Madsen. I think he's well worth another shot.

[phillipsr]

Boring Sunday Morning so heres my predictions for 2023

1. Zmarzlik

2. Madsen 

3. Dudek 

4. Lambert 

5. Lindgren

6. Magic

7. Nilsson 

8. Bewley

9. Holder 

10. Woffinden 

11. Laguta (Under neautral flag or Polish Citzenship) 

12. Sayfutdinov (Same as above) 

13. Michlesen 

14. Fricke 

15. Vaculick

6 Wildcards as i think Madsen will beat Kolodzei in Euro’s and i think Fricke gets picked over Doyle

Edited September 18, 2022 by phillipsr

[Fromafar]

Think Kubera deserves a place on this years League form.

[Bavarian]

There is rumour that DISCOVERY wants a German rider in the GP next year! Huckenbeck or Smolinski?

[maneacat]

56 minutes ago, phillipsr said:

Boring Sunday Morning so heres my predictions for 2023

1. Zmarzlik

2. Madsen 

3. Dudek 

4. Lambert 

5. Lindgren

6. Magic

7. Nilsson 

8. Bewley

9. Holder 

10. Woffinden 

11. Laguta (Under neautral flag or Polish Citzenship) 

12. Sayfutdinov (Same as above) 

13. Michlesen 

14. Fricke 

15. Vaculick

6 Wildcards as i think Madsen will beat Kolodzei in Euro’s and i think Fricke gets picked over Doyle

I think Anders Thomsen will get picked over Mickelsen but other than that like your line-up.  
 

 

[eric i]

1 hour ago, phillipsr said:

Boring Sunday Morning so heres my predictions for 2023

1. Zmarzlik

2. Madsen 

3. Dudek 

4. Lambert 

5. Lindgren

6. Magic

7. Nilsson 

8. Bewley

9. Holder 

10. Woffinden 

11. Laguta (Under neautral flag or Polish Citzenship) 

12. Sayfutdinov (Same as above) 

13. Michlesen 

14. Fricke 

15. Vaculick

6 Wildcards as i think Madsen will beat Kolodzei in Euro’s and i think Fricke gets picked over Doyle

Fricke gets in if Bewley stays in the top 6, otherwise he's gone.

[Lorenzo558]

7 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

Then there is those who would like to see the 2 Russians back.  Fricke doesn’t deserve to be in next year but Vaculik does, bad injury stopped him this year.What Nilsson and Kolodzeij will bring to the GP’s……I can’t see it being much.  Woffy will get a place

The selectors have a tough job anytime, but particularly this year.

Well the way Kolodziej have been riding in this years SEC and in the leagues there is a very good chance he will bring something

[OveFundinFan]

1 hour ago, Lorenzo558 said:

Well the way Kolodziej have been riding in this years SEC and in the leagues there is a very good chance he will bring something

His best GP years were 15 years or so ago. He is a gater. He rides like Laguta did prior to 2021…..get in a tight spot and he pulls out.  That’s ok if you gate and earn a living, but that’s no good for GP’s. It’s like Berntzon said to Scotty last night “GP racing is a level above league racing”. Kolodzeij is riding for his pension pot. That’s ok, but not in the GP’s please.

Edited September 18, 2022 by OveFundinFan

[eric i]

26 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said:

His best GP years were 15 years or so ago. He is a gater. He rides like Laguta did prior to 2021…..get in a tight spot and he pulls out.  That’s ok if you gate and earn a living, but that’s no good for GP’s. It’s like Berntzon said to Scotty last night “GP racing is a level above league racing”. Kolodzeij is riding for his pension pot. That’s ok, but not in the GP’s please.

Wouldn't really describe Kolodzeij as a gater. I think he struggles on the more technical tracks away from the big polish tracks.

[phillipsr]

3 hours ago, eric i said:

Fricke gets in if Bewley stays in the top 6, otherwise he's gone.

I think he gets a wildcard pick over Doyle! I think Bewley will drop out of the top 6 in Torun (hope im wrong) but Fricke will be back anyway! Not a pick i agree with but think it will happen  

[eric i]

5 minutes ago, phillipsr said:

I think he gets a wildcard pick over Doyle! I think Bewley will drop out of the top 6 in Torun (hope im wrong) but Fricke will be back anyway! Not a pick i agree with but think it will happen  

We will have to agree to disagree on that one.

[Lorenzo558]

2 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

His best GP years were 15 years or so ago. He is a gater. He rides like Laguta did prior to 2021…..get in a tight spot and he pulls out.  That’s ok if you gate and earn a living, but that’s no good for GP’s. It’s like Berntzon said to Scotty last night “GP racing is a level above league racing”. Kolodzeij is riding for his pension pot. That’s ok, but not in the GP’s please.

Definitely disagree on that one, as someone else mentioned, way better on the big polish tracks compared to the smaller ones, however not just a gater in my opinion. Remember us disagreeing on Kolodziej before the SEC as well when you compared him to KK and Lindback which I didn't agree, you might be underestimating him. I mean if winning the SEC isn't enough to prove himself then what is...

[OveFundinFan]

33 minutes ago, Lorenzo558 said:

Definitely disagree on that one, as someone else mentioned, way better on the big polish tracks compared to the smaller ones, however not just a gater in my opinion. Remember us disagreeing on Kolodziej before the SEC as well when you compared him to KK and Lindback which I didn't agree, you might be underestimating him. I mean if winning the SEC isn't enough to prove himself then what is...

Time will tell.

[waiheke1]

10 hours ago, phillipsr said:

I think he gets a wildcard pick over Doyle! I think Bewley will drop out of the top 6 in Torun (hope im wrong) but Fricke will be back anyway! Not a pick i agree with but think it will happen  

 

11 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

His best GP years were 15 years or so ago. He is a gater. He rides like Laguta did prior to 2021…..get in a tight spot and he pulls out.  That’s ok if you gate and earn a living, but that’s no good for GP’s. It’s like Berntzon said to Scotty last night “GP racing is a level above league racing”. Kolodzeij is riding for his pension pot. That’s ok, but not in the GP’s please.

As well as looking like he could win the SEC, he's also in the top 10 in the Ekstraliga averages. If he qualifies then he deserves his place and he'll be competitive next season, nowhere near top six, but he won't be last either. 

[waiheke1]

19 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

Then there is those who would like to see the 2 Russians back.  Fricke doesn’t deserve to be in next year but Vaculik does, bad injury stopped him this year.What Nilsson and Kolodzeij will bring to the GP’s……I can’t see it being much.  Woffy will get a place

The selectors have a tough job anytime, but particularly this year.

I'd say it's not so tough- places 7-9 plus the two former Russians. If they are not available then a second Dane (prob Michelsen) and Vaculik. 

Doyle definitely deserves a pick over Fricke if it comes down to it

[OveFundinFan]

2 hours ago, waiheke1 said:

I'd say it's not so tough- places 7-9 plus the two former Russians. If they are not available then a second Dane (prob Michelsen) and Vaculik. 

Doyle definitely deserves a pick over Fricke if it comes down to it

I certainly agree with your last statement.

[phillipsr]

So definitely 6 wildcards then! Now to see who gets them  

[r8gdp]

1 or 2 gp stars? Will be happy that madsen has taken kolodziej out of the equation regarding gp places 

[Bagpuss]

Wouldn't be surprised if the series is Nilsson instead of Przedpelski and the other fourteen the same as this year.

[phillipsr]

41 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

Wouldn't be surprised if the series is Nilsson instead of Przedpelski and the other fourteen the same as this year.

Still think Laguta and Sayfutdinov will be back somehow