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The startling list to the qualifier in Lonigo have now been realeased. It looks like this. 1. Wölbert, Germany 2. M Tressariu, France 3. Stojs, Slovenia 4. Tessari, Italy 5. Aarnio, Finland 6. Sundström, Sweden 7. No information according to espeedway but should according to your post be a rider from Argentina. 8. Tabaka, Hungary 9. Kurmis, Latvia 10. Covatti, Italy 11. Tungate, Australia 12. Smektala, Poland 13. Bellego, France 14. Jonsson, Sweden 15. K Bjerre, Denmark 16. Milik, Czech Republic R1. Milanese, Italy http://www.espeedway.pl/news,znamy_obsade_rund_kwalifikacyjnych_sgp_challenge,90950,10.html

Only watched the first heat but I also had some problems with the video buffering. So you´re not alone with that problem.

First heat just started

Doesnt Baansportfansite might have some results as well?

Since Güstrow is hosting a stage a german could be a reasonable idea.

Why the h*ell do they need to have this complicated system? Either completly skip final, semis, lastchance and so on and directly choose top-X or otherwise use the GP system.

How many of the riders from the SEC Challenge have now secured their place in this years SEC? Is it Top-5, Top-6 etc? Didnt watch the meeting but a bit disappointed about Lindbäcks performance, with this starting field he should have been able to finish a couple of places higher.

The draw for the two first rounds in Teterow and Manchester are out. Draw Teterow: USA, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Germany, Latvia and Denmark Manchester: Czech Republic, Finland, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Italy and Australia Source: http://www.espeedway.pl/news,poznalismy_wyniki_losowania_turniejow_barazowych_son,90804,10.html

Does anybody know when they will present the wildcars for the SEC Challenge? Besides one Italian rider (is Covatti fit/still riding?) and probably a Polish rider (with Pieszczek as the lonely rider) who will get the two last places?

From the article in Dagens Vimmeby that you linked it sounds like the streams will be available for international customers. "Vi känner oss väldigt stolta över att tillsammans med Elitserieföreningen få erbjuda speedwayfans både nationellt och internationellt..." But I guess that their is a resonable chance for a geoblock in the countries that will show Elitserien on TV.

As you said a really fun and good initiative. Personally, I think it´s extra fun with the Estoninan participation. Seems like track racing the last few years in Estonia have been taking good steps. If I remember correctly an Estonian "team" took part in the 2017 European Grasstrack Sidecar Championship and one/two youngersts took part in one of FIM Europes competition for minors. Given that traditions of speedway and so on I would guess that Daugavpils will have a good chance of coming out victorious in the end.

And lets not forget those who are ethnic chinese (ethnic han I would assume) and played for other east asian countires like Taiwan, HongKong, Singapore, Malaysia etc. The most "extreme" case I would say is Li Ping who represented Qatar in Rio but who became a World Champion in Mixed Doubles during the 2009 World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ping_(table_tennis)

When will the allocation to each federation be released?

The link works for me. Livescore to be found here: http://online.speedwaylive.eu/volne-zavody/pardubice/zlata-prilba/2017-10-01/

Please correct me if i´m wrong but is´nt this the first French World Title in any form of trackracing?

If Pawlicki joins Pedersen and Hancock on the sideline who will then replace him in the SGP? Kildemand as first reserve replaces Pedersen, Smolinski as second reserve replaces Hancock but since Fricke is out he cant replace Pawlicki and as far as I know their is any official fourth reserve? I would guess that another pole will get the question then. Anyone with more insight in to this?

If I´m reading the article correct, it seems like Tobias Kroner is ending his career after this season ends. http://www.kroner-speedway.de/news-aktuelles/142-nach-der-saison-2017-ist-schluss-kroner-speedwy

Interesting point here. An evidence for what you are talking about is what happened after Latvia beat the danes in the extra heat for the third place in Västervik. After Lebedevs won the heat not only did his teammates and the latvian leaders run towards him and started to cheer, so did also the Russian team.

What happened? Are not near at TV or so dont now anymore then the numbers reported on espeedway. Btw how come the Latvians have no U21 reserv? Especially since they have a rider qualified for the U21 Euro final who is not in todays team. And speaking of Laguta, is Artem injured or what?

What has happened with Nicolas Covatti? Has he quit or is he injured? If not surprised that he didnt get a wildcard, he has been the best Italian rider for the last few years

Concerning longtrack Sweden wasnt their a competition in Örebro last year? Do anybody now how many spectators in attracted? Anyway its fun with more Swedes riding longtrack meetings (and also grasstrack meetings).

How many is it that goes through from each of the qualifiers?

Interview with Piraternas teamleader Stefan Andersson Skill about Greg Hancock and his run to become a World Champions for the fifth time in todays Dagens Nyheter (in swedish): http://www.dn.se/sport/kan-hancock-gora-det-igen/

A question about the selected countries? Who come they have choosen Germany over USA. PL, DK, SE, AU and GB are the five biggest speedway countries (in m opinion) and Russia will probably have good chance here but why as I said earlier Germany over USA? I would guess that Hancock together with some other americans could get more points then Smolinski and some other german could. And wouldnt including the US be more in the "Olympic Spirit" with more parts of the world represented? Three continents instead of two?

But where is it possible to find a host willing to take what I assume is a pretty high financial risk to host a GP weekend? And also where can you find a big enough fanbase/interest to host a GP when all the common western european hosts already have a competition?