Ghostwalker

So which riders do we think will get the nod? There are likely three riders that needs to be replaced; Nicki, Darcy and Tai.

Krzysztof Buczkowski who crashed a while back have been replaced by Rune Holta accordingly to the rule about replacing a longtime injured rider. http://www.dackarna.nu/sv/nyheter/nyheter/e/5007/rune-holta-ersatter-buczkowski/ Nicki Pedersen is also injured but since he is expected to be absent for less then 28 days Dackarna can not replace him and will probably use R/R for him.

Positions just like I predicted. However I think Thorssell and Engman should have scored a few more points each. Berntzon did ok.

I don't know how far down the list they go, nut Hans Andersen is next in line after MJJ; http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/CCP_2012/2013/501-06.pdf

The Czech really have to over perform if they are going to get a medal. Poland should win, DK second, Sweden third and Czech 4th.

Emil's form is unbelievable at the moment. Rocket starts and lightning fast bikes.

I just read that Nicki has left the hospital already. Nothing broken but he will need about 2 weeks of rest. Nasty crash but he was very lucky to have escaped without any broken bones.

"EMIL EMIL EMIL EMIL". And again a very nice move by Vaculik, a really superb heat.

If they continue like this, there won't bee any riders left for the Grand Final.

Looked like the bike didn't have enough power and continued in a straight line towards the airfence.

I read a comment from a Swedish rider when the result of Dudeks A-test was revealed and he said that he hardly ever had been tested but that more frequent tests were needed.

Nicki had a crash. He was passed on the outside by Holta and Holta changed racing line a bit too tight in front of Nicki who didn't have a chance to slow down/avoid Holta.

I don't know but I thought it looked like he was holding his left fore arm, but could be collarbone or even worse both. Had it been "just" a collarbone, he wouldn't still be down or?

That looked really awful.

Very nice by Vaculik.

I get the same as BB48.

Here is the link: http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/kings-lynn-stars/inside_track_2014_world_number_three_niels_kristian_iversen_s_weekly_look_inside_the_norfolk_arena_1_3733320

Well Rospiggarna will likely have Chris Harris at the reserve...

Smederna announced today that Laguta will be back for Tuesday, Smederna could then ring this team on: http://www1.idrottonline.se/SmedernaSpeedwayforening-MotorcykelochSnoskoter/Nyheter/Nyhetsarkiv/GRIGORIJLAGUTATILLBAKAEFTERSKADA/ Grigory Laguta Grzegorz Zengota Pawel Przedpelski Peter Karlsson Kenni Larsen Magnus Zetterström Oliver Berntzon For Rospiggarna, Mads Korneliussen is also expected to be back. http://norrteljetidning.se/sport/1.2601554-korneliussen-kor-sm-kvartsfinalen

I also think now that is is a translation error and that they misinterpreted the maximum possible length of the suspension (2 years) as a definite ruling from FIM.

2 years is normal for a first time offence. Evy Sachenbacher got suspended for two years for the same substance so two years is standard for this kind of offence. http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/german-olympic-champion-evi-sachenbacher-banned-for-doping/ Perhaps he didn't intend to dope himself but from a juridical point if view it does not matter since it then would "excuse" themselves with "I didn't take it intentionally. However it is quite strange that Nerikes Allehanda is the only news source that writes this (Expresses quotes NA),

Dudek suspended for two years according to Swedish newspapers Expressen and Nerikes Allehanda http://www.expressen.se/sport/motor/dackarnas-dudek-avstangd-for-doping/ http://na.se/sporten/speedway/1.2603807-bekraftat-dackarnas-stjarna-dopad

In general our I are more like your e and our E doesn't really have a match. vowels at the end of words are usually have a short and hard pronunciation. Its the same with a and e in the middle of the names above. Short and hard. vowel with one consonant after is pronounced long and soft while vowels with two consonants usually is pronounced short and hard. I.e. Smederna, first E is long and "soft" while the second E and the A is short and hard. In Swedish letters it would be Sme-därr-na An anecdotal fact is that Rospiggarna once was nick named "The pigs" by Billy Hamill in a radio commercial. It was something like " come and see Smederna vs. Rospiggarna, you know "the Pigs". To be fair on him he was tricked into saying it, he was hesitating but was told by Smederna that "we say it all the time" which obviously wasn't true and it Swedish the word pigg have a different then the English word and is in this case referring to a wasp or the wasp's stinger.

But one would think risking the safety of other riders by intending to ride intoxicated should be considered to be a more serious violation then "just" a performance enhancing substances? That riding while intoxicated could cause much worse things then "Just" using performance enhancing substances. I realize that rules are like they are but still.

https://twitter.com/Paul_Burbidge/status/502412707094876160 So if Dudek is suspended for 2 years, then Darcy surely should get a similar ban?