racers and royals

TVP Sport`s link for meeting https://sport.tvp.pl/52871040/zuzel-kryterium-asow-transmisja-zuzel-na-zywo-online-live-stream-gdzie-ogladac?fbclid=IwAR1zGTKRixfWDogS7FgXXT-s5snrtf8_wK2tB5veHRLeVZJJPDZTZYX8StM The meeting has it`s own website http://kryteriumasow.com/

Extraleague have announced the timings and TV for the opening 2 rounds Round 1 Saturday 3rd April Lublin v Czestochowa start time 5pm UK time Eleven Sport 2 Saturday 3rd April Grudziadz v Wroclaw start time 7.30pm UK time Eleven Sport 2 Sunday 4th April Torun v Zielona Gora start time 3.30pm UK time N Sport Sunday 4th April Leszno v Gorzow start time 6.15pm UK time N sport Round 2 Friday 9th April Zielona Gora v Grudziadz start time 5pm UK time Eleven Sport 1 Friday 9th April Wroclaw v Torun start time 7.30pm UK time Eleven Sport 1 Sunday 11th April Gorzow v Lublin start time 3.30pm UK time N Sport Sunday 11th April Czestochowa v leszno start time 6.15pm UK time N Sport

2nd pair announced today Team Percuro Rasmus Jensen Andrey Kudriashov

1st pair announced today team Kolanko Jakub Jamrog Michael Gruchalski

A Covid guest rider signed by a club can ONLY ride and replace a team rider who has been diagnosed as having Covid. A Warsaw contract rider can ride for the team he has signed a contract with but is also allowed to move clubs at any time. The 8 and 16 are U 23 and can only replace 1-5 team members unless the 8 /16 is Polish U 21 and then could replace 6/7 and 14/15.

Google translation of latest Speedweek article Can a tuner simply copy parts of an engine or an entire unit? GM sees itself duped by Femming Graversen and is preparing a lawsuit against the Dane. The Italian engine manufacturer GM is a top address in rail sports alongside Jawa and GTR. But almost no one of the drivers from the Speedway GP right down to the B license or the sidecar class builds the engine into the chassis of their bike the way it comes off the rack. Most of them trust the skills of tuners who conjure up one or the other horsepower from the already expensive aggregates. That costs a lot of extra money. Only the users of the engine from the Swiss Marcel Gerhard make an exception here. The GTR developed by the former long-track world champion should, according to him, be just as good as a fully tuned GM or Jawa, but last much longer and therefore cheaper. The problem in prototype sport in rail sport is the lack of fixed specifications regarding durability, apart from a maximum speed of 13,500 rpm in the European Championship and the World Cup. There is no trace of the homologation of an engine, i.e. the stipulation of a certain minimum number of pieces per racing series. "We don't want to tell people which parts they have to install by, for example, homologating a special piston," emphasized Armando Castagna, the highest track sports official of the FIM motorcycle association, most recently to SPEEDWEEK.com. And: "Our philosophy is that we open the market to as many manufacturers as possible." The dispute between GM boss Vittorio Marzotto and the Danish tuner Flemming Graversen, who looks after a number of top pilots, especially from the financially strong speedway GP scene, shows that engine manufacturers and tuners can get into each other properly . Graversen is said to have copied their engine exactly, according to GM, with which Marzotto does not agree and wants to file a suit against the Dane in court. In addition, the Italian warned the speedway pilots against using the services of Flemmig Graversen. You would never get original parts from GM again in the future, and bonuses for World Cup victories and other perks would also be canceled. Lukasz Malaka, journalist for the Polish website “po-bandzie.com.pl”, asked Vittorio Marzotto how far the case against Graversen had progressed. After that, Marzotto would have followed up with a top GP driver who, according to him, worked exclusively with Graversen, but has not yet received any feedback. Marzotto expects the intended driver to be intelligent enough to make the right decision, because his door could close forever. Marzotto also made it clear that there was no problem with someone buying their new or used GM and then hiring them at Graversen. However, if someone were to buy a copy of their GM, they would end up working with them permanently. Graversen would employ morally reprehensible practices. Therefore, GM's lawyers are currently preparing a lawsuit against Graversen.

Actually the following weeks- Thursday the 1st is just before they start at Easter. Sorry for the calendar cock-up

Hopefully Poland`s will be next week ( unless it was this week which i haven`t got yet)

round 3 is in Gdansk.

Poland has just today announced a national lockdown due to Covid from Saturday until April 9th. It is highly likely start of the Polish season will not start until after that.

Dates and times of the eWinner 1st League TV matches in the 2021 season all on N sport Saturday: 3 p.m. UK time Saturday 5.30pm UK time Sunday: 1 p.m. UK time Monday: 5.30pm UK time

From Sportowefakty(Google translation) The suspension of the track license in Gorzów is a consequence of the works that began at the stadium. Edward Jancarz. The club decided to expand the VIP lounges. So far, there have been 24 such spaces on the site. When finished, there will be 10 more. The problem is that the inhabitants of Gorzów did not report the entry of heavy equipment onto the track (this constitutes an interference in it). Now the track at the stadium Edward Jancarz will have to be re-verified. The question is when PZM will find time for it. Moreover, Moje Bermuda Stal Gorzów is threatened with disciplinary proceedings. Moje Bermuda Stal Gorzów decided to finance the construction of the beds from its own pocket, despite the fact that the building at ul. Śląska belongs to the city. According to CEO Grzyb, it is an investment. Although the reconstruction of the stadium will cost over a million zlotys, on each additional box Moje Bermuda Stal earns about 50 thousand. PLN per year. In total, the profit from the new boxes will amount to 500 thousand. PLN during one season only. Construction works at the stadium in Gorzów may take up to 2.5 months. This means that the boxes will not be ready for the start of the new season of PGE Ekstraliga, which is planned for April.

Not sure what`s going on but seems to be problems at Gorzow- this is from the PZM today(google translated) At the request of Ekstraliga Żużlowa Sp. z o.o., the Main Speedway Sports Commission on March 17, 2021. suspends the track license in Gorzów Wielkopolski, which means that any driving on the track is prohibited, including training until the track is picked up. 2. We give the dates of the interim league transfer windows: - mid-year transfer window I: April 19, 2021 - April 23, 2021 - mid-year transfer window II: May 17, 2021 - May 21, 2021 - mid-year transfer window III: July 27, 2021 - July 31, 2021 - mid-year transfer window iv: August 23, 2021 - August 27, 2021

Wittstock promoter Frank Mauer on the decision of league 2 to start in April- Google translation of po-bandzie article. Today a decision was made to postpone the start of the 2nd Speedway League. The inaugural train is scheduled to take place on April 17. According to the owner of the German club from Wittstock, the Polish speedway authorities made a mistake. - I must admit that I am completely unable to understand it. I think that postponing the league by two weeks does not change anything completely. I already know that on April 17 we will not be able to travel in Germany, I'm not joking. In Poland, you probably do not realize the danger. Only those who have experienced COVID-19 or lost a loved one know how dangerous it is. What you are doing is playing with fire, says Frank Mauer. According to player father Steven Mauer, if the league starts on April 17, it will be without the participation of the team from Wittstock. - I'll make that decision. In the current pandemic situation, Wittstock will definitely not go to the league in April. Let there be clarity. Not because I'm on a whim, but because of the situation. Of course, the lack of fans hurts a lot, but the most important thing is the health of all of us. We don't seem to realize how serious a threat we are playing with. So what if there will be tests, they won't prevent contact or contamination. We already have a number of mutations of this virus in Germany. After all, there are teams from Germany, Poland and Latvia in the league. A mixture among which it is easy to find danger. One infected person is enough here and a lot of people end up in quarantine, God forbid not in the hospital. For me, health is the most important, even more important than the slag that I finance. The second issue is the restrictions. How to come to Wittstock, let's assume a team from Rzeszów, if they have nowhere to sleep. I understand that they will come with sleeping bags, tents and their own provisions, because our restaurants are closed. It is not possible to let fans in this year and I do not hide - this is also a problem. Not only mine, clubs in Poland have bigger ones - continues Frank Mauer. - I do not understand this. For me, it is also a language barrier. If I attended the meeting and knew the language, I would quickly say what we are doing and convince other clubs. You have to go from July, week after week, without play-offs. Only in the event that the pandemic calms down. If not, the tournament should be canceled. For me, I repeat, the health of players and activists is more important than the speedway that I love. You cannot risk your life for the slag. At least I won't sign it. I believe that the decision will be changed and I urge you to be cautious. We have a pandemic and you mustn't joke with it, he continues. We also asked MSC owner Wolfe Wittstock how he assessed the readiness to ride of the second German team, the Landshut team. - As far as I know, they are to have or already have permission from the city to organize the competition without an audience. Everyone does what he sees. I repeat, I do not want to risk my health and I do not want to go without the audience. Without it, matches look like training, which is not what it is all about, summed up nervous Frank Mauer.

A decision has been reached today that Div 2 start is delayed until April 17th.

After a meeting of the E winner league clubs a decision has been taken to start the league as scheduled on April 3rd. I am assuming nearer the time a decision will be made about whether the matches will be behind closed doors.

TVP`s programme starts at 5pm UK time with 1st race at 5.15pm.

Newly updated list of sparing matches for the Extraleague teams( thanks to Stewmac) FOGO Unia Leszno: TBA - Falubaz Zielona Góra (home or away) TBA - Falubaz Zielona Góra (home or away) MY BERMUDA Stal Gorzów: March 21: MY BERMUDAS Stal Gorzów - BETARD Sparta Wrocław March 23: MY BERMUDAS Stal Gorzów - eWinner Apator Toruń March 30: eWinner Apator Toruń - MY BERMUDA Stal Gorzów BETARD Sparta Wrocław: March 21: MY BERMUDAS Stal Gorzów - BETARD Sparta Wrocław March 24: Falubaz Zielona Góra - BETARD Sparta Wrocław March 25: BETARD Sparta Wrocław - Falubaz Zielona Góra Falubaz Zielona Góra: TBA - FOGO Unia Leszno (home or away) TBA - FOGO Unia Leszno (home or away) March 24: BETARD Sparta Wrocław - Falubaz Zielona Góra March 25: Falubaz Zielona Góra - BETARD Sparta Wrocław March 27: Orzeł Łódź (home or away) March 28: Orzeł Łódź (home or away) ELTROX Włókniarz Częstochowa: TBA - AFORTI Start Gniezno (home or away) TBA - AFORTI Start Gniezno (home or away) TBA - Unia Tarnów (home or away) TBA - Unia Tarnów (home or away) 27 March - ZOOLESZCZ DPV LOGISTIC GKM Grudziądz - home 28 March - ZOOLESZCZ DPV LOGISTIC GKM Grudziądz - away Motor Lublin: TBA - Zdunek Wybrzeże (training camp in Gdańsk) TBA - Zdunek Wybrzeże (training camp in Gdańsk) TBA - Unia Tarnów (home or away) TBA - Unia Tarnów (home or away) ZOOLESZCZ DPV LOGISTIC GKM Grudziądz: TBA - ARGED MALESA Ostrów Wielkopolski (home) TBA - ARGED MALESA Ostrów Wielkopolski (away) 27 March - ELTROX Włókniarz Częstochowa (away) 28 March - ELTROX Włókniarz Częstochowa (home) eWinner Apator Toruń: TBA - ARGED MALESA Ostrów Wielkopolski (home or away) TBA - ARGED MALESA Ostrów Wielkopolski (home or away) TBA - ABRAMCZYK Polonia Bydgoszcz (home or away) TBA - ABRAMCZYK Polonia Bydgoszcz (home or away) 23 March - MY BERMUDA Stal Gorzów (away) March 30 - MY BERMUDA Stal Gorzów (home)

Polish media reporting that POLADA are unhappy about the 1 year ban and have appealed and want it doubled to 2 years.

The Henryk Zyto memorial pairs meeting will open the season at Gdansk. The meeting will be behind closed doors but is to be broadcast on the internet. Start time 2pm UK time

This big individual meeting, back after a long absence will open Bydgoszcz`s season on Monday 29th March. Start time and line up TBA. the meeting is live on TVP Sport and will be held without spectators.

Probably they have copied the GM bottom end nearly exactly- as they are unlikely to be able to source GM bottom ends.

It will be on " Kandysoft " which i`m sure Gambo has access to

Sunday August 11th 2019

Google translation of Speedweek article. What is the difference between a GM and an FGM? That is the question. The Italian plant GM claims that the Dane Flemming Graversen copied their Speedway engine. Flemming Graversen is a sought-after tuner in the Speedway GP scene. The Dane from Varde on the west coast of Jutland in southwest Denmark had his greatest success with Australian Jason Doyle in 2017 when he became Speedway World Champion in Melbourne. With the cylinder head developed by Graversen on a GM engine. In the meantime, Graversen has developed its own motor with the FGM, which recently openly aroused the discontent of the Italian manufacturer and thus competitor GM (Giuseppe Marzotto). At the end of last year, GM wrote a letter to all tuners and drivers in the Speedway GP series, demanding that their cooperation with Flemming Graversen be terminated. It is alleged that the Dane illegally copied their technology and then made perfect copies of their GM engines themselves. GM representatives complained about unfair practices on the part of Graversen and postulated a 100 percent reproduction of their product without their consent. According to their account, the Italians had acquired one of the engines that Flemming Graversen had built from scratch and subjected it to a thorough examination in their factory. In their opinion, the FGM is a complete copy of your own GM. As supposed evidence, they posted photos of parts of the GM and FGM for comparison. According to the Italians, there was only one difference between the two engines, namely the lack of embossed symbols of the GM brand. "Our patience is over," said Vittorio Emanuele Marzotto in a Polish sports magazine. In addition, it was made clear to the GP pilots that if they continued to work with Graversen they would never get original parts from GM again. SPEEDWEEK.com has asked Flemming Graversen to comment on these allegations. However, he has not yet replied.