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Swedish GP Malilla Saturday July 15th 2023


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2 questions:

1) What are the race suits made of these days? They seem to tear more easily than they used to, I thought they were made from Kevlar

2) Who is the highest paid sportsman in Poland these days? I've got a gap in my records since Tony Millard left us :D

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42 minutes ago, tyke said:

Good luck to any Pole on anything more then Lewandowski's reputed €9m a year salary at Barcelona

Good luck to him... but he's in Spain :)

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10 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

Good points, if you put the top 15 riders in the world in the GP, then more than half of them will fail to make the top 6! Doesn't mean they aren't GP standard, it's simple maths 15 into 6 doesn't fit!

100%….. just because a rider is 9th or 10th doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be in the grand prix the next season 

Tai isn’t what he was and neither this season is Magic …… so people say replace them but nobody offers up anyone who could 

Take those boys out for fresh blood people say but who? And then you would even less competition at the top end then you do now 

Name a rider who is better than Tai or Magic who should be in 

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3 hours ago, heathen52 said:

Or wack a ball over a net and scream, Now I know Speedway in the UK is down and almost out, but I have never in all my life known anyone that plays Tennis let alone anyone that watches it except for the annual bash at SW19, yet we get daily updates on numerous media outlets, I guess Speedway fans don't have BBC accents ;).

Always thought the Wimbledon fortnight is aimed at the remainder of the population of the UK who dislike  all forms of sport.

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1 hour ago, Gavan said:

100%….. just because a rider is 9th or 10th doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be in the grand prix the next season 

Tai isn’t what he was and neither this season is Magic …… so people say replace them but nobody offers up anyone who could 

Take those boys out for fresh blood people say but who? And then you would even less competition at the top end then you do now 

Name a rider who is better than Tai or Magic who should be in 

I'd  say that Kubera is better then Janowski.

I also rather have Lebedevs, Kubera than Kim Nilsson.

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45 minutes ago, Fullmax said:

Always thought the Wimbledon fortnight is aimed at the remainder of the population of the UK who dislike  all forms of sport.

That's what they say about it on the Hawksbee & Jacobs show on talksport... it's a sport for people who don't like sport :D

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6 minutes ago, Col said:

Iga Świątek will take some beating on the highest paid Sports person in Poland I would imagine.

$9,875,525 in prize money last year. Add sponsorship and it is probably double that.

(But still less than Robert Lewandowski I'd guess [salary alone of €18m])

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45 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said:

I'd  say that Kubera is better then Janowski.

I also rather have Lebedevs, Kubera than Kim Nilsson.

But Kim did qualify.

 

No system is perfect. The best I can come up with is you, me and 'RacersandRoyals' decide who the best 15 riders in the world are at the end of the season and announce them as next year's field :party:

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28 minutes ago, Col said:

Iga Świątek will take some beating on the highest paid Sports person in Poland I would imagine.

Again, earnings predominantly made outside of Poland

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12 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

If the organisers want to see new names each year all they have to do is stop seeding riders & make everyone qualify, of course they can't control who's in the field doing that!

 

11 hours ago, chunky said:

Everyone has to qualify for the following season. Riders have to race against the best riders in the world ten times a year, and have to finish in the Top Six to receive a "seeding". It is not actually a seeding, it is "qualification".

The top 6 qualify for the following season, the top 3 in the GP challenge qualify for the following season, the European champion qualifies for the following season.

I am refering to the other 5 or 6 spots where riders are seeded to the following years GP!

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1 hour ago, Ghostwalker said:

I'd  say that Kubera is better then Janowski.

I also rather have Lebedevs, Kubera than Kim Nilsson.

 

51 minutes ago, arnieg said:

But Kim did qualify.

No system is perfect. The best I can come up with is you, me and 'RacersandRoyals' decide who the best 15 riders in the world are at the end of the season and announce them as next year's field :party:

This is my point exactly, open up more qualifying spots & less seeded places & you'll get more different riders like Kim Nilsson (who 100% deserves his place) in the GPs each year. They may not be one of the best 15 riders in the world, they may not be what the organisers want, but they will be the most deserving - having qualified!

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11 minutes ago, OldtimerRay said:

Unfortunately 2 of the best riders in the world are missing in Sayfutinov and Laguta who would definitely give Bart a run for his money

Sadly we'll never know but how many World titles would Darcy Ward have had by now. 

Bartek has certainly been fortunate in the era he has ridden

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2 hours ago, arnieg said:

$9,875,525 in prize money last year. Add sponsorship and it is probably double that.

(But still less than Robert Lewandowski I'd guess [salary alone of €18m])

Lewandowski is employed in & lives in Spain.

1 hour ago, kevin bass said:

Never heard of them:blink:

World ranked #1 Women's Tennis.

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1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

 

This is my point exactly, open up more qualifying spots & less seeded places & you'll get more different riders like Kim Nilsson (who 100% deserves his place) in the GPs each year. They may not be one of the best 15 riders in the world, they may not be what the organisers want, but they will be the most deserving - having qualified!

Well, qualifier system needs to be changed together with a reduction of wildcards to 1 or 2. Top 5 automatically qualified, rest have have to qualify to get in. Also increase GP-challenge from 1 to 2 or 3 races. 

It would require more riders to enter the qualifier since top 10 no longer is guaranteed a place. Would also mean that the opposition in the qualifier would be tougher. That in turn hopefully would mean that some of those who manage to squeeze themselves through all the way would get knocked out  Also 1 position for SEC winner and one for SGP2 winner.

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