Goldhawk Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Emil surely should have been 3 times World Champion by now and is a tremendous Ambassitor for Speedway and not only brilliant rider but also one terrific human being. i remember coming back from Cardiff around 10 or so years ago and stopping off at the services on the M4 on the way back. There in restaurant on his own was Emil . i went over to speak to him ( he only spoke broken English then ) He was very friendly and down to earth guy. i asked for a selfie with him and he oblighed without hesitation. Nothing was too much trouble. You cannot but instantly like the guy. One Top Bloke. Hope he and others are back next year. Would be great to see Magic back and Duzzer here for starters. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldhawk Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Agree he should be back in GP ASAP[. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Have to agree - hes been an absolute class act this season. I didnt think he would be as committed as he has been but he has been superb. Maybe Doyle's loyalty to British Speedway has rubbed off on him as in the last 20 or so years I dont think I have seen a more committed overseas rider in the UK than Doyle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Pinny said: Have to agree - hes been an absolute class act this season. I didnt think he would be as committed as he has been but he has been superb. Maybe Doyle's loyalty to British Speedway has rubbed off on him as in the last 20 or so years I dont think I have seen a more committed overseas rider in the UK than Doyle. Hans Andersen is up there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 12 hours ago, Pinny said: Have to agree - hes been an absolute class act this season. I didnt think he would be as committed as he has been but he has been superb. Maybe Doyle's loyalty to British Speedway has rubbed off on him as in the last 20 or so years I dont think I have seen a more committed overseas rider in the UK than Doyle. Loved it at one GP years ago when Doyle, Woffy and I think either Leigh Adam's or Crumpie were on the podium and he said it's great to have 3 Aussie's on the podium lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 17 hours ago, Goldhawk said: Emil surely should have been 3 times World Champion by now How? He never won it when he was in the series previously. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 We first saw Emil race in the under 21 final in Pardubice, we said then that he was one to watch didn’t gate but my god did he race and win. Role on to the GP’s we have stayed in a few hotels that riders use, Emil (and his crew) have always been friendly as have his team with or without him present, they made time to talk to everyone even at breakfast, a true gent, unlike some other riders. He is someone I think a lot of “professional riders” could learn from, he understands and respects the fans regardless of club or nationality, he makes time for fans wherever he goes. You don’t hear of him swearing, ignoring people or brattish behaviour. I am sure he has his moments but I have not seen that. I have and always will support Emil, shame he took time out of the GP’s otherwise I think he would been world champ multiple times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) Emil was paid a lot of money to sit out the GPs in his prime and ride in the European Championships. Personally, I would always prefer £ over world titles. Championships don't pay the bills in later life. Edited September 21, 2023 by LagutaRacingFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 7 hours ago, LagutaRacingFan said: Emil was paid a lot of money to sit out the GPs in his prime and ride in the European Championships. Personally, I would always prefer £ over world titles. Championships don't pay the bills in later life. I always understood that Emil couldn’t get the right level of sponsorship to fulfil a full season of GP racing so opted out for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, LagutaRacingFan said: Emil was paid a lot of money to sit out the GPs in his prime and ride in the European Championships. Personally, I would always prefer £ over world titles. Championships don't pay the bills in later life. Thought Emil was owed a lot of money from his Polish club so he couldn't afford to race in the GP's? Just seen previous post as to the reason. Edited September 22, 2023 by Gambo95 Info added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 Will go down as one of the best to never win the world title. No shame in that, the club is full of exceptional talent. There will always be a big what if over his earlier hiatus from the series when he was arguably at the peak of his powers. Now it is Zmarzlik’s world and everyone else just lives in it. I think there’s an awful lot wrong with British Speedway but having Emil here has been a breath of fresh air. I’d love to see him back in the GP series but can’t see Russian riders getting a wild card even though Emil and Artem Laguta should absolutely be in the series. The clock is ticking time wise for Emil on that score but hopefully we see him in the UK again next season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERACE Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Ben91 said: Will go down as one of the best to never win the world title. No shame in that, the club is full of exceptional talent. There will always be a big what if over his earlier hiatus from the series when he was arguably at the peak of his powers. Now it is Zmarzlik’s world and everyone else just lives in it. I think there’s an awful lot wrong with British Speedway but having Emil here has been a breath of fresh air. I’d love to see him back in the GP series but can’t see Russian riders getting a wild card even though Emil and Artem Laguta should absolutely be in the series. The clock is ticking time wise for Emil on that score but hopefully we see him in the UK again next season. Yes those early years out cost him a world title. They should both be back in the GP series next year, but unlikely to happen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89buttons Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 I think he’s had bad injuries at the wrong times in his career too, the arm break in 2010 was a bad bad injury, didn’t look the same again until 2013 when he went toe to toe with woffy and once again got injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Ben91 said: Will go down as one of the best to never win the world title. No shame in that, the club is full of exceptional talent. There will always be a big what if over his earlier hiatus from the series when he was arguably at the peak of his powers. Now it is Zmarzlik’s world and everyone else just lives in it. I think there’s an awful lot wrong with British Speedway but having Emil here has been a breath of fresh air. I’d love to see him back in the GP series but can’t see Russian riders getting a wild card even though Emil and Artem Laguta should absolutely be in the series. The clock is ticking time wise for Emil on that score but hopefully we see him in the UK again next season. He is in good company - Adams etc At least he has Speedway of Nations Golds! It is a shame that he is not permitted to compete - lets hope this is resolved soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, GeneralMelchett said: He is in good company - Adams etc At least he has Speedway of Nations Golds! It is a shame that he is not permitted to compete - lets hope this is resolved soon. Adams is always the one that springs to mind for me. Probably the last rider to retire who should have won one but didn’t unless I’m missing someone glaringly obvious. Hans Andersen is another. Was the best in the world in 2006 but only got the second half of the GP series when Rickardsson packed it in. A massive digression from the thread there, apologies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Ben91 said: Will go down as one of the best to never win the world title. No shame in that, the club is full of exceptional talent. There will always be a big what if over his earlier hiatus from the series when he was arguably at the peak of his powers. Now it is Zmarzlik’s world and everyone else just lives in it. I think there’s an awful lot wrong with British Speedway but having Emil here has been a breath of fresh air. I’d love to see him back in the GP series but can’t see Russian riders getting a wild card even though Emil and Artem Laguta should absolutely be in the series. The clock is ticking time wise for Emil on that score but hopefully we see him in the UK again next season. Yes indeed. Watched Emil's form in 2023 with great interest, possibly surprising he joined Ipswich, not necessarily every rider's favourite track, he mighta bin expected to sign for, say, Belle Vue, Sheffield, or Peterborough but he's ridden Foxhall from day one like he was born there. Devastating from all year, and away from home too, be interesting to compare his winning times with Doyle, another excellent rider & also King who has ridden Ipswich for years. Reported to be a nice guy off track too, would be an asset to the SGP series & just love his cool Imperial Stormtrooper-style crash helmet.... Edited September 22, 2023 by martinmauger spelling ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89buttons Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 2 hours ago, martinmauger said: Yes indeed. Watched Emil's form in 2023 with great interest, possibly surprising he joined Ipswich, not necessarily every rider's favourite track, he mighta bin expected to sign for, say, Belle Vue, Sheffield, or Peterborough but he's ridden Foxhall from day one like he was born there. Devastating from all year, and away from home too, be interesting to compare his winning times with Doyle, another excellent rider & also King who has ridden Ipswich for years. Reported to be a nice guy off track too, would be an asset to the SGP series & just love his cool Imperial Stormtrooper-style crash helmet.... I think Emil is a little quicker than Doyle but it’s hard to tell cos Doyley is usually slowing and pulling wheelies on the last lap if he’s in lead sometimes from the 3rd lap tbh hahah both are comfortably quicker than anyone else tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 Emil is quicker than Doyle as he is the current track record holder at Ipswich and also beat the Leicester track record earlier in the season which he has now lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 Thanks and you can see Emil is likely quicker than Doyle, think the words 'on a mission' apply here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 Really looking forward to seeing him on Monday riding the NSS... Too easy for him last night, (I left to beat the traffic before ht15 so didn't see him get beat)... Emil gating on a track with minimal passing opportunities isn't anything like the spectacle he puts on when riding those tracks with big sweeping bends and wide open spaces... Watching him and Kurtz inches away from the fence at the NSS is truly breathtaking to watch... Let's hope for some of that on Monday... And hopefully more next year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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