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Isn't Zorn riding at Heidenreichstein in Austria, on the 9th? How far is it from Poznan to Heidenreichstein? Line up for tomorrow's meeting at Weissenbach (13.00hrs CET): 1 AT Martin Posch 2 AT Fränki Zorn 3 CZ Jan Klatovski 4 DE Christof Kirchner 5 DE Günther Bauer 6 NL Jonny Tuinstra 7 AT Harald Simon 8 AT Martin Leitner 9 CH Dirk Fricke 10 CZ Anton Klatovski 11 AT Josef Kreuzberger 12 DE Max Niedermayr 13 AT Charly Ebner sen. 14 PL Grzegorz Knapp 15 1st in Qualification 16 2nd in Qualification Qualification:(1100hrs CET) 17 AT Jan Paulweber 18 AT Tom Ratgeb 19 DE Florian Fürst 20 DE Markus Jell 21 AT Josef Forcher 22 AT Mario Schweiger 23 AT Charly Ebner jun. 24 RUS Anton Zmaga 25 DE Thomas Wiest 26 CH Rene Dünki Looks a good day's racing on a natural ice track I understand.

I've been looking for a while for the Klatovsky brothers web site or the web site for their bar which links to it. If you can find that then you'll get all the details for the Czech meetings as they used to carry them. Hope this helps? EDIT: Found it - looked at one of my photos and found it: Klabo.cz

Good result for Mark there, plus good first meeting for the two Dutch riders - now looking forward to seeing them ride in Assen

Go Mark!! Good to see Mark getting some rides under his belt. Good Luck mate! Interesting to see how these two will do as it would appear to be the first competitive meeting for both of them. @Mama: Is the Sanok meeting due to be televised again? If so can you provide a link nearer the time? Last year it was a great meeting to watch.

Santa Cup Day 3 Gävle 29.12.10 Stefan Svensson ( 3, 3, 3, 2, 3) 14 Antonin Klatovsky CzR (3, 1, 3, 3, 3) 13 Posa Serenius (3, 2,3, 3, 2) 13 Per-Anders Lindström (2, 3, 3, 3, 3) 14 Johnny Tuinstra NL (3, 3, FX, 1, 2) 9 Peter Koij (2, 2, 2, 3, 1) 10 Fredrik Johansson (2, 3, 2, 2, 0) 9 Stefan Pletschacher D (1, 0, 1, 2, 2) 6 Fredrik Olsson (1, 0, 2, 2, 1) 6 Jan Klatovsky CzR (2, FX, 1, 0, 3) 6 Hans-Olov Olsen (0, 1, 0, 1, 2) 4 Ulf Ledström (1, 2, FX, 1, 0) 4 Charly Ebner A (F, 1, 1, 1, 1) 4 Jo Saetre N (0, 2, 1, 0, 0,) 3 Robert Henderson (1, X, 0, 0, 1) 2 Magnus Lundgren (0, 0, 2, 0, 0) 2 B Final: Serenius, Tuinstra, Koij, Johansson A Final: Svensson, Klotovsky, Serenius, Lindström Overall results Santa Cup 2010 Ö-vik Avesta Gävle Totalt 1 Stefan Svensson 20 20 20 60 2 Antonin Klatovsky 9 18 18 45 3 P-A Lindström 16 12 14 42 4 Posa Serenius 10 14 16 40 5 Peter Koij 12 16 11 39 6 Johnny Tuinstra 14 11 12 37 7 Fredrik Johansson 18 6 10 34 8 Jan Klatovsky 1 9 9 19 9 Fredrik Olsson 10 7 17 10 Ulf Ledström 6 5 5 16 11 Stefan Pletschacher 7 8 15 12 Hans-Olof Olsén 8 1 6 15 13 Charly Ebner 7 4 4 15 14 Robert Henderson 11 3 1 15 15 Tommy Flyktman 8 8 16 Jo Saetre 2 0 3 5 17 Lars Ringbert 5 5 18 Robert Gjersvold 4 4 19 Daniel Johansson 3 3 20 Magnus Lundgren 2 2 21 Joakim Söderström 2 2 22 Joakim Plyhm 0 0

Santa Cup Day 2 Avesta 28.12.10 Stefan Svensson ( 3, 3, 2, 3, 3) 14 Antonin Klatovsky CzR (3, 3, 3, 3, 3) 15 Peter Koij (3, 2, 1, 3, 2) 11 Per-Olov Serenius (Fx, 3, 3, 2, 2) 10 Per-Anders Lindström (1, 2, 3, Fx, 3) 9 Johnny Tuinstra NL (2, 3, 2, 1, 0) 8 Fredrik Olsson (2, 2, 2, 1, 3) 10 Jan Klatovsky CzR (1, 2, 2, 2, 1) 8 Tommy Flyktman (T, 0, 3, 2, 1) 6 Stefan Pletschacher D (0, 1, 1, 3, 0) 5 Charly Ebner A (1, 1, 1, 0, 2) 5 Ulf Ledström (2, 0, 1, 0, 2) 5 Fredrik Johansson (3, 1, Fx, M, 1) 5 Robert Henderson (0, 1, 0, 1, 1) 3 Joakim Söderström (0, 0, 0, 2, 0) 2 Hans-Olov Olsen (2, 0, 0, 0, 0) 2 Jo Sätre N (Res) ( 1) 1 Joakim Plyhm (Res) (1) 1 B Final: Serenius, Lindström, Tuinstra, Olsson A Final: Svensson, A. Klatovsky, Koij, Serenius Overall: 1. Stefan Svensson S 20 20 40 2. Per-Anders Lindström S 16 12 28 3. Peter Koij S 12 16 28 4. Antonin Klatovsky CzR 9 18 27 5. Johnny Tuinstra NL 14 11 25 6. Per-Olof Serenius S 10 14 24 7. Fredrik Johansson S 18 6 24 8. Robert Henderson S 11 3 14 9. Ulf Ledström S 6 5 11 10. Charly Ebner A 7 4 11 11. Jan Klatovsky CzR 1 9 10 12. Fredrik Olsson S - 10 10 13. Hans-Olof Olsén S 8 1 9 14. Tommy Flyktman S - 8 8 15. Stefan Pletchascher D - 7 7 16. Lars Ringberg S 5 - 5 17. Robert Gjersvold S 4 - 4 18. Daniel Johansson S 3 - 3 19. Jo Sätre N 2 0 2 20. Joakim Söderström S - 2 2 21. Patrick Sohlberg S - - 0 22. Grzegorz Knapp Pl - - 0 23. Magnus Lundgren S - - 0 24. Joakim Plyhm S - 0 0

Draw for the Russian Final - 8th/9th Jan 2011 1 Sergei Karachintsev Togliatti 2 Dmitri Bulankina Ufa 3 Dmitri Khomitsevich Togliatti 4 Mikhail Bogdanov Sterlitamak 5 Danil Ivanov Togliatti 6 Eduard Krysov Kamensk-Ural 7 Andrei Shishegov Sterlitamak 8 Maxim Korchemaha Novosibirsk 9 Dmitri Koltakov Ufa 10 Danil Golosheykin Kamensk-Ural 11 Vitalli Khomitsevich Togliatti 12 Sergei Makarov Luhovitsy 13 Ivan Ivanov Togliatti 14 Michael Zelepukin Shadrinsk 15 Igor Kononov Sterlitamak 16 Nikolai Krasnikov Ufa Reserves: 17 Sergei Baltacha Ufa 18 Artem Novick Shadrinsk

Santa Cup Day 1 Örnsköldsvik 26.12.2010, Stefan Svensson (3, 3, 3, 3, 3) 15 Fredrik Johansson (3, 3, 3, 2, 2) 13 Per-Anders Lindström ( 2, 3, 3, 3, 2) 13 Johnny Tuinstra NL (3, 3, 1, 1, 1) 9 Per-Olov Serenius ( 3, 2, 2, F, 3) 10 Peter Koij ( 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) 10 Robert Henderson (X, 2, 1, 3, 2) 8 Antonin Klatovsky CzR (N, N, N, 3, 3) 6 Charly Ebner CH (2, 1, 2, 1, 0) 6 Ulf Ledström (1, 1, 1, 2, 1) 6 Hans-Olov Olsen (2, 0, 0, 1, 3 ) 6 Lars Ringbert ( 1, 2, 0, 2, 0) 5 Daniel Johansson (F, 1, 2, F, 0) 3 Jo Saetre N ( 0, 1, 1, 0, 1) 3 Robert Gjersvold ( 0, 0, 3, 0, 0) 3 6. Jan Klatovsky CzR ( N, N, N, 0, 1) 1 B Final: Tuinstra, Koij, Henderson, Serenius (f) A Final: Svensson, Johansson, Lindström, Tuinstra

Russian Individual Championship Semi Finals, 25th/26th December 2010 Final Results after Day 2 NOVOSIBIRSK Igor Kononov 30 (3,3,3,3,3) 15 + (3,3,3,3,3) 15 Dmitri Kotakov 27 (1,3,3,3,3) 13 + (3,2,3,3,3) 14 Maxim Korchemakha 26 (2,3,3,3,3) 14 + (2,3,2,3,2) 12 Michael Bogdanov 24 (3,2,2,3,2) 12 + (1,3,3,3,2) 12 Daniel Golosheykin 21 (3,2,1,2,3) 11 + (2,1,3,2,2) 10 ------------------------------------------ Artem Novik 18 (1,2,2,2, ret) 7 + (3,2,1,2,3) 11 ------------------------------------------ Yuri Polikarpov 16 (0,3,3,ef,2) 8 + (1,r,2,2,3) 8 Maxim Baraboshkin 13 (2,0,2,2,2) 8 + (2,1,ef,1,1) 5 Ilya Drozdov 11 (xt, 1,1,1,1) 4 + (2,3,1,0,1) 7 Anton Zmaga 11 (1,0,0,2,2) 5 + (0,2,2,1,1) 6 Roman Akimenko 9 (f,1,1,1,0) 3 + (3,2,1,0,0) 6 Eugene Taushkanov 9 (2,2,0,1,1) 6 + (0,0,0,1,2) Danil Belognov 8 (2,0,1,0,1) 4 + (0,f,2,2,0) 4 Anatoliy Komarov 5 (0,0,0,0,1) 1 + (1,1,ns,1,1) 4 Andrei Gavrilkina 5 (ef,1,1,1,1) 4 + (1,0,ef,ns,ns) 1 Stanislaw Arkhipov 5 (3,1,0,0,f) 4 + (1,0,ns,ns,ns) 1 Andrei Zhdanov (res) 0 (0) 0+ (0,0,0,0,0) 0 Gennady Sinica (res) DNR KAMENSK-URAL Dmitri Khomitsevich 29 (3,3,3,3,3) 15 + (3,3,3,3,2) 14 Nikolai Krasnikov 26 (3,x,3,2,3) 11 + (3,3,3,3,3) 15 Vitalli Khomitsevich 25 (2,3,2,3,2) 12 + (3,3,3,3,1) 13 Eduard Krysov 24 (3,1,3,3,2) 12 + (3,2,2,2,3) 12 Sergei Karachintsev 23 (2,3,2,2,3) 12 + (2,2,2,3,2) 11 Michael Zelepukin 17 (x,2,2,3,1) 8 + (1,1,2,2,3) 9 ------------------------------------------- Yunir Baseev 15 (ns, 3,0,0,2) 5 + (2,3,3,2,0) 10 Igor Sadulin 13 (3,2,2,1,0) 8 + (1,1,x,2,1) 5 Maxim Lushnikov 12 (1,x,3,0,3) 7 + (1,2,1,ret,1) 5 Alex Utusikov 11 (1,2,1,1,2) 6 + (2,1,0,0,2) 5 Rustam Akumbaev 9 (2,1,1,1,0) 5 + (1,0,0,1,2) 4 Vitalli Belousov 9 (0,1,2,2,1) 6 + (ns,2,1,x,ef) 3 Nikolas Riabokon 8 (ns,0,x,2,ret) 2 + (0,1,1,1,3) 6 Alexander Rodin 7 (ns, 2,1,ns) 3 + (2,0,2,ns,ns) 4 Dmitri Tikhonov 5 (2,1,0,1,1) 5 + (0,0,0,0,0) 0 Dmitri Deev (res) 2 DNR + (0,1,1) 2 Andrei Utuksikov (res) 2 (1) 1 + (1,0,0) 1 Anton Sozykin 1 (0,ret,ret,0,1) 1 + (0,ns) UFA Danil Ivanov 30 (3,3,3,3,3) 15 + (3,3,3,3,3) 15 Dmitri Bulankin 25 +3 (2,3,3,3,3) 14 + (3,2,3,3,0) 12 Ivan Ivanov 25 + 2 (3,3,2,2,3) 13 + (2,3,3,3,1) 12 Sergei Makharov 23 (3,f,2,3,2) 10 + (3,3,2,3,2) 13 Andrei Shishegov 22 (3,2,ef,2,3) 10 + (3,2,3,2,2) 12 ------------------------------------------ Sergei Baltashev 21 (2,2,3,2,2) 11 + (2,3,2,0,3) 10 ------------------------------------------ Maxim Karpukhin 16 (f,2,1,3,1) 7 + (2,2,1,1,3) 9 Nikita Alexeev 16 (2,3,1,1,2) 9 + (2,0,2,2,1) 7 Basil Kosov 13 (1,1,0,2,1) 5 + (1,1,1,2,3) 8 Vyacheslav Svitek 13 (2,2,2,1,1) 8 + (0,1,0,2,2) 5 Alexai Kasakov 11 (0,1,3,1,0) 5 + (1,2,0,1,2) 6 Alexei Ivanov 8 (1,2,f,1,0) 4 + (0,0,2,1,1) 4 Eugene Szarov 7 (1,0,1,f,2) 4 + (1,1,1,0,0) 3 Alex Vitrek 4 (0,1,f,1,0) 2 + (1,1,0,0,0) 2 Alex Abros’kina 3 (1,1,f,0,f) 2 + (0,0,0,0,1) 1 Eugene Sotnikov (res) 2 DNR + (0,0,1,1,0) 2 Artem Shcherbakov (res) 0 DNR + (0,0,0,0,0) 0 Vladimir Chapaev 0 (0,0,0,0,ns) 0 + DNR Clarification from Yesterday: Top 5 from Ufa & Novosibirsk through, 6th Place to reserve, Top 6 fro Kamensk Ural to Final Final is at Ufa on 8th/9th January 2011

Russian Individual Championship Semi Finals, 25th/26th December 2010 Day 1 results NOVOSIBIRSK Igor Kononov (3,3,3,3,3) 15 Maxim Korchemakha (2,3,3,3,3) 14 Dmitri Kotakov (1,3,3,3,3) 13 Michael Bogdanov (3,2,2,3,2) 12 Daniel Golosheykin (3,2,1,2,3) 11 --------------------------- Yuri Polikarpov (0,3,3,ef,2) 8 --------------------------- Maxim Baraboshkin (2,0,2,2,2) 8 Artem Novik (1,2,2,2, ret) 7 Eugene Taushkanov (2,2,0,1,1) 6 Anton Zmaga (1,0,0,2,2) 5 Stanislaw Arkhipov (3,1,0,0,f) 4 Danil Belognov (2,0,1,0,1) 4 Ilya Drozdov (xt, 1,1,1,1) 4 Roman Akimenko (f,1,1,1,0) 3 Anatoliy Komarov (0,0,0,0,1) Andrei Zhdanov (res) (0) 0 Gennady Sinica (res) DNR KAMENSK-URAL Dmitri Khomitsevich (3,3,3,3,3) 15 Eduard Krysov (3,1,3,3,2) 12 Sergei Karachintsev (2,3,2,2,3) 12 Vitalli Khomitsevich (2,3,2,3,2) 12 Nikolai Krasnikov (3,x,3,2,3) 11 ----------------------------- Igor Sadulin (3,2,2,1,0) 8 ----------------------------- Michael Zelepukin (x,2,2,3,1) 8 Maxim Lushnikov (1,x,3,0,3) 7 Alex Utusikov (1,2,1,1,2) 6 Yunir Baseev (ns, 3,0,0,2) 5 Dmitri Tikhonov (2,1,0,1,1) 5 Rustam Akumbaev (2,1,1,1,0) 5 Alexander Rodin (ns, 2,1,ns) 3 Nikolas Riaokon (ns,0,x,2,ret) 2 Anton Sozykin (0,ret,ret,0,1) 1 Andrei Utuksikov (res) (1) 1 Dmitri Deev (res) DNR UFA Danil Ivanov (3,3,3,3,3) 15 Dmitri Bulankin (2,3,3,3,3) 14 Ivan Ivanov (3,3,2,2,3) Sergei Baltashev (2,2,3,2,2) 11 Sergei Makharov (3,f,2,3,2) 10 -------------------------- Andrei Shishegov (3,2,ef,2,3) 10 -------------------------- Nikita Alexeev (2,3,1,1,2) 9 Vyacheslav Svitek (2,2,2,1,1) 8 Maxim Karpukhin (f,2,1,3,1) 7 Alexai Kasakov (0,1,3,1,0) 5 Basil Kosov (1,1,0,2,1) 5 Eugene Szarov (1,0,1,f,2) 4 Alexei Ivanov (1,2,f,1,0) 4 Alex Vitrek (0,1,f,1,0) 2 Alex Abros’kina (1,1,f,0,f) 2 Vladimir Chapaev (0,0,0,0,ns) 0 Eugene Sotnikov (res) DNR Artem Shcherbakov (res) DNR Top 5 in each semi to Final, 6th Place to take part in Run off before the Final for 16th & Res slots

Russian Individual Ice Racing Championship 18/19th December 2010 Sloboda Vladimir Lumpov (Sloboda) 26+3 (14+12) Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 26+2 (13+13) Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) 25 (14+11) Eugene Szarov,. (Glazov) 24 (11+13) Sergei Kazakov (Kumertau) 20 (10+10) Vladimir Chapalo (Sterlitamak) 19 (9+10) Michael Zelepukin (Shadrinsk) 19 (13+6) Nikita Parfenov (Sterlitamak) 18 (7+11) Alex Vitrik (Ufa) 15 (6+9) -------------------------------- Alexi Ivanov (Glazov) 14 (7+7) Ilya Ulyanov (Lukhovitsy) 10 (5+5) Eugene Sotnikov (Penza) 7+3 (4+3) -------------------------------- Alexander Scherbakov (Saransk) 7+ns (3+4) Sergei Larionov (Samara) 3 (2+1) Eugene Pushinikov (Samara) (Res) 2 (DNR+2) Nikita Tolonkov (Samara) 2 (2+0) Dmitri Deev (Samara) (Res) 1 (DNR +1) Ivan Demidov (Saransk) 0 (0+DNR) Loumpov at 42 was the oldest in the field, and according to the Russian Forums he may well not ride in the semis, however he will decide shortly.

Russian Individual Championship Peliminary Round 18/19th December 2010 Kemerovo Igor Saydullin (Kamensk-Ur.) 26 (14+12) Vitaly Belousov (Kamensk-Ur.) 25 (12+13) Danil Belonogov (Shadrinsk) 24+3 (12+12) Yuri Polikarpov (Usolie-Siberian) 24+ns (13+11) Maxim Baraboshkin (Ust-Ilim) 22 (9+11) Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) 22 (12+10) Rustam Akumbaev (Shadrinsk) 18 (8+10) Eugene Taushkanov (Kamensk-Ur.) 18 (10+8) Anatoliy Komarov (Novosibirsk), 13+3 (7+6) ----------------------------------- Dmitri Tikhonov, (Kamensk-Ur.) 13+2 (5+8) Alexander Oleynikov (Kemerovo), 11 (6+5) Andrei Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) 10 (5+5) ----------------------------------- Gennady Sinica(Kemerovo) 5 (2+3) Yuri Grigoriev (Tyumen) 4 (2+2) Sergey Lobachev (Kemerovo) 3 (2+1) Andrew Utusikov (Tyumen) 1 (0+1) Polikarpov refused point blank to go out for the 3rd place run off so Belonogov rode unopposed for third. Interesting that the Russian Forum is saying Saydulin is only 17. Results from Sloboda to follow as soon as I get it

Russian Individual Championship Peliminary Rounds Day 1, x 18/12/10 Kemerovo Igor Saydullin (Kamensk-Ur.) (3 , 3 , 3 , 2 , 3) 14 Yuri Polikarpov (Usolie-Siberian) (3 , 3 , 3 , 3 , 1) 13 Danil Belonogov (Shadrinsk) (3 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 3) 12 Vitaly Belousov (Kamensk-Ur.) (2 , 3 , 1 , 3 , 3) 12 Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) (2 , 3 , 3 , 2 , 2) 12 Eugene Taushkanov (Kamensk-Ur.) (3 , 2 , 3 , 2 , 0) 10 Maxim Baraboshkin (Ust-Ilim) (1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 3) 9 Rustam Akumbaev (Shadrinsk) (0 , 2 , 1 , 3 , 2) 8 Anatoliy Komarov (Novosibirsk), (1 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 2) 7 Alexander Oleynikov (Kemerovo), (1 , 2 , 2 , 0 , 1) 6 Dmitri Tikhonov, (Kamensk-Ur.) (0 , 2 , 0 , 1 , 2) 5 Andrei Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) (2 , 0 , 1 , 1 , 1) 5 Gennady Sinica(Kemerovo) (2 , 0 , 0 , n \ u , 0) 2 Sergey Lobachev (Kemerovo), (1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0) 2 Yuri Grigoriev (Tyumen) (0 , 1 , cx , 1 , n \ n) 2 Andrew Utusikov (Tyumen) (0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , n \ c) 0 Polikarpov still making waves I see Sloboda Vladimir Lumpov (Sloboda) (3,3,2,3,3) = 14 Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) (2,3,3,3,3) = 14 Michael Zelepukin (Shadrinsk) (3,3,2,2,3) = 13 Artem Novick (Shadrinsk) (2,3,3,2,3) = 13 Eugene Szarov,. (Glazov) (3,2,1,3,2) = 11 Sergei Kazakov (Kumertau) (2,2,3,1,2) = 10 Vladimir Chapala (Sterlitamak) (3,1,0,3,2) = 9 Alexi Ivanov (Glazov) (1,2,3,1, n / s) = 7 Nikita Parfenov (Sterlitamak) (2,2,2,0,1) = 7 Alex Vitrik (Ufa), (1,1,2,2,0) = 6 Ilya Ulyanov (Lukhovitsy) (1,1,1, f, 2) = 5 Eugene Sotnikov (Penza) (0,1, c, 2,1) = 4 Alexander Scherbakov (Saransk) (1,0,1,1,0) = 3 Sergei Larionov (Samara) (0,0,0,1,1) = 2 Nikita Tolonkov (Samara) (a, n, 1, c, 1) = 2 Ivan Demidov (Saransk) (0, n, 0,0,0) = 0 Loumpov puts up a good performance as the oldest man in the line up. EDIT Score correction to lower orders of Sloboda round

As a browser, Chrome is quite good as it not only translates the pages automatically but allows you to register on these websites as some of the Russian Forums lock videos/photos to registered users only. It works for me, as I have to extract the info to compile the reports etc. I can't use IE 8 as I have a Mac so Safari/Firefox are my main browsers, but Chrome allows me to work faster when doing the Ice Racing. It integrates all the Google functions into one place. Hope this helps

Russian Individual Championship Qualifying Rounds 18/19 December 2010 Kemerovo / Sloboda 1: Dmitri Tikhonov (Kamensk-Ural) / Sergei Larionov (Samara) 2: Vitalli Belousov (Kamensk-Ural) / Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) 3: Komarov (Novosibirsk) / Vladimir Loumpov (Sloboda) 4: Danil Belonogov (Shadrinsk) / Alex Vitrik (Ufa) 5: Maxim Baraboshkin (Ust-Ilim) / Michael Zelepukin (Shadrinsk) 6: Gennedy Sinica (Kemerovo) / Alexander Scherbakov (Saransk) 7: Yuri Grigoriev (Tyumen) / Eugene Sotnikov (Penza) 8: Andrei Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) / Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 9: Andrei Utusikov (Tyumen) / Vladimir Chapala (Sterlitamak) 10: Alexander Oleynikov (Kemerovo)/ Ilya Ulyanov (Lukhovitsy) 11: Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) / Nikita Parfenov (Sterlitamak) 12: Eugene Taushkanov (Kamensk-Ural)/ Nikita Tolonkov (Samara) 13: Igor Saydullin (Kamensk-Ural) / Sergei Kasakov (Kumertau) 14: Rustem Akumbaev (Shadrinsk) / Eugene Szarov (Glasov 15: Sergei Lobachev (Kemerovo) / Ivan Demidov (Saransk) 16: Yuri Polikarpov (Usolie-Siberian) / Alexei Ivanov (Glasov) RES: Dmitri Deev (Tyumen) / Eugene Urakov (Izhevsk) The top 9 from each round qualify for the semis with 10 - 12th placed riders qualifying as reserves. Draw for the Semi Finals, 25/26th December 2010: Kamensk-Ural / Ufa / Novosibirsk 1: 7th S / 9th S / 6th K 2: Yunir Baseev / Danil Ivanov / Roman Akimenko 3: Nikolai Krasnikov / Dmitri Bulankin / Danil Golosheykin 4: 6th S / 4th K / 8th S 5: Dmitri Khomitsevich / Ivan Ivanov / Igor Kononov 6: Anton Sozykin / 5th S / 4th S 7: 5th K / 3rd K / Maxim Korchemakha 8: Sergei Karachinsev / Nikita Alexeev / Dmitri Koltakov 9: Niklas Ryabokin / Sergei Makarov / Mikhail Bogdanov 10: 1st K / Vyacheslav Svitek / 3rd S 11: 2nd S / 1st S / Anton Zmaga 12: Alexander Rodin / Maxim Karpukhin / 2nd K 13: Eduard Krysov / Sergei Baltachev / Stanislaw Arkipov 14: 9th K / 8th K / 7th K 15: Vitalli Khomitsevich / Andrei Shishegov / Ilya Drozdov 16: Maxim Lushnikov / Alex Abroskin / Andrei Gavrilkin R: 11th K / 10th K / 10th S R: 11th S / 12th S / 12th K Top 5 in each meeting to Final + Best 6th Place, other 2 6th Places to reserve. Taken from the Sprt Amur Website

Some of the translation sites I've found are ok, but I've found Google Chrome will automatically translate the sites for you into a more readable english. Plus, If you follow the links to the newspaper websites they "stay" in english too. You can also set it to automatically translate from certain languages so you don't have to fiddle with them. For me, It's a lot easier for getting results from the various forums and Russian papers.

I understand that the track in Rozena has been called up through too much snow - The weight of it went through the Ice on the lake they were planning to use. They don't really have much luck with that track do they

The only venues that decided not to stage Ice Racing in recent years were Erfurt and The Sport-Forum in Berlin. There was a fiasco in Innsbruck last year that Jacqueline went to, which was dropped from the calendar this year. Assen goes from strength to strength and is packed for all three meetings. If you download Google Chrome, then have a look on the Russian Forum there are regular links to the coverage of the meetings. Many are webcams but they are quite professional, plus there are some TV Broadcasts. Iris 123 and I try to post any we find. The Sanok meetings will be live on Polish TV again in January and is a multi camera production with interviews etc. Hope this helps

Cheers Mark! Reliable as ever. So I take it you are the Nominated Brit in the World and European Championships? Also, can you advise of your proposed schedule?

Just spoke with Roger Newton, he was under the impression Kev had sold all his bikes. Where's Mark when you need some answers?

Russian Super League R2 12/12/10 Ufa 27 Koltakov (2 2 1 2 0 2) 9 Krasnikov (3 3 3 3 3 3) 18 Bulankin () 0 Togliatti 26 D. Ivanov (3 3 3 3 2 3) 17 D. Khomitsevich (2 0 2 2 1 2) 9 V. Khomitsevich () 0 Sterlitamak 21 Shishegov (3 1 0 ns ns ns) 4 Kononov, (1 2 2 3 3 3) 14 Bogdanov, (2 1 0) 3 Kamensk-Ural 17 Golosheykin (2 3 3 3 0) 11 Drozdov (0 ns ns 1 2 1) 4 Krysov (2 pi) 2 Saransk 12 +3 Karpukhin (1 0 2 3 2 2) 10 +2 Gavrilkin (0 1 1 0 EC c) 2 Baseev () 0 Lukhovitsy 12 +2 Makarov (1 3 c 0 0 2) 6 +2 Baraboshkin (0 1 1 2 1 1) 6 Ulyanov () 0 Novosibirsk 10 Akimenko (2 1 1 1 1 3) 9 Korchemakha (ns ns ns ns ns ns) 0 Zhdanov (0 0 0 0 0 1) 1 Standings: Togliatti 14 (8+6), Ufa 13 (5+8), Sterlitamak 12 (6+6), Kamensk-Ural 8 (4+4), Lukhovitsy 5 (3+2), Saransk 5 (2+3), Novosibirsk 2 (1+1) Memorial V. Paznikova 12/12/2010 Novosibirsk Semifinal 1: D. Ivanov, Kononov , Golosheykin (x), Zhdanov (ns) Semifinal 2 :Krasnikov, Krysov, Akimenko, Karpukhin Final: Krasnikov, Ivanov, Kononov, Krysov

Russian Super League Rs 1/2, Novosibirsk 11/12.12.10 Line Up: Siberia Novosibirsk 1 Roman Akimenko 2 Maxim Korchemaha 15 Andrei Zhdanov Mordova Saransk 3 Maxim Karpukhin 4 Andrei Gavrilkin 16 Yunir Baseev Kaustic Sterlitamak 5 Andrei Shishegov 6 Igor Kononov 17 Mikhail Bogdanov Nicholas Riabokon Moscow District Lukhovitsy 7 Sergei Makarov 8 Maxim Baraboshkin 18 Ilya Ulyanov Kamensk-Ural 9 Eduard Krysov 10 Ilya Drozdov 19 Danil Golosheykin Baskortestan Ufa 11 Dmitri Koltakov 12 NikolaiKrasnikov 20 Dmitri Bulankin Sergei Baltachev Mega-Lada Togliatti 13 Danil Ivanov, 14 Dmitri Khomitsevich 21 Ivan Ivanov Vitalli Khomitsevich

If you are planning a trip to Assen then the tickets are now available on the link below: ASSEN TICKETS - ENGLISH

International Open Meeting, Shadrinsk 5.12.2010 Sergei Makarov (Luhovitsy) 15, Stanislaw Arkhipov (Ufa) 14, Michael Zelepukin (Shadrinsk) 12, Harald Simon (Austria) 10, Igor Saydullin (Kamensk-Ural) 10, Nikita Alexeev (Ufa) 8, Artem Novick (Shadrinsk) 8, Vitaly Belousov (Kamensk-Urals) 7, Danil Belonogov (Shadrins) 7, Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) 6, Dmitri Bryuhovskih (Shadrinsk) 5, Dmitri Tihonov (Kamensk-Ural) 5, Eugene Taushkanov (Kamensk-Ural) 4, Basil Nesytyh (Shadrinsk) 3, Dirk Frike (Germany) 3, Roman Holodov (Luhovitsy) (Res) 1, Thomas Cavigelli (Switzerland) 1 Cavigelli pulled out after 2 rides and reading the two forums, he pushed his machine home in his second ride, so he may have suffered a major breakdown. The Superleague meeting originally scheduled for this weekend will take place in Novosibirsk next weekend The Russian Championship dates have also been changed: Revised Dates: Preliminary Rounds 18/19.12.2010 - Kemerovo & Sloboda Semifinals: 25/26.12.2010 - Kamensk-Ural, Novosibirsk & Ufa Final: 8-9.1.2011 - Ufa

Thanks for all that Jesper, see how he goes in Assen in March, as I assume he'll be in the Friday meeting.