Ghostwalker

Lineups have been declared for Tuesday's quarter finals: http://www.svemo.se/sv/Grenar/Speedway/Elitserien2014/ Dackarna will have to use R/R for Nicki and then Holta will replace Buzckowski. The other teams are expected to have full strength teams. I will make a proper play off thread but it won't be up until tomorrow. -- More info about Vargarna: http://www.vargarnaspeedway.se/medlemsmoten/medlemmar-i-vargarna-speedway/

Well well well, a last heat decider coming up. Not strange, they've got no money and they owe several riders money. THJ refuses to ride for them any more since they have not paid him for quite a long time.

Vargarna gets another loan from Torsten Sahlin and Vargarna will take a decision within 2-3 weeks whether they will remain in Elitserien or not. If they decide to step sown to Allsvenskan, Västervik will be offered their place in Elitserien. http://www.nt.se/sport/sahlin-raddar-vargarna-skanker-900-000-10087205.aspx

notice that Loktaev is riding, we'll see on Tuesday if he is "injured" again.

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Krzysztof Buczkowski who crashed a while back have been replaced by Rune Holta accordingly to the rule about replacing a longtime injured rider.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),