DutchGrasstrack 804 Posted March 14, 2008 I was just watching the pics from Assen by DGT. One of them showed the track absolutely flooded with water and in the next there was a tractor scraping all the excesswater off. Did they really do this? or did I misunderstand something crucial... Heard a rumour about the price that the organizers are paying for a day. HUGE! Yep they realy did it... when I arrived in Assen (2 hours before the race) there was alot of water on the track. 30 minutes (or something) before the race they were scraping it all off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,996 Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks Ian. Mark said he would be there saturday at least.Not sure if he was staying sunday as well.Had a good chat with him and his mechanic.Not sure if he was happy with his performance,but he was getting stuck in and was certainly competetive.Was a good meeting.Obviously Bauer was easily the winner,but for the other rostrum places there was keen competition.Was lucky with the wind as it had been blowing the bales across the track all day but eased up just before the meeting or that could have caused a problem.Should be better for the weekend although still a bit wet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks Ian. Mark said he would be there saturday at least.Not sure if he was staying sunday as well.Had a good chat with him and his mechanic.Not sure if he was happy with his performance,but he was getting stuck in and was certainly competetive.Was a good meeting.Obviously Bauer was easily the winner,but for the other rostrum places there was keen competition.Was lucky with the wind as it had been blowing the bales across the track all day but eased up just before the meeting or that could have caused a problem.Should be better for the weekend although still a bit wet Re-run of 2004? That was a nice weather with the thuderstorm and lightnings on saturday night... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted March 14, 2008 Yep they realy did it... when I arrived in Assen (2 hours before the race) there was alot of water on the track. 30 minutes (or something) before the race they were scraping it all off. I guess it doesn't matter how much water you put on it, if only the ice is below zero and the air is above zero. Usually the best ice is achieved when the water is warm. Then it first melts the ice and creates a very smooth surface. Nothing to do with ice racing though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conkers 67 Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) Result from R 5 Berlin 15.3.2008 A Final: Dmitri Khomitsevich 25 Franz Zorn 20 Danil Ivanov 18 Stanislav Archipov 16 (f) B Final Pavel Tsjajka 14 Vitali Khomitsevich 13 Per-Olof Serenius 12 Maksim Zakharov 11 C Final Nikolai Krasnikov 10 Stefan Svensson 9 Antti Aakko 8 Ilja Drozdov 7 D Final Harald Simon 6 Gunther Bauer 5 Antonin Klatovsky 4 Dmitri Tschatschin 3 Overall: PSN Rider Country Total 1 Nikolai Krasnikov Rus 110 2 Dmitri Khomitsevich Rus 92 3 Danil Ivanov Rus 86 4 Franz Zorn A 84 5 Stanislav Archipov Rus 78 6 Maxim Sakharov Rus 72 7 Pavel Tschajka Rus 50 8 Ilya Drozdov Rus 50 9 Per-Olof Serenius S 46 10 Gunter Bauer D 39 11 Harald Simon A 38 12 Antti Aakko SF 36 13 Stefan Svensson S 29 14 Vitali Khomitsevich Rus 28 15 Antonin Klatovsky CzR 26 16 Johnny Tuinstra NL 19 17 Tommy Flyktman SF 12 18 Dmitri Tschatchin D 10 Sorry for the late result, but Iris123, Jacky and myself have been socialising since 9pm CET EDIT: Forgot to put the finals in! Edited March 16, 2008 by Conkers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Ore 204 Posted March 16, 2008 Result from R 5 Berlin 15.3.2008 Sorry for the late result, but Iris123, Jacky and myself have been socialising since 9pm CET Excellent results service Conkers; you deserve the socialising. Enjoy the Sunday meeting and come on Franky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conkers 67 Posted March 16, 2008 The final round of the World Championship: Round 6, Berlin 16.3.2008 A Final: Dmiytri Khomitsevich 25 Franz Zorn 20 Danil Ivanov 18 Stanislav Archipov 16 (DNR) B Final: Nikolai Krasnikov 14 Ilja Drozdov 13 Harald Simon 12 Maksim Zakharov 11 C Final: Pavel Tsjajka 10 Stefan Svensson 9 Vitali Khomitsevich 8 Antti Aakko 7 D Final: Antonin Klatovsky 6 Johnny Tuinstra 5 Dmitri Tschatschin 4 Per-Olof Serenius 3 Final Table: PSN Rider Country Total 1 Nikolai Krasnikov Rus 124 2 Dmitri Khomitsevich Rus 117 3 Franz Zorn A 104 (+3) 4 Danil Ivanov Rus 104 (+2) 5 Stanislav Archipov Rus 94 6 Maxim Sakharov Rus 83 7 Ilya Drozdov Rus 63 8 Pavel Tschajka Rus 60 9 Harald Simon A 50 10 Per-Olof Serenius S 49 11 Antti Aakko SF 43 12 Gunter Bauer D 39 13 Stefan Svensson S 38 14 Vitali Khomitsevich Rus 36 15 Antonin Klatovsky CzR 32 16 Johnny Tuinstra NL 24 17 Dmitri Tschatchin D 14 18 Tommy Flyktman SF 12 Great that Franky made it to the rostrum, despite Krasnikov running into him in Heat 40, and the fact that he and Dmitri battled all weekend. Danil Ivanov held up Franky in the A Final, but Zorn just failed to make it a win in the dash to the line with Dmitri. He beat Danil in a run off for the Bronze. Stanislav Arkipov fell in his final ride, but suffered suspected shoulder and back injuries, and didn't race in the A Final. Gunther Bauer withdrew, and Tommy Flyktman didn't make the D Final as he scored 0 all meeting. I heard he had bike trouble, but I don't know. Nice to se Wolfcry and the boys too. And Iris123 - I got Krasnikov to smile and do the pose I wanted him to!!! :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,996 Posted March 16, 2008 Nice to se Wolfcry and the boys too. And Iris123 - I got Krasnikov to smile and do the pose I wanted him to!!! :lol: I'll second the first bit(and everyone else i bumped into over the weekend) and Bugger!!!!!! To the second bit Nice one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conkers 67 Posted March 17, 2008 Footnote to the weekend: The Russians were all the Winters last night, and I managed a quick word with Stanislav Arkhipov (well a combination of my very poor german, his very poor english and a drunken interpreter ) , who was walking round the bar a little gingerly. He hasn't broken anything, but boy is he bruised! He wanted to ride in the A final but the medics ruled against it as he was still being examined by the Track Doctor. By the time he was finished, the presentations were well and truly over, and his mechanic was packing away his bike. The Khomitsevich and Ivanov brothers and attendent wives/girfriends were also very merry as they made up for the lack of alcohol over the weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) Footnote to the weekend: The Russians were all the Winters last night, and I managed a quick word with Stanislav Arkhipov (well a combination of my very poor german, his very poor english and a drunken interpreter ) , who was walking round the bar a little gingerly. He hasn't broken anything, but boy is he bruised! He wanted to ride in the A final but the medics ruled against it as he was still being examined by the Track Doctor. By the time he was finished, the presentations were well and truly over, and his mechanic was packing away his bike. The Khomitsevich and Ivanov brothers and attendent wives/girfriends were also very merry as they made up for the lack of alcohol over the weekend. Are you planning a career switch to the tabloids? Did you receive the blue thing? Edited March 17, 2008 by f-s-p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,996 Posted March 17, 2008 Are you planning a career switch to the tabloids? One of the photogrphers nearly had his lights put out for acting like a tabloid photographer World Championship,Berlin fotos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted March 17, 2008 One of the photogrphers nearly had his lights put out for acting like a tabloid photographer World Championship,Berlin fotos You managed to get a few good ones. Were you on rented help again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,996 Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) You managed to get a few good ones. Were you on rented help again? No.I only rented a lens for thursday.My budget couldn't stretch to a weekend as well(should have seen me.I had a bit of card and a rubber band as a lens shade and a plastic bag to protect the camera against the rain.Not like my profi colleagues ).Not the way my friends were drinking Edited March 17, 2008 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cat 0 Posted March 17, 2008 Got back late last night.. had a cracking trip. First time to the Ice Speedway and found it so exciting. I would recommend it to anyone on the main forum. Those boys are mad. My funniest moment was when the Austrian fans set fire to the straw bale fencing with their flares on day 1! More action than any Shorttrack GP.. Thanks to everyone for their advice a few months back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conkers 67 Posted March 17, 2008 Glad you've seen it and enjoyed the experience. Unfortunately we forgot to arrange a meeting point this year although a few of met up at the back of the first bend near the food stalls. Maybe next time we can arrange something in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
