DutchGrasstrack 804 Posted October 26, 2008 Hi lads, Interesting news from the FIM Congress: - Long Track: heat format remains the same – 18 riders including two permanent wild-card riders for all the finals - Main change: point system in qualifying, semi-finals and final. - Titles: FIM Track Racing Sidecar World Championship 1000cc, Speedway 250cc Junior Gold Trophy (2010), Long Track 250cc Junior Gold Trophy (2010).- Technical: creation of a 250cc Speedway and Long Track Junior Gold Trophy for 2010. Age of riders: from 14 to 17 years – New measuring system for sound control - New homologated silencer for all Track Racing 500cc motorcycles. What's your opinion about it? I think it's a great step forward in the sport.. makes the step easier from a 80cc/125cc to a 500cc . The dates are also confirmed for 2009, I've put it all together, including the provisional UEM calendar: http://www.baansportfansite.nl/2009/ek%20wk/index.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,997 Posted October 26, 2008 As ever good work Jesper,to put all that together. Nice that the Euro U19 Team Final,plus the Euro 80cc Championships are in Denmark.Also the World U21 Final at Gorzow is reachable for me Not too sure on the 250cc comp.Who will enter?I guess riders from CZ and Germany,maybe even GB.But i would have thought that depends on where it is held. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conkers 67 Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) FIM Track Racing World Championships FIM Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix April 25 Czech Republic Prague May 9 Poland Leszno May 30 Sweden Göteborg June 13 Denmark Copenhagen June 27 Great Britain Cardiff August 1 Latvia Daugavpils August 15 Sweden Malilla August 29 Poland Bydgoszcz September 12 Slovenia Krsko September 26 Tba tba October 10 Italy tba November 14 Australia (tbc) Melbourne Individual Speedway WC Qualifying rounds 06/06 Lonigo-ITA (Qualif. 1) 07/06 Divisov-CZE (Qualif. 2) 07/06 Wiener Neustadt-AUT (Qualif. 3) 27/06 Gorican-POL (Qualif. 4) 04/07 Motala-SWE (Semi-Final 1) 04/07 Daugavpils-LAT (Semi-Final 2) 20/09 Coventry-GBR (Grand Prix Challenge) FIM Speedway World Cup 02/05 Terenzano-ITA (Qualif. 1) 03/05 Daugavpils-LAT (Qualif. 2) July 11 Event 1 Denmark Vojens July 13-14 Event 2 Tba tba July 16 Race-Off Poland Leszno July 18 Final Poland Leszno Ind. Ice Racing World Championship 11/01 Saalfelden-AUT (Qualif. 1) 17-18/01 Stockholm-SWE (Qualif. 2) 25/01 Sanok-POL (Qualif. 3) 07-08/02 Krasnogorsk-RUS (Final 1) 14-15/02 Ufa-RUS (Final 2) 07-08/03 Berlin Wilmersdorf-GER (Final3) 14-15/03 Assen-NED (Final 4) Ice Racing Team Final 31/01-01/02 Inzell-GER Long Track World Championship 16/05 Artigues-de-Lussac-FRA (Qualif. 1) 07/06 Bielefeld-GER (Qualif. 2) 27/09 Pfarrkirchen-GER (Long Track Challenge) 20/06 Marianske Lazne-CZE (Final 1) 13/07 Marmande-FRA (Final 2) 30/08 Herxheim-GER (Final 3) 06/09 Morizes-FRA (Final 4) 12/09 Vechta-GER (Final 5) Team Long Track World Championship 16/08 Eenrum-NED (Final) Speedway Junior World Championship 25-26/04 Neustadt Donau-GER (Qualif. 1) 17/05 Krsko-SLO (Qualif. 2) 17/05 Rye House-GBR (Qualif. 3) 17/05 Mseno-CZE (Qualif. 4) 18/05 Elgane-NOR (Qualif. 5 Scandinavia) 21/06 Miskolc-HUN (Semi-Final 1) 27/06 Kumla-SWE (Semi-Final 2) 04/10 Gorican-CRO (Final) Team Speedway Junior World Championship 01/06 Abensberg-GER (Qualif. 1) 07/06 Pardubice-CZE (Qualif. 2) 06/09 Gorzow-POL (Final) Individual Grass Track Youth Gold Trophy 125cc 25-26/07 Tayac-FRA Individual Speedway Youth Gold Trophy 80cc 09-12/07 Rybnik-POL Track Racing Sidecar 1000cc World Championship 04/07 La Réole-FRA (Final) Looks like the Russian Proposal to change the Ice Racing World Championship to the GP format (20 heats, 2 semi finals & Final) didn't go through so we are stuck with 20 heats + D,C,B,A Finals Edited October 26, 2008 by Conkers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicar 2 Posted October 26, 2008 It is interesting where will be GP in 26.09. Maybe on the new stadium in Togliatti? And Emil with wild card there By the way - does anyone knows when will be announced who gain the 4 Wild Cards for season 2009? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DutchGrasstrack 804 Posted October 26, 2008 And does someone got the rider allocations? As those were not posted on the FIM website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoMinuteWarning 69 Posted October 28, 2008 Somebody needs to get their act together. In different countries, juniors (under-16) are riding 80cc, 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc. Can't we have some standardisation? Shouldn't the FIM be define which age groups should be riding which cc? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,997 Posted October 28, 2008 Somebody needs to get their act together. In different countries, juniors (under-16) are riding 80cc, 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc. Can't we have some standardisation? Shouldn't the FIM be define which age groups should be riding which cc? They did try Brian.During the World Ice Speedway Finals in Berlin there was a conference on this subject.Erik Gundersen was there.But there is no way the Scandinavians are going to change after all the money they have invested and of course all the success.I mean,look at who is on the 80cc route.Denmark,Sweden,Poland and Russia.Look at the success they are having.Then look at who is on the 250cc route.GB,Germany,Czecho.And compare the two Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bejczys 0 Posted October 29, 2008 The wild cards for: http://www.zuzel.sport24.pl/news/show/7390...agar_w_gp_2009/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
