eric i Posted October 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 I expect the we are going to see the Russians back in the league but not in the GPs. If Germany has 2 GPs and Australia still hasn't got 1, it might be Smolinski for Doyle, we all know there is commercial aspect to the picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Base on appearances in semi finals, I would give wildcards to: Dudek (6) Woffy (6) Vaculik (4, but missed a round through injury and wasn’t really fit for the first one he came back - plus two wins) Michelson (6) Thomson (3 in six rounds, before his injury at the GP Challenge) Theres no one obviously better than Doyle for the last slot. Fricke won a round but made no other semi finals. Doyle made 5. Žagar maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Noelinho said: Base on appearances in semi finals, I would give wildcards to: Dudek (6) Woffy (6) Vaculik (4, but missed a round through injury and wasn’t really fit for the first one he came back - plus two wins) Michelson (6) Thomson (3 in six rounds, before his injury at the GP Challenge) Theres no one obviously better than Doyle for the last slot. Fricke won a round but made no other semi finals. Doyle made 5. Žagar maybe? Fricke is already qualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Fricke is already qualified. Of course he is. It’s not like I watched it or anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r8gdp Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 9 hours ago, 2ndbendbeerhut said: Can only see Nilsson for Pzedpelski being the only change really..... Top 6 - Zmarzlik Madsen Janowski Lindgren Lambert Bewley SGP challenge - Nilsson Holder Fricke Leaves 6 wildcards Dudek (tied on points with Bewley) Woffy (ex world champ) Vaculik (2022 SGP winner) Doyle (ex world champ) Thomsen ( 2022 SGP winner) Leaving 1 place "up for grabs" for either Michelsen / Lebedevs / Laguta Kubera did himself no favours being poor in challenge Will be Michelsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Haven't the wild cards been named the day after the last GP in the last few years? I'm assuming there's some issue as regards riders accepting them this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Think there will be some news today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 6 hours ago, DutchGrasstrack said: Think there will be some news today I can feel the earth move already… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) Dudek, Kubera, Laguta, Sayfutdinov & Vaculik should all get one Edited October 3, 2022 by TTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, TTT said: Dudek, Kubera, Laguta, Sayfutdinov & Vaculik should all get one Vaculik's 5th wild card pick in 7 years!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: Vaculik's 5th wild card pick in 7 years!! He has been unlucky with injury, but like you say 5 in 7 years it’s time to a younger rider a chance a year out won’t do him any harm.Like Woffy probably get aWildcard though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: Vaculik's 5th wild card pick in 7 years!! It for injury this year he would have been in the top six. 7 minutes ago, Fromafar said: He has been unlucky with injury, but like you say 5 in 7 years it’s time to a younger rider a chance a year out won’t do him any harm.Like Woffy probably get aWildcard though. I think he won his first ever GP when he was younger but didn’t “mature”. He took a 3 year sabbatical away from GP about the same time Emil did. I feel he has the talent to be world champion, just needs to keep away from injury, which is not always easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, OveFundinFan said: just needs to keep away from injury, which is not always easy. Particularly as you get older... Thing is, people say about Vaculik and Thomsen getting wild cards because of their injuries, but what about Woffinden? Granted, he didn't miss full meetings, but he was unfit at Cardiff, and missed a couple of rides. If it hadn't been for that, HE could have made top 6! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 I think there might be a bit of a wait for the announcement of the wild cards given the FIMs current ruling on Russian nationals. It's easy to say Laguta & Sayfutinov should get a pick but for the 2022 season they entered as Russian so would not be allowed until they take another federations licence in 2023. Should they declare as Polish will it mean to many Poles in the line up. Also Kolodziej must be in with a chance as runner up in the SEC with Champion Madsen already qualified Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 23 minutes ago, chunky said: Particularly as you get older... Thing is, people say about Vaculik and Thomsen getting wild cards because of their injuries, but what about Woffinden? Granted, he didn't miss full meetings, but he was unfit at Cardiff, and missed a couple of rides. If it hadn't been for that, HE could have made top 6! Well, I put Woofy in my pick for next year. 21 minutes ago, Technik said: I think there might be a bit of a wait for the announcement of the wild cards given the FIMs current ruling on Russian nationals. It's easy to say Laguta & Sayfutinov should get a pick but for the 2022 season they entered as Russian so would not be allowed until they take another federations licence in 2023. Should they declare as Polish will it mean to many Poles in the line up. Also Kolodziej must be in with a chance as runner up in the SEC with Champion Madsen already qualified I don’t think Kolodzeij gets a spot as a right. He would have to get a pick. Some have said Vaculik is old, stand him down and let a younger rider step up. I think Kolodzeij is 39, two years older than Doyle, and I would think 6/7 year older then. Vaculik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 41 minutes ago, chunky said: Particularly as you get older... Thing is, people say about Vaculik and Thomsen getting wild cards because of their injuries, but what about Woffinden? Granted, he didn't miss full meetings, but he was unfit at Cardiff, and missed a couple of rides. If it hadn't been for that, HE could have made top 6! Vaculik missed a whole round and only finished 2 points behind Tai, whilst taking 2 wins and a 2nd. More wins and more finals, although Tai did make more semi finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK246 Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, Noelinho said: Vaculik missed a whole round and only finished 2 points behind Tai, whilst taking 2 wins and a 2nd. More wins and more finals, although Tai did make more semi finals. But does he drink Monster ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Did I hear Fricke just say he is in next years GPSeries.? If he is in I would say definitely no Russians next year. If so, I won’t miss them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: Did I hear Fricke just say he is in next years GPSeries.? If he is in I would say definitely no Russians next year. If so, I won’t miss them. He got in through the Challenge final didn't he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, HenryW said: He got in through the Challenge final didn't he? He didn't but Bewley did and he moves up as Bewley qualified from this years' gp. Or they could do what they did last year when they picked Holder and Bewley and ignored the next places from the GP challenge? Edited October 3, 2022 by SPEEDY69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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