2016 Euro's - Live On Tv

[DutchGrasstrack 804]

I'll provide live updates from trackside: http://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/151/sec-challenge-olching.html

[Dawkins20 116]

Challenge results:

 

1. Krzysztof Kasprzak (Polska) - 13 (1,3,3,3,3)
2. Leon Madsen (Dania) - 12 (3,2,1,3,3)
3. Joonas Kylmaekorpi (Szwecja) - 11 (3,3,0,3,2)
4. Przemysław Pawlicki (Polska) - 10 (3,0,3,2,2)
5. Hans Andersen (Dania) - 10 (3,3,2,2,w)
6. Peter Ljung (Szwecja) - 8 (2,0,0,3,3)
7. Anders Thomsen (Dania) - 8 (1,1,2,1,3)
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8. Nicolas Covatti (Włochy) - 7 (0,1,3,2,1)
9. Martin Smolinski (Niemcy) - 7 (0,2,1,2,2)
10. Mateusz Szczepaniak (Polska) - 6 (0,3,1,1,1)
11. Eduard Krcmar (Czechy) - 6 (2,1,1,0,2)
12. Frederik Lindgren (Szwecja) - 6 (2,1,2,1,w)
13. Artiom Łaguta (Rosja) - 5 (2,0,3,0,w)
14. Tomas H. Jonasson (Szwecja) - 5 (1,2,2,0,w)
15. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Dania) - 4 (0,2,0,1,1)
16. Tomasz Jędrzejak (Polska) - 1 (1,0,0,0,0)
17. Linus Sundstroem (Szwecja) - ns
18. Andriej Karpow (Ukraina) - ns

[DutchGrasstrack 804]

Pretty controversy moment when Andersen got disqualified because he let Ljung past on the last few meters. Unsportsmanlike behavior according to the ref.

[f-s-p 832]

and Lindgren in the last one? MJJ seemed crap by his score?

[iris123 20,935]

Kylmäkorpi is much better now he is a Swede!!!! Liglad seems to be developing into a bottle job when the going gets tough,sadly

[Bavarian 765]

Very controversial meeting today. Smolinski was ahead of Thomsen for third place in heat 1. Referee Grodzki saw it different. This one point would have made all the difference in the end.

Ljung would have ended up with seven instead of eight points, if Andersen had not let him by on the last corner of the last lap in heat 17. It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Well, but Ljung still got to keep the three points for the gifted race win, and thus had secured a qualifying place ahead of those who ended with only seven points (Smolinski and Covatti). Very unfair.

Edited May 26, 2016 by Bavarian

[DutchGrasstrack 804]

Some photo's from Olching here: http://www.baansportfansite.nl/nieuws/1076/verassende-uitslag-tijdens-ek-speedway-challenge-in-olching-.html

[Terry 1,319]

Very controversial meeting today. Smolinski was ahead of Thomsen for third place in heat 1. Referee Grodzki saw it different. This one point would have made all the difference in the end.

Ljung would have ended up with seven instead of eight points, if Andersen had not let him by on the last corner of the last lap in heat 17. It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Well, but Ljung still got to keep the three points for the gifted race win, and thus had secured a qualifying place ahead of those who ended with only seven points (Smolinski and Covatti). Very unfair.

 

Andersen isn't averse to giving the odd Swede a helping hand, (or should that be hans.)

2004 world cup springs to mind!

[Dawkins20 116]

Very controversial meeting today. Smolinski was ahead of Thomsen for third place in heat 1. Referee Grodzki saw it different. This one point would have made all the difference in the end.

Ljung would have ended up with seven instead of eight points, if Andersen had not let him by on the last corner of the last lap in heat 17. It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Well, but Ljung still got to keep the three points for the gifted race win, and thus had secured a qualifying place ahead of those who ended with only seven points (Smolinski and Covatti). Very unfair.

 

Smoli probably gets a wild card. Also Covatti was leading in his last heat when Jonasson fell, he only scored 1 point in the restart, really unlucky.

[f-s-p 832]

It was so obvious what they were up to, Andersen looking round and waiting for Ljung on the last couple of laps, and finally slowing down on the run in to the finish line, so that only Ljung got past him, but he himself kept second place ahead of the other two riders in this race. It was so obvious, the spectators were whistling and booing, and the Polish referee Mr. Godzki rightly excluded Andersen for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

 

 

 

Andersen isn't averse to giving the odd Swede a helping hand, (or should that be hans.)

2004 world cup springs to mind!

Personally the only problem I see here is how on earth the old dog with a butt ugly beard managed to do it so that EVERYONE (apparently) saw it.

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Can't stand that sort of behaviour, jeez, not even a fellow countryman.

[Bavarian 765]

 

 

Personally the only problem I see here is how on earth the old dog with a butt ugly beard managed to do it so that EVERYONE (apparently) saw it.

 

Indeed. He was looking round to see were Ljung is from the second lap on. He was really waitign for Ljung, and it was so obvious that everyone said, if he lets him pass before teh finishing line, it is deliberate. Guess what happend, he drifted wide on the very last bend, to let Ljugn slip through on the inside. It was just too obvious.

[iris123 20,935]

It is difficult to punish.It is obvious Andersen broke the rule of not racing at all times,but how can you prove Ljung was in on the deal unless you overheard them discussing the heat in the pits? I do recall passing two riders in the pits at a meeting who were discussing what they were going to do in a heat,so it does happen......

[f-s-p 832]

 

Indeed. He was looking round to see were Ljung is from the second lap on. He was really waitign for Ljung, and it was so obvious that everyone said, if he lets him pass before teh finishing line, it is deliberate. Guess what happend, he drifted wide on the very last bend, to let Ljugn slip through on the inside. It was just too obvious.

Seen the heat now. Not as ugly as reports suggested, but still obvious. BUT! Had Hans not been in the situation that "qualified anyway", was he gonna get excluded????

Because when he says he has engine probs, how can the ref say he did not?

My problem with speedway refereeing is that it's too subjective. Like figure skating, about opinions! It should be more/all about what happened and just call it, dont think about why.

 

But in the end, I do understand to some extent that it is a bit like figure skating.

[racers and royals 8,712]

Full video of the challenge final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt0_xI_bwOA