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Czech Railways timetables are here : www.cd.cz (In English too) You have to use Czech placenames (Praha not Prague) Yes, dependiing on whether its a local train, or euro city, etc, affects the price, but only slightly. By The Way, "Mohu koupit jedno zpatecni listky do Pardubic / Prahy pa dnesek, prosim" means "I wold like to buy a return ticket to Pardubice / Prague for today, please" ** Zpatecni is pronounced "Spa-Ditch-Knee" Jedno - One Dvet - Two Tri - Three (You could always print this off, or save it your mobile, and show it to the person in the train station ticket kiosks) There are also "Speedway Special" Buses that run on the Saturday and Sunday of the Golden Helmet Weekend, and some info on this is below : From the city centre (bus stop „Masarykovo námesti“) to the Speedway Stadium in Svitkov can You go by the autobus line No. 8 or 88 – get out at „Svitkov, park“. Attention: The frontal bus-display must indicate „Svitkov, skola“. Some buses of line 8 are going only to Main Station. During the races in Svitkov rides the special autobus line from „Trida Miru“ to „Svitkov, park“. The bus tariff is normal, i.e. 14,- CZK (or 20,- CZK by driver). Today I got the special bus departure times from stop „Trida Miru“ to the right „Svitkov, park“ (i. e. Speedway Stadium): at 10:40, 11:01, 11:20, 11:41, 12:00, 12:21, 12:40 and 13:01. (These are 2011 times, but I doubt they will be different this year) The bus lines No. 8 and 88 operate every day. I´m recommending, You buy the very advantageous paper ticket for 24 hours (24 hodin). Such ticket You get at vending machines in Railway-station hall or near the bus stop „Trida Miru“ too. The price of this ticket is only 55 CZK, You can travel without any stint by all lines everywhere. The validity of this ticket starts in the moment of buy. On the board do not mark such ticket. In Pardubice, differ from U.K., we have the trolleybuses too. If You will want, You can make a little trip to Lazne Bohdanec by trolleybus line No. 3. Lazne Bohdane is a small and pretty spa town near Pardubice (ca. 10 km). This trolleybus rides also via industrial area „Synthesia“ and „Explosia“, where is produced the famous expolosive Semtex. Attention! On workdays some buses of line No. 3 end only by „Globus“ (shopping centre on half of this route). **Trida Miru is basically the main thoroughfare in Pardubice city centre The Junior Golden Helmet / Golden Ribbon normally starts at 17.00 hodin on the Friday, with the Saturday and Sunday meetings starting at 12.30

The date for the Velka Pardubicka Steeplechase long ago changed to Sunday 7th October, the week before the Golden Helmet. The dates for both events were released at the same time

Not sure to be honest, but at the current time, if Prague were to be removed from the calendar, or the Prague club were no longer be interested in holding a GP at Marketa, that would mean the Czech Republic leaving the GP Calendar, as Pardubice are not currently interested in staging a Grand Prix, viz this posting by Petr Moravec on the discussion forum of their website www.zlataprilba.cz : Havlis Wrote : Že ten Olsson a Olsen a BSI stále tvrdošijně cpou GP do Prahy na jednokolejku, na které nejde předjíždět místo aby navrhli GP do Svítkova, kde je předjíždění zaručeno už jenom šířkou dráhy pro šest jezdců. Stále hledají jak seriál GP zatraktivnit a přitom v Praze to je atraktivvní akorát cenou vstupenek a tím , že padesát metrů od stadionu pražáci nevědí, že se tam nějaká GP vůbec jede a taky nevědí co to plochá dráha vůbec je. To je vizitka města, které bude tento závod pořádat už pošestnácté! Petr Moravec reaguje: 11.10.2011 (08:39)X Petr Moravec Replied : Možná se Vám to bude zdát divné, ale AMK ZP Pardubice vzhledem k ekonomické náročnosti pořadatelů Grand prix nemá zájem o pořádání tohoto podniku. Už jenom proto, že když jsme v minulosti o tom začali jednat, oni navíc okamžitě tyto požadavky stupňovali střídavě vůči Praze i nám. Proto jdeme jinom cestou se zaměřením na Zlatou přilbu, mistrovství světa juniorů a pokud někdy v budoucnu bude mít pořadatelská země právo mít v jím pořádaném závodě svůj celek (kvůli Velké Británii se totot pravidlo připravuje) možná projevíme zájem o SWC. Ke kritice Prahy řeknu jediné, buďme rádi, že tamní pořadatelé to ekonomicky zvládají (věřte, že je to pořádná "pálka") a SGP se u nás koná. Which roughly translated by Google is : Havlis Wrote : That the Olsen and Olsson and BSI are still stubbornly stuffing GP to Prague for monorail, which can not overtake the place to suggest to the GP Svitkov where overtaking is guaranteed if only for a track width of six riders. Still looking for the GP series as attractive while in Prague, it is just atraktivvní price of tickets and the fact that fifty meters from the stadium Prague people are unaware that there is a GP at all goes well and do not know what it is at all Speedway. This card is a city that will host this race already pošestnácté! Petr Moravec answering: October 11, 2011 (8:39) X Petr Moravec Replied : Maybe you it will seem strange, but AMK ZP Pardubice, due to the economic performance of the Grand Prix organizers are not interested in organizing this venture. Just because we in the past about it began to act, they also immediately turn these demands escalated to Prague and to us. So we go a different way, focusing on the Golden Helmet, Junior World Championships, and if sometime in the future will be the organizing country the right to have it hosted the race in its entirety (for the UK, is this rule of course) might express interest in SWC. The criticism of Prague only say, let's be glad that the local organizers economically handle (believe it's proper "bat") and SGP at our place. Petr Moravec is an official of AMK ZP Pardubice by the way

Possibly. but with having precious little knowledge of speedway before May this year, I am not surprised he didnt know..... I wonder how many sports journalists from Scandanavia would know that Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a GAA venue in Cork ? What I also find funny is that week after week on twitter you can see people having a pop at the coverage and/or commentary provided by PremierSports on a Tuesday...The same suspects do it every week, but they must be tuning in every week to have a dig ? Yes, PremierSports undoubtedly do not have the resources of Sky, but I am grateful to be able to watch ElitSerien on a Tuesday

You could suggest that, Alan - www.premiersports.tv or @premiersportstv on Twitter Personally, I think this year is a learning process and things should improve from 2012. Dave McIntyre (@davemcintyreNT) doesnt actually work for PremierSports, as he is a full time sports journalist on "NewsTalk", an Irish version of Talksport radio in the UK. Dave actually specialises in Gaelic sports, Hurling & Gaelic Football, and had virtually no knowledge of speedway prior to being asked by PremierSports to cover speedway for them. I think Dave has improved quite a lot since the Swedish season started in May. When Dave's NewsTalk commitments preclude him from covering the speedway on a Tuesday (GAA Clubs hold their press conferences on a Tuesday evening) Declan Quigley takes over, and I must admit, I find him hard to listen to (I have made PremierSports aware of this) As the guys are sat in a Dublin TV studio, with no contact with the track where the meeting is being shown live from, I think they do a good and improving job. The fact that the studio is in Dublin obviously doesnt help with getting in someone to provide colour commentary, for example. I can't believe that there are many speedway "experts" living in the Irish Republic, and therefore, they would have to fly someone over from England, which may be prohibitive for them. Personally, to be able to watch Swedish Speedway live on a Tuesday night at home in England on TV without the hassle of finding an internet stream watched on a PC is great, and makes the £7.99 a month subscription cost well worth it, especially as I watch the NRL Rugby League too. However, if one lives overseas, then obviously an internet stream is possibly the only viable option, Alan.

Oh yes you can, Alan ! Taken from Twitter : @PremierSportsTV Premier Sports 4 nights of speedway over next 2 weeks with relegation battle between Dackarna and Västervik next week and then... (Taken from ) Premier Sports ‎4 nights of speedway over next 2 weeks with relegation battle between Dackarna and Västervik next week and then the finals between Piraterna and Indianerna the following. Should be good. Sadly the 1st match has to be delayed until 10pm because of live football but other 3 are live.

Indianerna V. Piraterna WILL be shown live, as Rangers V. Malmo will be shown after the speedway : Tuesday 26 July Swedish Speedway Round 12: Piraterna vs Indianerna (BILETMA Arena) 18:13 Tuesday 26 July Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round: Rangers vs Malmo (1st Leg) 19:45 Taken from : http://www.premiersports.tv/schedule.html

Indianerna V. Piraterna WILL be shown live, as Rangers V. Malmo will be shown after the speedway : Tuesday 26 July Swedish Speedway Round 12: Piraterna vs Indianerna (BILETMA Arena) 18:13 Tuesday 26 July Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round: Rangers vs Malmo (1st Leg) 19:45 Taken from : http://www.premiersports.tv/schedule.html

Nothing. As I said, people make their own decision on whether or not to buy the app. However, for a previous poster to accuse the developer of "greed" is unfair I feel. To me personally, £2.99 a year isnt going to break the bank, and the developer isnt going to become extremely wealthy off the back of it. If he can make a few quid in recompense for his time and effort, good luck to him I say.

At the end of the day, you pay your money ( or not ) and make your choice. However, personally, I wouldn't say that "someone has decided to get greedy" - Is £2.99 a season / year really that much ? That's roughly the same cost as a single pint of beer for a whole year's worth of use. I have used the app on my iPod Touch, and would gladly pay just under three quid a year to use it, and would be happy to also buy an Android version, which I understand is in the works, from Craig's recent tweets on the subject.

Why is Mickey Mouse the logo / mascot of Falubaz ? Whats the reasoning behind it ?

Just use Google translate, like the rest of us All decisions to be ratified December 11th at Czech annual AGM in Pardubice

Sadly, I believe you to be 100% correct, Stars and Devils are indeed mere pawns in this dirty little game that is being played out within the Kremlin, er BSPA corridors of power

From : http://www.speedwayfakta.cz/aktuality/navrat-prvni-ligy-extraliga-ve-trech/ Návrat první ligy, extraliga ve třech? Jaroslav Líbal, 26.11.2010, 11:32zdroj: vlastní informace ceska-republika.pngSpolu se sněhovou nadílkou za okny a blížícím se koncem roku dostává jasnější obrysy také podoba českých plochodrážních soutěží pro nadcházející sezonu 2011. A právě v příštím roce by mělo transformací přeboru ČR družstev dojít ke vzkříšení někdejší 1. ligy. O účast v ní projevilo zájem již 5 týmů, zatímco v nejvyšší soutěži – extralize družstev – může dojít na souboj pouze ve třech. Z informací, které máme k dispozici, zatím vyplývá, že zájem o účast v extralize doposud oficiálně projevila pouze družstva Pardubic, Prahy a Mšena. Další účastník letošní extraligy – PK Plzeň – figuruje k dnešnímu dni jen mezi prvoligovými týmy, a o jakou soutěž má zájem AK Slaný, doposud není známo. Pokud by se již nic nezměnilo, je systém extraligy připraven tak, aby bylo možné soutěž uskutečnit pouze s třemi účastníky. Finálová kola šampionátu jednotlivců uvidí diváci ve Mšeně, v Praze a v Divišově, semifinále uspořádají pardubičtí pořadatelé. Mistrovství ČR dvojic budou hostit Březolupy. Předběžný přehled soutěží pro rok 2011: Extraliga: Pardubice, Praha, Mšeno 1. liga: Mšeno, Plzeň, Březolupy, Svitavy (Pardubice), Praha Finále MČR jednotlivců: Divišov, Mšeno, Praha Semifinále MČR jednotlivců: Pardubice MČR Dvojic: Březolupy MČR na dlouhé dráze: Mariánské Lázně MČR na ledové ploché dráze: Božetice, Růžená, Hamr na Jezeře Přebor ČR jednotlivců: Liberec, Pardubice, Mšeno, Praha MČR juniorských družstev: Pardubice, Mšeno, Plzeň, Slaný, Praha MČR juniorů do 21 let: Praha, Svitavy, Liberec, Mšeno, Divišov, Plzeň, Slaný, Pardubice MČR juniorů do 19 let: Pardubice

Any ideas then? Does seem odd that Plymouth, with 5 years membership of the NL, have been refused entry to the PL, while Leicester, whose stadium and track construction is not yet fully complete at present , have been granted entry to the PL! All very odd ...

Yes, there was a secret ballot... Me thinks that Plymouth were, wrongly in my opinion, refused entry to PL on travel grounds...Especially as centrally located Leicester were allowed in...

Paul Pickering ? Very doubtful ... Probably be Mark "Buzz" Burrows Eric Monaghan or Nigel Crabtree ? No, but those two more likely than Pickers... Will be Buzz I would have thought...

I Sverige, Stappen ? No idea mate I England ? Robinarna i Swindon, I hope

The Czech League conference is in Pardubice on Saturday 11th December. I wouldnt expect much rider movement though, if any at all. AFAIK, the only club that needs to replace riders in their squad are Prague, as Lubos Tomicek's contract has come to an end, and Leigh Adams has of course retired. Having said that, Leigh (a member of the Pardubice squad for several years before switching to Prague this year) didnt turn a wheel for Prague in the season just passed, with Davey Watt riding in their early meetings, and then Nicki Pedersen being brought in for the business end of the season. Whether Lubos joins Slany, his favourite track in the Czech Republic, remains to be seen

Thats a +1 for Boogaloo.... If you cant get Boogaloo over, Bobby Schwartz would be a VERY close replacement !

I was talking about southern tracks in general, rather than just exclusively NL Would be happy to watch the team at Newport, Somerset or Swindon, for example

Any meetings planned at southern tracks, Sarah ?

Thanks Steve, That should put everyone in the picture So....pretty please with a cherry on top....Can we see the team at Swindon in 2011 ? Ask that nice bloke Patchett at Dudley...Apparently, he gets on well with the Swindon promotion, and might be able to swing a visit from your boys to Wiltshire

Er.... It IS the very same team... The organisation made some changes and underwent a re-branding / re-naming earlier this year... I would love to see the team ride at Swindon, as their only previously planned visit to Blunsdon fell victim to the weather...

As Team Manager I presume ?