nw42 2,053 Posted April 29, 2017 Well having only seen the racing from heat 13 i am only glad i missed the first 12 if they were the same as the last 11 races.That was one borefest with the racing done after bend 2.The only way is up now at least. You're lucky Tell, most of us have suffered double bubble compared to you. Great to see the GP series get going and all that but what a dross track to choose for the opener, doesn't exactly whet the appetite for any casuals watching. Good to see Vaculik win, always comes across well when interviewed, looks really lean & mean this season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
False dawn 2,307 Posted April 29, 2017 Nerd Alert! Gate Wins Points 1 7 34 2 8 40 3 8 46 4 0 18 I find that level of disadvantage for one gate to be unacceptable regardless of the processional racing beyond the first corner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobC 664 Posted April 29, 2017 The track up to Ht 8 was about the same as Wards meeting. No sign of Doyle and co trying to get it called off though. Funny that. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,771 Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Woffinden hasn't jumped the start once actually, he tried and failed. He punished himself both times, rather than gain an advantage and cause the race to be stopped... which is what the warning is for.. the warning may be for stopping the race but woffinden jumped twice trying to anticipate the start , the fact that he impeded himself doesn't matter , he was trying to cheat and he was the one who made vaculik jump, unfortunately the ref was his usual useless and warns the wrong rider, got a feeling we are going to see some tactical twitching on the start line when a rider knows the rider next to him is on a warning Edited April 29, 2017 by THE DEAN MACHINE 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,995 Posted April 29, 2017 Come on fast Freddie! !Congratulations Martin. Good start to the season. Lindgren joint leader in the world right now. You'll be pleased to know that Lindgren actually leads the series, by virtue of his lower GP number! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,859 Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) I agree with TDM. When the green light comes on, everyone should be standing still and if someone moves, give that someone a warning. Edited April 29, 2017 by Ghostwalker 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,145 Posted April 29, 2017 New rule required - watering of the track prior to start of the meeting has to be finished 1 hour before the start. They were watering heavily 30 minutes before the start.!!! Then looked like no grading for the whole meeting. The quality of racing was pretty dreadful - and that is all down to the poor track preperation, not the quality of riders capabilities. Got to be poor when gate 4 is so highly disadvantaged. Well done the top 3, Vaculik, Lindgren and Dudek, though as the season progresses I feel that Dudek might be the one who is more consistent. Dont think anyone mentioned Emil yet. Slow start to the meeting, but then tuned in, but picked the wrong gate in the semi (gate 2) when the "best" gate had moved over to 3. Look at the state of Woffinden's ears. Makes his head look like an X-box controller. Cant remember any recent world champion in any sport that looks as bad as TW does - does'nt help to present speedway to attract newcomers. Has he been on Question of Sport yet? You get to see personalities from all sorts of sports but not speedway, not surprised really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,771 Posted April 29, 2017 Cant remember any recent world champion in any sport that looks as bad as TW does - does'nt help to present speedway to attract newcomers. Has he been on Question of Sport yet? You get to see personalities from all sorts of sports but not speedway, not surprised really. his look apeals to the yuff apparently and him not appearing on question of sport is more to do with the BBC having their heads stuck firmly up their own backsides 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,750 Posted April 29, 2017 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUY-l-BlkDQ polish commentry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
500cc 309 Posted April 29, 2017 Now that's better, a rostrum containing three riders who earned the right to be there !!! The three riders who went through the GP Challenge qualifiers last year monopolise the rostrum again. That is good to see though as I think it is important for the series to maintain the opportunity for all (it's obviously not that open of course) to be able to qualify. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,829 Posted April 29, 2017 If they will sign with Krsko after today's farce we will have a solid proof for BSI acting against Poland and Polish speedway wich is in fact against international law and FIM regulations. let's not even mention the appalling ruling set down by the Poles on the 2 country rule for every foreign rider. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June01 270 Posted April 29, 2017 Patryk Dudek Patryk!!! FALUBAZ!!! Do Dah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted April 29, 2017 the warning may be for stopping the race but woffinden jumped twice trying to anticipate the start , the fact that he impeded himself doesn't matter , he was trying to cheat and he was the one who made vaculik jump, unfortunately the ref was his usual useless and warns the wrong rider, got a feeling we are going to see some tactical twitching on the start line when a rider knows the rider next to him is on a warning The only facts that matter are that Woffinden did not cause any races to be stopped. As such he can't be warned for delaying the start. It's not complicated. As for tactical twitching, one of the most ridiculous ideas I have ever heard.. Let's risk 'twitching' and completely missing the gate on the off chance that the guy next to me 'might' react at the right time to get a flyer.. The rule has been like this since touching the tapes became an exclusion, if one guy moves, but another touches the tapes, the one who touches the tapes is excluded. Hardly something new. I agree with TDM. When the green light comes on, everyone should be standing still and if someone moves, give that someone a warning. I also agree that is how the rule SHOULD be. However, it seems it isn't, so therefore the warnings were correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted April 29, 2017 People blaming the track but I would blame the preparation. I am positive there will be tactical twitching at the start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fourentee 988 Posted April 29, 2017 Woffinden tweet: 8 points not bad! 24h NO rain and they prepare a track like that for the best riders in the world to wobble around! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites