Ghostwalker

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?

Way to mild if that is true. 2 months suspension is nothing, it should be a minimum of 12 months.

No you have not. There has been no mentioned it on the SGP site, no mentioning on the FIM website, the only small info we've got from the SGP was a tweet saying Darcy failed a breath test.

yes I just read it as well on sportowefaky.pl : http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=pl&tl=sv&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/461813/pozytywny-wynik-probki-b-badan-antydopingowych-patryka-dudka&usg=ALkJrhgKBUC-hg22m_fSY9WsSiS1UdzUcw

yes. He is expected to ride.

An interview with Vargarna's team manager: http://nt.se/sport/jansson-det-har-beslutet-ar-fel-10076028.aspx

A great final heat ends the night. kenni looked like he was going to take the win but he was a bit too wide and then he got blocked by Hans. Fjelsted wins by 4p.

cheezes that was tight. Luckily all 4 riders made it out the first bend still on their bikes. great racing between Kenni Larsen and Troy Batchelor.

It seems that Kenni need a few weeks of rest to find himself again, just too bad the concussion was the reason to the rest. Definitely some good racing tonight. Fjelsted seems like a nice track .

in case any wonders about the results graphics they shown the points for the start positions in this order; gate: 4-3-2-1 Another great pass by Kenni!

It seems so, the tractor have been out which is the reason for the delay. King Kenni reigns supreme! Superb pass!

Anyone else having no sound? *edit never mind sound of stream was turned off.

Yes that is correct. I read a tweet a bit too quickly.

For those who have a receipt from yesterdays meeting I'd say that is likely but I have not seen any confirmation though. That is standard procedure for meetings that are rained off before 8 heats are completed. Earlier years you got rain ticket when you paid the entrance fee, but since the clubs have to have cash registers nowadays, the cash register receipt have replaces the rain ticket for the same purpose, that you get a free entry to another meeting of a similar type. Basically it's there so you shouldn't have to pay twice for the same meeting. Also quarter-final parings have been decided, Rospiggarna picked Smederna: Tuesday August 26th: Quarter final leg 1:2 Ikaros Smederna - Rospiggarna Dackarna - Indianerna Both QF will be televised, but main focus for next week is Indianerna-Dackarna. Tuesday September 2nd: Quarter final leg 2:2 Rospiggarna - Ikaros Smederna Indianerna - Dackarna

Freddie Lindgren made a comment regarding Wards case and he says: "It's strange that FIM doesn't have any clear rules when something happens and that there aren't any exact penalties specified. It is the same when it comes to illegal machinery. Then it's strange that one doesn't get suspended during investigation. Strictly logical it should be that way. If you get caught drunk driving they will take your driving license. In these type of cases they should take the rider's license." http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/motor/speedway/article19391701.ab

Obviously there should be a one week extra between the last round and the QF's and one week extra between QF and semi finals and etc.. With the QF and SF both being back to back meetings.

When a meeting is cancelled before 8 completed heats, the entry fee receipt is valid as a ticket for a meeting of "similar" type.

Vargarna's decision also means that those spectators who attended the meeting yesterday will have a rain ticket for the qf which means that Smederna won't make so much money on it as they normally would. Also for the second straight meeting, Smederna's meeting was attended by both the current and a former National icehockey team coach; Per Mårts and Curt "Curre" Lundmark.

I got quite a surprise when I woke up this morning. Vargarna have decided to hand Smederna a Walk Over for tonight's match. Vargarna's chairmen of the board says that Vargarna won't have time to sell/market the play off properly and therefore they decided to hand Smederna a Walk Over. Vargarna will be fined for this and it will cost them 25'000SEK (£2200GBP) in fines from Svemo. http://nt.se/nyheter/vargarna-lamnar-wo-mot-smederna-10073939.aspx I don't know but does 1 day really male that much difference? Anyhow the quarter final pairings should likely be the following: Rospiggarna - Ikaros Smederna Indianerna - Dackarna

Meeting will NOT be televised so you'll have to manage with live scores. I don't know what the lineups will be yet but it is likely that it will be know in the morning.