racers and royals 8,696 Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, stewmac said: Is someone here able to give a clear explanation as to how the new rules with the number 8s works this year? Like Eric I above, there are a few of us who'd like to be clear about this one. Cheers. Hopefully Roman or Pawel(our Polish/Canadian correspondent)might be able to translate the rule book on that particular point-also I would like to know the current rider replacement rule(top 2 riders only ??) Edited April 15, 2018 by racers and royals 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,721 Posted April 15, 2018 8 hours ago, eric i said: What are the rules regarding the number 8 rider, can they replace any rider at any point in the meeting? Do the reserves have to take 3 rides? It does seem a bit bizarre that you can have someone like fricke at no 8 who can take any ride at any time but I suppose in one sense it does level out the reserves as leszno have a far stronger reserve pair than the rest of the league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmac 458 Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) OK, from what I have gathered so far from Polish friends, here is what they understand about the new rule: 1. The number 8/16 must be under 23 years old. 2. They can be Polish or a foreigner, as opposed to the numbers 6s and 7s who must be Polish. 3. They can ride in heats 1, and 3-15, replacing anyone once only, unless a) that rider is also under 23, as in the case of Drozdz or Lebedevs last night or b ) if they replace an injured rider during the match they can be used to cover all their rides, as in when Doyle pulled out after heat 1 last Sunday at Gorzow. There may be other bits to this that haven't yet been explained to me, but that clears it up a bit so far. Fricke is there only because he's u23 (same with Jack Holder I suppose last night at Torun), but it certainly strengthens Wroclaw to keep him in that position. Edited April 15, 2018 by stewmac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted April 15, 2018 32 minutes ago, stewmac said: OK, from what I have gathered so far from Polish friends, here is what they understand about the new rule: 1. The number 8/16 must be under 23 years old. 2. They can be Polish or a foreigner, as opposed to the numbers 6s and 7s who must be Polish. 3. They can ride in heats 1, and 3-15, replacing anyone once only, unless a) that rider is also under 23, as in the case of Drozdz or Lebedevs last night or b ) if they replace an injured rider during the match they can be used to cover all their rides, as in when Doyle pulled out after heat 1 last Sunday at Gorzow. There may be other bits to this that haven't yet been explained to me, but that clears it up a bit so far. Fricke is there only because he's u23 (same with Jack Holder I suppose last night at Torun), but it certainly strengthens Wroclaw to keep him in that position. Thanks- reference point 3 i think( not 100%) that they can only replace riders in the 1 to 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric i 604 Posted April 15, 2018 Do the reserves have to take 3 rides? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseguy 214 Posted April 15, 2018 Does anyone know if krystian pieszczek is no8 for Grudz today? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 7,987 Posted April 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, Wiseguy said: Does anyone know if krystian pieszczek is no8 for Grudz today? Teams for todays meeting at Falubaz. https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja/84321/falubaz-zielona-gora-mrgarden-gkm-grudziadz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseguy 214 Posted April 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, screm said: Teams for todays meeting at Falubaz. https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja/84321/falubaz-zielona-gora-mrgarden-gkm-grudziadz That only names 1-7 so that's why i asked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted April 15, 2018 13 minutes ago, eric i said: Do the reserves have to take 3 rides? Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted April 15, 2018 Just now, Wiseguy said: That only names 1-7 so that's why i asked Could well be - final team have to be declared 1 hour before the start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmac 458 Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Wiseguy said: That only names 1-7 so that's why i asked I'm pretty certain he will be. These line ups often don't show the number 8 for some reason. Last night's scorecard from Torun doesn't show Fricke, even though he scored 11 or 12! Edit: it shows him on my phone screen but not on my iMac screen. Strange! Edited April 15, 2018 by stewmac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haza 1,765 Posted April 15, 2018 Freesport / Premier Sport soon ditched live Polish speedway week 2 and it’s gone not on till 11pm in my opinion they won’t show it live while they have any other live sport to show on a Sunday afternoon even live tiddlywinks will get priority over speedway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,466 Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Haza said: Freesport / Premier Sport soon ditched live Polish speedway week 2 and it’s gone not on till 11pm in my opinion they won’t show it live while they have any other live sport to show on a Sunday afternoon even live tiddlywinks will get priority over speedway Not surprised. Having never watched Polish league speedway I thought I'd look at Freesports offering last week. I gave it two heats. Wouldn't bother with it again. I suppose that the top stuff is ok to watch but I'm not that bothered to make any effort to get it outside of the mainstream platforms ie. Sky/BT in my case. Edited April 15, 2018 by Crump99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarkens 119 Posted April 15, 2018 any youtube links to Motor v Start? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,696 Posted April 15, 2018 Watching on http://v4.ustreamix.com/stream.php?id=polsat-sport 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites