Prague Line-Up

[tomhaines 68]

Have just heard that Scotty has pulled out and will be replaced by number 27, Rafel Dobrucki. (Joonas K is riding Grasstrack in France and Simon S is injured)

 

So the first heats are:

1 - Loram, Jonsson, Andersen, Svab

2 - B Pedersen, Dobrucki, L Dryml, Barth

3 - Sullivan, Max, Hampel, A Dryml

4 - Brhel, Holta, Protasiewicz, Laukkanen

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9 - Adams, Gollob, N Pedersen, Jensen

10 - Crump, Rickardsson, Hancock, Richardson

 

 

I havent heard anything else on Scotty just that he is replaced by Rafel.

[21st century heathen 220]

Hardly a supprise that Scott has taken the safe option. Couldn't havetold you was next in line though. Wonder why Tomas T didn't get the nod to ride?

[Rico 210]

Hardly a supprise that Scott has taken the safe option.  Couldn't havetold you was next in line though.  Wonder why Tomas T didn't get the nod to ride?

There is a list of reserves for the GP, based on the result of last years Grand Final meeting at Poole. First reserve is Joonas Kylmakorpi (sp?) who was the first non-qualifier, then Simon Stead - both are unavailable at this stage, so the third man Dobrucki gets the nod.

 

Last year there was a slightly different scenario in Cardiff where a rider pulled out the meeting on the Thursday - there was no way the reserve rider could make it (I think it was a Russian - possibly Povazhny) to the meeting in time, so Chris Harris got a very late call-up to the meeting at the choice of the home federation.

 

Rico

Edited May 13, 2004 by Rico

[tomazpozrl 8]

Here is a list of official 2004 GP qualified reserve riders:

 

25. Joonas Kylmakorpi

26. Simon Stead

27. Rafal Dobrucki

28. Billy Janirro

29. Roman Povazhny

30. Charlie Gjedde

[Bryce 349]

Just goes to show the vagaries of speedway. Fully half of those reserves are currently injured. Combined with the unavailability of Joonas, the field is pretty thin.