Danish Grand Prix 05/06

[Phlipphlopp 3,913]

Anyone know what the weather is gonna like for tonight ?

[manchesterpaul 447]

Anyone know what the weather is gonna like for tonight ?

 

It's speedway grand prix night so, with sunshine days either side of the event, expect tornado's, monsoons, hellfire and a little damnation thrown in too.

 

Otherwise latest forecast is

 

Saturday

Clear. High: 22 °C . Wind SW 14 km/h .

 

Saturday Night

Scattered Clouds. Low: 12 °C . Wind NW 10 km/h .

[manchesterpaul 447]

Very nice write up in the Copenhagen Post;

 

'2010 FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix

 

Danger, excitement, thrills, spills and entertainment; expect it all at this years Danish Speedway Grand Prix. Parken plays host again to one of the most skilled sports ever and whether youre a motorsport maniac or not, everyone is welcome at this breathtaking event.

 

Never been to speedway? Dont worry, its simple to follow. Four riders keep turning left over four laps of an oval track and each race is over in less than a minute. Its simple not for the drivers though with a great deal of technique involved. They race 500cc single-geared machines with no brakes. Blink and you may just miss all the fun.

 

The engines are single cylinder, fixed gear power units, fitted into the chassis of the bike frame horizontally and fuelled by methanol. The engine makes up the major weight of the bike as there are few other parts to the machine. They are not allowed to weigh less than 80kg.

 

Copenhagen welcomes round number four of the speedway season, following last months event in Prague, Czech Republic. Danish rider Kenneth Bjerre leads the current championship standings despite an average performance in Prague. The rider from Esbjerg is joined by his fellow Danes, Nicki Pedersen and Hans Andersen, who are the elite in a long line of Danish stars of speedway. Last years race was won by Jason Crump from Australia, who will be on view again this time around.

 

Some 28,000 tickets are available for this extraordinary event and demand is set to be high with six temporary tracks in place for the riders. Visitors come from far and wide from all over Europe and BSI Speedway managing director Paul Bellamy puts this down to the excellent work of Parken.

The Grand Prix in Copenhagen has developed into one of our biggest events and we are looking forward to working with Parken, Wonderful Copenhagen, Dansk Metal and our Danish suppliers to ensure each year the event gets bigger and better for the fans, he says.

 

The supporters - who come from across Denmark, Europe and the world year after year - make this event very special for everyone involved.

One man who has been integral to the continued success of the grand prix at Parken is current FIM race director Ole Olsen. All six speedway tracks at Parken have been constructed under Olsens watchful eye and he, more than many, knows what it means to the riders to take part in such a big event under the floodlights of a national stadium.

 

Parken creates its own unique atmosphere, the former three times world champion explains. As the stadium fills up with spectators, you can feel the excitement and anticipation building. As a rider, you feed off the fans and when a stadium is full you can hear them from inside your helmet and you automatically respond to that reception. It is a very special occasion for both riders and supporters and Im looking forward to being part of that experience again.'

 

The FIM Danish Speedway Grand Prix is the largest single sporting event in the country and it has developed into a genuine Copenhagen event, broadcast to over 100 countries on TV.'

 

It will live up to the hype won't it

Edited June 5, 2010 by manchesterpaul

[Odds On 373]

Can the GPs get any more boring? Perhaps it's just me but I'm bored rigid!

[John Hannibal Thomas 0]

dreadful refereeing.

how many rollers have gone unpunished?

[fliss44 346]

Viewing Leigh Adams on sky -- does anybody else agree he looks a tad underweight? I hope his health is good.

[Tim Templeton 43]

After a slow start, it turned out to be an enjoyable GP. One moan to Sky. Why was the Danish stadium announcer as loud as the Sky announcers? I struggled to hear all that was being said by Nigel and Kelvin at times.

[orion 7,610]

I struggled to hear all that was being said by Nigel and Kelvin at times.

 

 

Lucky you

[Paulco 7,072]

After a slow start, it turned out to be an enjoyable GP. One moan to Sky. Why was the Danish stadium announcer as loud as the Sky announcers? I struggled to hear all that was being said by Nigel and Kelvin at times.

They were only talking about " winding it all on " whatever that does . Must be important though as they mentioned it at least half a dozen times during each race .

[Dornier 794]

At last ! A good peformance from bomber it was more like his cardiff form , hopefully he will build on this and get higher up the rankings . glad to see he didnt let andersson get on the podium

[salty 2,200]

Glad to see Hampel finally win a GP. Pretty good racing in the second half of the meeting.

[John Hannibal Thomas 0]

Gutted for KB, he has been dreadfully unlucky again, Holder trying an impossible move and staying down has cost KB the Danish GP.

 

Tony Steele needs to watch the starts, the riders were taking advantage of his poor eyesight in all the heats, particularly the Poles.

[Mateusz 0]

Gollob & Hampel beating Bjerre 5:1 - priceless

[manchesterpaul 447]

Can the GPs get any more boring? Perhaps it's just me but I'm bored rigid!

 

With respect some people on here need some SERIOUS mental therapy.

 

Once again this year, a meeting on Sky (particulary a GP) has been great entertainment. Yet again tonight i feel so proud of this great sport. Superb entertainment with a plethora of subplots and twists. A great fantastic and ENJOYABLE spectacle and it's certainly put me in the mood for a rollicking night out, well on a high after that meeting.

 

FF(lips)S you got a life enjoy it. Great evening of entertainment.

[salty 2,200]

Gutted for KB, he has been dreadfully unlucky again, Holder trying an impossible move and staying down has cost KB the Danish GP.

 

Tony Steele needs to watch the starts, the riders were taking advantage of his poor eyesight in all the heats, particularly the Poles.

Don't know whether Kenny would have beaten Jarek, but at least he would have had the opportunity.

Wouldn't say the rolling was limited to the Poles, everybody seemed to be doing it once they realised the "best ref in the world" was letting them get away with it.