Steve Shovlar

Well at Oxford on Friday everyone was saying that Swindon were getting it, but I have yet to see anything official. Be a major shame if true. The track just doesn't produce good racing and the semi and final would be a bit of a bore. It only takes me 90 minutes to get there so its close enough for me, but an opportunity missed after the fantastic night at Poole two years ago. That night had everything. Great racing, fantastic atmosphere, and high drama and controvesy. Poole just produces racing of a much higher standard then either Swindon or Coventry. Instead we will all be standing on the banks of Blunsdon watching 4 riders spaced out over 100 metres or so. Yawn. And who the hell wants to visit Swindon for a holiday? Christ, I even moved away from the place because there's nothing to do there! Hope BSI know what they are doing.

When I went over for the GP, I had to fly to Warsaw then drive 3 hours on dodgy roads with plenty of police ready to pounce on speeding drivers. Got an on the spot £40 fine, even though I was within the limit. ( In my opinion!) On the Sunday went to Pila one year and Torun the next. We were greeted by the owner of Torun who though I was a celeb and let us have the best seats in the house by the starting gate. he even turfed out his missus and kids so we had front row posh seats! TRick was riding for Torun and we called him over and he managed to get Mike Golding and entourage in with us. Drizzly day and Crump got a max. Torun won. My guess is when the GP is announced the plane will be booked up straight away, so get read for a stampede! I will go Saturday, back on the Monday, and get a league meeting in as well. Hope RyanAir are not on the ball and know about the rush for tickets on that day.

Thanks for the info Mateusz, i will be loking forward to the big clashes next season in Bydgoszsz. I have been there a few times, staying in the City Hotel, Brda and one calloed the Ratsewer(or something like that in the old square) very rough but the only hotel available on gp weekend.

Yes this is excellent news and I will be going over a few times next year to see the local derbies between Bydgoszsz and Torun. One question though. Arre the big meetings ticket only or first through the gate? No point in flying out only to discover its a sellout in advance.

Let's just hope, if there is a long term injury to one of the selected, Andesen gets to take over the place while the injured rider is out.

When Andersen and Sullivan, both Poole assets, lost their places?

The guy shouldn't be in it. Not good enough.

Have to agree with some on here who say that Hans has been hard done by. He should definately have got the nod over all three wildcards named this week. Better than all of them. If I was in his shoes I would be absolutely fuming and upset at the decision. It's not right at al, regardless of the fact that "what goes around comes around". Yes, it can be sweet for some that he misses out, and is some form of retribution for his antics in the SWC 2004. But for BSI to leave him out of Iversen and Zagar is a crazy decision. Pepe got in through his sponsors, I am sure.

Just caught up with this thread and must say I am shocked...that Kasprzak hasn't been given one of the remaining wildcards. a better rider than both Zagar and Iversen, so why did they get picked before the U21 world champion? Zagar is at best a second string and will be the Chzranowski of 2006. he will do OK around his own track but struggle at all other places. Iversen is a good rider but certainly not world class and hasn't done anything in 2005 to warrant being picked over Hans Andersen and KK. Yes the BSI needs fresh faces in the GP series otherwise it will go stale, but Pepe has had his chance and KK should have got the nod over him. Pepe has not done it at this level. Replace Zagar, Pepe and Iversen with Kasprzak, Andersen and Lindgren and it would just about right.

What? Are you cycling to Poole Shortoi? Poole to Swindon is 90 minutes in the car. So if you live 20 minutes north of Swindon is, say Cirencester, it would only take 2 hours!

People don't go to a place for the hotels. They stay in them and explore the local ammenities. Coventry is NOT a holiday destination. Poole and Bournemouth are. This has been discussed before, but 7 miles of award winning Blue Flag beaches for starters, versus a bit of park. 1-0 Poole. August is the peak season. Plemty of scantily dressed babes to oggle in their bikinis from Bournmouth Pier. Coventry has its cathederal and some Mrs Mangle types. 2-0 Poole Hundreds of stacked out watering holes and clubs, all stuffed full with sun tanned babes, or a burger and onion rings at TGI Friday? 3-0 Poole. Need I go on? And that's before I get to comparing the tracks, which would make it 4-0 Poole, and the fans, 5-0. BSI want people to have fun. They would get it in Poole and Bournemouth, I doubt it would be the same in Coventry. And yes I know the place quite well. I have an uncle and aunt, with 5 cousins, who live a mile from Brandon. Been out in Coventry and its not a bad place, but it just doesn't compare for tourists. Sorry but that's the truth of the matter.

But is not a holiday town. Who wants to go to Coventry for a week? I just about manage a few hours and that's enough! BSI want a holiday town, not an industrial city which offers nothing for the tourist. They would never, ever chose such a place over Poole. Award winning beaches, a vibrant night scene and a great race track. Granted Poole doesn't hold as many fans, but a packed out 7,000 capacity is better than 7,000 rattling around in a half empty Brandon. There is an atmosphere at Poole which is not found at any other club.

I heard all rounds are to take place in Poole. BSI want a repeat of two years ago and rather than go to two different tracks, will base the whole show in the UK's premier speedway town.

Subedei you are being over harsh on Kasprzak. He was joint leader when proceedings came to a halt. If he was clear leader would you be saying the same? The chances are he would have seen off Suchanel when they met. Not definately but most likely. From what I have heard he looked the best rider on show and so regardless of the rules, the right rider won it.

A good post BobC and thanks to SCB for posting the rule book. In the past we have seen riders grouping together to force the issue on dangerous conditions (Swedish GP). Perhaps being young they didn't have the nerve, or ability to get themselves organised in a way to bring proceedings to a halt. certainly looking at the pictures the meeting should never have gone ahead. Lindback went and spoke to the ref, buut his words fell on deaf ears. Perhaps is he had been backed up for 10 other riders, he would have had more luck. I should imagine Antonio is absolutely gutted this morning at missing out. Same goes for Hlib and Lindgren, who were also in the mix. but it's not like KK wasn't winning the meeting. A shame he wasn't clear at the top as well, because then there would be less of an argument on here about the validity of winning. If balloting was used, its the worst way to win it, even if you were best on the day. Commiserations to Suchanek, who showed yesterday he has more skill and ability than Poole fans saw this year.

Shocking conditions by the look of those photos. Suprise Tony Steele pushed it through, though his hands must have been tied by all those FIM officials present?

Absolutely true BobC and at the end of the day that's all that matters.

As far as I am concerned When Mark loram and TRick won the world title they did it for themselves, their country and their clubs. Same goes for KK. And I bet we will have the limo out on Wednesday night at Wimborne Road to welcome home our new world Champion! Well done KK. Fully deserved.

Taken from the excellent poole Postbag updates: Date Posted: Saturday September 17, 2005 12:05:12 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line-up is as follows: Daniel King GB 0 3 rtd Krsytian Klecha PL 3 0 fell EDWARD KENNETT GB 2 1 1 Fredrik Lindgren SE 1 3 3 Tommy Stange DE 1 1 1 KRZYSZTOF KASPRZAK PL 3 3 2 Fritz Wallner AT rtd ex fell James Wright GB 2 1 2 Jonas Davidsson SE 3 fell rtd Christian Heffenbrock DE 1 1 1 Marcin Rempala PL 2 3 1 Adrian Miedzinski PL 0 fell 2 Martin Smolinksi DE rtd 2 exc ANTONIO LINDBACK SE 1 2 3 Tomas Suchanek CZ 3 2 3 Pawel Hlib PL 2 2 3 Mathias Schultz DE 0 Morten Risager DK 2 Format first 20 races as Grand Prix; then top 4 scorers go straight to Final. Hope this helps,( I will try and put the scores above but no promises!!) Its raining at the Stadium but the parade is going ahead at the moment (2.50p.m.) Heat 1 1.Klecha. 2 KENNETT 3 Lindgren 4 King Heat 2 1.KASPRZAK 2 Wright 3 Stange 4 Wallner rtd Heat 3 1 Davidsson 2 Rempala 3 Heffenbrock 4 Miedinski# Heat 4 1. Suchanek 2 Hlib 3 LINDBACK 4 Smolinski rtd Heat 5 1 King 2 Smolinski 3 Stange 4 Davidsson (fell) Conditions treacherous, Davidsson fell, just yards from finish. LINDBACK protested during the interval after heat 4 Heat 6 1. KASPRZAK 2 LINDBACK 3 Heffenbrock 4 Klecha Heat 7 1. Rempala 2. Suchanek 3 KENNETT 4 Schultz Wallner excluded - 2min infringement- Schultz takes his place. Heat 8 1 Lindgren 2 Hlib 3 Wright 4 Miedinski (fell Heat 9 1 Hlib 2 KASPRZAK 3 Rempala 4 King rtd Heat 10 1 Suchanek 2 Miedinski 3 Stang 4 Klecha fell Heat 11. 1 LINDBACK 2 Wright 3 KENNETT 4 Davidsson rtd Heat 12 1. Lindgren 2. Risager 3.Heffenbrock 4 Wallner fell Smolinski excluded for 2 min infringement Risager rides as reserve After 12 heats referee Tony Steele is heading for the pits. Track is like an ice rink without the cold! At this point KASPRZAK and Suchanek lead with 8 points each Lindgren and Hlib have 7 apiece Rempala and LINDBACK have 6 (KENNETT has 4) Sorry folks Just got the message "Abandoned" MAy getmore details later. Thanks for tuning in. RESULT 1 KRZYSZTO KASPRZAK 8 points 2nd Tomas Suchanek 8 points 3 FRreddie Lindgren 7 (Suchanek declined a runoff so Krys was declared the WINNER) (I imagine Lindgen got 3rd over Hlib because he had 2 wins and a third, Hlib only had one win and 2 seconds- .

Rob, there was no toss of a coin. You are believing the rumour mongering of sore losers... but then again..

But inaccurate.

BobC, KK and Suchanek never met. KK was only beaten by Hlib.

Hey Cat, stop chewing on those sour grapes. Lindgren blew it in his first ride, as did Lindback, who we could also say was robbed, because he could have won his last two and easily made the final. He didn't, Lindback didn't and the rest, they say, is history!

He went about winning it the same as most of the field, With grit, determination and the will to win. He was top of the pile after three so gets the nod if Suchanek doesn't want to go out again. Like Rabbit said, what is he meant to do? He was best rider on show today and has rightly been crowned World Under 21 World Champion. Once the meeting has started it would never be re-ridden. What would have happened if someone had four wins and was 3 points clear of the field when it was stopped? Rerun the following day and he gets knocked off and fails to make the final. If that was your rider would you have been happy? The right decision was made, the winner was KK and the result stands. Engraved on the trophy is the worthy winner.

How about some congratulations to the winner, you know, the guy that was leading? Or are you all choking on those sour grapes?