PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted September 25, 2014 Mr Burbidge's knuckles will be duly rapped... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted September 25, 2014 Speedway Star meeting report says Nico Covatti was just one ride away from becoming the first Italian full time GP rider. C'mon guys, I have two words for you: Armando Castagna ..it's not as if he's vanished into thin air Maybe they misspelt Argentinian? It's ridiculous to give local riders wild cards in this situation.they should go back through the qualifiers and pick next in line what if the other "local" had got through, also they are spoilers when really they should not be there. Agreed. Do they have wildcards in the other rounds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DutchGrasstrack 804 Posted September 25, 2014 There are no wildcards in the qualifiers, but each race-off does have a wildcard.... Jurica Pavlic in Gorican and Adrian Miedzinski in Czestochowa. Absolutly pointless, all riders should come through the qualiers and no wildcards should be given, and especially not two FMI riders as in Lonigo. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted September 25, 2014 Maybe they misspelt Argentinian? That would have been my excuse... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted September 25, 2014 Watching on motors tonight-didn`t realise they had rain in Lonigo prior to the meeting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted September 25, 2014 Heat 17-Korneilussen didn`t want to beat Doyle for 2nd when he mis-calculated the no. of laps. Certainly a talking point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elmo 274 Posted September 25, 2014 Nice touch from Mads 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,333 Posted September 25, 2014 Fair play to Harris on the night,but he must have thought it was his Birthday when the rain made the track to his liking . Covetti could have caused severe embarrassment to BSI if Kildemand had not fallen and the race re-run Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
severnsider 197 Posted September 26, 2014 Track was certainly very different to usual at Lonigo after the rain It was very friendly of Mads to slow up and let Jason back by after he miscounted 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,935 Posted October 3, 2014 It's ridiculous to give local riders wild cards in this situation.they should go back through the qualifiers and pick next in line what if the other "local" had got through, also they are spoilers when really they should not be there. More complaints from Germany that the FIM don't know(maybe just don't follow)their own rules.Smolinski asked the DMSB and then the FIM why Harris was nominated instead of himself which he thinks should have been the case.He got no answer and in the end he was injured so wouldn't have been able to ride.But it does seem according to the headline that the FIM are repeat offenders after last year The article is on speedweeks website.If there is any truth in the story no doubt it would also have been in the SS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) More complaints from Germany that the FIM don't know(maybe just don't follow)their own rules.Smolinski asked the DMSB and then the FIM why Harris was nominated instead of himself which he thinks should have been the case.He got no answer and in the end he was injured so wouldn't have been able to ride.But it does seem according to the headline that the FIM are repeat offenders after last year The article is on speedweeks website.If there is any truth in the story no doubt it would also have been in the SS Certainly there appears to be confusion and controversy every year. At least they cleared up this year the problem of the qualifiers from the semi`s by 7 from each qualifying. However whilst the FIM wildcard might have seemed a reasonable solution to the problem-for them to only come up with an Italian no-hoper was a joke. looking back at the semi results one can feel sympathy for Smoli as he won the race off for reserve at the Gorican semi whilst Harris won the race off for reserve(beating Berntzon) in Czestochowa-with both getting into the final when Bjerre and Dudek pulled out(qualifiers from Czestochowa). Surely both top reserves should be in line before one coming 2nd. Edited October 3, 2014 by racers and royals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted October 12, 2014 Nice touch from Madsor race fixing depending on your viewpoint. Just as well it didnt impact on the qualification positions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
