stewmac 471 Posted August 8, 2020 1 minute ago, RobMcCaffery said: But they have been filmingthere. Yes, they are connected to the Varkaus club in Finland. 919km away! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted August 8, 2020 Just now, stewmac said: Yes, they are connected to the Varkaus club in Finland. 919km away! The Finns are long-distance travellers. In 1986 I was sent to Leningrad to cover the World Ice Racing Team Final. We stayed in the Hotel Pribaltiskaya which was full of Finns who'd travelled nearly 400 km from Helsinki for a night on the booze. My point about OHO Live was that they had already made the massive journey to Latvia at least twice this year and if there was a slight chance of anyone televising meetings there in the absence of NSport it might be an idea just to take a look just in case. Yes it's unlikely but they have been there and this year. Just worth a quick look just in case. A lead's a lead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moomin man 76 171 Posted August 8, 2020 35 minutes ago, stewmac said: Yes, they are connected to the Varkaus club in Finland. 919km away! They were filming at Daugapvils for the Baltic League Round One, involving riders from Finland, Estonia and Latvia. They also filmed the day after the Latvian Championship. As noted above, they are all connected to VRT (main rider Jesse Mustonen), who are the main driving forces behind the Baltic League. It would be rather unlikely they would either be able to, or permitted to, film Polish Division One action at Daugapvils. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pawel115 251 Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, stewmac said: Yes, they are connected to the Varkaus club in Finland. 919km away! I am in Ontario,Canada from south end of Province to north west end of it is over 2000 km, that distance is not much my father lives 600 km from me and i go to him every 2 weeks in Summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted August 8, 2020 Yes. St Petersburg to Vladivostok is over 9,600 km Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, moomin man 76 said: They were filming at Daugapvils for the Baltic League Round One, involving riders from Finland, Estonia and Latvia. They also filmed the day after the Latvian Championship. As noted above, they are all connected to VRT (main rider Jesse Mustonen), who are the main driving forces behind the Baltic League. It would be rather unlikely they would either be able to, or permitted to, film Polish Division One action at Daugapvils. You are quite correct that it is unlikely that NSport would subcontract the rights, and I was not suggesting it was a likelihood, just mentioning that TV coverage was happening in Daugavpils. I've seen odder outcomes than NSport hiring an outside company to provide coverage in times such as this. OHO's coverage would need to be 'beefed-up' considerably. So, I wasn't saying it was in any way likely or certain, just that there was a very outside possibility worth monitoring. The situation's not binary, i.e. certainly possible or certainly impossible. Before the production of a certain film the term "Shades of Grey" would be appropriate. It's easier just to say definitely yes or no though...... I certainly was not saying it would happen, just be aware of an outside possibility, and certainly not this week. Edited August 9, 2020 by RobMcCaffery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,720 Posted August 9, 2020 13 hours ago, racers and royals said: One match tomorrow which is NOT ON TV this is because of covid restrictions in Latvia. There is a chance that the Daugavpils club might just be filming and showingit. Daugavpils v Bydgoszcz start time 1pm UK time Live updates here https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja/105225/lokomotiv-daugavpils-abramczyk-polonia-bydgoszcz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,720 Posted August 9, 2020 Teams confirmed in Daugavpils Lokomotiv Daugavpils:9. Pontus Aspgren10. Kjastas Puodżuks11. Jewgienij Kostygow12. Linus Sundstroem13. Andriej Kudriaszow14. Francis Gusts15. Oleg Michailov 16 Daniil Kolodinski Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz:1. Kai Huckenbeck2. David Bellego- R/R(ZZ)3. Kamil Brzozowski4. Dimitri Berge5. Dawid Lampart6. Tomasz Orwat7. Nikodem Bartoch 8 Andreas Lyager Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,720 Posted August 9, 2020 Daugavpils 60 Bydgoszcz 30 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted August 9, 2020 21 hours ago, RobMcCaffery said: The Finns are long-distance travellers. In 1986 I was sent to Leningrad to cover the World Ice Racing Team Final. We stayed in the Hotel Pribaltiskaya which was full of Finns who'd travelled nearly 400 km from Helsinki for a night on the booze. 400 km Long distance travellers... :lol: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,720 Posted August 10, 2020 We move on to next weekend( Sat/Sun/Mon) fixtures. Saturday August 15th Tarnow v lodz start time 3.30pm N Sport Sunday August 16th Gniezno v Daugavpils start time 1pm NOT ON TV Sunday August 16th Gdansk v Ostrow start time 1pm N Sport Monday August 17th Bydgoszcz v Torun programme start time 4.40pm 1st race 5pm N Sport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted August 10, 2020 19 hours ago, f-s-p said: 400 km Long distance travellers... It's a long way in Britain. Certainly not for me after several years travelling round Europe for ice racing n the 1980s. The furthest I only got though was Leningrad, as it was then. Travel 250 miles for a drink in Britain and you'd be considered crazy. Anyway, this was a case of an off the cuff remark that has grown ridiculously, and when I see the likes of iris123 posting emoticons in response I know it's about to get nasty as usual. What is a long journey differs from country to country. An away trip to Vladivostok in the Russian League might be considered a short hop for some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted August 10, 2020 1 minute ago, RobMcCaffery said: It's a long way in Britain. Certainly not for me after several years travelling round Europe for ice racing n the 1980s. The furthest I only got though was Leningrad, as it was then. Travel 250 miles for a drink in Britain and you'd be considered crazy. Anyway, this was a case of an off the cuff remark that has grown ridiculously, and when I see the likes of iris123 posting emoticons in response I know it's about to get nasty as usual. What is a long journey differs from country to country. An away trip to Vladivostok in the Russian League might be considered a short hop for some. It did stand out so bad I had to react Looking at the map we do have to travel to see or participate in international meetings in any sport. Ice racing in Berlin probably has almost a 100 Finns every year. Last time I was in Warsaw SGP there was 25 of us just in the Holiday Inn next to the shopping mall. F1 Hungaroring is a tradition to many., ice hockey worlds, recently volley ball and now basketball... And Zlata Prilba Weekend for me any time for a boozer abroad... We had a Russian rider in SM-liiga for Ankkurit who travelled from Balakovo. That was a bit mad if you had asked me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, f-s-p said: It did stand out so bad I had to react Looking at the map we do have to travel to see or participate in international meetings in any sport. Ice racing in Berlin probably has almost a 100 Finns every year. Last time I was in Warsaw SGP there was 25 of us just in the Holiday Inn next to the shopping mall. F1 Hungaroring is a tradition to many., ice hockey worlds, recently volley ball and now basketball... And Zlata Prilba Weekend for me any time for a boozer abroad... We had a Russian rider in SM-liiga for Ankkurit who travelled from Balakovo. That was a bit mad if you had asked me... I'm sorry it stood out so badly. I meant no disrespect. I had much contact with riders and supporters from your country during my time travelling and I always enjoyed their company and spirit, not just in the bars of Leningrad. One fond, crazy memory is of interviewing Jarmo Hirvasoja with another Finnish rider acting as interpreter. Anyway, I asked the first question, but heard no Finnish. Instead the interpreter answered in English for him. This carried on for a while with a very bemused ice champion watching the flow like someone observing a tennis match. There was another memory. I was working at a Dutch ice racing meeting, surrounded by Finns. The meeting sponsor was handing out free samples of their product, a cherry cola. The fans took a close look. It was clear it didn't meet with approval. The next moment a brown, ribbed bottle of booze was being passed around. I asked what it was. I was told not to ask.... There are many Britons to whom a 200 km trip is extreme long-distance travel, especially if it's heading north from from London. Thankfully I'm not one of them. Now, is anyone capable of defeating Torun? That's excluding themselves of course..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,720 Posted August 12, 2020 The E Winner league div 1 have announced the round 9 matches( Fri and Sat Wroclaw GP`s) Friday August 28th Gdansk v Torun start time 3pm UK time N sport Saturday August 29th Gniezno v Lodz start time 3.30pm UK time N Sport Sunday August 30th Tarnow v Ostrow start time 1pm UK time N Sport Sunday August 30th Bydgoszcz v Daugavpils start time 1pm UK time NOT ON TV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites