Danish Grand Prix - Copenhagen

[cappy 0]

A BIG well done to all the finalists but especially TRick, obviously. Apart from his obvious talents, his bike is so good!!! His mechanic team deserve serious respect too.

[shirls 1]

Hampel did Crump a massive favour by staying on the bike then.

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Yes he did ,should have came off and got crump excluded.That was definately dirty riding he left him no room at all, and new exactly what he was doing.

[KEITH M 850]

the old guard are fading,

 

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Yes it's great to see the new up an coming stars like Rickardsson,Crump,Pedersen,Adams and Hancock making the top 8

[Trees 2,814]

I, too, like the new format, it's better for the riders and every point/placing IS important.

 

It's certainly looking like Tony's year if nothing untoward happens to him, hats off to him I suppose. He's on tip top form that's all you can say.

[Subedei 0]

Yes it's great to see the new up an coming stars like Rickardsson,Crump,Pedersen,Adams and Hancock making the top 8

 

And with his Bydgoszcz "banker" still to come, there's a chance Gollob will still be in the top 8 come season end.

Making the final in this system has a disproportionate effect. Look at Hampel, he's missed 2 GPs but is there or thereabouts. If you get to a final it catapults you up the order and a win is even better. If he can get his usual 25 points at Bydgoszcz that should be good enough for TG.

Edited June 25, 2005 by Subedei

[longlivefrankie 458]

thought this was at a best an average meeting...

and me a life long fan lost interest half way through

not sure what this means tho'

[Subedei 0]

One thing is becoming increasingly clear and that is, that if there's to be a British rider in the series next season, it'll be an act of charity by BSI and the FIM.

[crazysue 613]

2005 DANISH GRAND PRIX

Saturday 25th June @ Parken, Denmark.

 

 

 

WINNER = Tony Rickardsson yet again !

 

 

LINE UP

0 -2 -1 -1 -1 = 5= ; 1 Ryan SULLIVAN (13)

3 -0 -1 -2 -0 = 6= ; 2 Lee RICHARDSON (11)

2 -0 -3 -E -2 = 7= ; 3 Leigh ADAMS (4)

1 -0 -1 -1 -0 = 3= ; 4 Bjarne PEDERSEN (10)

1 -3 -2 -2 -2 = 10= 1st ; 18 5 Antonio LINDBACK (14)

3 -2 -0 -3 -3 = 11= 2nd ; 25 6 Tony RICKARDSSON (2)

2 -1 -X -2 -2 = 7= ; 7 Niels-K IVERSEN (WC)

0 -2 -2 -F -X = 4= ; 8 Scott NICHOLLS (12)

2 -1 -0 -2 -3 = 8= Fell; 9 Hans ANDERSEN (9)

3 -1 -3 -3 -2 = 12= 4th ; 10 Jason CRUMP (1)

0 -3 -3 -3 -3 = 12= 2nd ; 20 11 Greg HANCOCK (3)

1 -1 -0 -0 -0 = 2= ; 12 Tomasz CHRZANOWSKI (15)

2 -0 -2 -1 -1 = 6= ; 13 Tomasz GOLLOB (6)

X -3 -1 -3 -1 = 8= ; 3rd ;14 Andreas JONSSON (7)

3 -2 -3 -0 -3 = 11= 1st ; 16 15 Nicki PEDERSEN (5)

1 -3 -2 -1 -1 = 8= 3rd ; 16 Jaroslaw HAMPEL (8)

 

- - - - = = ; 17 Charlie GJEDDE (17)

- - - - = = ; 18 Mads KORNELIUSSEN (18)

 

HEAT BY HEAT

 

 

HEAT 01

0 Ryan Sullivan

3 Lee Richardson

2 Leigh Adams

1 Bjarne Pedersen

From the gate, which fails to operate properly, Bjarne is left at the start while Lee R leads Sulli and Adams follow. Should have been stopped on turn one.

RE-RUN; Richardson makes it again, but Bjarne gets second only to be passed by Adams on lap 3.

 

HEAT 02

1 Antonio Lindback

2 Neils K Iversen

3 Tony Rickardsson

0 Scott Nicholls

Poor gate by Nicholls while TRick gets through to the front. Iversen a good second over Lindback.

 

HEAT 03

3 Jason Crump

0 Greg Hancock

2 Hans Andersen

1 Tomasz Chrzanowski

Crump needs a good gate off gate one after watching TRick start with a win and he does. Andersen gets into second while Hancock misses his chance to get third after lifting on bend 4, lap 2.

 

HEAT 04

3 Nicki Pedersen

X Andreas Jonsson

1 Jaroslaw Hampel

2 Tomasz Gollob

Nicki off gate one . .Nearly skittled Gollob. AJ goes down bend 3 and race to be re-run.

RE-RUN; Nicki moves Hampel out on turn two and leans on Gollob into turn three to get well in front. Gollob just keeps out Hampel for second.

 

HEAT 05

0 Tomasz Gollob 2

2 Ryan Sullivan 0

3 Antonio Lindback 1

1 Hans Andersen 2

Lindback by a mile over Sullivan and Andersen with Gollob well behind and struggling on false tracks again.

 

HEAT 06

3 Andreas Jonsson 0

1 Jason Crump 3

0 Lee Richardson 3

2 Tony Rickardsson 3

Three winners in first rides against AJ. TRick doesnt make gate but gets through Crump and Ricjhardson. AJ holds on for win.

 

HEAT 07

3 Greg Hancock 0

2 Nicki Pedersen 3

1 Neils K Iversen 2

0 Leigh Adams 2

Hancock moves out with Pedersen alongside and Nicki P goes down.

ALL4; RE-RUN; Hancock hits front over Nicki with Iversen getting into third. Adams well back

 

HEAT 08

0 Bjarne Pedersen 2

2 Scott Nicholls 0

1 Tomasz Chrzanowski 1

3 Jaroslaw Hampel 1

Hampel from gate 4 while Nicholls moves into second on lap 1 and looks fast.

 

HEAT 09

0 Tony Rickardsson 5

2 Jaroslaw Hampel 4

1 Ryan Sullivan 2

3 Greg Hancock 3

TRick off one but Hancock + Hampel gate first. Hampel goes wide and TRick goes into second. TRick then suffers engine problems and goesa to back looking slow.

 

HEAT 10

0 Tomasz Chrzanowski 2

2 Antonio Lindback 4

3 Nicki Pedersen 5

1 Lee Richardson 3

Unsatisfactory start. RE-RUN; Nicki moves at start but gets a flyer and leads over Lindback. Lee R third.

 

HEAT 11

2 Scott Nicholls 2

0 Hans Andersen 3

3 Leigh Adams 2

1 Andreas Jonsson 3

After a buckingBronco first bend Scott goes wide into second behind Adams with AJ third.

 

HEAT 12

2 Tomasz Gollob 2

1 Bjarne Pedersen 1

3 Jason Crump 4

X Neils K Iversen 3

Crump makes a bad start but cuts back to move inside on bend 3 into second. Iversen challenging hard and hits kerb, forcing Crumpy down. Iversen excluded

RE-RUN; Another poor start by Crumpy but he gets past Bjarne and then Gollob to win easily.

 

HEAT 13

2 Neils K Iversen 3

0 Tomasz Chrzanowski 2

3 Andreas Jonsson 4

1 Ryan Sullivan 3

AJ gets to the front and wins easily. NKI gets second back after Chzran mucks up Sullivan

 

HEAT 14

2 Lee Richardson 4

1 Tomasz Gollob 4

F Scott Nicholls 4

3 Greg Hancock 6

Battle of Britain; Greg taken down by tapes as outside gates dont go up.

RE-RUN; The gates go wrong on the inside now

RE-RUN; Greg wins to ensure a SF place. Lee R gets second with Gollob third as Nicholls goes down on first bend.

 

HEAT 15

1 Jaroslaw Hampel 6

E Leigh Adams 5

3 Jason Crump 7

2 Antonio Lindback 6

Hampel leading until Crumpy moves hard under him on straight, forcing him to shut-off. Lindback goes into second while Adams retires with a puncture.

 

HEAT 16

Hans Andersen 3

Tony Rickardsson 5

Bjarne Pedersen 2

Nicki Pedersen 8

TRick wins by ease while Andersen gets second and Bjarne keep Nicki P at the back.

 

HEAT 17

1 Ryan Sullivan 4

X Scott Nicholls 4

3 Nicki Pedersen 8

2 Jason Crump 10

Scott gets in front, but slides off and under the fence on turn three, EXCLUDED and out.

RE-RUN; Nicki, Crumpy, Sulli in re-run.

 

HEAT 18

3 Hans Andersen 5

0 Lee Richardson 6

2 Neils K Iversen 5

1 Jaroslaw Hampel 7

Andersen should go through after winning off gate 1 while Iversen gets second over Hampel. Richardson tried to cut back on bend two, but got blocked and had to shut-off and left at the back.

 

HEAT 19

Leigh Adams 5

Tomasz Chrzanowski 2

Tomasz Gollob 5

Tony Rickardsson 8

TRick goes wide on first bends to lead and go clear. Adams hangs on to second over Gollob.

 

HEAT 20

Antonio Lindback 8

Andreas Jonsson 7

Greg Hancock 9

Bjarne Pedersen 3

Hancock gets his fourth straight win ahead of Lindback and Bjarne with AJ getting past Bjarne for a vital third.

 

SEMI-FINAL 1

2 = > Greg Hancock

3 = > Nicki Pedersen

1 = X Andreas Jonsson

F = X Hans Andersen

 

SEMI-FINAL 2

3 = > Antonio Lindback

2 = > Tony Rickardsson

0 = X Jason Crump

1 = X Jaroslaw Hampel

 

GRAND PRIX FINAL

3 = 25 Tony Rickardsson

2 = 20 Greg Hancock

0 = 16 Nicki Pedersen

1 = 18 Antonio Lindback

 

Courtesy of Live Updates

[Subedei 0]

What a fantasic GP

 

Okay, of all the over-blown, over-the-top things that Steve Shovlar has ever written on these forums, I'd guess that ranks with the best of them. This GP was far from "fantastic".

[Guest Jim Blanchard]

The only real difference between last year and this year, is that you get hammered for not making the finals. You fight to make the semis, but if you go out in the semis, you get nothing.

That HAS to be addressed.

 

I agree totally. I think it has to go back even further to the rider that comes through the meeting with the most points after 5 rides against all others is the winner. Which I would prefer. As it stands at present a rider that is unbeaten from all his races could come third in a semi and not qualify for the final.

 

 

Its not speedway racing; to an old fart like myself. Why have a genuine individual meeting where all riders meet all other riders then have semi's and final.? What is the point? Its a bit like the qualifying rounds of previous years.

 

All previous efforts are wiped clean and then its down to two semis and a final.

[keepturningleft 589]

It wasn't the starting gate or the track that spoiled tonight's coverage, but Sam Ermolenko's appalling commentating style.

Sam has been a great rider and ambassador for the sport over the years but he should stay out of commentary boxes.

Half of what he says makes no grammatical sense. He is less articulate than my cat, and if I hear the words 'Buddy' and 'wheels in line' much more I'm going to start watching with the sound off.

[Bernie 0]

personally its boring TRICK has been using a over sized engine this has finished gp racing for this year end of story no point invisiting the next gp's. feb up with watching riders that are not committed british racing swedes

[HenryW 1,178]

I agree totally. I think it has to go back even further to the rider that comes through the meeting with the most points after 5 rides against all others is the winner. Which I would prefer. As it stands at present a rider that is unbeaten from all his races could come third in a semi and not qualify for the final.

Its not speedway racing; to an old fart like myself. Why have a genuine individual meeting where all riders meet all other riders then have semi's and final.? What is the point? Its a bit like the qualifying rounds of previous years.

 

All previous efforts are wiped clean and then its down to two semis and a final.

If a rider has won every singler race up to the semi, they will go home with 15 points, only 1 less than the last placed man in the final. Not exactly a massive drop there!

 

What is the point of the Semi and Final?

To ensure that the meeting builds to a climax, rather than the winner being known after heat 17, leaving the meeting to fixxle out with 3 pointless races at the end of the event, which is never a satisfactory situation.

 

All previous efforts are not wiped clean at the semis. The highest point scorers get choice of gate, which should be a major advantage in this sport...Of course, Jason and Greg both showed that you can still get it horribly wrong when you have pick

[pirate paul 1]

personally its boring TRICK has been using a over sized engine

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Would you like to back that up with some evidence?

[Guest Jim Blanchard]

What is the point of the Semi and Final?

To ensure that the meeting builds to a climax, rather than the winner being known after heat 17, leaving the meeting to fixxle out with 3 pointless races at the end of the event, which is never a satisfactory situation.

 

So what happens; as in the old days if you have two riders on 14 or three on 12? A run off. That is your climatic final is it not? Its a successful formula that lasted for about 45 years.