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RUSSIAN SUPERLEAGUE ROUND 4, UFA 22ND JANUARY 2012 TOGLIATTI 28 (Ivanov 15, Khomitsevich 10, Karachintsev 3) UFA 27 (Krasnikov 14, Koltakov 8, Bulankin 5) STERLITAMAK 17 (Kononov 9, Krysov 8, Vladimir Chapelo 0) SARANSK 15+3 (Baseev 9, Kosov 4, Gavrilkin 2+3) SHADRINSK 15+2 (Novik 7+2, Zelepukin 4, Rodin 4) KAMENSK URAL 13.5 (Saydullin 7.5, Golosheykin 6, Simon 0) NOVOSIBIRSK 10.5 (Korchemakha 9, Kochetov 1, Kaminsky 0.5) LEAGUE TABLE (after 4 Rounds) Mega-Lada Togliatti 30 (8+8+6+8) Bashkortostan Ufa 25 (5+6+8+6) Kaustic Sterlitamak 21 (6+5+5+5) MordovIa Saransk 16 (4+4+4+4) Torpedo Shadrinsk 10 (1+3+3+3) Kamensk Ural 8 (2+2+2+2) Siberia Novosibirsk 6 (3+1+1+1) RUSSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND 4, GLAZOV, SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY 2012 SUN: BLAGOVESHCHENSK 25 (Tschajka 15, Akimenko 7, Logachev 3) LUKHOVITSY 24 (Makharov 14, Svitek 8, Igor Kazennyi 2) IZHEVSK 22 (Baltachev 17, Andrei Ivanov 3, Sharov 2) SARANSK 19 (Karpukhin 10, Lushnikov 9, Abroskin 0) KUMERTAU 15 (Ryabokin 10, Khabibullin 4, Kazakov 1) UCHALY 13 (Vitrek 10, Lidzhiev 3, Safin 0) SAMARA 7 (Tolokonov 5, Otpushennikov 2, Vintaev 0) LEAGUE TABLE (After 4 Rounds) Speedway Amur Blagoveshchensk 32 (8+8+8+8) Udmertia Izhevsk 22 (6+6+5+5) Lukhovitsy 19 (3+4+6+6) Mordovia 2 Saransk 18 (5+5+4+4) Miner Uchaly 11 (4+3+2+2) MK Rostock Samara 6 (2+2+1+1) Peregrin Falcon Kumertau 6 (NR+NR+3+3)

GOLDEN SPIKE SERIES ROUND 1, WEISSENBACH, AUSTRIA 21ST JANUARY 2012 Franz Zorn (Austria) 15, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 14, Thomas Wiest (Germany) 12, Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 11, Martin Leitner (Austria) 11, Markus Jell (Germany) 10, Petr Klauz (Czech Rep) 8, Stefan Pletschacher (Germany) 5, Rene Dunki (Switzerland) 5, Charly Ebner Jun. (Austria) 5, Charly Ebner Sen. (Austria) 5 , Max Niedermeier (Germany) 3, Gerrit Schukken (Holland) 3, Jurgen Reimann (Germany) 3, Pawel Strugala (Poland) 2, Ronny Haring (Switzerland) 2, Martin Posch (Austria) 2, Josef Forcher (Austria) 0

RUSSIAN SUPERLEAGUE ROUNDS 3, UFA, SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2012 RESULTS: UFA 27+3 (Nikolai Krasnikov 17+3, Dmitri Koltakov 6, Dmitri Bulankin 4) TOGLIATTI 27+2 (Danil Ivanov 17, Dmitri Khomitsevich 7+2, Sergei Karachintsev 3) STERLITAMAK 21 (Igor Kononov 12, Eduard Krysov 7, Andrei Shishegov 2) SARANSK 18 (Yunir Baseev 10, Andrei Gavrilkin 10, Vasilli Kosov 2) SHADRINSK 13 (Artem Novik 9, Michael Zelepukin 3, Alexander Rodin 1) KAMENSK URAL 11 (Igor Saydullin 7, Harald Simon 4, Danil Golosheykin 0) NOVOSIBIRSK 8 (Maxim Korchemakha 7, Nikolai Kaminsky 1, Alexander Kochetov 0) LEAGUE TABLE (after 3 Rounds) Mega-Lada Togliatti 22 (8+8+6) Bashkortostan Ufa 19 (5+6+8) Kaustic Sterlitamak 16 (6+5+5) Mordova Saransk 12 (4+4+4) Torpedo Shadrinsk 7 (1+3+3) Kamensk Ural 6 (2+2+2) Siberia Novosibirsk 5 (3+1+1) RUSSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE ROUNDS 3, GLAZOV SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2012 RESULTS: BLAGOVESHCHENSK 25 (Pawel Tschajka 17, Roman Akimenko 6, Sergei Logachev 2) LUKHOVITSY 24 (Sergei Makharov 16, Vyacheslav Svitek 5, Roman Kholodov 3) IZHEVSK 23 (Sergei Baltachev 12, Yevgeny Sharov 8, Eugene Urakov 3) SARANSK 16 (Maxim Lushnikov 8, Maxim Karpukhin 8, Alex Abroskin 0) KUMERTAU 15 +3 ( Nikolai Ryabokin 9+3, Airat Khabibullin 5, Sergei Kazakov 1) UCHALY 15 +2 (Alex Vitrek 8, Dmitri Lidzhiev 7+2, Alfred Safin 0) SAMARA 4 (Eugene Otpushennikov 4, Nikita Tolokonov 0, Dmitri Vintaev DNR) LEAGUE TABLE (After 3 Rounds) SPEEDWAY AMUR BLAGOVESHCHENSK 24 (8+8+8) UDMERTIA IZHEVSK 17 (6+6+5) MORDOVIA 2 SARANSK 14 (5+5+4) LUKHOVITSY 13 (3+4+6) MINER UCHALY 9 (4+3+2) MK ROSTOCK SAMARA 5 (2+2+1) PEREGRIN FALCONS KUMERTAU 3 (NR+NR+3)

The Stadium is on the south west of the town, next to the ring road. Its about 15 minutes walk from the town centre, and the bars etc. There is a hotel on site (De Bonte Wever) and a bar inside the main reception of the stadium. Jacqueline stayed there last year, but I believe she wasn't impressed. Groningen is about 25 minutes drive north of Assen is a much better bet for nightlife but the hotels in the area do fill up quickly around Assen, and you may be forced to stay further afield.

CUP OF RUSSIA ROUND 1, STERLITAMAK, SATURDAY 14TH & SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2012 Result Andrei Gavrilkin (Saransk) 27 (14 + (3,3,1,3,3) 13) Andrei Shishegov (Sterlitamak) 26 (11 + ( 3,3,3,3,3) 15) Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 26 (13 + (3,2,3,2,3) 13) Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) 20 (12 + (2,3,2,ef,x) 8) Daniel Golosheykin (Kamensk-Ural) 19 (9 + (1,1,2,3,3) 10) Igor Saydullin (Kamensk-Ural) 18 (9 + (2,2,3,0,2) 9) Vyacheslav Svitek (Perm) 16 (8 + (1,1,2,2,2) 8) Maxim Lushnikov(Saransk) 14 (6 + (2,3,1,1,1) 8) Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 13 (8 + (2,2,ef,ef,1) 5) Eugene Kosov (Saransk) 12 (6 + (0,2,2,2,0) 6) Roman Akimenko (Blagoveshchensk) 9 (0 + (3,3,n,1,2) 9) Sergei Baltachev (Izhevsk) (8 +DNR) Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk-Ural) 8 (4 + (1,1,0,2,0) 4) Maxim Korchemakha (Novosibirsk) 6 (0 + (1,3,2) 6) Alexey Ivanov (Glazov) 6 (2 + (1,0,1,1,1) 4) Alexander Rodin (Shadrinsk) 5 (5 + (ef,0,ns,ns,ns) 0) Rustam Akumbaev (Shadrinsk) 3 (3 + (0,0,1,ef,ns) Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) (0 +DNR) MFR CUP ROUND 1, GLAZOV, SATURDAY 14TH & SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2012 Result Mikhail Zelepukin (Shadrinsk) 27 (14 +(3,3,2,3,2) 13) Nicolai Kaminsky (Novosibirsk) 23 (13 + (2,2,3,0,3) 10) Vasilli Nesytyh (Kamensk-Ural) 23 (12 + (3,3,n,2,3) 11) Alexander Kochetov (Novosibirsk) 22 (15 + (2,2,2,,n,1) 7) Nicolai Ryabokon (Kumertau) 20 (8 + (2,3,3,1,3) 12) Eugene Bellasov (Glazov) 22 (9 + (3,2,3,2,3) 13) Alex Vitrek (Ufa) 16 (8 + (3,n,0,3,2) 8) Eugene Urakov (Izhevsk) 14 (5 + (0,3,3,3,x) 9) Alex Abroskin (Saransk) 12 (4 + (2,2,2,2,0) 8) Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) 10 (5 + (1,0,2,1,1) 5) Nikita Tolokonov (Samara) 10 ( 6 + (0,1,1,n,2) 4) Dmitri Lidzhiev (Uchaly) 9 (2 + (ns,1,1,3,2) 7) Andrei Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) 9 (4 + (1,1,1,1,1) 5) Roman Kholodov (Lukhovitsy) 5 (3 + (0,1,0,1,n) 2) Alfred Safina (Uchaly) (5 + (f,ns,ns,ns,ns) 0) Yuri Grigoriev (Tyumen) 3 (1 + (0,2) 2) Vladimir Chapelo (Sterlitamak) 3 (3 + (0,0,0) 0) Airat Khabibullin (Kumertau) 2 (1 + (0,0,1,0,0) 1)

CUP OF RUSSIA ROUND 1, STERLITAMAK, SATURDAY 14TH & SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2012 Day 1 Result Andrei Gavrilkin (Saransk) (3 ,3 ,2 ,3 ,3) 14 Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) (3 ,3 ,2 ,3 ,2) 13 Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) (2 ,2 ,2 ,3 ,3) 12 Andrei Shishegov (Sterlitamak) (1 ,2 ,3 ,2 ,3) 11 Daniel Golosheykin (Kamensk-Ural) (3 ,2 ,0 ,1 ,3) 9 Igor Saydullin (Kamensk-Ural) (0 ,1 ,2 ,3 ,3) 9 Vyacheslav Svitek (Perm) (2 ,0 ,3 ,3 0) 8 Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) (0 ,3 ,1 ,2 ,2) 8 Sergei Baltachev (Izhevsk) (3 ,2 ,1 ,2 ,0) 8 Maxim Lushnikov(Saransk) (2 ,1 ,2 ,1 0) 6 Eugene Kosov (Saransk) (1 ,1 ,1 ,2 ,1) 6 Alexander Rodin (Shadrinsk) (0 ,1 ,3 ,0 ,1) 5 Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk-Ural) (0 ,1 ,1 ,0 ,2) 4 Rustam Akumbaev (Shadrinsk) (2 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,1) 3 Alexey Ivanov (Glazov) (0 ,0 ,0 ,1 ,1) 2 Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) (0 ,0 ,0 , ns , ns) 0 Roman Akimenko (Blagoveshchensk) (ns , ns ns ns 0 ,) 0 Maxim Korchemakha (Novosibirsk) (ns , ns , ns , ns , c) 0 MFR CUP ROUND 1, GLAZOV, SATURDAY 14TH & SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2012 Day 1 Result Alexander Kochetov (Novosibirsk) (3 ,3 ,3 ,3 ,3) 15 Mikhail Zelepukin (Shadrinsk) (3 ,2 ,3 ,3 ,3) 14 Nichola1 Kaminski (Novosibirsk) (3 ,1 ,3 ,3 ,3) 13 Vasilli Nesyth (Kamensk-Ural) (3 ,3 ,2 ,2 ,2) 12 Eugene Bellasov (Glazov) (1 ,3 ,2 ,1 ,2) 9 Alex Vitrek (Ufa) (1 ,3 ,1 ,3 , x) 8 Nicholai Ryabokon (Kumertau) (2 ,2 ,2 ,2 , q) 8 Nikita Tolokonov (Samara) (0 2 , x, 1 , 3) 6 Alfred Safina (Uchalu) (0,0, 3 , x, 2) 5 Urakov Eugene (Izhevsk) (1 , ef 2 ,2) 5 Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) (2 ,1 ,1 , c ,1) 5 Alex Abroskin (Saransk) (2 , q , q 2 , n) 4 Kholodov Roman (Luhovitsy) (2 , 0 , - 0 , 1) 3 Vladimir Chapelo (Sterlitamak) (0 ,1 ,0 ,1 ,1) 3 Andrei Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) (1 ,2 ,1 ,0) 4 Dmitri Lidzhiev (Uchalu) (2) 2 Yuri Grigoriev (Tyumen) (x ,1 ,0 ,0 ,0 ) 1 Airat Khabibullin (Kumertau) (1) 1

RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL FINAL 2 TOGLIATTI, SATURDAY 7TH & SUNDAY 8TH JANUARY 2012 day 2 results: Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa) 27 (13 + 14 (2,3,3,3,3)) Igor Kononov (Sterlitamak) 24 (13 +11 (3,2,3,3,ef) Dmitri Khomitsevich (Togliatti) 21 (9 + 12 (2,3,3,2,2)) Danil Ivanov (Togliatti) 21 (15 + 6 (3,3,fx,ns,ns)) Sergei Karachintsev (Togliatti) 20.5 ( 9.5 +11 (3,3,2,2,1)) Dmitri Koltakov (Ufa) 18.5 (9.5 + 9 (2,1,3,3,ef)) Eduard Krysov (Sterlitamak) 17 (9 + 8(1,2,1,1,3) Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 17 (8 + 9 (2,1,2,2,2) Pawel Tschajka (Blagoveshensk) 15 (6 + 9 (3,0,0,3,3)) Vitalli Khomitsevich (Togliatti) 13 (5 + 8 (fx,1,2,2,3)) Danil Golosheykin (Kamensk Ural) 10.5 (4.5 + 7 (2,1,2,2) Andrei Gavrilkin (Saransk) 8 (6 + 2 (fx,fx,1,0,1)) Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) 6.5 (5.5 + 1 (1,0,ns,ns,ns)) Sergei Baltachev (Izhevsk) 4 (DNR + 4 (1,2,1,1,x) Eugene Kosov (Saransk) 4 (DNR + 4 (0,1,1,1,1) Yunir Baseev (Saransk) 3 (0 + 3 (fx,2,0,0,1) Sergei Makharov (Lukhovitsy) 2 (2 + DNR) Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) 2 (2 + DNR) Alexander Rodin (Shadrinsk) 1 (1 + (0,0) Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 1 (DNR + 1 (1,ns,0,0,0)) Overall: (lowest score discounted) Ivanov (13,13,15,6) 41 + 3 Krasnikov (12,14,13,14) 41 + n D. Khomitsevich (14,12,9,12) 38 Kononov (12,10,13,11) 36 Karachintsev (6,9,9,5,11) 29.5 V. Khomitsevich (10,11,5,8) 29 Krysov(10,9,9,8) 28 Koltakov(9,7,9,5,9) 27.5 Bulankin (4,8,8,9), 25 Tschajka (8,7,6,9), 24 Golosheykin (7,8,4,5,7) 22 Gavrilkin (3,0,6,2), 11 Baseev (5,3,0,3), 11 Karpukhin (0,4,5,5,1) 10.5 Baltachev (0,2,0,5) 7 E. Kosov (0,1,0,4) 5 Rodin (4,0,1,0) 5 V. Kosov (3,0,2,0) 5 Novik (0,2,0,1) 3 Makharov (0,0,2,0) 2

RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL FINAL 2 TOGLIATTI, SATURDAY 7TH & SUNDAY 8TH JANUARY 2012 day 1 results: Danil Ivanov (Togliatti) (3,3,3,3,3) 15 Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa) (2,3,2,3,3) 13 Igor Kononov (Sterlitamak) (3,2,3,2,3) 13 Sergei Karachintsev (Togliatti) (2,3,1.5,x,3) 9.5 Dmitri Koltakov (Ufa) (1,2,1.5,3,2) 9.5 Dmitri Khomitsevich (Togliatti) (3.3.1.2.0) 9 Eduard Krysov (Sterlitamak) (1,2,3,1,2) 9 Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) (3,f,0,3,2) 8 Andrei Gavrilkin (Saransk) (2,1,3,x,0) 6 Pawel Tschajka (Blagoveshensk) (2,2,0,1,1) 6 Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) (1,f,1.5,2,1) 5.5 Vitalli Khomitsevich (Togliatti) (0,1,0,2,2) 5 Danil Golosheykin (Kamensk Ural) (0,1,1.5,1,1) 4.5 Sergei Makharov (Lukhovitsy) (ef,0,2,x,ef) 2 Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) (ns,1,1,ns,ns) 2 Alexander Rodin (Shadrinsk) (ef,0,0,0,1) 1 Yunir Baseev (Saransk) (x,0,ef) 0 Sergei Baltachev (Izhevsk) DNR Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) DNR Eugene Kosov (Saransk) DNR This meeting has what must be a first: TWO dead heats in consecutive heats! Heat 9 Koltakov and Karachintsev tied for second, then in Heat 10 Golosheykin and Karpukhin tied for second. Overall: (after 3 rounds) Ivanov 41 Krasnikov 39 Kononov 35 D. Khomitsevich 35 Krysov 28 V. Khomitsevich 26 Koltakov 25.5 Karachintsev 24.5 ----------------------------------- Tschajka 21 Bulankin 20 Golosheykin 19.5 Karpukhin 9.5 Gavrilkin 9 Baseev 8 V. Kosov 5 Rodin 5 Makharov 2 Novik 2 Baltachev 2 E. Kosov 1

The St Johann World Championship QR has been put back to 28/1/12 and a meeting in Austria at Weißenbach this weekend has been postponed to a date in the future. This warm weather has a lot to answer for EDIT: correction to previous information in bold

Russian Individual Final, Novosibirsk, 24th/25th December 2011. Final Results: Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa), 12 + (3,3,3,3,2) 14 = 26 +3 Dmitri Khomitsevich (Togliatti) 14 + (3,1,3,2, 3) 12 = 26 +2 Daniel Ivanov (Togliatti) 13 + (2,3,3,3,2) 13 = 26 +1 Igor Kononov (Sterlitamak) 12 + (3,3,f,1,3) 10 = 22 Vitaly Khomitsevich (Togliatti) 10 +(1,3,1,3,3) 11 = 21 Eduard Krysov (Sterlitamak) 10 + (2,0,3,2,2) 9 = 19 Dmitri Koltakov (Ufa), 9 + (2,2,2,1,0) 7 = 16 Pawel Tschajka (Blagoveshchensk) 8 + (0,1,2,1,3) 7 = 15 Daniel Golosheykin (Kamensk-Ural) 7+ (1,2,1,2, 2) = 8 = 15 Sergei Karachintsev (Togliatti) 6+ (3,2,2,2, fx) 9 = 15 Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa), 4+ (2,0,2,3,1) 8 = 12 Yunir Baseev (Saransk) 5+ (1,1,f.0, 1) 3 = 8 Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) DNR + (0,2,1,0,1) 4 = 4 Alexander Rodin (Shadrinsk) 4+DNR = 4 Andrew Gavrilkin (Saransk) 3+DNR = 3 Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) 3+DNR = 3 Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) DNR +(1,0,0,1,f) 2 = 2 Sergei Baltachev (Izhevsk) 0 + (0,0,1,0, 1) 2= 2 Eugene Kosov (Saransk) DNR +(0,1,0,0,0) 1 = 1 Sergey Makharov (Lukhovitsy) 0+DNR = 0 Final 2 is at Togliatti on 7th/8th January 2012

Russian Individual Final 1, Day 1, Novosibirsk, 24.12.11 1. Dmitri Khomitsevich (Togliatti) (2, 3, 3, 3, 2) 14 2. Daniel Ivanov (Togliatti) (3, 3, 2, 2, 3) 13 3. Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa), (3, 3, 0, 3, 3) 12 4. Igor Kononov (Sterlitamak) (3, 3, 3, 1, 2) 12 5. Eduard Krysov (Sterlitamak) (3, 1, 2, 3, 1) 10 6. Vitaly Khomitsevich (Togliatti) (2, 2, 3, 2, 1) 10 7. Dmitri Koltakov (Ufa), (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) 9 8. Pawel Tschajka (Blagoveshchensk) (1, 1, 1, 3, 2) 8 9. Daniel Golosheykin (Kamensk-Ural) (0, 0, 3, 1, 3) 7 10. Sergei Karachintsev (Togliatti) (2, 2, n / u, 2, 0) 6 11. Yunir Baseev (Saransk) (1, 2, 1, 0, 1) 5 12. Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa), (2, n 2, 0, 0) 4 13. Alexander Rodin (Shadrinsk) (n / n, 1, 1, 1, 1) 4 14. Andrew Gavrilkin (Saransk) (u, 0, 0, 1, 2) 3 15. Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) (1, 1, 1, 0, 0) 3 16. Sergey Makharov (Luhovitsy) (0, 0, 0, p, s) 0 17. Sergei Baltachev (Izhevsk) (0) Eugene Kosov (Saransk) DNR Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) DNR Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) DNR On Day 2 Rodin, Gaveilkin, V. Kosov & Makharov will be replaced by Baltachev, E. Kosov, Novik & Karpukin

I've had some correspondence with the Media person at Ufa. It would appear that Nikolai Krasnikov has changed his mind, and intends to compete for an 8th World Title, despite telling everyone that he wouldn't ride in the World Championship in 2012. This is the quote: "Nikolai Krasnikov continued his career athlete, and if, as a result of the qualifying competition, he will receive a ticket to the world championship final, he will take part in it sure! " So it's now wait and see!

Russian Individual Championship Semi Finals 17th & 18 December 2011 Day 2 & Final results: Sloboda 1. Igor Kononov - (Sterlitamak) 16 (14+12 [3,3,3,3,ef]) 2. Yunir Baseev - (Saransk) 25+3 (13+12 [3,3,3,2,1]) 3. Pawel Tschajka - (Blagoveschensk) 25+ns (10+15 [3,3,3,3,3]) 4. Sergey Makharov - (Lukhovitsy) 22 (11+11 [3,3,3,x,2]) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sergei Baltachev - Izhevsk 19+3 (10 + 9 [2,x,2,3,2]) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Alexei Ivanov -(Glazov ) 19+2 (11+8 [2,2,2,2,0]) 7. Evgeny Sharov - (Glazov ) 18 (8+10 [2,2,2,3,1]) 8. Vyacheslav Svitek - Perm 18 (9+9 [2,2,ef,2,3]) 9. Nikita Tolokonov - (Samara) 16 (7+9 [1,2,1,2,3]) 10. Eugene Urakov -(Izhevsk) 13 (7+6 [1,1,0,1,3]) 11. Vladimir Khramov - (Penza)11(6+5 [0,1,1,1,2]) 12. Roman Kholodov - (Lukhovitsy) 9 (3+6 [1,1,2,0,2]) 13. Eugene Sotnikov - (Penza) 9 (6+3 [0,f,1,1,1]) 14. Igor Kazennyi - (Lukhovitsy) 5 (3+2 [1,0,0,0,1]) 15. Eugene Otpuschennikov - (Samara) 4 (2+2 [0,1,1,ef,f]) 16. Anton Blinkov - (Penza) 0 (0+0 [ns,ns,ns,ns,0) Shadrinsk 1. Dmitri Koltakov (Ufa) 28 (14+14 [3,3,3,3,2]) 2. Nikolai Krasnikov (Ufa) 27 (12+15 [3,3,3,3,3]) 3. Andrei Gavrilkin (Saransk) 25 (13+12 [2,2,3,3,2]) 4. Eduard Krysov (Sterlitamak) 24 (13+11 [3,3,2,2,1]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 22 (9+13 [2,2,3,3,3]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Rustam Akumbaev (Shadrinsk) 16 +3 (8+8 [2,1,2,1,2]) 7. Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk Ural) 16 +2 (7+9 [0,2,2,2,3]) 8. Alexander Kochetov (Novosibirsk) 16+ef (8+8 [2,3,1,1,1]) 9. Alfred Safin (Uchaly) 12 (10+3 [3,f,ns,ns,ns) 10. Andrei Zhadanov (Novosibirsk) 13 (5+8 [1,2,2,0,3]) 11. Yuri Grigoriev (Tyumen) 9 (4+5 [0,1,ef,2,2]) 12. Dmitri Lidzhiev (Uchaly) 9 (4+5 [1,1,1,2,0]) 13. Dmitri Deev (Tyumen) 7 (3+4 [1,0,1,1,1]) 14. Stanislav Stuckov (Shadrinsk) 6 (2+4 [ef,1,1,1,1]) 15. Maxim Korchemakha (Novosibirsk) 5 (5+DNR) 16. Alexander Kopotilov (Tyumen) 1 (1+0 [ef,0,0,0,ns) 17. Pawel Tyushnyakov (Shadrinsk) 1 (0+1 [1,f,0,0,ns]) Kamensk Ural 1. Danil Ivanov Togliatti 29 (15 + 14 [2,3,3,3,3]) 2. Sergei Karachintsev Togliatti 28 (14 + 14 [3,3,3,3,2]) 3. Danil Golosheykin Kamensk-Ural 25 (13 + 12 [3,3,2,3, 1]) 4. Vasilli Kosovo Saransk 22 (12 + 10 [0, 2, ,3, 2, 3]) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Eugene Kosovo Saransk 20 (9 + 11 [2,2,2,2,3]) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Igor Saydullin Kamensk Ural 18 (8 + 10 [3,2,2,1,2]) 7. Roman Akimenko Blagoveschensk 17 (8 + 9 [1,1,2,2,3]) 8. Nikolai Kaminsky, Novosibirsk 17 (11 + 6 [1,1,1,3, ef]) 9. Michael Zelepukin Shadrinsk 11 (1 + 10 [3,3,3,1,0]) 10. Vasilli Nesytyh KamenskUral 11 ( 9 + 2 [2,cx, cx, cx, 0]) 11. Anatoly Komarov Novosibirsk 10 (4 + 6 [1,2,1,0,2]) 12. Alex Utusikov Tyumen 9 (5 + 4 [2,0,0,1,1] ) 13. Artem Akulov K-Ural 7 (2 + 5 [0,1,1,1,2] ) 14. Dmitri Bryuhovskih Shadrinsk 7 (4 + 3 [1,1,0,0,1]) 15. Artem Scherbakov Saransk 4 (2 + 2 [0,0,1,0,1] ) 16. Andrei Utusikov Tyumen 4 (2 + 2 [0,0,0,2,0]) Ufa 1. Dmitry Khomitsevich (Togliatti) 30 (15 + 15 [3,3,3,3,3]) 2. Vitalli Khomitsevich (Togliatti) 27 (14 + 13 [3,2,3,3,2]) 3. Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 25 = 13 + 12 [3,3,3,3, cx] ) 4. Alexander RODIN (Shadrinsk) 21 (11 + 10 [3,2,2,2,1]) +3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) 21 (12 + 9 [n,2,3,1,3]) +2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Andrei Shishegov (Sterlitamak) 21 (10 + 11 [2,3,2,3,1]) +1 7. Maksim Lushnikov (Saransk) 18 (8 + 10 [2,3,1,2,2]) 8. Nicholas Ryabokon (Kumertau) 17(7 + 10 [2,1,2,2,3]) 9. Alex VITRIK (Ufa) 13 (6 + 7 [1 0 1 2 3]) 10. Vladimir Tsjapalo (Sterlitamak) 11 (5 + 6 [1, 2,1,0,2]) 11. Alex Abroskin (Saransk) 10 (8 + 2 [2 ,pi, ns, ns, ns]) 12. Airat Khabibullin (Sterlitamak) 6 (2 + 4 [1 ,1 ,1,1, c]) 13. Sergei Kazakov (Kumertau) 6 (2 + 4 [0,0,0,2,2]) 14. Vyacheslav Bibik (Kumertau) 6 (3 + 3 [ns ,1,0,1,1]) 15. Igor Myshkovets (Ufa) 4 (2 + 2 [1, 1, pi, ns, ns]) 16. Alexey Kazakov (Samara) 0 (DNR+ 0 ) 17. (11) Dmitry VINTAEV (Samara) 0 ( 0 + 0 ) Top 4 in each semi to Final, 5th place as reserve Final 1: Novosibirsk 24/25 December Final 2: Togliatti 7/8 January 2012

Logachev was reserve for one of the meetings, and didn't get a ride. Watch for him as the season goes on though.

RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP, SEMI FINALS, 17TH & 18TH DECEMBER 2011 DAY 1 Semi Final 1: Sloboda 1. Igor Kononov - Sterlitamak (2,3,3,3,3) 14 2. Yunir Baseev - Saransk (3,3,1,3,3) 13 3. Alexei Ivanov - Glazov (2,3,3,2,1) 11 4. Sergey Makharov - Lukhovitsy (n, 2,3,3,3), 11 5. Pawel Tschajka - Blagoveschensk (3,2,2, x 3) 10 6. Sergei Baltachev - Izhevsk (2,2,2,2,2) 10 7. Vyacheslav Svitek - Perm (3,3,3, x c) 9 8. Evgeny Sharov - Glazov (2,1,1,2,2) 8 9. Nikita Tolokonov - Samara (1,0,2,3,1) 7 10. Eugene Urakov - Izhevsk (3,1 x 1,2) 7 11. Eugene Sotnikov - Penza (1,2,0,2,1) 6 12. Vladimir Khramov - Penza (1,1,1,1,2) 6 13. Roman Kholodov - Lukhovitsy (0,1,2,0,0) 3 14. Igor Kazennyi - Lukhovitsy (1,0,1,1,0) 3 15. Eugene Otpuschennikov - Samara (x 0,0,1,1) 2 16. Anton Blinkov - Penza (n, 0,0,0,0) 0 Semi Final 2: Shadrinsk 1. Dmitri Koltakov - Ufa (3,3,3,2,3) 14 2. Eduard Krisov - Sterlitamak (3,2,3,2,3) 13 3. Andrei Gavrilkin - Saransk (3,2,1,3,3) 12 4. Nikolai Krasnikov - Ufa (3.3, x 3.3) 12 5. Alfred Safin - Uchaly (2,1,3,2,2) 10 6. Artem Novik - Shadrinsk (2,3,2,3, and) 10 7. Rustam Akumbaev - Shadrinsk (1,0,2,3,2) 8 8. Alexander Kochetov, - Novosibirsk. (0,2,3,1,2) 8 9. Vladimir Bobin, - K. Ural (2,2,2,0,1) 7 10. Andrei Zhdanov - Novosibirsk (1,1,1,1,1) 5 11. Maxim Korchemaha - Novosibirsk (2.3, ns, ns, ns) 5 12. Yuri Grigoriev - Tyumen (1,0,0,1,2) 4 13. Dmitri Lidzhiev - Uchaly (s, 1, pi, 2.1) 3 14. Dmitri Deev - Tyumen (u, v, 2.1, ns) 3 15. Stanislav Stukov - Shadrinsk (0,1,1,0, pi) 2 16. Alexander Kopotilov - Tyumen (1,0,0, pi, 1) 2 17. Pawel Tyushnyakov - Shadrinsk (0,0,0) 0 Semi Final 3: Kamensk-Ural 1. Danil Ivanov - Togliatti (3,3,3,3,3) 15 2. Sergei Karachintsev - Togliatti (3,3,2,3,3) 14 3. Daniel Golosheykin - Kamensk-Ural (3,3,1,3,3) 13 4. Vasilli Kosov - Saransk (2,2,3,2,3) 12 5. Nicholas Kaminsky - Novosibirsk (2,2,3,2,2) 11 6. Vasilli Nesytyh - Kamensk-Ural (0,2,2,3,2) 9 7. Eugene Kosov - Saransk (3,1,1,2,2) 9 8. Igor Saydullin - Kamensk-Ural (2,1,2,2,1) 8 9. Roman Akimenko - Blagoveschensk (1,3,3,1,0) 8 10. Alex Utusikov - Tyumen (0.2 and 1.2) 5 11. Dmitry Bryuhovskih - Shadrinsk (n, 1,1,1,1) 4 12. Anatoly Komarov - Novosibirsk (2,0,2, 0, ns) 4 13. Artem Scherbakov - Saransk (1,1,0,0,1) 3 14. Andrei Utusikov - Tyumen (0,0,0,1,1) 2 15. Artem Akulov - Kamensk-Ural (1.0 0 0.0) 16. Michael Zelepukin - Shadrinsk (1, ns, ns, c, ns) 1 Semi Final 4: Ufa 1. Dmitry Khomitsevich - Togliatti (3,3,3,3,3) 15 2. Vitaly Khomitsevich - Togliatti (3,3,3,2,3) 14 3. Maxim Karpukhin - Saransk (3,3,1,3,2) 12 4. Alexander Rodin - Shadrinsk (2,2,3,3,1) 11 5. Dmitry Bulankin - Ufa (1,2,2,3,3) 11 6. Andrei Shishegov - Sterlitamak (2,3 x 2,3) 10 7. Alex Abroskin - Saransk (3,2,3,1,1) 10 8. Maxim Lushnikov - Saransk (2,1,1,2,2) 8 9. Nicholas Ryabokon - Kumertau (2,1,2, and 2) 7 10. Alex Vitrik - Ufa (1,0,2,2,1) 6 11. Vladimir Chapala - Sterlitamak (1,0,2,1,0) 4 12. Sergey Kazakov - Kumertau (0,2,0,0,1) 3 13. Airat Khabibullin - Sterlitamak (0.0 x 0.2) 2 14. Igor Myshkovets - Ufa (c, ns, 1,1,0) 2 15. Vyacheslav Bibik - Kumertau (c, ns, 1,0,1) 2

Russian Elite League Round 2 Novosibirsk Saturday 11/12/11: Togliatti 27 (Ivanov 16, Khomitsevich 8, Karachintsev 3) Sterlitamak 21 (Kononov 14, Krysov 5, Shishegov 2) Ufa 20 +3 (Krasnikov 16 +3, Koltakov 4, Bulankin 0) Saransk 20 + 0 (Baseev 14 +ef, Gavrilkin 6, Scherbakov 0) Shadrinsk 14 (Novik 5, Rodin 5, Zelepukin 4) Kamensk Ural 13 (Golosheykin 9, Simon 3, Saydullin 1) Novosibirsk 11 (Korchemakha 8, Kochetov 2, Kaminsky 1) League Table: Mega-Lada Togliatti 16 (8+8) Kaustic Sterlitamak 11 (5+6) Bashkortostan Ufa 11 (6+5) Mordovia Saransk 8 (4+4) Siberia Novosibirsk 4 (3+1) Torpedo Shadrinsk 4 (1+3 Kamensk Ural 4 (2+2) Viktor Paznikova Memorial Trophy: This event was held immediately after the second Round of the Elite League meeting, and featured the top scorers from each team, plus two riders from Novosibirsk. Igor Kononov declined to race, so Sterlitamak were represented by Eduard Krysov. Semi Final 1: Ivanov, Krasnikov, Rodin, Kochetov Semi Final 2: Krysov, Golosheykin, Baseev, Kaminsky Final: Krasnikov, Ivanov, Krysov, Golosheykin

In answer to your question, "what is the BSPA or ACU actually doing for British ice racing?" the answer is quite simple. Nothing. Mark Uzzell retired this year, Graham Halsall retired a couple of years ago, Rob Irvine and Kevin Rowand are our only riders at the moment. From Kevin's facebook page he is off to Russia in order to get four tyres and a bike cover from Danil Ivanov, and is waiting to see who will get the the ACU Nomination for the European Championship. He will be riding in Flims and the Czech Republic in January. I think he may be the Englishman who the Russian Forums keep refering to. The ACU didn't ask for any places in the World Championship in 2012 I was involved with the American duo of Mike Burnham and James Gillespie in 2000/2001 but the cost of them travelling from the US to Europe with no support from the AMA , plus James' partner had a baby put an end to their careers. The sheer cost of the sport for them simply became prohibitive. Ice Racing has a small but loyal band of British followers, who I'm sure would relish having a rider to follow and shout for, and I'd bet they would put their hands in their pockets to assist with sponsorship if push came to shove. I remember Cribby in 1988 at Eindhoven had the biggest group of fans there with all the Brits behind him. I'm sure if Kevin or Rob managed to break through, the fans would stump up to help. Until then we are the minnows of the sport.

Russian Elite League Round 1 Novosibirsk Saturday 10/12/11: Saturday: Togliatti 26 (Danil Ivanov 18, Dmitri Khomitsevich 7, Sergei Karachintsev 1) Ufa 23+3 (Nikolai Krasnikov 14+3, Dmitri Koltakov 8, Dmitri Bulankin 1) Sterlitamak 23+2 (Igor Kononov 14, Eduard Krysov 5+2, Andrei Shishegov 4) Saransk 16 (Yunir Baseev 14, Andrei Gavrilkin 2, Artem Scherbakov 0) Novosibirsk 14 (Maxim Korchemakha 13, Nikolai Kaminsky 1, Alexander Kochetov 0) Kamensk Ural 12+3 (Igor Saydullin 5, Danil Golosheykin 4+3, Harald Simon 3) Shadrinsk 12+2 (Michael Zelepukin 7+2, Alexander Rodin 4, Artem Novik 1) League Table: Mega-Lada Togliatti 8 Bashkortostan Ufa 6 Kaustic Sterlitamak 5 Mordovia Saransk 4 Siberia Novosibirsk 3 Kamensk Ural 2 Torpedo Shadrinsk 1

There is coverage of the Elite League meeting from Novosibirsk this weekend from 08.00hrs GMT http://www.sibnet.ru/stream/moto/ EDIT: There is a little confusion as to when the meetings start depending where you look so the info I've posted comes from http://www.dosaafnso.ru/news/?ELEMENT_ID=473

Russian Premier League Round 2, Sun 4.12.11, Blagoveshensk Blagoveshensk 24 (Tschajka 15, Akimenko 7, Logachev 2) Izhevsk 20 + 3 (Baltachev 12 +3, Alex Ivanov 5, Bellasov 3) Saransk 20 +2 (Lushnikov 10 +2, Karpukhin 7, Abroskin 3) Lukhovitsy 17 (Makharov 17, Kholodov 0, Kazennyi 0) Uchaly 16 (Safina 9, Vitrek 6, Askerov 1) Primorsky Krai 15 (Andrei Ivanov 8, Shevchenko 6, Kotlyar 1) Samara 14 (Tolokonov 7, Vintaev 6, Otpuschennikov 1) LEAGUE TABLE: Speedway-Amur Blagoveshensk 14 (7+7) Udmertia Izhevsk 10 (5+5) Mordovia 2 Saransk 8 (4+4) Miner Uchaly 5 (3+2) Lukhovitsy 5 (2+3) MK Rostock Samara 2 (1+1) Primorsky Krai only compete in Rounds 1 & 2, and are not part of the league structure.

I stand corrected . I was relying on a contact in Russia who gave me the first names. Russian Premier League Round 1, Sat. 3.12.11, Blagoveshensk Blagoveshensk 26 (Pawel Tschajka 11, Roman Akimenko 11, Sergei Logachev 4) Izhevsk 22 (Sergei Baltachev 12, Eugene Bellasov 7, Alex Ivanov 3) Saransk 20 (Maxim Karpukhin 11, Maxim Lushnikov 7, Alex Abroskin 2) Uchaly 17 (Alex Vitrek 8, Alfred Safina 8, Vilya Askerov 1) Primorsky Krai 14 (Andrei Ivanov 10, Peter Shevchenko 2, Anatoly Kotlyar 2) Lukhovitsy 13 +3(Sergei Makharov 11+3, Roman Kholodov 2, Igor Kazennyi 0) Samara 13+d (Nikita Tolokonov 9+d, Dmitri Vintaev 3, Eugene Otpushennikov 1) LEAGUE TABLE: Speedway-Amur Blagoveshensk 7 Udmertia Izhevsk 5 Mordovia 2 Saransk 4 Miner Uchaly 3 Lukhovitsy 2 MK Rostock Samara 1 EDIT: Primorsky Krai only compete in Rounds 1 & 2, and are not part of the league structure.

"BATTLE ON THE ICE", Kamensk-Ural, 2.12.11 Results (Heat Scores in Brackets) (Russia unless stated) A FINAL: Michael Zelepukin (15), Andrei Gavrilkin (13), Basil Kosov (13), Basil Nesytyh (12) B FINAL: Harald Simon (Austria)(12), Martin Leitner (Austria) (8), Max Niedermeier (Germany)(6), Vladimir Bobin (6) C FINAL: Stefan Pletschacher (Germany)(6), Vyacheslav Svitek (5), Eugene Taushkanov (5), Rustam Akumbaev (5) D FINAL: Eugene Kosov (2), Artem Akulov (4), Alex Utusikov (4) Dmitri Deev (3) Also Rode: Dirk Fricke (Switzerland) (f), Rene Dunki (Switzerland) (0) NO HEAT DETAILS AVAILABLE. Meeting was 20 heats with four Finals

Amur Governors Cup, 27.11.2011 Results: Heat Scores: Pawel Tschajka (Blagoveshchensk) (3,3,3,3,2) 14, Roman Akimenko (Blagoveshchensk) (3,2,3,2,3) 13, Andrei Ivanov, (Ussuriisk) (3,2,2,2,3) 12, Andrei Selifonov (Khabarovsk) (2,1,3,3,2) 11, Peter Shevchenko, (Ussuriisk) (0,3,0,3,3) 9, Vladimir Momont (Ussuriisk) (1,2,1,2,3) 9, Anatoly Komarov (Ussuriisk) (2,3,0,3,0) 8, Alexander Kotlyar (Ussuriisk) (2,0,3,1,2) 8, Sergei Logachev (Blagoveshchensk) (1,3,2,1,fx) 7, Vladimir Matyas, (Ussuriisk) (3,fx,2,0,2) 7, Roman Pavlenko (Blagoveshchensk) (0,1,1,2,1) 5, Constantine Starosel'tsev (Rajchikhinsk) (1,1,1,1,1) 5, Constantine Darenskaya (Blagoveshchensk) (2,1,fx,1,0) 4, Sergei Lonshakov (Blagoveshchensk) (ns,xt,2,0,1) 3, Denis Gavrishin (Blagoveshchensk) (0,2,1,0,0) 3, Alex Jelenia (Blagoveshchensk) (1,fx,0,0,1) 2 SF1: Tschajka, Shevchenko,Ivanov, Momont SF 2: Akimenko, Komarov, Selifonov, Kotlyar FINAL: Tschajka, Akimenko,Shevchenko, Komarov

Taken from Swiss Ice Racing Site Swiss Championship - 12.1.2012 (Re-Run Date 26.1.2012) Team Racing - 14.1.2012 (Re-Run Date 28.1.2012) ALSO The season Opener at Kamensk-Ural on Friday 2.12.11 has 13 riders named so far. They are hoping to add another three in the next week, when contracts are agreed. It also sees the home debut of K-Urs foriegner, Harald Simon at his Home track. Harald Simon (Austria), Dirk Fricke (Switzerland), Rene Dunki (Switzerland), Stefan Pletschacher (Germany), Max Niedermeier (Germany), Martin Leitner (Austria), Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) Evgeni Scherbakov, (Saransk), Vassily Kosov (Saransk), Eugene Kosov (Saransk), Eugene Taushkanov (Kamensk-Ural), Basil Nesytyh (Kamensk-Ural), Vyacheslav Svitek (Perm)

The Governors cup is a chance for the Locals to train competitively with Tschajka and Akimenko. The following week, is the opening of the Premier League, so I suspect finances from the Amur region have been thrown at that. Interesting to see who rides from England, as the ACU appear to have declined any slots in any competition this year.