racers and royals

Challenge final is 22nd May in Krsko SLO

If you had gone again in 2020 you wouldn`t have recognised the place- the back straight stand is magnificent along with the new pits complex. the improvements are not finished there the 1st/2nd bend is being done next. the racing was brilliant there in 2020, here is an example.

How far down your like list was this week`s " the gaffer`s greatest gaffer"

There has been some great editions recently and today`s is no different.

Pepe Franc has signed for Wittstock.

Sad news Zenon died today aged 67.

Dackarna have signed Kevin Wolbert.

Last year( pre Covid pandemic) they were published on December 7th- so my best guess would be shortly( unless they hold off for Covid reasons).

Charles Ochiltree died in 1998 and was a speedway promoter for 50 years. His son is Martin who took over until 2003.

Think you are getting mixed up with what Division Lodz are in- they are in the E Winner Div 1 which is the 2nd division in Poland but isn`t their Div 2, and the E Winner league do not ride on Friday`s.

Vojens

The eight clubs are GSK Liga Grindsted, Team Fjelsted, Esbjerg Vikings, Region Varde Elite Sport, Slangerup Speedway, Holsted Tigers, SES - Sønderjylland Elite Speedway from Vojens and Nordjysk Elite Speedway from Brovst. Brovst have signed Grzegorz Zengota

Wittstock have signed Australian Fraser Bowes- son of Shane.

Torun for league matches, the pits are along the back straight. At the Gelsenkirchen GP the pits were along the back straight.

Eskilstuna Smederna have announced that Alekandsr Loktaev, Daniel Kaczmarek and Johannes Stark have all signed for 2021.

Kai Huckenbeck stays at Rospiggarna in 2021

Vastervik have signed Vadim Tarasenko for 2021. Vadim gets the entrance cut 1,254 Other drivers under contract 2021: Jason Doyle 1,865 Jack Holder 1,771 Bartosz Smektala 1,571 Viktor Kulakov 1,556 Jaimon Lidsey 1,250 Mads Hansen 1,250 Linus Sundström 1,192 Anton Karlsson 0,500 Noel Wahlqvist 0,500

David Bellego stays with Masarna

THJ signs for Piraterna.

No- none in Div 1 or 2- only the Extraleague top 4 fighting for the title

Rasmus Jensen has left Rospiggarna for Dackarna.

Hopefully there won`t be a Torun or Krosno running away with it in 2021. Grudziadz have been in the Extraleague for a few years and will not want to finish bottom, but have to be favourites. I didn`t mention it but the Extraleague play-offs for the top 4 remain in 2021.

Statement from the metal league about 2021- Google translated. - We want to send a clear message to the Danish speedway fans, sponsors and clubs, as well as to all the drivers who have a contract in the Metal Speedway League, that you will not experience another year on the sidelines, says Annette Vesterskov who is chairman for the league association. The eight clubs are GSK Liga Grindsted, Team Fjelsted, Esbjerg Vikings, Region Varde Elite Sport, Slangerup Speedway, Holsted Tigers, SES - Sønderjylland Elite Speedway and Nordjysk Elite Speedway from Brovst. - Without being able to go into details, we are working with more models in relation to any restrictions in the coming year, but most importantly, all clubs agree to ensure speedway at the highest level in 2021, states Annette Vesterskov. The league association meets again shortly after the New Year.

It is being reported that there will be no play-offs in Poland again in 2021- which means the bottom club in the Extraleague get relegated and are replaced by the E Winner div 1 top team. the bottom team relegated and replaced by the top team in Div 2

Krosno have added Mathias Thornblom to their squad for 2021.