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If the qualifying system is the same as the Poznan Q/Rd we went to on saturday it`ll be top 2 into final & next 4 into last chance semi. Then 1st & 2nd into final. But 4 qualified from Poznan round. I would have surprised if there were more no 1,000 fans at that one.

Off. New date tba

Thanks for the Provisional dates Dutch Grasstrack. Hotels already booked up for Inzell & Heerenveen 2020. Would love to add Almaty & Berlin. Don`t forget the proposed extra meeting for Gunther Bauer in Inzell on the thursday 12/3/2020. Hope everyone enjoyed Heerenveen. Worth the trip to see Koltakov & Khomitsevich mixing it whenever they met. And the scrap between the Russians for the medals. Roll on 2020. Access to the riders so much better than SGP. Long may it continue.

A good sized crowd for last nights meeting with Kolenkin as a worthy winner. Jimmy Olsen looking good & fast on his ex-Dmitry Khomitsevich machine. Appeared to give Jell a nudge coming out of turn 2 in the final which pushed Jell slightly off course. In my eyes Jell rightly excluded for the stoppage. My money is on Daniil Ivanov to regain the World Championship by tomorrow evening. The track is tight & rutting up quite quickly. So a good start or a fast into pass out of turn 2 or 4 will be the order of the day. But would love to see Koltakov retain the title but 4 pts is a lot to pull back. But saying that Valeev is 2 pts clear. Really looking forward to the racing. Nice to see the Edinburgh fans back. Don`t drink too much guys n girls. Hope I didn`t get in your way too much at the podium last night Conkers. Great pic of Simon Reitsma punching the air after a race win. Looking forward to seeing the rest on your website or through the Getty website.Also great pic of Erik G & Krasnikov. See you this evening. Anyone thinking of INZELL 2020 I was speaking the Nikolai Krasnikov in the pits car park yesterday (think he is there helping Koltakov) & he said 1000% (yes one thousand!!!) he will be doing the Gunther Bauer meeting on the thursday before the WC weekend. So 3 meetings next year & a lovely place to visit. Quiet & beautiful.

Excellent weekend in Inzell. Looks really popular as well & seems to be getting bigger & better every year. Looked at Hotels for 2020 & the one we had is already sold out. Managed to get an apartment nearby on a free cancellation just in case I have got the dates wrong. Is there going to be a Gunther Bauer meeting in Inzell on the thursday evening prior to the saturday/sunday? Nice to see Conkers & Buxton Tiger.

Let`s hope Speedway GB can get another spot in the qualifiers. Come in Mr Craig Cook....Cookie, Cookie,Cookie Jeden,Jeden, Jeden!!!!! Am off to Poznan for the qualifier so any Brit to shout about would be a bonus. Also off to Chorzow so it be be nice to cheer `Ruthless` plus a second brit.

Do we know if there will be any coverage from Berlin`s German ICE Final today? Sometimes the nice Dutch guy covers the weekend on periscope but have forgotten his name (Jesper V?)

One of the Russian ICE websites suggests that Dmitry Solyannikov has a broken elbow (European Final - Ufa). And ICE Gladiators Martin Haarihlitunen has a rib injury and Ove Ledsrom a hand injury. Hope they are available with Franz Zorn for Berlin or Inzell. Get well soon guys.

E.speedway.pl says today that there will be only 7 teams contesting the Liga 1 this season. Hopefully the PZM will release fixture list soon.

Johann Weber is also very good with the fans & I would say there were more fans wearing his bobble hats etc than Bauer. That was the case at Inzell last year. Also, I would say that last year access to the riders at Inzell was brilliant for the general public. Pits open immediately after practice & before each days racing. You can even get to the Russians which was impossible a few years ago. Really looking forward to Inzell & Heerenveen again this year. Can`t make Berlin though. Hopefully it`ll be on the list to do 2020.

Agreed ....racers & royals

After 20 heats 14 pts - Fricke+Tungate - `A` Final + 11 pts _ B.Kurtz - `A` Final `B` Final - 11pts Jack Holder + 10pts Chris Holder+Lidsey+Masters (I think!!!!).

After 16 heats I have 11 pts - Fricke & Tungate, 9 - B.Kurtz+Lidsey 8 - J.Holder+Masters. Just Outside `Last Chance Heat` - 7 pts Chrissy Holder+Morris. Excellent coverage.

Live coverage of practice.

Anyone else having problems booking Wroclaw GP tickets? It lets me choose seats but just keeps loading when I try to confirm personal details "Thinking again by what you have said . You first need to create your account before you can buy any tickets. Use your passport number in place of the Pesel. It doesn`t like the UK post code so leave it blank"

Anyone else having problems booking Wroclaw GP tickets? It lets me choose seats but just keeps loading when I try to confirm personal details "I bought 2 x tickets but created accounts for both the ticket recipients even though I bought them both through my account"

From Igor Kononov today at 3:44 pm Friends, as you know, we have a grief. Thank you all for your kind words and condolences. I really appreciate your every message. Farewell to my father will be held tomorrow, from 10 to 12 hours, on the street. Vakhtangov, Sterlitamak.

Am relaying unoffical reports of a car accident involving a Russian Ice racer. Don`t want to say anymore but refer to https://vk.com/speedway_russia

I believe the Russian ICE league starts this saturday? Does anyone have any suggestions on possible links to watch the event?

Heerenveen tickets now on sale. Looks like large chunks of the top seats were blocked out before the tickets were released for general sale. I know cos I went onto the website inside the first minute & they were already gone. So don`t delay if you want seat tickets on the main straight.

Heerenveen tickets released on 17th November via Ticketpoint website.

Considering the numbers of Brits going to Inzell every year, maybe we should all meet up for a pre-meeting drink. Anyone? HI Conkers, Tickets booked & will have the trusty union jack at the start-line. Hoping to be at practice.So, yes to a drink. I do owe you!!! Maybe we can touch base at some point. Assuming you have time cos I know its a busy period for you. There will be 4 of us this year. 3 at the start & my son is going to stand on the back straight with the partisan fans (either the Russians or Frankie fans). Booked Hotel in Heerenveen just awaiting the confirmation before I book a flight to Amsterdam. Still undecided re-Berlin cos of the weather here in February & getting to Stansted.

Thanks for the information. Looking at some hotels with a 3pm check-in. What time does the German Championship start on the Thursday. As I`m looking to arrive on the same day or would you suggest coming in a day earlier?

Do we know when the provisional dates become factual dates? I would love to book Heerenveen flights & may go to Berlin. That`ll be a first for me. If I do Berlin is the first/second turn a good place to watch or what is the back straight opposite the start-line like? From the coverage I have seen you appear quite low at the start-line. And turn 4 is high up & a distance from the track. Inzell already sorted. Please look out for me Conkers! Hopefully at the start-line with the Union Jack flag again.

Should Cookie & Vaculik be unavailable for Torun. Who do we think will replace them? Antonio Lindback? Piotr Pawlicki? or Robert Lambert? Any thoughts?