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I agree, watching his vlogs make me appreciate how unglamorous it can be being an ice speedway rider ( travelling must be horrendous and exhausting). Fair play to him sticking at it after the comparatively glam world of the moto gp paddock!!!!

I can't help but feel disappointed, surely the FIM want the strongest possible field for the premier series. I don't mean any disrespect but can't non Russians get their chance as wildcards at their home rounds? As I've said before I've not followed the sport for that long but did younger riders like Haaruhiltunen or Weber get full time wildcards to prove themselves and get established or did they get established and then qualify off their own back with perhaps a one off wildcard here and there?

Is there any chance of Shishegov getting one of the permanent wild cards for ISG this year or will it be one of the non qualifiers from Saturday?

Tom, Berlin last year coincided with a stag weekend I was on. Didn't go on the Saturday but when the other guys went home on the Sunday morning I went to the afternoon ISG and although I already had my ticket there were plenty of folk buying tickets from the boots and plenty of space at turns 1 and 2/ the back straight. Don't buy anything for turns 3 or 4, you'll need binoculars. Inzell you'd have no chance of turning up and getting a brief and Heerenveen is pretty busy too although you might be able to pay at the gate

Think I said this last year but that guy Sergey Makarov is an exciting rider, hope he makes it into the world championships this year

Pardon the ignorance, I take it that means the winner of the final will walk away with the most points? I know previously this didn't necessarily happen ie someone scrapes through heats/ semi final and wins the event but has less points than say second or third finisher in final

Just to give a heads up to those of you wanting to buy tickets for Heerenveen, tickets are on sale now

http://www.speedway-forum.de/index.php?thread/17637-eisspeedway-labberfred-2019/&postID=343161#post343161 Some YouTube videos of training, gives a link to the German forum

A combination of this forum, the German and Russian speedway forums hold allow you to play streams of most events including Russian league meetings. FIM TV usually release a 30min highlights programme of the Ice Speedway Gladiators rounds a week or so after each event

I've got huge admiration for the skill these riders have on their bikes, but my god have I got admiration for the patience and resolve of the western Europeans at the Russian border.

Thanks

Any word on a new ticket seller being found for Heerenveen Dutch Grass track?

Thanks Dutch Grass track, I seem to remember last year that there was nothing for a long time and then when they went on sale all the good seats were gone. I have to say the organisers for tickets at Inzell are exceptional, every request I've made ie for front row of whatever section, has been granted.

Jeez it's along wait for the release of Heerenveen tickets!!! At least if I was going to inzell my order would be in by now

Phew!! Thanks

Forgive my ignorance, I've only recently started watching speedway. Watched highlights of the GP and wondered why Woffinden was excluded in his early heat. To me blame couldn't be apportioned to him or Lindgren, it was sheer bad luck, so why can't it be all 4 restarting?

I see the Russian forum no longer exists, it was a good place 4the live streams

It looks like a decent venue. Being a bit wet behind the ears when it comes to Ice Speedway, do any of you know why the ISG seems to stick with the same venues and doesn't expand the calendar so they can visit places like this on a more regular basis? Presumably cost?

Thank you Conkers, 3 months can't pass quick enough!!!! Edit: sorry, any idea when Heerenveen tickets go on sale?

First blood Ivanov. Go Daniil

Wish they would extend the highlights package to 52mins again, so much close racing on the Saturday left out. Highly disappointing

Him and Ivanov have to be favourites but I suppose you can never write off Koltakov

What a great weekend in Inzell, fabulous racing throughout on Saturday and a tremendous final on Sunday. They really do the track cleaning quickly and efficiently. First of all congratulations to the winners and podium finishers, secondly hats off to Ledstrom who was going so well Saturday and rode well through the pain barrier on Sunday. Good luck to Gunther Bauer, nice to see Weber wishing him all the best even after their past issues. Sorely tempted to book flights to Holland now !!!!!!!

Hard as nails though so hopefully he just cuts it off after 2!!!!

For Inzell? Fingers crossed but I read somewhere that his hand is in plaster for 3 weeks