HenryW

Interesting move by the FIM and BSI if it's true.....have they disregarded a National Federations choices before? Personally, I think it could be quite a good move. Too often we are seeing the National Federations picking young hopefuls who prove to be way out of their depth in an SGP. Getting a proven performer like Drabik is more likely to give some entertainment to us lot that turn up to watch....

Having just posted on the thread about Terenzano that the set-up using Semi-Finals and Finals is entirely wrong for the WC qualifiers, I have to now contradict myself. Screw Santej - Theo Pijper made it through

Have to agree. A one-off qualifier shouldn't have this set-up. I can understand it in the GP's themselves with their unique race format and 9 rounds to level out, but the qualifiers should be about the top 6 after everyone has raced each other. If the gates for the semi and final were determined by a random draw, that's even worse! The Dryml boys must be gutted, After racing everyone once, Lukas was in joint 3rd and Ales in joint 5th, but neither of them made it through! Also, Kaj Laukkanen's performance doesn't inspire much confidence that I'll be enjoying his perfomancies in the GP this year. Looks like he could be this years Smudger