Ghostwalker

about avoiding relegation: If Masarna wins with 61-35 or more Masarna stays. If Masarna wins and Smederna only manage a draw or looses Masarna stays. If Masarna looses and Smederna looses with 47-49 but wins the race off for the bonus points Smederna stays. If Masarna wins with less then 60-36 and Smederna wins Smederna stays. If Masarna ties or looses and Smederna ties or wins Smederna stays. Smederna has a better rider point difference which will be decisive in Smederna's favour if Smederna and Masarna ends up on the same amount of team points.

i know of a track quite close to Cph. allthough its not a danish track. Gnistorna from Malmö is a Swedish div1. team. the Distance is about 48km.

i dont know either or could they mean the small grass area just before the tracks merge? but its still the same hay bales are less good then a run-off area.

Luckily, in Smederna's case the "department of Culture and Recreation in Eskilstuna" has agreed to fund an airfence for Smedstadion. Not sure how other teams will fund. Liverstam what about Hammarby? would Hammarby be allowed to put up an airfence on Gubbängen?

Swedish Motorcycle and Snowmobile Federation (SVEMO) has made the following decisions regarding mandatory arena safety equipment in Sweden. From 2009: All Elitserien and Allsvenskan arenas must have a hard fence on the straights (of formplyfa type) together with the already existing net fence. All Elitserien arenas must have airfences in the bends in addition to with the already existing net fence. All tracks must have car tires covering the steel poles which hilds the fence in position. On 80cc tracks where the track is inside the 500cc tracks hay bales must be placed in the bends where the 500cc and 80cc tracks merge. From 2010: All Allsvenskan tracks must have airfences in the bends in addition to with the already existing net fence. All other 500cc tracks must have a hard fence (same as Elitserien) on the straights. Source: http://www.svemo.se/file_out.php?id=2776 (pdf file)

Anders, if Masarna looses or only manages a draw. A win, a draw or a loss with 47-49 but victory in the race off for the bonus point will make Smederna an Elitserien team. This is because Smederna has slightly better ride point quota (won points divided by lost points = q). Masarna, now q = 733-898 = 733/898 = 0,816 if draw q = 778/946 = 0,825 Smederna, now q = 744-887 = 744/887 = 0,838 if draw q = 792/935 = 0,853

Lineups for the postponed meetings on thursday: Lejonen-Masarna (R16) Lejonen Chris Holder Sebastian Ulamek David Ruud Ricky Kling Piotr Swiderski Maciej Kuciapa Mariusz Wegrzyk Robert Pettersson Masarna Dave Watt Billy Janniro Pawel Miesiac Simon Stead ??? Kenneth Bjerre Dennis Andersson Sebastian Aldén Pontus Aspgren Indianerna - Smederna (R15) No confirmed lineups available. Smederna will miss Jagus (meeting in Russia), Kasper (meeting in Poland) and Jonas D (injured). R/R will probably be used for Jonas. Indianerna will miss Piotr Protasiewicz (meeting in Poland)

Robin's Race 2008 will take place this Saturday on Smedstadion, Eskilstuna. The meeting will contain the following riders: Ricky Kling - Lejonen Dennis Andersson - Team Dalakraft Robin Bergqvist - Valsarna Anders Mellgren - Valsarna Linus Sundström - Piraterna Billy Forsberg - Västervik Jonas Andersson - Vargarna Linus Eklöf - Team Bikab Robert Hendersson - Filbyterna Niklas Larsson - Vetlanda Robin Aspegren - Vetlanda Henrik Karlsson - Team Bikab Christian Ingesson - Crossbone Pirates Robert Pettersson - Lejonen Robin Thörnkvist - Valsarna Ludvig Lindgren - Örnarna Jeremia Thelaus - Solkatterna Andreas Messing -Rospiggarna Christian Isomettä - Dackarna David Rohlén - Indianerna Daniel Henderson - Team Bikab

pictures from the meeting can be found here (scroll down towards the end): http://www.smederna.nu/?page=73

sorry my translation maybe wasnt 100% he said that "airfences isnt a solution" but IMO thats the same thing. He also says that "SVEMO would recommend/demand airfences if it solved all problems but since it doesnt SVEMO will not put in demands for it. "But i dont think that is the sokution (that=airfences) i think that we have to look into what caused the accident." my personal opinion is that airfences is one part of the solution, rider attitudes another, riders personal safety equipment a third part... several things that together makes the solution he is looking for. you can read the article in Swedish or in Google English.

what happened with Jagus tonight? Injured?

yeah all tracks do (except those who already have it). Although in statement in local radio today SVEMO's "president" Per Westling claimes that airfences isn't necessary. he claims that its down to riders to ride safely.

Punctured lung and an injured shoulder according to newspaper folket.se

i have no idea. if its a puncture lung that means he got fractured ribs as well which is very painful. according to medical guidance website it will take 1-2 months to heal a fractured rib.

first reports from arena said shoulder injury but television says punctured lung.

because, G&B arenas track usually have so much dirt that its more of a crop field then a speedway track.

Nah i wont be there. hopefully i'll be at Smedstadion during the afternoon to watch the top meeting in Div1 between 2nd placed Team Bikab and 3rd placed Filbyterna in the fight for the 2nd spot in the standings.

yeah apparently there was a hole in the track.

its expected to be showers for the period saturday afternoon--> the night between sunday and Monday.

just got home from Smederna-Piraterna, about halfway Smederna looked like they were heading for an easy win. However Piraterna got closer and closer until Jonas Dvaidsson and Krzysztof "Buczek" Buczkowski managed a 4-2 in heat 15 after a very nice pass on Sullivan by Buczek onthe back straight on the final lap. Daniel King did another great match with his 9+2 and he has now scored 28p in the 3 latest meetings so we're very pleased with him. Daniels first heat he missed the start and was last from the tape but with in a lap he had passed both of the Pirates riders and secured a 5-1. In his Second heat he had a rocket start from gate 4 and won comfortably. In his third heat he again missed the start a was third after the first corner but he managed to catch and pass Sullivan to secure another home 5-1. Poles Buczkowski and Miskowiak also did good especially Buczek who gave the audience a treat some nice passes. Man of the match: Daniel King Most exciting rider: tied between King and Buczkowski. fullscores: http://www.speedway.nu/2008/ReportNY.asp?elit.IG

True, but the forecasts are very uncertain so far and there is a risk that the eastern part of southern Sweden will be struck by a major weather system that will come from Poland. This weather system can give up to 50mm of rain. Hopefully it will go more north/east over the Baltic countries and Finland.

unfortunately both swedish SMHI and Norwegian Meteorologisk Institut. have rain over Målilla for the entire afternoon and evening in their forecasts.

this news entry is 2 weeks old but it says that Peter and his team are very happy for the Wild Card and that it proves that his results and his form are good. http://www.ljungracing.com/index.php?mode=page&id=28

Piraterna-Lejonen will be re-run tomorrow.

yeah thinks its about to start any minute now.