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Belle Vue Press & Practice 25.3.2013

FIM MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 5, Uppsala Sweden, 23rd & 24th March 2013 RUSSIA UNLESS STATED Day 1: Dmitri Khomitsevich ,2,3,3,3,3 =14+3+3=20 Danil Ivanov 3,3,3,3,3 = 15+3+2=20 Eduard Krysov: 1,2,2,1,3 =9+2+1=12 Dmitri Koltavov: 2,3,3,3,2 = 13+2+x=15 Franz Zorn (A): 3,3,2,ef,2 =10+1=11 Gunther Bauer (D): 2,2,2,2,fx =8+1=9 Vitalli Khomitsevich: 3,1,3,2,1 = 10+0=10 Pawel Tschajka: 2,1,2,0,3=8+0=8 Grzegorz Knapp (Pl): 1,3,1,2,f = 7 Stefan Svensson (S) 2,2,1,1,1 = 7 Jan Klatovsky (CzR): 1,1,1,1,2 = 6 Per-Anders Lindstrom (S): 1,f,0,3,0 =4 Rene Stellingwerf (NL): 0,0,0,2,0 = 2 Robert Henderson (S): 0,1,0,1,0 =2 Fredrik Olsson (S) (res) 2 Stefan Pletschacher (D): 0,0,0,0,1 =1 Fredrik Johansson (S): 0,0,1,fx,ns = 1 SF 1: Ivanov, Krysov, Zorn, Tschajka SF 2: D.Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Bauer, V. Khomitsevch (fx) FINAL: D.Khomitsevich, Ivanov, Krysov, Koltakov (x) Day 2: Danil Ivanov 3,3,3,3,3 = 15+3+3=21 Dmitri Koltakov 3,2,1,3,3 =12+3+2=17 Dmitri Khomitsevich 2,3,3,2,3 = 13+2+1=16 Pawel Tschajka 1,2,2,3,3 =11+2+0=13 Vitalli Khomitsevich 2,3,2,2,2 = 11+1=12 Franz Zorn (A): 3,1,3,2,1=10+1=11 Eduard Krysov:0,3,2,3,2=10+0=10 Grzegorz Knapp (Pl): 2,1,3,1,1=8+0=8 Stefan Svensson (S): 2,2,1,1,1=7 Per-Anders Lindstrom (S): 3,1,0,2,0=6 Jan Klatovsky (CzR): 1,1,1,1,2=6 Stefan Pletschacher (D): 0,0,2,0,1=3 Gunther Bauer (D): 1,2,ef,0,0=3 Fredrik Olsson (res) (S): 0,2=2 Rene Stellingwerf (NL): 0,0,1,1,fx=2 Robert Henderson (S)1,0,0,0,fx=1 Fredrick Johansson (S): 0,0,ns,ns,ns=0 Niklas Svensson (res)(S): ef=0 SF1: Ivanov, Tschajka,Zorn, Krysov SF 2: Koltakov, D.Khomitsevich, V. Khomitsevich, Knapp FINAL: Ivanov, Koltakov,D.Khomitsevich, Tschajka OVERALL: Ivanov: 199 Koltakov: 178 D.Khomitsevich: 162 V. Khomitsevich: 118 Tschajka: 107 Zorn: 104 Krysov: 82 Simon 76 Svensson 61 Bauer: 59 Knapp: 51 Klatovsky: 34 Henderson: 24 Pletschacher: 23 Karachintsev* 18 Makharov* 16 Stellingwerf 15 Aakko 11 Lindstrom 10 Neidermaier* 7 Holstein* 5 Johansson* 1 * = Wildcard Congratulations to Danil Ivanov who wins the World Championship 2013. Nice touch that the FIM got Krasnikov to present him with his trophy. So that's it for 2013, if you want to discuss Ice Racing over the summer, then IceSpeedway.co.uk is the place to go, or join our Facebook group of the same name which has members all over Europe, including Russian riders and fans who are an invaluble source of information

Belle Vue Signings at Old Trafford Football Ground

FIM MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, FINAL 4, Inzell, Germany, Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March Result: (Russia unless stated) Saturday: Danil Ivanov 21 (15+3+3), Dmitri Koltakov 15 (11+2+2), Dmitri Khomitsevich 17 (14+2+1), Harald Simon (Austria) 13 (10+3+0), Vitalli Khomitsevich 13 (12+1), Franz Zorn (Austria) 11 (10+1), Gunther Bauer (Germany) 10 (10+0), Eduard Krysov 8 (8+0) Pawel Tschajka 8, Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 5, Max Neidermaier (Germany) 5, Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 5, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 3, Robert Henderson (Sweden) 2, Franz Mayerbuchler (Germany - Res) 1, Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 1, Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 0, Christoph Kirchner (Germany - Res) 0 SF 1: Ivanov, Koltakov, Zorn Bauer SF 2: Simon, D. Khomitsevich, V. Khomitsevich, Krysov Final: Ivanov, Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, Simon Sunday: Ivanov 19 (14+2+3), D.Khomitsevich 16 (11+3+2), Koltakov 16 (12+3+1), Simon 14 (12+2+D), V. Khomitsevich 11 (10+1), Bauer 10 (9+1), Zorn 11 (11+0), Tschajka 10 (10+0), Krysov 7, Knapp 7, Svensson 4, Pletschacher 4, Henderson 3, Neidermaier 2, Klatovsky 2, Stellingwerf 1, Mayerbuchler (res) 0, Kirchner (res) 0 SF 1: D. Khomitsevich, Ivanov, V. Khomitsevich, Tschajka SF 2: Koltakov, Simon, Bauer, Zorn Final: (re-run) Ivanov, D. Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Simon (fx) Overall: Ivanov 158, Koltakov 146, D.Khomitsevich 126, V. Khomitsevich 97, Tschajka 86, Zorn 82, Simon 76, Krysov 60, Svensson 47, Bauer 47, Knapp 36, Karachintsev* 18, Henderson 21, Makharov* 16, Klatovsky 20, Pletschacher 19, Aakko 11, Stellingwerf 11, Neidermaier* 7, Holstein* 5 (* = Wildcard)

Assen Ice Speedway Weekend 8th - 10th March 2013

FIM MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 3, ASSEN, HOLLAND Saturday 9th March & Sunday 10th March 2013 Results: Saturday: (Russia unless stated) Dmitri Koltakov 21, Vitalli Khomitsevich 16, Danil Ivanov 17, Dmitri Khomitsevich 16, Franz Zorn (Austria)10, Pawel Tschajka 9, Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 7, Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 7, Harald Simon (Austria) 6, Gunther Bauer (Germany) 6, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep.) 6, Robert Henderson (Sweden) 5, Eduard Krysov 4, Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 2, Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 2, Sven Holstein (Holland) 2, Simon Reitsma (Holland) (Res) 1, Gerrit Schukken (Holland) (Res) 0 SF1: Koltakov, V.Khomitsevich, Tschajka, Knapp SF2: Ivanov, D. Khomitsevich, Zorn, Svensson FINAL: Koltakov, V.Khomitsevich, Ivanov, D.Khomitsevich (fx) Sunday: Koltakov 20, Ivanov 20, V. Khomitsevich15, D. Khomitsevich 14, Zorn 12, Tschajka 11, Klatovsky 9, Simon 8, Bauer 6, Svensson 6, Knapp 5, Henderson 4, Pletschacher 4, Holstein 3, Stellingwerf 1, Reitsma 0 SF1: Ivanov, D. Khomitsevich, Tschajka, Klatovsky SF2: Koltakov, V.Khomitsevich, Zorn, Simon Final: Koltakov, Ivanov, V. Khomitsevich, D.Khomitsevich Overall: Ivanov 118, Koltakov 115, D.Khomitsevich 93, V. Khomitsevich 73, Tschajka 68, Zorn 60, Simon 49, Krysov 45, Svensson 38, Bauer 27, Knapp 24, Karachintsev* 18, Henderson 16, Makharov* 16, Klatovsky 15, Pletschacher 14, Aakko 11, Stellingwerf 10, Holstein* 5 (* = Wildcard) CUP OF RUSSIA FINAL 3, Novosibirsk, Saturday 9th March & Sunday 10th March Result: Vasilli Kosov (Samara) 27 (14+13), Andrei Gavrilkin (Samara) 26 (12+14), Maxim Korchemakha (Novosibirsk) 25 (14+11), Eugene Kosov (Samara) 20.5 (7+13.5), Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 19.5 (9+10.5), Vyacheslav Svitek (Kamensk Ural) 19 (12+7), Sergei Karachintsev (Togliatti) 18 (7+11), Ivan Lviv (Novosibirsk) 14 (9+5), Nikolai Tolokonov (Samara) 13 (6+7), Evgeny Sharov (Sterlitamak) 13 (5+8), Airat Khabibullin (Sterlitamak) 12 (6+6), Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) 11 (5+6), Igor Saydullin (Togliatti) 10 (10+DNR), Artem Akulov (Kamensk Ural) 6 (2+4), Andrei Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) 4 (1+3), Eugene Yagodin (Novosibirsk) 1 (0+1) Overall: Gavrilkin 81, V. Kosov 72, E. Kosov 67.5, Korchemakha 56, Svitek 55, Bulankin 54.5, Karachintsev 49, Sharov 38, Saydullin 35, Khabibullin 32, Toloknov 30, Makharov 30, Golosheykin 27, Utusikov 19, Kononov 17, Akulov 14, Lviv 14, Zelepukin 13, Kholodov 8, Zhdanov 4, Yagodin 1, Sergei Baltachev 0, Igor Pershin 0

ROELOF THIJS BOKAAL, Assen, Friday 8th March 2013 Result: 1. Niklas Svensson (Sweden), 2. Ruben deJong (Holland), 3. Max Neidermaier (Germany), 4. Ove Ledstrom, 5. Jimmy Olsen (Sweden), 6. Tomi Tani (Finland), 7. Christoph Kirchner (Germany), 8. Lukas Hutla (Czech Rep.), 9/10. Marin Posch (Austria), Hans Weber (Germany), 11/12. Martin Leitner (Austria), Lukas Volenik (Czech Rep.), 13/14. Janne Vilponen (Finland), Simon Reitsma (Holland), 15/16. Gerrit Schukken (Holland), Ronny Haring (Switzerland), 17/18. Markus Jell (Germany), Dirk Werkman (Holland), 19/20. Charly Ebner Jnr (Austria), Franz Mayerbuchler Jnr (Germany), 21/22. Hendrik Hamstra (Holland), Simon Gartmann (Switzerland), 23/24. Robert-Jan Bangma (Holland), Jo Saetre (Norway) Watch out for Niklas Svensson - son of Stefan, and Ruben deJong. Svensson is in his first season, whilst deJong was in his first ever competitive meeting. Both of them are spectacuar riders, and deJong has a real racers head on!

ICE SPEEDWAY CHALLENGE, Berlin, Saturday 2nd March & Sunday 3rd March Result: Heat Scores: Vitalli Khomitsevich (Russia) 30 (15+15), Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 25 (14+11), Franz Zorn (Austria) 24 (10+14), Eduard Krysov (Russia) 23 (12+11), Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 21 (10+11), Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 21 (10+11), Gunther Bauer (Germany) 20 (10+10), Per-Olof Serenius (Sweden) 16 (8+8), Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 13 (7+6), Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 11 (5+6), Sven Holstein (Netherlands) 8 (5+3), Rene Stellingwerf (Netherlands) 7 (3+4), Martin Leitner (Austria) 7 (4+3), Jouni Seppanen (Finland) 5 (4+1), Max Neidermaier (Germany) 5 (0+5), Tomi Norola (Finland) (res) 2 (2+DNR), Franz Mayerbuchler 1 (0+1), Miroslaw Daniszewski (Poland) (res) 1 (1+DNR) Final: Khomitsevich, Krysov, Knapp, Zorn

RUSSIAN ELITE LEAGUE, Togliatti, Round 5, Friday 1st March & Round 6, Saturday 2nd March R5 Friday Result: TOGLIATTI 28 (Danil Ivanov 17, Igor Saydullin 6, Sergei Karachintsev 5) UFA 27 (Dmitri Koltakov 12, Dmitri Bulankin 9, Nikolai Krasnikov 6) BLAGOVESHENSK 18 (Pawel Tschajka 14, Sergei Logachev 4, Danil Golosheykin 0) SHADRINSK 15+3 (Artem Novik 13+3, Danil Belonogov 2, Alexander Rodin 0) KAMENSK URAL 15+2 (Vyacheslav Svitek 10+2, Harald Simon 5, Artem Akulov 0) STERLITAMAK 13 (Igor Kononov 10, Andrei Shishegov 3, Evgeny Sharov 0) SARANSK 10 (Maxim Karpukhin 5 , Alex Abroskin 4, Maxim Maslikov 1) R6 Saturday Result UFA 24+3 (Koltakov 15+3, Bulankin 6, Vladimir Bobin 3) TOGLIATTI 24+2 (Ivanov 16, Saydullin 7+2, Karachintsev 1) STERLITAMAK 23 (Kononov 18, Sharov 3, Shishegov 2) BLAGOVESHENSK 18 (Tschajka 11, Golosheykin 6, Logachev 1) KAMENSK URAL 16 (Svitek 12, Simon 3, Akulov 1) SHADRINSK 13 (Novik 9, Belonogov 3, Rodin 1) SARANSK 7 (Karpukhin 4, Abroskin 3, Maslikov 0) Final Standings: Togliatti 36, Ufa 34, Blagoveshensk 23, Sterlitamak 19, Kamensk Ural 16, Shadrinsk 12, Saransk 5

CUP OF RUSSIA FINAL 2, Kranokamsk, Saturday 23rd February and Sunday 24th February Result: Andrei Gavrilkin (Samara) 27 (13+14), Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 24 (12+12), Eugene Kosov 23 (10+13), Sergei Karachintsev (Togliatti) 22 (9+13), Vasilli Kosov 21 (9+12), Sergei Makharov (Lukhovitsy) 21 (13+8), Vyacheslav Svitek (Kamensk Ural) 19 (10+9), Maxim Korchemakha (Novosibirsk) 16 (13+3), Evgeny Sharov (Sterlitamak) 16 (8+8), Daniel Golosheykin (Blagoveshensk) 9 (6+3), Airat Khabibullin (Sterlitamak) 9 (5+4), Artem Akulov (Kamensk Ural) 8 (3+5), Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) 8 (3+5), Nikita Toloknov (Samara) 6 (1+5), Roman Kholodov (Samara) 5 (4+1), Igor Kononov 3 (DNR+3) OVERALL (after 4 rounds): Gavrilkin 55, E. Kosov 47, V. Kosov 45, Svitek 34, Bulankin 33, Karachintsev 31, Korchemakha 31, Makharov 30, Golosheykin 27, Sharov 25, Igor Saydullin 25, Khabibullin 20, Kononov 17, Toloknov 17, Zelepukin 13, Kholodov 8, Akulov 8, Utusikov 8, Sergei Baltachev 0, Igor Pershin 0

UEM EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL, Ufa, Russia, Saturday 23rd February Result: (Russia unless stated) Nikolai Krasnikov 15, Sergey Logachev 12+3, Harald Simon (Austria)12+2, Artem Novik 11, Vladimir Bobin 11, Igor Saydullin 11, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep.) 10, Josef Kreuzberger (Austria) 8, Fredrik Olsson (Sweden) 6+3, Christoph Kirchner (Germany) 6+2, Tomi Tani (Finland) 6+1, Ronny Haring (Switzerland) 4, Franz Mayerbuchler (Germany) 4, Thomas Rathgeb (Austria) 3, Claude Gadeyne (France) 0, Oleg Dosaev (Ukraine) 0 UEM EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL, Ufa, Russia, Sunday 24th February Result: Igor Saydullin (Russia) 15, Nicolai Krasnikov (Russia) 14, Harald Simon (Austria) 12, Artem Novik (Russia) 12, Sergei Logachev (Russia) 11, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 9, Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 9, Fredrik Olsson (Sweden) 7, Christoph Kirchner (Germany) 6, Tomi Tani (Finland) 6, Max Neidermaier (Germany) 5, Josef Kreuzberger (Austria) 5, Joachim Soderstrom (Sweden) 3, Franz Mayerbuchler (Germany) 3, Claude Gadeyne (France) (res) 1, Timo Kankkunen (Finland) 0, Ronny Haring (Switzerland) 0, Thomas Rathgeb (Austria) (res) 0 RACE OF LEGENDS: VLADIMIR TSYBROV MEMORIAL VETERANS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, Lukhovitsy, Saturday 23rd February 2000/1). Results: (Russia unless stated) Per-Olof Serenius (Sweden) 15, Juri Polikarpov 14, Juri Ivanov 13, Kyrill Drogalin 12, Erki Aakko (Finland) 10, Alexander Moskovka 9, Sergei Yakolev 9, Vladimir Suchov 8, Vladimir Posrednikov 8, Vladimir Subotin 6, Jarmo Hirvasoya 5, Sergei Tarabanko 4, Conny Fastesson (Sweden) 3, Valeri Przhevalski 2, Vladimir Kochetov 2, Vitalli Russkikh 0 AUSTRIA ICE SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS CUP, St. Johann im Pongau, Saturday 23rd February Results: (Final positions with heat scores) 1. Danil Ivanov (Russia) 11, 2. Eduard Krysov (Russia) 12, 3. Franz Zorn (Austria) 10, 4. Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 10, 5. Gunther Bauer (Germany) 9, 6. Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 4, 7. Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 6, 8. Sven Holstein (Holland) 4, 9. Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 3, 10. Martin Posch (Austria) 1, 11. Martin Leitner (Austria) 1, 12. Charly Ebner Jnr (Austria)(res) 0, 13. Robert Henderson (Sweden) 0

RUSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, R5 Saturday 16th February & R6 Sunday 17th February, Samara R5 Saturday: Samara 28 (Eugene Kosov 11, Vasilli Kosov 11, Andrei Gavrilkin 6) Novosibirsk 22+3 (Ivan Lviv 12, Eduard Krysov 7+3, Andrei Zhdanov 3) Lukhovitsy 22+2 (Sergei Makharov 11+2, Igor Kazennyi 10, Alexei Kolganov 1) Izhevsk 20 (Sergei Baltachev 9, Dinar Valeev 6, Alexei Ivanov 5) Kumertau 14 (Igor Myshkovets 11, Alex Vitrik 3, Timor Bakchaev 0) Uchaly 12 (Dmitri Lidzhiev 7, Ville Askarov 5) Ufa 7 (Bogdan Farvazov 5, Emil Shabanov 2) R6 Sunday: Samara 28 (Vitalli Khomitsevich 14, Gavrilkin 9, E.Kosov 5) Novosibirsk 26 (Maxim Korchemakha 11, Krysov 10, Lviv 4) Lukhovitsy 21 (Makharov 14+3, Kazennyi 6, Dmitri Lotorev 1) Izhevsk 20 (Ivanov 12+2, Baltachev 6, Valeev 2) Kumertau 13 (Vitrek 11, Bakchaev 2, Myshkovets 0) Uchaly 9 (Lidzhiev 7, Askarov 2) Ufa 8 (Farvazov 5, Shabanov 3) Final Standings: Samara 46 (7,7,8,8,8,8), Novosibirsk 34 (5,5,6,6,6,6), Lukhovitsy 25+3 (4,3,4,4,5,5), Izhevsk 25+2 (3,4,5,5,4,4), Kumertau 14 (2,1,2,3,3,3) , Uchaly 9 (1,2,1,1,2,2), Ufa 7 (ns,ns,3,2,1,1) Samara are the champions

RUSSIAN SUPER LEAGUE, Round 3, Saturday 16th February and Round 4, Sunday 17th February, Ufa. R3 Saturday: TOGLIATTI 29 (Danil Ivanov 14, Dmitri Khomitsevich 12, Sergei Karachintsev 3) UFA 26 (Dmitri Koltakov 12, Nikolai Krasnikov 8, Dmitri Bulankin 6) STERLITAMAK 19+3 (Igor Kononov 9+3, Andrei Shishegov 6, Evgeny Sharov 4) BLAGOVESHENSK 19+2 (Pawel Tschajka 12, Sergei Logachev 6+2, Daniel Golosheykin 1) KAMENSK URAL 14 (Harald Simon 9, Artem Akulov 4, Kyrill Popov 1) SHADRINSK 10 (Mikhail Zelepukin 5, Artem Novik 3, Alexander Rodin 2) SARANSK 8 (Alex Abroskin 7, Maxim Karpukhin 1, Maxim Maslikov 0) R4 Sunday: Togliatti 28 (Ivanov 15, Khomitsevich 9, Karachintsev 4) Ufa 26 (Koltakov 13, Krasnikov 9, Bulankin 4) Blagoveshensk 17+ 3 (Tschajka 12+3, Logachev 5, Golosheykin 0) Kamensk Ural 17+2 (Simon 12+2, Akulov 5, Popov 0) Sterlitamak 15 (Sharov 9, Shishegov 6, Airat Khabibullin 0) Shadrinsk 14 (Novik 10, Zelepukin 4, Rodin DNR) Saransk 8 (Karpukhin 4, Abroskin 3, Maslikov 1) Standings: Togliatti 22 (6,8,8), Ufa 20 (8,6,6), Blagoveshensk 14 (5,4,5), Sterlitamak 12 (4,5,3), Kamensk Ural 10 (3,3,4), Shadrinsk 6 (2,2,2), Saransk 3 (1,1,1)

RUSSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE R3, Saturday 26th January & R4, Sunday 27th January, Lukhovitsy Results: R3 Saturday Samara 28.5 (Eugene Kosov 15, Andrei Gavrilkin 9, Vitalli Khomitsevich 4.5) Novosibirsk 25 (Maxim Korchemakha 11, Eduard Krysov 10, Ivan Lviv 4) Izhevsk 17 (Andrei Ivanov 10, Sergei Baltachev 4, Dinar Valeev 3) Lukhovitsy 16 (Sergei Makharov 11, Igor Kazennyi 3, Dmitri Lotorev 2) Ufa 15 (Vladimir Bobin 13, Bogdan Farvazov 2) Kumertau 14.5 (Igor Myshkovets 11.5, Vyacheslav Bibik 3, Alex Vitrek 0) Uchaly 7 (Dmitri Lidzhiev 3, Ville Askarov 3, Marat Ayupov 1) R4 Sunday Samara 28 (E. Kosov 14, Vasilli Kosov 12, Khomitsevich 2) Novosibirsk 22 (Krysov 12, Korchemakha 5, Lviv 5) Izhevsk 19+3 (Baltachev 10, Ivanov 9+3, Valeev 0) Lukhovitsy 19+2 (Makharov 14+2, Kazennyi 4, Alexei Kolganov 1) Kumertau 14 (Myshkovets 9, Vitrek 4, Timur Bakchaev 1) Ufa 13 (Bobin 8, Farvazov 5) Uchaly 11 (Lidzhiev 7, Askarov 4, Ayupov 0) Standings: (after 4 rounds) Samara 30 (7,7,8,8), Novosibirsk 22 (5,5,6,6,), Izhevsk 17 (3,4,5,5,) Lukhovitsy 15 (4,3,4,4,), Kumertau 8 (2,1,2,3) Uchaly 5 (1,2,1,1,), Ufa 5 (ns,ns,3,2)

RUSSIAN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINALS Saturday 2nd February and Sunday 3rd February Semi Final 1: Lukhovitsy Result: Vladimir Bobin (Ufa) 27 (14+13), Roman Kholodov (Samara) 25+3 (13+12), Nikita Toklokov (Samara) 25+2 (12+13), Artem Akulov (Kamensk Ural) 22 (11+11), Igor Myshkovets (Ufa) 21 (13+8), Alex Vitrek (Ufa) 20 (9+11), Airat Khabibullin (Sterlitamak) 19 (9+10), Igor Kazennyi (Lukhovitsy) 18 (8+10) --------------------------------------------------------------- Dinar Valeev (Glazov) 13 (7+6), Vyacheslav Bibik (Kumertau) 10 (5+5), Maxim Maslikov (Saransk) 10 (5+5), Vladislav Templov (Penza) 8 (3+5), Igor Pershin (Samara) 5 (0+5), Timor Bakchaev (Kumertau) 5 (3+2), Rustam Akumbaev (Kamensk Ural) 4 (4+DNR), Dmitri Lotorev (Lukhovitsy) 3 (2+1), Bogdan Farvazov 3 (3+0), Alexei Kolganov (Lukhovitsy) 1 (1+0), Roman Karymov (Izhevsk) 0 (DNR+0) Semi Final 2: Novosibirsk Result: Igor Saydullin (Togliatti) 26+3 (15+11), Vasilli Nesytyh (Togliatti) 26+2 (14+12), Ivan Lviv (Novosibirsk) 25+3 (13+12) Sergei Logachev (Blagoveshensk) 25+2 (12+13), Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 21 (8+13), Danil Belonogov (Shadrinsk) 21 (10+11), Roman Pavlenko (Blagoveshensk) 17 (8+9), Nikita Simonov (Kamensk Ural) 16 (8+8), ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kyrill Popov (Kamensk Ural) 15 (8+7), Gennadiy Sinica (Novosibirsk) 9 (6+3), Mikhail Litvinov (Togliatti) 8 (4+4), Nikita Kuznetsov (Usole Siberian) 7 (3+4), Ruslan Litvinov (Angarsk) 7 (3+4), Eugene Yagodin (Novosibirsk) 6 (4+2), Alex Shindin (Angarsk) 5 (2+3), Stanislav Kononv (Shadrinsk) 4 (1+3), Pawel Tyushnyakov (Shadrinsk) 1 (DNR+1), RUSSIAN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL, Shadrinsk, Saturday 9th February & Sunday 10th February Result: Igor Saydullin (Togliatti) 27 (15+12), Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 23 (9+14), Sergei Logachev (Blagoveshensk) 22 (9+13), Vladimir Bobin (Ufa) 21 (12+9), Vasilli Nesytyh (Togliatti) 19 (11+8), Nikita Toklokov (Samara) 19 (11+8), Airat Khabibullin (Sterlitamak) 17 (8+9), Artem Akulov (Kamensk Ural) 16 (8+8), Igor Myshkovets 16 (6+10), Igor Kazennyi (Lukhovitsy) 14 (5+9), Ivan Lviv (Novosibirsk) 12 (7+5), Alex Vitrek (Ufa) 10 (6+4), Roman Pavlenko (Blagoveshensk) 8 (3+5), Danil Belonogov (Shadrinsk) 9 (+DNR), Roman Kholodov (Samara) 5 (2+3), Kyrill Popov (Kamensk Ural) 3 (2+1) Igor Pershin (Samara) 1 (DNR+1)

MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2, Togliatti, Saturday 9th February & Sunday 10th February 2013 Day 2 Result: Koltakov 20 (14+3+3) Ivanov 20 (15+3+2) Tschajka 12 (9+2+1) Zorn 12 (10+2+0) D. Khomitsevich 12 (11+1) Krysov 11 (10+1) V. Khomitsevich 11 (11+x) Karachintsev 9 (9+x) Simon 8 Svensson 6 Knapp 6 Bauer 4 Pletschacher 3 Vasilli Kosov (res) 2 Stellingwerf 1 Aakko 1 Henderson 0 SF1: Ivanov, Tschajka, Krysov, V. Khomitsevich (fx) SF2: Koltakov, Zorn, D. Khomitsevich, Karachintsev (x) F: Koltakov, Ivanov, Tschajka, Zorn Overall (after 4 Rounds): Ivanov 81 Koltakov 74 D. Khomitsevich 63 Tschajka 48 V. Khomitsevich 42 Krysov 41 Zorn 38 Simon 35 Svensson 25 Karachintsev* 18 Makharov* 17 Bauer 15 Knapp 12 Aakko 11 Pletschacher 8 Stellingwerf 7 Henderson 7 (* Wild Card)

Live Coverage from Togliatti on now: http://bambuser.com/channel/d3vilry

I thought that too, but I bought last years series as a box set DVD. FIM TV edit the two days into 60 minutes, but then Motors TV then wield the knife on that edit, to cut out what they consider unneccessary to get their 12 minutes of advertising in. Hence the show they put out on Friday. Having said that, the FIM are pushing the semi final and Final each day as the main event, whilst the heats are just a means of getting to that. FIM TV are briefed to that effect , although they do film the whole event to get the action they want. The resulting programme is not ideal but at least we are getting professionally recorded action onto TV which is better than nothing.

MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2, Togliatti, Saturday 9th February & Sunday 10th February 2013 Day 1 Result (Russia unless stated): Danil Ivanov 21 (15 +3 +3) Dmitri Koltakov 19 (14 +3 +2) Dmitri Khomitsevich 16 (13 +2 +1) Franz Zorn (Austria) 12 (10 +2 +0) Pawel Tschajka 11 (10 +1) Harald Simon 10 (10 +d) Eduard Krysov 10 (10 +d) Sergei Karachintsev 9 (9 +0) Vitalli Khomitsevich 7 Gunther Bauer (Germany) 5 Stefan Svensson (Sweden)5 Andrei Gavrilkin (Res) 3 Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 3 Robert Henderson (Sweden) 3 Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 2 Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 1 Antti Aakko (Finland) 0 SF 1: Ivanov, Zorn Krysov (d), Simon (d) SF 2: Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, Tschajka, Karachintsev F: Ivanov, Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, Zorn Overall (after 3 rounds) Ivanov 61 Koltakov 54 D. Khomitsevich 51 Tschajka 36 V. Khomitsevich 31 Krysov 30 Simon 27 Zorn 26 Svensson 18 Makharov* 17 Bauer 12 Aakko 10 Karachintsev * 9 Henderson 7 Knapp 6 Stellingwerf 6 Pletschacher 5

SAMARA REGION GOVERNORS CUP Togliatti, Wednesday 6th February 2013 Result: (Russia unless stated) 1. Nikolai Krasnikov (3,0,3,3,3) 12+3 & Gunther Bauer (Germany) (ef, 2,1,2,2) 7 = 19+3 2. Eduard Krysov (2,3,2,1,3) 11 & Harald Simon (Austria) (1,0,3,2,2) 8+2 = 19+ 3. Sergei Karachintsev (2,3,1,3,2) 11 & Franz Zorn (Austria) (1,1,0,1,3) 6 = 1 4. Danil Ivanov (3,3,3,3,0) 12 & Antti Aakko (Finland) (0,0,2,NR,ef) 2 (Mikhail Litvinov 1)= 15 5. Igor Kononov (2,2,2,0,0) 6 & Stefan Svensson (Sweden) (1,1,2,0,1) 5 6. Dmitri Khomitsevich (3, f) 3 & Robert Henderson (Sweden) (0,2,0,1,1) 4 (Litvinov 2) = 9

MOTUL ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 1 KRASNAGORSK, RUSSIA Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd February, 2013 Result: (Russia Unless stated) Day 1: Danil Ivanov 21 (15 +3 +3), Dmitri Koltakov 18 (13 +3 +2), Dmitri Khomitsevich 17 (14 +2 +1), Pawel Tschajka 13 (11 +2 +0), Vitalli Khomitsevich 11 (10 +1), Franz Zorn (Austria) 11 (10 +1), Harald Simon (Austria) 9 (9 +0), Sergei Makharov 8 (8 +0), Eduard Krysov 8, Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 7, Robert Henderson (Sweden) 4, Antti Aakko (Finland) 3, Gunther Bauer (Germany) 3, Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 2, Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 2, Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 1 SF 1: Ivanov, Tschajka, Zorn, Simon SF 2: Koltakov,D. Khomitsevich, V. Khomitsevich, Makharov F: Ivanov, Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, Tschajka Day 2: Ivanov 19 (14 +2 +3), D. Khomitsevich 18 (13 +3 +2), Koltakov 17 (14 + 2 +1), Tschajka 12 (9 +3 +0), Krysov 12 (11+1), Makharov 9 (8+1), V. Khomitsevich 13 (13 +f), Simon 8 (8+0), Aakko 7, Svensson 6, Bauer 4, Zorn 3, Pletschacher 3, Knapp 2, Vasilli Kosov (res) 2, Evgeny Kosov (res) 2, Stellingwerf 1, Henderson 0. SF 1: Tschajka, Ivanov, Makharov, V. Khomitsevich (fell) SF 2: D. Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Krysov, Simon F: Ivanov, D. Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Tschajka Overall (after 2 rounds): Ivanov 40, D. Khomitsevich 35, Koltakov 35, Tschajka 25, V. Khomitsevich 24, Krysov 20, Makharov* 17, Simon 17, Zorn 14, Svensson 13, Aakko 10, Bauer 7, Henderson 4, Knapp 4, Pletschacher 4, Stellingwerf 3. * = Wildcard

Team Ice Speedway Gladiators Final, Sanok, Poland, 25th/26th January 2013

Team Ice Speedway Gladiators Final, Sanok, Poland 25th/26th January 2013

I spoke to Stefan Svensson and Franky Zorn about the track, and even managed a few words with Danil Ivanov, whose English is good. The consensus was that the track was soft in parts and a bit wet. There were also some rough patches which hadn't been given a good covering by the Zamboni. The riders were concerned it wouldn't be safe but after a track walk they all decided to ride, as some of them had to leave Sunday regardless. Stefan told me that the track was better than they had feared, although it rutted up a lot faster than it should have, and the racing was good (his words). Having said that I do think it would be helpful if the Announcer had told the fans what was happening in another language to Polish, as some Austrians were struggling to understand what was being said whilst we stood around for 40 minutes after the parade as the temperature plummeted!

FIM TEAM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WC FINAL Friday 26th & Saturday 27th January 2013 Day 2 RUSSIA 55 + 3 Danil Ivanov 12 + (2,2,3,3) 22+3 Dmitri Koltakov 12+ (2,3,2,1) 20 Nikolai Krasnikov 2+ (3,3,3,2) 13 AUSTRIA 55 + 2 Franz Zorn 13+ (3,3,3,2,2,2) 28 +2 Harald Simon 15+ (2,2,2,3,3,0) Martin Leitner DNR SWEDEN 32 Stefan Svensson 8+ (0,2,1,1,2,3) 17 Robert Henderson 4+ (1,3,0,3,fx,2) 13 Per-Anders Lindstrom 2+ DNR 2 POLAND 31 Grzegorz Knapp 12+ (2,1,1,3,3,3) 25 Pawel Strugala 1+ (1,0,0,1,1) 4 Miroslaw Daniszewski 2+ ® CZECH REP 31 Jan Klatovsky 13+ (3,1,3,1,fx,3) 24 Antonin Klatovsky 3+ (x,x,1,0,1,2) 7 Jan Pecina 0 + DNR 0 GERMANY 25 Gunther Bauer 11+ (1,x,2,2,1) 17 Stefan Pletschacher 2+ (2,1,1,0) 6 Max Neidermaier 2+ (0,0,0) 2 FINLAND 22 Antti Aakko 9+ (3,1,2,1,2) 18 Tomi Tami 1+ (1,0,1,0,0,0) 3 Janne Vilponen 1+ (0) 1 I do think the Austrians were unlucky today, as they were on maximum points coming into Heat 40. The race was a cracker with Zorn Simon and Koltakov battling for the points. For them to lose that race meant a run off, and Ivanov was just faster out of the gate. Knapp got an award for the best pass of the day which was his overall performance over the weekend, but that race with the Russians was a good one too. Ivanov leaning on him was his downfall, but needless to say he will learn from it and be a better rider. He is certainly one to watch. Sweden certainly pulled themselves up to third, after the Czechs made a few silly mistakes. Jan appears to have the better racing head on at the moment, as Antonin made daft mistakes. Germany could have done better but the rift between Bauer and the rest is still huge, as I don't think I saw him speak to his team mates all weekend, whilst Finland relied too much on an unfit Antti Aakko. Overall it was a good meeting but IT WAS BLOODY COLD!!! Despite my winter gear my fingers were numb and my toes equally so, but Sanok is an experience to try if you've never been.