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RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: 1 (Day 1) Saturday 26th December 2015 Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa) (2,3.3.3.3) 14+3 Dmitri Koltakov (Moscow) 3,2,3,3,3) 14+2 Igor Kononov (Togliatti) (3,3,3,3,2) 14+1 Egor Myshkovets (Ufa) (2,3,2,1,2) 10 Dmitri Khomitsevich (Moscow) (1,2,1,2,3) 9 Yevgeny Sharov (Sterlitamak) (3,1,0,3,1) 8 Eduard Krysov (Moscow) (0.2.1.2.3) 8 Igor Saydullin (Togliatti) (2,0,2,2,2) 8 Danil Ivanov (Togliatti) (D,2,3,1,1) 7 Nikita Toloknov (Togliatti) (1,1,2,2,1) 7 Sergei Makharov (Lukhovitsy) (1,1,1,1,2) 6 Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) (D,3,2,D,D) 5 Sergei Karachintsev (Ufa) (D,3,0,0,0) 3 Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk Ural) (2,0,0,0,1) 3 Alexi Ivanov (Sterlitamak) (0,1,1,1,0) 3 Mikhail Litvinov (Togliatti) (1,0,0,0,0) 1 R Ivan Bolshakov (Togliatti) DNR R Mikhail Afanasyev (Togliatti) DNR Aparently the run off was because the three best scores count and the run off determines positions for the final tally.

Russian Final 1 Togliatti 26/27 December Start List: 1. Dmitri Koltakov (Moscow) 2. Igor Saydullin (Togliatti) 3. Sergei Makharov (Lukhovitsy) 4. Danil Ivanov (Togliatti) 5. Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa) 6. Dmitri Khomitsevich (Moscow) 7. Eduard Krysov (Moscow) 8. Igor Kononov (Togliatti) 9. Yevgeny Sharov (Sterlitamak) 10. Nikita Toloknov (Togliatti) 11. Egor Myshkovets (Ufa) 12. Alexi Ivanov (Sterlitamak) 13. Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk Ural) 14. Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 15. Sergei Karachintsev (Ufa) 16. Mikhail Litvinov (Togliatti) R17. Ivan Bolshakov (Togliatti) R18. Mikhail Afanasyev (Togliatti)

RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINALS, SATURDAY 19TH & SUNDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2015 SHADRINSK: Dmitri Koltakov (Moscow) 29 (14+15), Danil Ivanov (Togliatti) 28 (15+13), Eduard Krysov (Moscow) 25 (13+12), Nikita Toloknov (Togliatti) 22 (9+13), Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk Ural) 20 (9+11), Yegor Kazyenni (Kamensk Ural) 18 (10+8), Roman Pavlenko (Kamensk Ural) 15 (8+7), Konstantin Kolenkin (Shadrinsk) 14 (10+4), Andre Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) 14 (8+6), Alexei Utusikov (Tyumen) 13 (5+8), Yuri Oleynik (Shadrinsk) 11 (3+8), Mikhail Siderov (Shadrinsk) 11 (5+6), Alexander Maslov (Krasnoyarsk) 8 (5+3), Andrei Utusikov (Tyumen) 4 (3+1), Alexander Kozyrev (Izhevsk) 4 (2+2), Innocent Andreev (Krasnoyarsk) 2 (1+1), Danil Frolenkov (Novosibirsk) 1 (DNR+1), Nika Ramadze (Novosibirsk) 0 (0+DNR) KUMERTAU Sergei Karachintsev (Ufa) 29 (15+14), Alexei Ivanov (Sterlitamak) 24+3 (11+13), Yevgeny Sharov (Sterlitamak) 24+F (12+12), Dmitri Khomitsevich (Moscow) 22 (13+9), Sergei Makharov (Lukhovitsy) 19 (8+11), Dinar Valeev (Kamensk Ural) 17 (11+6), Ivan Chichkov (Kumertau) 17 (9+8), Vyacheslav Svitek (Krasnokamsk) 16 (7+9), Alex Abroskin (Saransk) 16 (9+7), Vadim Svinuhov (Sterlitamak) 12 (4+8), Andrei Shajkin (Saransk) 11 (6+5), Roman Kholodov (Lukhovitsy) 10 (3+7), Dmitri Lotorev (Lukhovitsy) 7 (4+3), Pavel Taran (Moscow) 7 (4+3), Alexei Kolganov (Lukhovitsy) 4 (3+1), Nikita Tarasov (Sterlitamak) 1 (0+1) UFA Igor Kononov (Togliatti) 28 (15+13), Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa) 27 (12+15), Egor Myshkovets (Ufa) 26 (13+13), Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 23 (11+12), Igor Saydullin (Togliatti) 21 (13+8), Andrei Shishegov (Sterlitamak) 18 (8+10), Mikhail Litvinov (Togliatti) 18 (8+10), Ivan Bolshakov (Togliatti) 17 (8+9), Artem Akulov (Kamensk Ural) 16 (8+8), Anton Sozykin (Neftekamsk) 14 (8+6), Evgeny Urakov (Izhevsk) 9 (4+5), Nikita Sharon (Ufa) 6 (2+4), Alexei Dmitriev (Meleuz) 6 (3+3), Sergei Yakovlev (Izhevsk) 5 (3+2), Linar Magrufov (Ufa) 4 (2+2), Ranis Mineavletov (Ufa) 1 (1+0)

RUSSIAN SUPER LEAGUE, ROUND 1 & 2, KAMENSK URAL, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th December 2015 RESULTS+SCORERS SATURDAY, ROUND 1 Moscow 35 (Dmitri Koltakov 16, Dmitri Khomitsevich 11, Eduard Krysov 8) Togliatti 28 (Igor Kononov 14, Danil Ivanov 11, Igor Saydullin 3) Ufa 23 (Nikolai Krasnikov 11, Igor Myshkovets 9, Sergei Karachintsev 3) Sterlitamak 19 (Alexei Ivanov 12, Yevgeny Sharov 5, Andrei Shishegov 2) Kamensk Ural 15 (Dinar Valeev 6, Vladimir Bobin 5, Harald Simon 4) SUNDAY, ROUND 2 Moscow 32 (Koltakov 18, Khomitsevich 9, Krysov 5) Togliatti 28 (Kononov 12, D. Ivanov 10, Nikita Toloknov 6) Kamensk Ural 22 (Simon 12, Valeev 8, Bobin 2) Ufa 19+3 (Krasnikov 13+3, Myshkovets 5, Karachintsev 2) Sterlitamak 19+2 (A. Ivanov 10+2, Shishegov 5, Sharov 4) LEAGUE TABLE Moscow 12 (6+6), Togliatti 8 (4+4) Ufa 5 (3+2), Kamensk Ural 4 (1+3), Sterlitamak 3 (2+1) Better than average live feed for this meeting, and it's still available to view on You Tube if you missed either days racing

The Ice Speedway Gladiators may well be shown on Motors TV, but the Russian Meetings are often covered live by the tracks themselves if you fancy getting up early at weekends. Both iris 123 and I post links to live coverage when we find tham, and the coverage is reasonable, although the picture can be a little iffy at times.

Russian Fixtures finally confirmed by the MFR: SUPERLEAGUE: 12/13.12.15 Rounds 1 & 2 Kamensk Ural 23/24.1.16 Rounds 3 & 4 Ufa 20/21.2.16 Rounds 5 & 6 Togliatti Teams: Ufa, Togliatti, Kamensk-Ural, Sterlitamak, CSKA Moscow MAJOR LEAGUE: 13/14.2.16 Rounds 1 & 2 Shadrinsk 20/21.2.16 Rounds 3 & 4 Lukhovitsy 27/28.2. 16 Rounds 5 & 6 Kumertau Teams: Shadrinsk, CSKA Moscow 2, Kumertau, Saransk, Novosibirsk, Udmertia, Kamensk-Ural 2 RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 19/20.12.15 Semi Finals: Novosibirsk, Shadrinsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa 26/27.12.15 Final 1: Togliatti 9/10.1.16 Final 2: Shadrinsk RUSSIAN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 16/17.1.15 Semi Finals: Kamensk-Ural 23/24.1.16 Final: Lukhovitsy RUSSIAN JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 30/31.1.16 Final: Kamensk-Ural CUP OF RUSSIA: 6/7.2.16 Final 1: Vyatskie Polyany 5/6.3.16 Final 2: Neftekamsk 12/13.3.16 Final 3: Yugorsk MFR CUP 5/6.3.16 Final: Vyatskie Polyany FIM CUP - Gab. Kadyrov Memorial Trophy 20/21.2.16 Ufa

From my Russian friends, it appears that Ufa are having finance problems having lost some backing. Possibly why they don't want the European Championship? Also they still haven't finalised the Russian Fixtures yet, and the season starts in less that three weeks!

The Confirmed FIM Dates for 2016: FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship 9 January SML Qualification Round 1 Ylitornio Finland 15 January SVEMO Qualification Round 2 Östersund Sweden 16 January SVEMO Challenge Strömsund Sweden 6-7 February MFR Final 1 Krasnogorsk Russia 20-21 February AMFK Final 2 Almaty Kazakhstan 5-6 March DMSB Final 3 Berlin Germany 12-13 March KNMV Final 4 Assen The Netherlands 19-20 March DMSB Final 5 Inzell Germany FIM Team Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship 13-14 February MFR Team Final Togliatti Russia

Funnily enough, a couple of seasons ago, both Emil and his brother rode a bit on the Ice out in the Far East of Russia for teams there, with the Laguta brothers. The far east regions have their own mini league out there but results are hard to come by, and the standard isn't like Ufa, Togliatti and Kamensk Ural. Danil Ivanov and Igor Kononov both ride on shale during the summer, but they are better Ice Racers than Shale racers, although Danil does turn out for a Swedish team occasionally.

Russian Fixtures (Provisional) SUPERLEAGUE: 12/13.12.15 Rounds 1 & 2 Kamensk Ural 23/24.1.16 Rounds 3 & 4 Ufa 20/21.2.16 Rounds 5 & 6 Togliatti MAJOR LEAGUE: 13/14.2.16 Rounds 1 & 2 Shadrinsk (TBC) 20/21.2.16 Rounds 3 & 4 Lukhovitsy (TBC) 27/28.2. 16 Rounds 5 & 6 TBC RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 19/20.12.15 Semi Finals: Novosibirsk, Shadrinsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa 26/27.12.15 Final 1: Togliatti 9/10.1.16 Final 2: Ufa RUSSIAN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 23/24.1.16 Semi Finals: Ufa, Kamensk-Ural (TBC) 30/31.1.16 Final: Lukhovitsy RUSSIAN JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 16/17.1.15 Final: Vyatsko (TBC) CUP OF RUSSIA: 6/7.2.16 Final 1: Vyatsko (TBC) 5/6.3.16 Final 2: TBC MFR CUP 6/7.2.16 Final: TBC

It looks like the Master of Spikes at Innsbruck Olympiaworld is off. The website has been taken down, and there is something on the German Forum that the event is cancelled. Someone from the German Forum contacted the stadium to buy tickets as the ticket link on the MOS website wasnt working. They were told by Innsbruck Olympiaworld that it was off. Both Berlin and Assen have confirmed their dates, and the Russian fixtures should be out in the next few weeks once the FIM fixtures are confirmed, so the Ice Season is almost upon us!

The Berlin website is http://eisspeedwayunion-berlin.eu but you may need to translate it. You can buy tickets on the day but AVOID at all costs the 3rd/4th Turn tickets. You are so far away from the track on the hill. Catch me at Buxton most meetings if you want any other info

And to think I was taken to task a couple of years ago for starting an Ice Speedway Thread in the middle of summer! It looks like Race Director Jouni Seppanen has got his wish using tracks where there is a more than reasonable chance of having a qualifying meeting. As for the MOS returning, a second tier championship is a welcome addition to the fixture list. For the Inzell meeting, looks like I'll be missing the first day as I'll be at the NSS opening, but I reckon with split second timing I can get to the Stadium for the second day! I'd still like to go the Krasnagorsk again, although I might need to do a bit more saving for that.

MOTUL FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 5 INZELL, GERMANY, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th March 2015 RESULTS: Saturday (Russia unless stated): Dmitri Koltakov 20 (15+2+3), Daniil Ivanov 19 (14+3+2), Igor Kononov 16 (12+3+1) Dmitri Khomitsevich 15 (13+2), Franz Zorn (Austria) 12 (11+1), Daniel Henderson (Sweden) 9 (8+1), Harald Simon (Austria) 9 (9+f), Vitalli Khomitsevich 8 (8+f), Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 8, Hans Weber (Germany) 5, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep.) 5, Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 4, Max Niedermaier (Germany) 3, Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 2, Per Anders Lindstrom (Sweden) 2, Gunther Bauer (Germany) 1, Markus Jell (Germany - Res.) 0, Franz Mayerbuchler (Germany - Res.) 0 SF 1: Kononov, Koltakov, Henderson, Simon (f/x) SF 2: Ivanov, D. Khomitsevich, Zorn, V.Khomitsevich (f/x) FINAL: Koltakov, Ivanov, Kononov, D. Khomitsevich Sunday Koltakov 19 (14+2+3), D. Khomitsevich 17 (12+3+2), V. Khomitsevich 14 (11+2+1), Kononov 14 (11+3+0), Ivanov 16 (15+1), Zorn 13 (12+1), Svensson 9 (9+0), Bauer 8 (8+0), Simon 5, J. Klatovsky 5, Henderson 5, A. Klatovsky 5, Weber 3, Niedermaier 3, Lindstrom 1, Jell 0, Pletschacher DNR SF 1: D. Khomitsevich, V. Khomitsevich, Ivanov, Svensson SF 2: Kononov, Koltakov, Zorn, Bauer FINAL: Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, V. Khomitsevich, Kononov FINAL STANDINGS: (*=wildcard) KOLTAKOV 180, Ivanov 153, D. Khomitsevich 151, Kononov 150, V. Khomitsevich 124, Zorn 108, S. Svensson 72, Simon 68, J. Klatovsky 58, A. Klatovsky 56, Bauer 55, Weber 42, Krasnikov * 41, Lindstrom 22, Henderson 22, Pletschacher 21, Toloknov* 16, Jarf 6, Niedermaier* 6, N.K. Svensson 2, Cheblakov* 2, Reitsma* 0. Apolgies for the late update. Travel and a corrupted hard drive made things a tad difficult. It would have been easier to post updates from Inzell had the Press Room WiFi not been akin to tying a message to an asthmatic pigeon with a fear of flying.

MOTUL FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 4, Assen, Netherlands, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2015 Sunday Ivanov 19 (13+3+3), Koltakov 20 (15+3+2), D.Khomitsevich 16 (13+2+1), Kononov 15 (13+2+0), V.Khomitsevich 12 (11+1), Bauer 10 (9+1), Zorn 9 (9+NS), Svensson 8 (8+0), J.Klatovsky 6, Weber 5, Pletschacher 4, Simon 4, A. Klatovsky 4, Henderson 3, Lindstrom 2, Reitsma 0 SF 1: Koltakov, Kononov, Bauer, Zorn (NS) SF 2: Ivanov, D. Khomitsevich, V. Khomitsevich, Svensson FINAL: Ivanov, Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, Kononov Overall (*indicates Wildcard) Koltakov 141, Kononov 120, D. Khomitsevich 119, Ivanov 118, V. Khomitsevich 102, Zorn 83, S. Svensson 55, Simon 54, J. Klatovsky 48, A. Klatovsky 47, Bauer 46, Krasnikov 41*, Weber 34, Pletschacher 19, Lindstrom 19, Toloknov 16*, Henderson 8, Jarf 6, N.K. Svensson 2, Cheblakov 2*, Reitsma 0* Franz Zorn had a fall in his final heat, and although he walked away he had a laceration to his foot. Rather than race in the Semi Final he chose not to ride so he would be fit for Inzell.

MOTUL FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 4, Assen, Netherlands, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2015 Results: Saturday: (Russia Unless stated) Dmitri Koltakov 21 (15+3+3), Daniil Ivanov 17 (13+2+2), Dmitri Khomitsevich 18 (14+3+1), Igor Kononov 14 (12+2+0), Vitalli Khomitsevich 12 (11+1), Franz Zorn (Austria) 11 (10+1), Gunther Bauer (Germany) 9 (9+0), Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 8 (8+0), Hans Weber (Germany) 6, Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 5, Daniel Henderson (Sweden) 5, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 4, Harald Simon (Austria) 4, Per-Anders Lindstrom (Sweden) 2, Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 2, Simon Reitsma (Netherlands) 0 SF 1: Koltakov, Kononov, Zorn, Bauer SF 2: D. Khomitsevich, Ivanov, V. Khomitsevich, Svensson FINAL: Koltakov, Ivanov, Khomitsevich, Kononov Stellingwerf sufferd a crash in practice which ruled him out of the meeting so Reitsma replaced him.

Having been on the first bend for most of the meetings in Berlin, it became apparent how the blue line on the first turn got wider after each track prep. The bloke with the paint appeared to create a new line each time, and by the time I got on to the centre for the last three heats the blue line was about 8 inches wide. The line also started to fade as the meeting went on, and it became harder to see it, so I can sympathise with riders accused of crossing the line as if they can't see it clearly. I'm watching the Motors TV Coverage as I write this, and the blue line is hard to see. On the plus side, the racing was good, and I was particularly impressed with Ledstrom who gets better every time I see him ride. One down side was that Iris123 wasn't there to enjoy the racing. Been too long since we last had a drink Doug! I'm off to Assen in the Morning so if you are going and you see me please say hello. I'm the 'tog in the blue coat and glasses.

FIM-EUROPE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, LUKHOVITSY, RUSSIA, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd February 2015 RESULTS: SATURDAY: (Heat Scores in Brackets) D FINAL: Jo Saetre (Norway) (3), Mikko Jetsonen (Finland)(2),Miroslaw Daniszewski (Poland) (1), Josef Kreuzberger (Austria) (1) F C FINAL: Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep)(5), Tomi Tani (Finland) (6), Andrej Divis (Czech Rep) (6), Franz Mayerbuchler Jnr (Germany) (6) B FINAL: Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) (11), Daniel Henderson (Sweden) (7), Jimmy Olsen (Sweden) (9), Markus Jell (Germany) (7) A FINAL: Sergei Karachintsev (Russia) (15), Nikita Toloknov (Russia) (13), Harald Simon (Austria) (12), Sergei Makharov (Russia) (14) SUNDAY D FINAL: Jell (3), Jetsonen (2), Daniszewski (0), Mayerbuchler (3) ef C FINAL: Divis (6), Tani (7), Saetre (4), Kreuzberger (4) B FINAL: J. Klatovsky (9), A. Klatovsky (11), Henderson (9) Olsen (8) A FINAL: Karachintsev (15), Makharov (13), Toloknov (14), Simon (12) FINAL STANDINGS: (Points awarded on finishing place in A - D Finals) Sergei Karachintsev 32 (16+16), Nikita Toloknov 29 (15+14), Sergei Makharov 28 (13+15), Harald Simon 27 (14+13), Antonin Klatovsky 23(12+11), Daniel Henderson 21(11+10), Jan Klatovsky 20 (8+12), Jimmy Olsen 19 (10+9), Tomi Tani 14 (7+7), Andrej Divis 14 (6+8), Markus Jell 12 (9+3), Jo Saetre 10 (4+6), Mikko Jetsonen 6 (3+3), Franz Mayerbuchler jr 6 (5+1), Josef Kreuzberger 6 (1+5), Miroslaw Daniszewski 4 (2+2).

MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS FINAL 3, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN, STAURDAY 14TH & SUNDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2015 RESULTS: SUNDAY Ivanov 15, Koltakov 14, D.Khomitsevich 13, Zorn 11, V.Khomitsevich 10, Kononov 8, S. Svensson 8, Bauer 8, Simon 8, J. Klatovsky 7, A.Klatovsky 7, Lindstrom 4, Pletschacher 3, Weber 3, Cheblakov 1, N.K. Svensson 0, Nekrasov (res) 0 Dennis Slepuchin (Kazakhstan) (res) 0 OVERALL: (• indicates wildcard) Koltakov 100, Kononov 91, D. Khomitsevich 85, Ivanov 82, V. Khomitsevich 78, Zorn 63, Simon 46, Krasnikov* 41, S. Svensson 39, J. Klatovsky 38, A. Klatovsky 38, Bauer 27, Weber 23, Toloknov* 16, Lindstrom 15, Pletschacher 13, Jarf 6, N.K.Svensson 2, Cheblakov* 2 Rather a farce today. When the riders got to the track the Ice was in apaulling condition, and Igor Kononov found that the ice was only 7cm deep. It should be at least 20cm. The track was very loose, with slush and ice shards filling in the ruts from yesterday. The track was worked on and it started an hour late, but to be honest the racing was poor. It was 20 processions. The FIM cancelled the semis and Final, and the points scored stand. Its been 21 years since they were last there with a GP Round. I suspect they won't be rushing back. Finally Franky Zorn had his best meeting for ages and becomes the first non-Russian rider to get on the rostrum in a long time. Sadly, I think you are right. He's too far behind now, but he is starting to pull closer.

MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS FINAL 3, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN, STAURDAY 14TH & SUNDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2015 RESULTS: SATURDAY: (Russia unless stated) Dmitri Koltakov 18 (12+3+3) Franz Zorn (Austria) 12 (8+2+2) Dmitri Khomitsevich 15 (12+2+1) Vitalli Khmoitsevich 16 (13+3+f) Igor Kononov 15 (14+1) Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 8 (7+1) Danil Ivanov 14 (14+d) Harald Simon (Austria) 8 (8+0) Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 7 Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 7 Johann Weber (Germany) 5 Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 4 Gunther Bauer (Germany) 4 Niklas Kallin Svensson (Sweden) 2 Vladimir Cheblakov (Kazakhstan ) 1 Pawel Nekrassov (Kazakhstan) (res) 1 Per-Anders Lindstrom 1 SF1: Koltakov, Zorn, Kononov, Simon SF2: V. Khomitsevich, D. Khomitsevich, Svensson, Ivanov (d) Final: Koltakov, Zorn, D. Khomitsevich, V. Khomitsevich

The reports from Togliatti were that he was suffering from Influenza which is why he withdrew Sunday. Please keep us updated on Mats.

MOTUL FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2, TOGLIATTI, RUSSIA, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th February 2015 Sunday: Kononov 21 (15+3+3) D. Khomitsevich 16 (12+2+2) V. Khomitsevich 12 (9+2+1) Koltakov 16 (13+3+d) Ivanov 12 (11+1) Zorn 12 (11+1) Toloknov 8 (8+0) Svensson 8 (8+0) Simon 8 A.Klatovsky 6 Lindstrom 5 Weber 4 Bauer 4 J.Klatovsky 3 Pletschacher 1 Ivan Bolshakov (Res) 1 Mikhail Litvinov (res) 0 Jarf 0 (withdrew) SF1: Kononov, V.Khomitsevich, Zorn, Svensson SF2: Koltakov, D.Khomitsevich, Ivanov, Toloknov FINAL: Kononov, D.Khomitsevich, V.Khomitsevich, Koltakov (d) OVERALL: (* indicates Wild Card) Koltakov 68 Kononov 68 D. Khomitsevich 57 Ivanov 53 V. Khomitsevich 52 Krasnikov* 41 Zorn 40 Simon 30 J.Klatovsky 24 A.Klatovsky 24 Svensson 23 Toloknov* 16 Bauer 15 Weber 15 Lindstrom 10 Pletschacher 6 Jarf 6

MOTUL FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2, TOGLIATTI, RUSSIA, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th February 2015 Results: (Russia unless stated) Saturday: Igor Kononov 20 (14+3+3) Daniil Ivanov 19 (14+3+2) Dmitri Koltakov 17 (14+2+1) Dmitri Khomitsevich 12 (10+2+D) Vitalli Khomitsevich 12 (11+1) Franz Zorn (Austria) 11 (10+1) Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 9 (9+0) Harald Simon (Austria) 8 (8+r) Nikita Toloknov 8 Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 5 Per-Anders Lindstrom (Sweden) 4 Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 3 Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 3 Johann Weber (Germany) 3 Gunther Bauer (Germany) 2 Mats Jarf (Finland) 1 SF1: Ivanov, D.Khomitsevich, V.Khomitsevich,Svensson SF2: Kononov, Koltakov, Zorn, Simon (ef) FINAL: Kononov, Ivanov, Koltakov, D.Khomitsevich (d) Got to agree with you there. Watched him on the coverage from Krasnagork. He is unbelievably brilliant. Yet he feels he has made his point, and wants to do other things, whilst riding for Ufa in the winter.

Line Up For Almaty: 1 14 Antonin Klatovsky ACCR Czech Republic 2 8 Stefan Pletschacher DMSB Germany 3 16 WC Vladimir Cheblokov KAMF Kazakhstan 4 1 Daniil Ivanov MFR Russia 5 10 Franz Zorn OeAMTC Austria 6 12 Hans Weber DMSB Germany 7 11 Vitaly Khomitsevich MFR Russia 8 15 Harald Simon OeAMTC Austria 9 5 Stefan Svensson SVEMO Sweden 10 2 Dimitry Koltakov MFR Russia 11 7 Günter Bauer DMSB Germany 12 13 Mats Järf SML Finland 13 4 Igor Kononov MFR Russia 14 9 Per-Anders Lindström SVEMO Sweden 15 6 Jan Klatovsky ACCR Czech Republic 16 3 Dimitry Khomitsevich MFR Russia Reserve 1 Pavel Nekrassov KAMF Kazakhstan Reserve 2 Denis Slepukhin KAMF Kazakhstan

I'm checking my sources in Ufa, as that's where I got the info originally, however if he's not riding then I stand corrected. Seems logoical Toloknov is riding as Russian Junior Champion, and Makharov as he's a Lukhovitsy rider. Line up for Togliatti: 1 13 Mats Järf SML Finland 2 7 Günter Bauer DMSB Germany 3 4 Igor Kononov MFR Russia 4 9 Per-Anders Lindström SVEMO Sweden 5 8 Stefan Pletschacher DMSB Germany 6 2 Dimitry Koltakov MFR Russia 7 5 Stefan Svensson SVEMO Sweden 8 16 WC Nikita Toloknov MFR Russia 9 6 Jan Klatovsky ACCR Czech Republic 10 3 Dimitry Khomitsevich MFR Russia 11 12 Hans Weber DMSB Germany 12 10 Franz Zorn OeAMTC Austria 13 11 Vitaly Khomitsevich MFR Russia 14 1 Daniil Ivanov MFR Russia 15 14 Antonin Klatovsky ACCR Czech Republic 16 15 Harald Simon OeAMTC Austria Reserve 1 Mikhail Litvinov MFR Russia Reserve 2 Ivan Bolshakov MFR Russia