OveFundinFan

Generally speaking, the winner of SGP2 is way behind a regular GP1 rider. After winning GP2 series and GP after GP getting beat by top riders could demoralise the young lad and set him back. When Martin Vaculick came to GP1 he did well initially....but then didn't bother with GP1 fora few years to give himself time to mature as a rider. He came back into GP1, with more experience, came 2nd in GP1 just couple years ago. Sadly this year not performed too well, maybe he carrying an injury or something. Just after Fricke winning SGP2 came Drabik and Smektala, between them they won 3 GP2 on the trot. Neither of them yet in the GP1 series full time, Jaimon Lidsey the same. I think Jan Kvech was 2nd in GP2 just 3 or 4 years ago, he will come back in 2 or 3 years better then he is now, hes picked up the experience.... it was just too soon for him.

To big a jump too soon for the likes Parnitsky, Przjemski or Cierniak. Few years ago the hot under 21's were Drabik and Smektala....they still not made it. More recent Jaimon Lindsey hasn't made it but Kubera has. There must be someone else in the Polish standings, surely. Someone made a comment sometimes last week that some of the GP riders need a shaking....they treating the GP as an easy way of making pocket money, the real money is in Polish league racing with high points money. I somewhat agree with that. Why risk a big injury in a GP and miss out losing earnings in the league. Zmarzlik is streets ahead of everyone including Kurtz, who is a fast gater but can he pass Zmarzlik like I think Zmarzlik would Kurtz if he really needed to. I doubt it. All others against Zmarzlik hope they can gate him and then he gets stuck behind another rider for a couple laps then they have a chance.

other than being an American I am surprised to see Luke Beckers name. I like him as a rider but dont rate him that well.

One thing that stood out to me this year and has to stop........over watering of the track. And it appears to me no one is allowed to talk about it.... not the riders, not the commentators, not those that interview or are interviewed. Over watering spoilt more than a few races this year....some of them "key" races.

Thats a shame. I wanted Parnitskyi to win it but much rather him win with the main opposition riding. I well know "you have to be in it to win it", but still leaves a question "would he have won it if Przyjemski had have been riding.

and of course the powers that be may want a German/Czech/Slovak in, that's where can go all wrong.

As you state, bronze for Vaculik less than 2 years ago. This year has been a disaster for him in the GPs. How is he doing in Poland?

He had a bad fall in the last GP remember.....still struggling. Same with Lebedev, fall last GP, he winced in the pits last night with pain.

Great race track and seemingly get good crowd.

Maybe..... In the UK money is tighter due to our government increases taxes they said they wouldn't. Nuff said.

Basically thas what they did through the 60's.and 70"s. Go on Wikipedia and search out speedway world championships. It's interesting to how the development of the eastern block countries developed ie USSR with Plechanov and Samaradov, and Poland with Wyglenda and Woryna, Germany with Josef Hofmeister, with an occasional East German and Czechoslovakian.

By due diligence the Manchester Arena bombing could easily have been averted, but they took their eye off the guy and a dozen of more precious family members lost loved ones. Statistics are just numbers, no feeling in numbers, there are feelings when someone loses a life or suffer life changing injuries.

and apart from "what happened to Bewley last night", what happened to Holder and Lambert both nights? And what happened to gate 3, why was it giving such bad results? It's not usually that bad if I recall correctly. Was the track prepared differently last night? Same riders, but the racing didn't seem quite as good as Friday.

It is relevant. Flares, amongst other things, are not allowed, but they got in. Bag searches were being done, perhaps hapazordly. So if flares didn't get picked up what other things could have sneaked in. If you recall a few years ago someone got past security at the Manchester Arena, left a bag with a bomb in it and a large number mostly kids got killed. If security is lax anything could go on, not only bombs....machetes, you name it, it could happen.

Thanks for figures....I would class that as fairly close.