Educate me - why does Zmarzlik get faster as meetings progress?

[Jonimac]

Was have a post GP analysis with my dear old dad the other night, and we both reckoned that Zmarzlik’s bikes seem to get faster as each GP meeting progresses.
Almost seems to pull away from the field later on in the meeting. Clearly each rider is trying to “dial in” to the track but he does look to have quite a talent in getting the bike going.
Clearly his ability on a bike and his bravery helps a lot too.
What’s his secret?

Or feel free to tell that it’s just my imagination 

Edited October 3, 2023 by Jonimac

[Mr Bee]

I think he plans what he needs to do to get to the semi finals and then it steps it up a gear.

He's the complete package. He'll go on, I hope, to break all the records. 

[Fromafar]

100% agree.Does take too many risks ,just concentrates on getting to semi finals then steps it up.Gating is not his best strength thank goodness.

[Crazy robin]

  On 10/3/2023 at 3:36 PM, Jonimac said:

Was have a post GP analysis with my dear old dad the other night, and we both reckoned that Zmarzlik’s bikes seem to get faster as each GP meeting progresses.
Almost seems to pull away from the field later on in the meeting. Clearly each rider is trying to “dial in” to the track but he does look to have quite a talent in getting the bike going.
Clearly his ability on a bike and his bravery helps a lot too.
What’s his secret?

Or feel free to tell that it’s just my imagination 

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Helps that the other riders just wave him through when he is behind which makes him look faster.

[Fromafar]

  On 10/3/2023 at 6:54 PM, Crazy robin said:

Helps that the other riders just wave him through when he is behind which makes him look faster.

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Get real.

[Daniel Smith]

  On 10/3/2023 at 6:54 PM, Crazy robin said:

Helps that the other riders just wave him through when he is behind which makes him look faster.

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  On 10/3/2023 at 7:01 PM, Fromafar said:

Get real.

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I tend to agree with CR, had Zmarzlik been in the Crump, Pedersen, Gollob, Rickardsson era he'd have been eating much much more plywood. 

Absolutely nobody want to ride him to the fence when he goes round them. When he dive bombs, nobody tactically jumps off their bike. 

Speedway has become to nice

[OGT]

  On 10/3/2023 at 6:54 PM, Crazy robin said:

Helps that the other riders just wave him through when he is behind which makes him look faster.

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It's like the parting of the Red Sea in some races.

[chunky]

  On 10/4/2023 at 2:55 PM, OGT said:

It's like the parting of the Red Sea in some races.

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If I saw some crazy mo'fo' on a motorbike coming towards me at full speed, I'd get the hell out of the way too!!! 

[OveFundinFan]

  On 10/3/2023 at 6:54 PM, Crazy robin said:

Helps that the other riders just wave him through when he is behind which makes him look faster.

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and if Laguta gets back in the GP series he would defo wave him through. If a leaf blew up the inside of Laguta he would move over. Fast gater, fast bike doesn’t always make a good racer. Emil, though is a different kettle of fish.  Jack Holder is one that won’t budge for him. Not keen on Jack, but he is the one of the three youngsters that can stand up to BZ.

Edited October 5, 2023 by OveFundinFan

[Fromafar]

  On 10/3/2023 at 11:24 PM, Daniel Smith said:

 

I tend to agree with CR, had Zmarzlik been in the Crump, Pedersen, Gollob, Rickardsson era he'd have been eating much much more plywood. 

Absolutely nobody want to ride him to the fence when he goes round them. When he dive bombs, nobody tactically jumps off their bike. 

Speedway has become to nice

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If they went a bit faster into the bends he wouldn’t be able to dive bomb them.It’s not his fault they are slow .

[Daniel Smith]

  On 10/6/2023 at 8:57 PM, Fromafar said:

If they went a bit faster into the bends he wouldn’t be able to dive bomb them.It’s not his fault they are slow .

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Never said it's Zmarzlik's fault did I? It's the fault of the rest of the field. SGP has become to soft. I'd be riding him to the fence but it just doesn't happen much, if at all anymore at this level. Even in the Ekstraliga Zmarzlik is heavily protected. 

I desperately want to see a peak Nicki Pedersen type rider back in the series but there's nobody out there. 

[chunky]

  On 10/6/2023 at 9:29 PM, Daniel Smith said:

Never said it's Zmarzlik's fault did I? It's the fault of the rest of the field. SGP has become to soft. I'd be riding him to the fence but it just doesn't happen much, if at all anymore at this level. Even in the Ekstraliga Zmarzlik is heavily protected. 

I desperately want to see a peak Nicki Pedersen type rider back in the series but there's nobody out there. 

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So, you want speedway to become a contact sport? The more riders in hospital the better, eh?

[Fromafar]

  On 10/6/2023 at 9:29 PM, Daniel Smith said:

Never said it's Zmarzlik's fault did I? It's the fault of the rest of the field. SGP has become to soft. I'd be riding him to the fence but it just doesn't happen much, if at all anymore at this level. Even in the Ekstraliga Zmarzlik is heavily protected. 

I desperately want to see a peak Nicki Pedersen type rider back in the series but there's nobody out there. 

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What do mean by heavily protected.

[Daniel Smith]

  On 10/6/2023 at 9:46 PM, chunky said:

So, you want speedway to become a contact sport? The more riders in hospital the better, eh?

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Taking someone to the airfence doesn't require contact, just take the space away, but to a point yes, it's always added to the sport throughout it's history. Of course, nobody WANT serious injuries but it's part & parcel of this game. 

Hard but fair should always be in this game. 

[Daniel Smith]

  On 10/6/2023 at 10:19 PM, Fromafar said:

What do mean by heavily protected.

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Questionable decisions going in Zmarzlik's favour. 

[chunky]

  On 10/6/2023 at 11:05 PM, Daniel Smith said:

Taking someone to the airfence doesn't require contact, just take the space away, but to a point yes, it's always added to the sport throughout it's history. Of course, nobody WANT serious injuries but it's part & parcel of this game. 

Hard but fair should always be in this game. 

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Lindgren and Doyle aren't enough for you?

[OveFundinFan]

  On 10/6/2023 at 11:49 PM, chunky said:

Lindgren and Doyle aren't enough for you?

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I see Freddie as being quite gentle these days.

[Sotonian]

  On 10/3/2023 at 6:23 PM, Fromafar said:

100% agree.Does take too many risks ,just concentrates on getting to semi finals then steps it up.Gating is not his best strength thank goodness.

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I don't think he takes too many risks at all, he's just controlled and calculated.

[Pinny]

Lindgren is the closest thing to Pedersen. Doyle is extremely ruthless and hard charging but not in Pedersens mould.

[chunky]

  On 10/12/2023 at 9:13 PM, Pinny said:

Lindgren is the closest thing to Pedersen. Doyle is extremely ruthless and hard charging but not in Pedersens mould.

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And he makes more bad decisions. However, I agree.