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Finnish nominations for the remainder of the season

 

Nordic Longtrack Championship 4.8. @ Stavanger: Rene Lehtinen, Markus Helin, Raimo Juntunen ja Tommi Ahlgren

 

80 cc European Championship semifinal 4.8. @ Rybnik:Jarkko Palmi

 

European Championship semifinal 5.8. @ Esbjerg: Kalle Katajisto, Tero Aarnio and Jari Mäkinen. (I can see this lineup changing)

 

Grasstrack European semifinal 18.8. @ Hertingen: Rene Lehtinen and Ilmo Suutari

 

European Pairs Championship final 1.9. @ Terenzano: Kaj Laukkanen, Juha Hautamäki and Tero Aarnio

 

Longtrack World Team Championship 1.9. @ Morizes: Rene Lehtinen, Mikko Rahko and Markus Helin

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Extraliiga last friday at Pori was rained off. Present were Kevin Doolan, Benny Johansson and Emil Lindqvist. Andreas Lekander missed his ferry and A.Nother was not there alltough he was confirmed to me as a starter more than a week ago.

 

Extraliiga 9/12 Kauhajoki 28.7.2006

 

Kopparberg 45

Timo Villanen 222 6

Jyri Palomäki 23333 14

Mikko Rahko 112 4

Emil Lindqvist 3333333 21

 

Paholaiset 39

Petri Koskela 321 6

Marko Suojanen 123RR 6

Appe Mustonen 3222 9

Jari Mäkinen 23326^2 18

 

Haukat 19

Kalle Kivistö R011 2

Janne Nyman 011 2

Niko Siltaniemi 214^021 10

Aarni Heikkilä 01112 5

 

Jokerit 11

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki 10d 1

Jonny Korpela 0T01 1

Juho Ruuska 00002^0 2

Markku Autio 3112d 7

 

Erä erältä:

1. Koskela, Villanen, Korkeamäki, Kivistö R 62,59

2. Autio, Palomäki, Suojanen, Nyman 62,81

3. Mustonen, Siltaniemi, Rahko, Ruuska 63,55

4. Lindqvist, Mäkinen, Autio, Heikkilä 61,95

5. Lindqvist, Suojanen, Autio, Kivistö 61,50

6. Mäkinen, Villanen, Siltaniemi, Korpela 63,43

7. Palomäki, Mustonen, Heikkilä, Korkeamäki 62,97

8. Lindqvist, Koskela, Nyman, Ruuska 63,75

9. Mäkinen, Siltaniemi^, Rahko, Korkeamäki d 63,17

10. Palomäki, Autio, Koskela, Siltaniemi 62,12

11. Lindqvist, Mustonen, Kivistö, Korpela T 62,85

12. Suojanen, Villanen, Heikkilä, Ruuska 63,81

13. Palomäki, Mäkinen, Kivistö, Ruuska 62,21

14. Lindqvist, Mustonen, Nyman, Autio 62,03

15. Lindqvist, Siltaniemi, Ruuska^, Suojanen 63,51

16. Mäkinen^, Rahko, Heikkilä, Korpela 63,39

17. Lindqvist, Mäkinen, Siltaniemi, Ruuska 61,87

18. Palomäki, Heikkilä, Korpela, Suojanen R 63,50

Katsojia 100

 

Kauhajoki - Pori, Kaupunki Cup 29.7.2007

 

Kauhajoki 33

Tero Villanen 2T031 6

Olli Heikkilä 02000 2

Timo Villanen 1214^ 8

Juho Ruuska 01232 8

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki DNS

Jonne Perälä 3111d 6

Jonny Korpela 1011 3

 

Pori 53

Marko Suojanen 3332 11

Jouni Viljanen 1020 3

Appe Mustonen 3322 10

Tomi Kauppi 221 5

Jari Mäkinen 3333 12

Mika Vuoristo 0100 1

Aleksander Edberg 22313 11

 

Erä erältä:

1. Suojanen, Te.Villanen, Viljanen, Heikkilä 62,25

2. Perälä, Edberg, Korpela, Vuoristo 63,89

3. Mustonen, Kauppi, Villanen, Ruuska 64,02

4. Mäkinen, Edberg, Perälä, Korpela 63,53

5. Suojanen, Villanen, Ruuska, Viljanen 62,40

6. Mäkinen, Heikkilä, Vuoristo, Te.Villanen T 63,46

7. Mustonen, Kauppi, Perälä, Te.Villanen 64,13

8. Edberg, Viljanen, Korpela, Heikkilä 65,06

9. Mäkinen, Ruuska, Villanen, Vuoristo 63,31

10. Te.Villanen, Mustonen, Edberg, Heikkilä 65,50

11. Suojanen, Villanen^, Perälä, Viljanen 62,78

12. Ruuska, Mustonen, Korpela, Vuoristo 65,73

13. Mäkinen, Suojanen, Te.Villanen, Heikkilä 64,08

14. Edberg, Ruuska, Kauppi, Perälä d 68,34

Katsojia 100

 

Abandoned after 14 heats, result will stand.

LahtiForssa – Seinäjoki, Kaupunki Cup 29.7.2007

 

LahtiForssa 31

Teemu Lahti 321221 11

Aarni Heikkilä 10030 5

Joni Kitala 2022 6

Janne Nyman 0110 2

Kalle Kivistö 2210 5

Esa Yrjölä 110 2

Ari Tuomisto 000 0

 

Seinäjoki 59

Benny Johansson 23333 14

Joni Keskinen 0232 7

Rene Lehtinen 33332 14

Petteri Koivunen 1012 4

Tero Aarnio 3331 10

Toni Stenberg 2001 3

Niko Siltaniemi 3121 7

 

Erä erältä

1. Lahti, Johansson, Heikkilä, Keskinen 65,02

2. Siltaniemi, Stenberg, Yrjölä, Tuomisto 67,30

3. Lehtinen, Kitala, Koivunen, Nyman 62,18

4. Aarnio, Kivistö, Siltaniemi, Tuomisto 67,06

5. Johansson, Keskinen, Nyman, Kitala 69,64

6. Aarnio, Lahti, Heikkilä, Stenberg 66,89

7. Lehtinen, Kivistö, Yrjölä, Koivunen 65,12

8. Keskinen, Siltaniemi, Lahti, Heikkilä 63,20

9. Aarnio, Kitala, Nyman, Stenberg 67,04

10. Lehtinen, Lahti, Koivunen, Heikkilä 67,35

11. Johansson, Keskinen, Kivistö, Yrjölä 66,70

12. Lehtinen, Kitala, Stenberg, Tuomisto 68,53

13. Johansson, Lahti, Aarnio, Kivistö 67,06

14. Heikkilä, Koivunen, Siltaniemi, Nyman 69,68

15. Johansson, Lehtinen, Lahti, Heikkilä 68,28

Katsojia 90

Edited July 30, 2007 by f-s-p

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Alltough they dont count the aggregate bonuspoints in Kaupunki Cup, I just had to do it This is how the table looks like with bonus points shown but not included. I dont have no idea how they score points for the table, since Pori has 13 from three wins?

 

In the averages Rene Lehtinen and Jari Mäkinen are the top riders from Finland that have ridden in more than 1 or 2 meetings.

 

Team........O...+/-......BP...P

Pori............5...253-203...2....13

Kauhajoki...5...206-245.........12

Seinäjoki....4...204-159...1....11

LahtiForssa.4...155-211..........9

 

LahtiForssa - Seinäjoki...31-59, ... =

LahtiForssa - Kauhajoki...39-53, ... =

LahtiForssa - Pori...48-45, 37-54 = 85-99

Pori - Seinäjoki...42-51, ... =

Pori - Kauhajoki...53-33, 59-34 = 112-67

Seinäjoki - Kauhajoki...58-31, 36-55 = 94-86

 

EDIT: So there are couple of more rounds left and then there will be a final on the 2nd of October as a one off in Haapajärvi. Backup date for this is 9th.

 

I spoke with the team manager of Pori last saturday. Pori look like winning the series and getting the "home team"-status for the final. Except that they couldnt care less! They had/have everything ready for their home leg of the final, but then they were just told that you're not keeping it, you're travelling 450 km north for a one off final. Brilliant!

Edited August 6, 2007 by f-s-p

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Tero Aarnio scored his first ever! max on a 500cc machine yesterday at Seinäjoki. He was also the person everyone wanted to talk to after the meeting was finished. He gated in front everytime and some thought his manouvers down the backstraight weren't always "politically correct". I saw them too and can understand some of the feelings expressed.

 

Once again a good meeting with some great battles alltough Haukat and Jokerit were there too. Hautamäki vs Lekander *2 and Sundström was excellent also.

 

Extraliiga 9/12 Seinäjoki 3.8.

 

Kopparberg 43

Tomi Reima 222 6

Linus Sundström 33232 13

Jyri Palomäki 3322 10

Andreas Lekander 223232 14

Jokerit 4

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki 00000 0

Olli Heikkilä 0000 0

Markku Autio 11110 4

Jonne Perälä 00000 0

 

Keittiöpiste 47

Tero Aarnio 33333 15

Juha Mäkelä 222 6

Teemu Lahti 223 7

Juha Hautamäki 3323323 19

 

Haukat 12

Kalle Kivistö 1110 3

Joni Kitala 1011 3

Aarni Heikkilä 01111 4

Niko Siltaniemi 11011 4

 

Erä erältä:

1. Aarnio, Reima, Kivistö. Korkeamäki 63,54

2. Sundström, Mäkelä, Kitala, O.Heikkilä 63,31

3. Palomäki, Lahti, Autio, Heikkilä 63,47

4. Hautamäki, Lekander, Siltaniemi, Perälä 62,99

5. Aarnio, Lekander, Heikkilä, O.Heikkilä 63,87

6. Sundström, Lahti, Kivistö, Perälä 63,59

7. Hautamäki, Reima, Autio, Kitala 63,21

8. Palomäki, Mäkelä, Siltaniemi, Korkeamäki 64,27

9. Lekander, Hautamäki, Heikkilä, Perälä 63,14

10. Lahti, Lekander, Kitala, Korkeamäki 64,35

11. Aarnio, Sundström, Autio, Siltaniemi 63,89

12. Hautamäki, Palomäki, Kivistö, O.Heikkilä 63,37

13. Aarnio, Palomäki, Kitala, Perälä 63,70

14. Lekander, Mäkelä, Autio, Kivistö 64,97

15. Hautamäki, Reima, Siltaniemi, O.Heikkilä 63,23

16. Sundström, Hautamäki, Heikkilä, Korkeamäki 63,71

17. Aarnio, Sundström, Siltaniemi, Korkeamäki 63,97

18. Hautamäki, Lekander, Heikkilä, Perälä 64,00

Katsojia 40

 

League table 9/12

KEITTIÖPISTE...6 - 260 - 29

KOPPARBERG....6 - 226 - 25

KOTKAT............5 - 200 - 22

PAHOLAISET......6 - 172 - 19

JOKERIT............7 - 82 - 15

HAUKAT............6 - 69 - 15

 

Averages after 9/12

Kaj Laukkanen - - - KOTKAT - - - 2 - - - 27 - - - 9 - - - 12,00

Juha Hautamäki - - KEITTIÖPISTE - - - 6 - - - 104 - - - 37 - - - 11,24

Kalle Lindgren - - - KOTKAT - - - 1 - - - 11 - - - 4 - - - 11,00

Emil Lindqvist - - - KOPPARBERG - - - 2 - - - 38 - - - 14 - - - 10,86

Andreas Lekander KOPPARBERG - - - 2 - - - 34 - - - 13 - - - 10,46

Linus Sundström - KOPPARBERG - - - 1 - - - 13 - - - 5 - - - 10,40

Kenny Olsson - - - - KEITTIÖPISTE - - - 1 - - - 13 - - - 5 - - - 10,40

Andreas Messing - - KEITTIÖPISTE - - - 2 - - - 25 - - - 10 - - - 10,00

Rene Lehtinen - - - KOTKAT - - - 5 - - - 55 - - - 23 - - - 9,57

Tero Aarnio - - - - KEITTIÖPISTE - - - 5 - - - 52 - - - 22 - - - 9,45

Jyri Palomäki - - - KOPPARBERG - - - 5 - - - 49 - - - 22 - - - 8,91

Daniel Davidsson - KOTKAT - - - 2 - - - 24 - - - 11 - - - 8,73

Benny Johansson - KOTKAT - - - 4 - - - 39 - - - 18 - - - 8,67

Teemu Lahti - - - - KEITTIÖPISTE - - - 5 - - - 39 - - - 18 - - - 8,67

Tomi Reima - - - - KOPPARBERG - - - 5 - - - 53 - - - 26 - - - 8,15

Robert Eriksson - - - KOTKAT - - - 1 - - - 14 - - - 7 - - - 8,00

Jari Mäkinen - - - - PAHOLAISET - - - 6 - - - 65 - - - 35 - - - 7,43

Juha Mäkelä - - - - KEITTIÖPISTE - - - 4 - - - 21 - - - 12 - - - 7,00

Petteri Koivunen - - KOTKAT - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - 6,00

Timo Villanen - - - - KOPPARBERG - - - 2 - - - 9 - - - 6 - - - 6,00

Petri Koskela - - - - PAHOLAISET - - - 6 - - - 42 - - - 29 - - - 5,79

Joni Keskinen - - - KOTKAT - - - 4 - - - 24 - - - 17 - - - 5,65

Thomas Ljung - - - KOPPARBERG - - - 1 - - - 8 - - - 6 - - - 5,33

Marko Suojanen - - - PAHOLAISET - - - 5 - - - 25 - - - 19 - - - 5,26

Kalle Katajisto - - - JOKERIT - - - 3 - - - 21 - - - 16 - - - 5,25

Aki-Pekka Mustonen - PAHOLAISET - - - 6 - - - 30 - - - 23 - - - 5,22

Jani Eerikäinen - - - JOKERIT - - - 3 - - - 14 - - - 11 - - - 5,09

Markku Autio - - - JOKERIT - - - 6 - - - 31 - - - 30 - - - 4,13

Mikko Rahko - - - - KOPPARBERG - - - 5 - - - 14 - - - 14 - - - 4,00

Joni Kitala - - - - - HAUKAT - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - 3,00

Aarni Heikkilä - - - HAUKAT - - - 6 - - - 21 - - - 28 - - - 3,00

Niko Siltaniemi - - - HAUKAT - - - 6 - - - 23 - - - 31 - - - 2,97

Kalle Kivistö - - - - HAUKAT - - - 6 - - - 9 - - - 22 - - - 1,64

Janne Nyman - - - HAUKAT - - - 5 - - - 9 - - - 23 - - - 1,57

Jonny Korpela - - - JOKERIT - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 4 - - - 1,00

Juho Ruuska - - - - JOKERIT - - - 6 - - - 6 - - - 28 - - - 0,86

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki - JOKERIT - - - 4 - - - 3 - - - 17 - - - 0,71

Olli Heikkilä - - - - - JOKERIT - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - 12 - - - 0,33

Jonne Perälä - - - - JOKERIT - - - - - - 0 - - - 4 - - - 0,00

Jouni Viljanen - - - PAHOLAISET - - - 1 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 0,00

Tero Villanen - - - KOPPARBERG - - - 1 - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 0,00

Toni Stenberg - - - KEITTIÖPISTE - - - 1 - - - 0 - - - 1 - - - 0,00

 

Best Pairs today at Lahti, results late sunday night.

 

How was Pori and Kauhajoki for travelling spanner?

 

I couldn't sleep...

Edited August 4, 2007 by f-s-p

[DutchGrasstrack 804]

Any full results from Stavanger F-S-P ?

 

Thanks

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Any full results from Stavanger F-S-P ?

 

Thanks

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this is what was sent by our federation.

 

Tulokset:

1. Rene Lehtinen Suomi

2. Marius Rökeberg Norja

3. Kenneth Borgenhaug Norja

4. Nynke de Jong Hollanti

5. Willy Tjessem Norja

6. Klaus Peter Germemann Saksa

7. Raimo Juntunen Suomi

8. Björn G Hansen Norja

9. Markus Helin Suomi

10. Tommi Ahlgren Suomi

11. Per Bakke Norja

12. Kim Rudi Mortensen Norja

 

 

In Esbjerg Jari scored 5 from his heats and Tero won Jari and that was his only point. Thats all for now...

Edited August 5, 2007 by f-s-p

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Pairs Championship final 4.8.2007 Lahti

 

Tomi Reima must really have a sore neck today, even 48hrs after this meeting. He twice "carried" Hyyryläinen over there line before an opponent. If you like team riding you would have loved this! Sadly Palomäki's frame broke in his third ride, so they had to use Hyyryläinen. In the last heat of the day Keittiöpiste outgated Leijonat and Reima was unable to challenge Hautamäki who was covering Lahti in the lead. I wouldn't have been surprised if Palomäki had laid his bike down on the third lap to get an exclusion and give Reima a second shot, but it didn't happen. Palomäki retired on his last lap as others crossed the finishing line. A good meeting again. There seems to be alot of these going around!

 

Keittiöpiste, KMMK 30

Juha Hautamäki 223322 14

Teemu Lahti 3223 10

Juha Mäkelä 33 6

 

Leijonat, HMK 26

Tomi Reima 233231 14

Jyri Palomäki 3220 7

Marko Hyyryläinen 32 5

 

Paholaiset, PMK 19

Petri Koskela 01N223 8

Appe Mustonen 111 3

Marko Suojanen d332 8

 

Royals, FMS 16

Aarni Heikkilä 310011 6

Niko Siltaniemi 202123 10

 

Kotkat, SeMK 15

Joni Keskinen 133131 12

Petteri Koivunen 012000 3

 

Haukat, SsMK 11

Kalle Kivistö F20000 2

Janne Nyman 201312 9

Markku Weckman DNS

 

Jokerit, KauhjMK 9

Jani Eerikäinen 31101F 6

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki 100101 3

 

Erä erältä:

1. Eerikäinen, Nyman, Korkeamäki, Kivistö F 67,63

2. Palomäki, Reima, Keskinen, Koivunen 66,41

3. Lahti, Hautamäki, Mustonen, Koskela 65,47

4. Heikkilä, Siltaniemi, Eerikäinen, Korkeamäki 68,50

5. Keskinen, Kivistö, Koivunen, Nyman 68,40

6. Reima, Palomäki, Koskela, Suojanen d 67,75

7. Mäkelä, Hautamäki, Heikkilä, Siltaniemi 67,15

8. Keskinen, Koivunen, Eerikäinen, Korkeamäki 67,81

9. Reima, Palomäki, Nyman, Kivistö 67,97

10. Suojanen, Siltaniemi, Mustonen, Heikkilä 68,78

11. Hautamäki, Lahti, Korkeamäki, Eerikäinen 64,94

12. Nyman, Koskela, Mustonen, Kivistö 69,09

13. Hautamäki, Lahti, Keskinen, Koivunen 68,25

14. Hyyryläinen, Reima, Siltaniemi, Heikkilä 69,43

15. Suojanen, Koskela, Eerikäinen, Korkeamäki 67,75

16. Mäkelä, Hautamäki, Nyman, Kivistö 68,15

17. Keskinen, Siltaniemi, Heikkilä, Koivunen 67,72

18. Reima, Hyyryläinen, Korkeamäki, Eerikäinen F 69,87

19. Siltaniemi, Nyman, Heikkilä, Kivistö 68,16

20. Koskela, Suojanen, Keskinen, Koivunen 67,81

21. Lahti, Hautamäki, Reima, Palomäki 65,97

Estimated crowd 200

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There's a big longtrack meeting tomorrow at Forssa. Riders include: Gerd Riss, Mattias Kröger, Joonas Kylmäkorpi, Janne Koivula, Markus Helin...

 

On sunday there's an Extraliiga meeting at Lahti between Jokerit - Haukat - Kotkat - Kopparberg. I heard yesterday that Kylmäkorpi is riding there too.

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Longtrack yesterday at Forssa:

1. Gerd Riss

2. Joonas Kylmäkorpi

3. Bernd Diener (won the B-final)

4. Matthias Kröger

5. Rene Lehtinen

6. Mikko Rahko

 

I was only there for the first heats. Been told it was a success in every way. Good racing on a good track with 1500 people watching.

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Extraliiga meeting at Lahti was stopped today after heat 8. In that heat Aarni Heikkilä hit the fence pretty hard back wheel first. When landing after some somersaults he hurt his neck quite badly and broke his wrist also. More information later. Haukat was in the lead at this point. Main reason for stopping the meeting was the rain. For the same reason the Kaupunki Cup meeting was cancelled all together.

 

Pretty bad luck for the travelling british fans (that I've heard of), flying over to watch meetings rain off

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Aarni Heikkilä has some broken bones in his hand and has fractured some bones in his back. He will be out for 8 weeks. This all unofficial alltough from a reliable source.

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Aarni Heikkilä has some broken bones in his hand and has fractured some bones in his back. He will be out for 8 weeks. This all unofficial alltough from a reliable source.

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Lucky lad. Wooden or mesh fence?

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Lucky lad. Wooden or mesh fence?

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The fence at Lahti is a nightmare. Wooden sheets and the pilars are 4 by 4 inch wood. They would probably stop a tractor if necessary.

 

It was raining and the track was very slick. I was told his backwheel hit the fence, bike lifted and then Aarni was flying. Other source questioned the fact if he hit the fence or not.

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Remaining Finnish fixtures:

 

August

17th Extraliiga at Pori

18th Seinäjoki Speedway postponed

19th Extraliiga at Kuusankoski

25th Longtrack Finnish final LIVE ON THE INTERNET starting 18.00 our time. www.popula.tv

27th Extraliiga at Lahti

 

October

1st Kaupunki Cup at Pori

2nd Kaupunki Cup final at Haapajärvi

??th Seinäjoki Speedway + 80 cc team final

 

Joonas Kylmäkorpi broke his shoulder at Lahti also. He's probably out for the season. Nothing much else to report. The KC meeting that was supposed to be ridden after EL at Lahti has now been scrapped alltogether.

[Ghostwalker 1,864]

fsp sorry if this has been asked before but how does the future look?

 

do you have "a lot" of young prospects (names please )and how is speedway "rated" as a sport in finland = is the intrest among people/media week or strong or somewhere in between?