moomin man 76 171 Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, DutchGrasstrack said: Substitute list: Timo Lathi Jurica Pavlic Dan Bewley Aleksandr Loktaev Nico Covatti Good to see Timo Lahti as 1st reserve, although after his appearance as a wild card last year, he should have been in the series as of right. But then I guess One Sport know they aren't going to sell many tv packages in Finland on the back of him being in the series. Like the GP Series, the European Championship is another series, where you are selected if your face fits and/or if we can make money of the back of you being in the series. Edited June 12, 2020 by moomin man 76 two words missing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,717 Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) Wildcard for the Torun opening round on July 4th is Bartosz Zmarzlik. Edited June 23, 2020 by racers and royals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, racers and royals said: Wildcard for the Torun opening round on July 4th is Bartosz Zmarzlik. Cant get better than that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Mark said: Cant get better than that. Was actually say something quite else, like what a stupid pick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,717 Posted June 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, f-s-p said: Was actually say something quite else, like what a stupid pick. It`s good that different GP riders will be WC`s for the 5 rounds. Don`t forget that GP riders are allowed to do the SEC qualifiers but not be series wild cards. So i reckon it`s an acceptable compromise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted June 23, 2020 1 minute ago, racers and royals said: It`s good that different GP riders will be WC`s for the 5 rounds. Don`t forget that GP riders are allowed to do the SEC qualifiers but not be series wild cards. So i reckon it`s an acceptable compromise. It would be better for the sport to have new up and coming names in the Euro's as wild cards. Cant see much benefits in this other than Zmarzlik should a have a relatively easy pay day by riding in the final heat... May be this is just me. And I wasn't after Lahti's inclusion. The organisers have him where they want him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,717 Posted June 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, f-s-p said: It would be better for the sport to have new up and coming names in the Euro's as wild cards. Cant see much benefits in this other than Zmarzlik should a have a relatively easy pay day by riding in the final heat... May be this is just me. And I wasn't after Lahti's inclusion. The organisers have him where they want him... Where`s that by the " short and curlies " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted June 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, f-s-p said: Was actually say something quite else, like what a stupid pick. World Champ must add Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,717 Posted June 23, 2020 3 hours ago, f-s-p said: It would be better for the sport to have new up and coming names in the Euro's as wild cards. Cant see much benefits in this other than Zmarzlik should a have a relatively easy pay day by riding in the final heat... May be this is just me. And I wasn't after Lahti's inclusion. The organisers have him where they want him... Better tell Timo to get ready for the trip to Torun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted June 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Better tell Timo to get ready for the trip to Torun Fatalny is never good, hope it’s not too bad for Lebedev. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,717 Posted June 23, 2020 Just now, f-s-p said: Fatalny is never good, hope it’s not too bad for Lebedev. Fractured right leg they say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted June 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Fractured right leg they say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted June 23, 2020 Awful crash. I can't decide who was at fault. A racing incident but tough on Lebedevs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted June 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Mark said: Awful crash. I can't decide who was at fault. A racing incident but tough on Lebedevs. Lambert's fault 100% rode straight across him halfway down the straight... his own team mate too! Who did the ref exclude? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,646 Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, iainb said: Lambert's fault 100% rode straight across him halfway down the straight... his own team mate too! Who did the ref exclude? But it could be said that Lebedevs should be more aware of what's around him. Constantly blocking his own, faster teammate all race & previous heat before that too. Lebedevs is a liability for Rybnik. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites