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Kildemand apparently had two broken ribs from his crash in the Danish qualifier but as you could see, he tried to ride anyway tonight which obviously didn't work. http://www.fyens.dk/modules/mobile/article?articleid=2982772

Article from the German motorsite speedweek: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=sv&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.speedweek.com%2Fspeedway-racing%2Fnews%2F90957%2FSpeedway-World-League-Wie-Wolfslake-betrogen-wurde.html The idea seems to keep the event at Wolfslake but sometime later in the year where already bought tickets still would be valid but plane and train tickets would be a different matter.

I don't know really.

Smederna arranged this season's first practice at Smedstadion earlier tonight, https://www.facebook.com/ikarossmederna/videos/1019427311484090/ https://www.facebook.com/ikarossmederna/videos/1019428058150682/ https://www.facebook.com/ikarossmederna/videos/1019429384817216/ https://www.facebook.com/ikarossmederna/videos/1019430608150427/ https://www.facebook.com/ikarossmederna/videos/1019440341482787/ https://www.facebook.com/ikarossmederna/videos/1019442661482555/

I read (and translated with google) some of the comments and some speculated/insinuated that it was cancelled due to poor ticket sales.

I read that as well. It said that yesterday, the track met all requirements made by both WSL and FIM. So how does a track goes from ok to not ok in 24 hours? What was ok yesterday but not today? I feel sorry for WLS since it seems that they have spent allot of work (and likely money) to get the track up to standards just to become screwed over by FIM in the last minute. Of course if the track have issues that cannot be fixed in time they shouldn't go ahead anyway but should obviously postponed it. However these things must have been know already when the track was chose to hos WSL but likely the FIM didn't care to have a look and just approved it without bother to check the standard of the arena.

I don't know but shouldn't WSL and FIM have been aware of this when they chose the host venue?

Official FIM press release: http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/2016-fim-world-speedway-league-postponed/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgeyUsuUkAAiTDk.jpg Postponed since track and/or facilities does not meet FIM standards.

Dudek will be wild card according to SF. Maksym Drabik and Pavel Przedpelski to be track reserves. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=sv&sl=pl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsportowefakty.wp.pl%2Fzuzel%2F595481%2Fznamy-dzika-karte-na-grand-prix-w-warszawie

The crash in heat 3: http://sport.tv2.dk/motorsport/2016-04-20-se-det-uhyggelige-styrt-her-bliver-dansk-speedwaykoerer-koert-over Another article: http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/anden_sport/motorsport/speedway/feltets-aeldste-vinder-omstridt-speedway-kvalifikation/6047902

Well HNs was awarded the wild card. https://m.facebook.com/EsbjergMotorsport/posts/527348387437921

The rights to show footage in news is likely bought from Sky since that is how it usually works.

I was a bit too quick with top 5. re-run for 3rd and 4th place. https://twitter.com/EMS_Speedway/status/722507867887153152 re-run for first https://twitter.com/EMS_Speedway/status/722508903615823872

Am Krämerwald 6 . 16727 Oberkrämer https://www.google.com/maps/place/Am+Kr%C3%A4merwald+6,+16727+Oberkr%C3%A4mer,+Tyskland/@52.703111,13.043899,601m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47a902eff93fbcb7:0x3899f093407ce171?hl=sv-SE http://www.speedwayteam-wolfslake.de/da-finden-sie-uns-1.html

It will start in 20 minutes. The only liver coverage I know about is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeCDPyyRTOA but it might not be live all the time. It is provided by these: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osderelskerspeedway Esbjerg ms will update the results on their facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EsbjergMotorsport/ heat 1. Madsen falls on his own on lap 1 and is excluded. Results heat 1: Korneliussen, B. Pedersen. Bach. Nasty crash in heat 3 lap 2. Ht 2 results: Anders T, 3 Mikkel M, 2 Hans A, 1 Patrick H, 0. Heat 3 crash: Kenni caused Lasse Bjerre to fall and Lasse was hit by Kildemand. Kenni excluded. Kildemand wins heat 3, Lasse Bjerre is 3rd. Not sure about who was second., Mikkel Bech was second. Overtook Bjerre on lap 3. Heat 4 results, Klindt, MJJ, K. Bjerre. Nicolai Busk, Heat 5: Bech, Klindt, Thomesen, Koreneliussen. heat 6 restarts. Hougaard cashed a 3-rider crash and is excluded. All riders up and walking though. Live results available at espeedway: http://live.espeedway.pl/race_detail.php?id=5013 ht 6: B. Pedersen, K.Bjerre, Kenni. ht 7: Leon Madsen, 3 Peter Kildemand, 2 Mikkel M, 1 Nikolaj Busk, 0. heat 8 good fight for second between MJJ and Hans Andersen. Andersen had the upper hand for two laps but MJJ manage to grab 2nd. Rene Bach, 3 Jepsen Jensen, 2 Hans Andersen, 1 Lasse Bjerre, 0. Lasse Bjerre have pulled out from the rest of the meeting due to his crash in heat 3. https://www.facebook.com/EsbjergMotorsport/posts/527200154119411 Heat 9: Patrick H, 3 Jepsen Jensen, 2 Peter Kildemand, 1 Mads Kor, 0. Heat 10: Bjarne P, 3 Anders Thomsen, 2 Nikolaj Busk, 1. Ulrik Østergaard Heat 11: Kenneth Bjerre, 3 Hans Andersen, 2 Mikkel Bech, 1 Claus Vissing, 0 Heat 12: Klindt, 3 Mikkel M, 2 Bach, 1 Kenni Larsen, 0 attendance 2022. Heat 13: Mikkel M, 3 Kenneth Bjerre, 2 Mads Kor, 1 Ulrik Østergaard, Heat 14: Hans Andersen, 3 Bjarne Pedersen, 2 Peter Kildemand, 1 Klindt, 0. Heat 15: Jepsen Jensen, 3 Leon Madsen, 2 Anders Thomsen, 1 Kenni Larsen, 0. Heat 16: Mikkel Bech, 3 Patrick H, 2 Bach, 1 Nikolaj Busk, 0 Apparently N.Klindt have declined a GP qualification seeding but would accept a seeding for SEC qual. Heat 17: Mads Korneliussen 3, Hans Andersen 2, Kenni Larsen 1, Nikolaj Busk 0. Heat 18: Mikkel Bech 3, Bjarne Pedersen 2, Jepsen Jensen 1, Mikkel Michelsen 0 Heat 19: Leon Madsen 3p, Patrick H 2p, Klindt 1p, Claus Vissing 0p Heat 20: Anders Thomsen, Kenneth Bjerre, Peter Kildemand, Rene Bach, Top 5: Bjarne Mikkel Bech A. Thomesen K. Bjerre MJJ. Wild card will likely goto Kildemand but it depends on if any rider declines a gp and or SEC quali seeding.

Kenni Larsen is the most underrated rider in Elitserien according to Elitserien's team managers. http://ekuriren.se/sport/1.3993306-smedernas-dansk-mest-underskattad

Ok televised meetings for the first 4 rounds have been confirmed. There will only be one televised meeting/round this season. Cmore had lots of problems/complaints about the non-focus meetings last season so I don't think it was a successful enough for them to continue with it this season. 3 May: Piraterna Lejonen 10 May: Masarna Elit Vetlanda 17 May: Indianerna Dackarna 24 May: Lejonen Rospiggarna http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/2016/04/19/klart-med-tv-matcher-fram-till-omgang-4/

Lejonen have decided to replace Okoniewski with Maksym Drabik with whom they have signed a three year contract. http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/2016/04/19/lejonen-varvar-polskt-stjarnskott/

It seems that Cmore have decided which meetings that are going to be focus meetings in the first two rounds according to http://www.tvmatchen.nu/speedway/ Round 1, May 3rd: Piraterna-Lejonen Round 2, May 10th; Masarna-Elit Vetlanda Still unconfirmed though.

Dackarna have signed a two year deal with Friends Arena about Dackarna providing some 40 volunteers to the GP staff. http://www.speedwaynyheter.se/2016/04/18/dackarna-far-fortsatt-fortroendet-pa-friends-arena/

R&R is right.There were two qualifications semi-finals held on Friday with the A & B final held on Saturday. Sort of like a mini SWC.

The A-final of Vetlanda Lagcup can be watched here: http://www.vetlandaposten.se/article/live-tv-13-50-lagcupen-i-speedway/

From Michelsen's Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BERfmGjwtWj/

I disagree slightly. IMO Munkebo is (on paper) sligthly stronger then Belle Vue. Bjerre, Andersen and especially Larsen are quite good riders. Smolinski is not that good but probably have some pretty descent experience with the track.