Ghostwalker

Anders, two things: 1. its not semi-finals, its quarters finals. 2. couldn't you have used the existing thread about the Play Offs?

its off now. no new date has been announced.

yeah you're right, first they intended to ride on the sunday but it was still raining. If they are gonna try again IMO saturday this week would be a good choice.

yeah the previous try also rained off.

at 20.30 there will be a decision whether to continue or not. Personally i doubt that they can continue. if you look at the webcam it still rains heavily. http://www.masarnaavesta.nu/webbcam.php

it doesnt look good rain!!! http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/so...5/webcamphp.jpg

i've added links to the lineups for the Quarterfinals in Elitserien and for the final in Allsvenskan.

i think so too since i read in Masarna's Guestbook that Andreas has loaded his bikes into the transport. So i guess that he's heading for Avesta.

here you have it. http://sportowefakty.pl/img/_tmp/stateliga08.htm http://sportowefakty.pl/img/_tmp/statIliga2008.htm http://sportowefakty.pl/img/_tmp/statIIliga2008.htm

Vargarna is the first finalist in this years Allsvenskan Playoff with a total score of 114-78. The start of other meeting between Valsarna and Griparna was delayed due to rain. Valsarna is currently the other finalist with a 2 point margin with 6 heats to go.

F-S-P. former Smederna rider Eric Andersson will ride instead of using R/R for Linus Eklöf. The benefit from this race will go to Kim Jansson's rehab fund.

The Playoff for Allsvenskan starts tonight. Griparna vs. Valsarna and Vargarna vs. Örnarna. i've added links to both in the first post.

Troy apparently missed the flight but i dont know why Hans wasnt there i think he had personal reasons.

Swedish Playoffs 2008 Elitserien: Quarterfinals: QF 1 Indianerna - Lejonen 47-48 Lejonen - Indianerna 16/9 Lineups QF 2 Dackarna - Rospiggarna 63-33 Rospiggarna - Dackarna 16/9 Lineups QF 3 Piraterna - Elit Vetlanda 49-47 Elit Vetlanda - Piraterna 16/9 Lineups Semifinals: SF 1 Winner QF1 vs. "Best Looser" Piraterna - Lejonen 48-48 Lejonen - Piraterna 66-30 Total Score 114- 78 Lejonen to the Final SF 2 Winner QF 2 vs. Winner QF 3. Dackarna - Elit Vetlanda 50-46 Elit Vetlanda - Dackarna 50 - 46, race off heat: 5-1 = 50+5 - 46+1 = Total Score 101-97 Vetlanda to the Final Final: Final 1 Elit Vetlanda - Lejonen 30/9 Lineups Final 2 Lejonen - Elit Vetlanda Allsvenskan Semifinals: SF1: Griparna - Valsarna 4/9 51-45 Valsarna Griparna 5/9 55-41 total score: Valsarna 100- Griparna 86 Valsarna to the final. SF 2: Vargarna - Örnarna 4/9 62-34 Örnarna Vargarna 5/9 44-52 total score: Örnarna 78 - Vargarna 114 Vargarna to the Final. Final: Vargarna - Valsarna 51-45 Lineups Valsarna - Vargarna Friday September 12th Lineups

Yeah he will be back on track in a few weeks.

With tonight's scores Masarna is the team who will be relegated to Allsvenskan next season.

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