SlicktrackSandy Posted Tuesday at 09:04 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:04 PM 2 minutes ago, Robinh88 said: More chance of getting paid riding on these shores it would seem. Monarchs have had two Poles in the past that I recall Darek Fliegert 1992 ( Powderhall ) and Michal Rajkowski in 2009 ( Armadale ). Fliegert had his moments as I recall but was a bit up and down overall. Rajkowski was an all action rider who had a run of good scores but don't think he finished the season due to injury, but not certain of that. UK tracks were a bit of a shock to both I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted Tuesday at 11:06 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:06 PM 4 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: Only done 4 as I believe he hadn’t been paid and fell out with them regarding it. strange a rider not getting paid in poland 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Wednesday at 12:03 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:03 AM 3 hours ago, Robinh88 said: More chance of getting paid riding on these shores it would seem. Think that is a touchy subject with a lot of riders riding in Poland.No one prepared to put their head above the parapet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted Wednesday at 01:28 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:28 AM Great signing, should put something on a 6 point average. What are the rules with Poles coming in on assessed averages? I thought it would be 7points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted Wednesday at 11:18 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:18 AM (edited) 16 hours ago, mac101 said: Rode in the 3rd league most of the year which is their national league and has a 8 point ave in that decent no fear type rider but may struggle on technical tracks Only rode 6 league meetings last year, 4 in Poland 2nd tier and 2 in Sweden, didn't sound like a good move to Lodz, I know Cookie had problems when he signed for them way back too. Was 2023 that he averaged 8 in the 3rd tier, has returned back there for 2025. Good signing, and refreshing seeing so many new and returning riders in 2025. Would guess he will be a 7-7.5 point average rider at the very least, would of said more but allowing for learning new tracks. Will probably fly round Northside in the opening KO cup match 🫢 Edited Wednesday at 11:19 AM by Marksman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Wednesday at 01:33 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:33 PM Lodz and Opole are two of the three smallest tracks in Poland (Torun the other), Therefore Oskar shouldn't have any trouble getting around Edinburgh. Good signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB723 Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:42 PM 3 minutes ago, TTT said: Lodz and Opole are two of the three smallest tracks in Poland (Torun the other), Therefore Oskar shouldn't have any trouble getting around Edinburgh. Good signing. Opole is still quite big compared to most of the UK tracks, Marcin rode quite well for Lodz and almost had a heart attack when he entered turn 1 at Edinburgh for the first time and you could argue he is the better rider. If he can work out the track though he will be a very good signing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted Wednesday at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:53 PM (edited) 22 hours ago, Fromafar said: Think that is a touchy subject with a lot of riders riding in Poland.No one prepared to put their head above the parapet though. Been a problem here in the past. Hans Andersen, a prime example, performing at a very high level, he went public about not being paid. I didn't think his own fans were particularly sympathetic to his plight. Edited Wednesday at 10:55 PM by Robinh88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted yesterday at 01:08 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:08 PM So the comets home and away on the 18th/19th to April to start of the competitive action. Hoping the season opener they have panned for the previous Friday will be the return of the Scottish open, a title personally used to look forward to as used to get some great fields for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted yesterday at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:56 PM 46 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said: So the comets home and away on the 18th/19th to April to start of the competitive action. Hoping the season opener they have panned for the previous Friday will be the return of the Scottish open, a title personally used to look forward to as used to get some great fields for it. Best time to run it is early season when riders want "paid practice". Be good for Monarchs new boys & hopefully some former favourites to help generate a big crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago 4 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: So the comets home and away on the 18th/19th to April to start of the competitive action. Hoping the season opener they have panned for the previous Friday will be the return of the Scottish open, a title personally used to look forward to as used to get some great fields for it. Is there a downloadable calendar for the fixtures? I might have asked this in previous seasons so apologies if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 3 hours ago, JanAndersen said: Is there a downloadable calendar for the fixtures? I might have asked this in previous seasons so apologies if so. I don’t think so just through the fixture on the monarchs site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago On 1/8/2025 at 1:33 PM, TTT said: Lodz and Opole are two of the three smallest tracks in Poland (Torun the other), Therefore Oskar shouldn't have any trouble getting around Edinburgh. Good signing. The size of the tracks may be similar in yardage but that’s the only thing.Osker will not find Armadale similar to ride as the tracks in Poland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 39 minutes ago, Fromafar said: The size of the tracks may be similar in yardage but that’s the only thing.Osker will not find Armadale similar to ride as the tracks in Poland. Set ups compared to Poland are so different as well, even on bigger tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlicktrackSandy Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 21 minutes ago, Fromafar said: The size of the tracks may be similar in yardage but that’s the only thing.Osker will not find Armadale similar to ride as the tracks in Poland. That may well be the case and there is no denying that such a signing does have an element of chance to it especially on a 6.00. Possibly more so than the signing of a new to UK Scandic 5.00 for instance. However, best of luck to him and the rest of this newly refreshed team for 2025. Certainly a lot of new interest for the fans to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 56 minutes ago, Fromafar said: The size of the tracks may be similar in yardage but that’s the only thing.Osker will not find Armadale similar to ride as the tracks in Poland. I seem to recall another Polish rider predicted to find Armadale not to his liking - Kasprzak riding for Belle Vue in the 2009 promotion/relegation match. How did that work out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 8 minutes ago, SlicktrackSandy said: That may well be the case and there is no denying that such a signing does have an element of chance to it especially on a 6.00. Possibly more so than the signing of a new to UK Scandic 5.00 for instance. However, best of luck to him and the rest of this newly refreshed team for 2025. Certainly a lot of new interest for the fans to follow. Not questioning the signing,just pointing out the differences in tracks.Wish him well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 28 minutes ago, Wee Eck said: I seem to recall another Polish rider predicted to find Armadale not to his liking - Kasprzak riding for Belle Vue in the 2009 promotion/relegation match. How did that work out? Track was waterlogged couldn’t believe it started, he went out heat 1 and smashed the track record couldn’t believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said: Track was waterlogged couldn’t believe it started, he went out heat 1 and smashed the track record couldn’t believe it. Was it not the third attempt to get it on and only ran because it was the last available date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 7 minutes ago, Wee Eck said: Was it not the third attempt to get it on and only ran because it was the last available date? Yeah something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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