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Try to say the same thing in Polish...then somebody will (no doubt) take the mickey out of you. English, or should I say British riders, riding in the Polish Leagues are paid enormous sums of money and yet cannot utter a word in Polish.. and I think they should out of respect to their employers !

Here is what sportowefakty.pl had to say after Zmarzlik's yesterday victory: Bartosz Zmarzlik won his 30th Grand Prix round. The Polish rider was thrilled on the podium. “ It was a special moment. The symbolism of the numbers and the fact that my sons were with me at the GP for the first time," said the Polish representative. "Honestly? This is a special moment. The 300th Grand Prix, my 30th victory. The series began in 1995, when I was born and my mentor, Tomasz Gollob , won the first round in Wrocław , and now I'm winning. Nothing but beautiful numbers, and it's the first time both of my sons have competed in a Grand Prix. It's incredible," said Bartosz Zmarzlik after the event. "I'm still a young guy, a husband and a father, and I'm also doing what I love. When I see my sons smiling when I bring home trophies, it's amazing. I've gotten it into my head that I want to show them good races so they'll remember me for that. I have to do this for a few more years to make sure that image sticks in their minds," he continued when asked about his tears on the podium. Before the final, Bartosz Zmarzlik's father came to the pit to advise on equipment settings for the most important race of the evening. "Speedway isn't an easy sport, and the Wrocław GP was a real rollercoaster. You had to make a lot of decisions in a short period of time. My team did a great job, and before the final, my dad, who had been with my sons the entire race, came to us. He advised us on what to change, but I said we'd change everything because I was slow, and I only regained my speed in the final. I'd previously won starts but lost points along the way. I also changed my bike, which had a slower starting torque, but I felt more comfortable on it on the track; it allowed me to ride a wide section of the track. I could have tried to adjust the first bike, but nothing worked there, and I had to make a manly decision,” Zmarzlik said. The final itself was a lottery, and the critical moment came when Brady Kurtz and Bartosz Zmarzlik collided. “ I was glad I wasn't the first one to choose the field. In the final, Brady Kurtz and I collided. I was scared because I'd been in similar situations before, and my chain often fell off," commented Zmarzlik. By around 9:30 p.m., the entire pit lane was flooded with water, which was then pumped out. Even before the flooding in the pits was resolved, Phil Morris wanted to give the green light and start the race. All sixteen competitors then confronted him. "We were aiming for that first decision. They told us the light would go green and we'd go, but we didn't have the opportunity to work in the pits. Two bikes were cold, helmets were in a puddle, my bag was leaking, and my goggles were fogged up. I didn't know where anything was, I couldn't find my back protector because everything was flooded. It was total chaos, and we didn't resist riding at all. We just needed a little more time. Fortunately, Phil Morris and I later found common ground. I was convinced the race would go ahead, because Grand Prix races are rarely canceled," commented Zmarzlik. When the race was finally about to get underway, the starting machine and the green light malfunctioned. "I was devastated by the idea of starting with a flag. Mr. Electrician, thank you for fixing everything," concluded the new leader of the Grand Prix series standings. Source: sportowefakty.pl

Perhaps it's a bit too late to comment, but I will do it anyway, and it is: Being Polish I could not have written this better. My congratulations to StewMac

What has happened to the Danish team in the last 28th heat ?

After 20 heats 1. POLAND 34 2. DENMARK 29 3. GREAT BRITAIN 23 4. GERMANY 23 5. AUSTRALIA 21 6. Czech Republic 20 7. UKRAINE 16 8. SWEDEN 14

Parnitskyi is not doing as well as expected...meanwhile his greatest rival, Przyjemski won his first two heats giving Poland full eight points.

There is another source of the live updates here: https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja-na-zywo/176226/final-speedway-of-nations-2-w-pradze-live

Why "hand it it to BZ again"... are you forgetting Brady Kurtz ?

Polish EkstraLiga - CMA Table TopTwenty, as per ekstraliga.pl No Rider Team m pts bon total heats heat average cma 1 Bartosz ZMARZLIK LUB 5 64 2 66 24 2.750 11.00 2 Artem LAGUTA WRO 6 72 3 75 30 2.500 10.00 3 Jack HOLDER GOR 5 64 3 67 27 2.481 9.92 4 Anders THOMSEN GOR 5 42 3 45 19 2.368 9.47 5 Kacper WORYNA LUB 5 55 1 56 25 2.240 8.96 6 Michael J JENSEN GRU 6 64 3 67 30 2.233 8.93 7 Piotr PAWLICKI LES 6 67 4 71 34 2.088 8.35 8 Nazar PARNITSKYI LES 6 63 8 71 34 2.088 8.35 9 Mathias POLLESTAD GOR 5 46 8 54 26 2.077 8.31 10 Emil SAYFUTDINOV TOR 6 59 5 64 31 2.065 8.26 11 Daniel BEWLEY WRO 6 54 7 61 30 2.033 8.13 12 Vadim TARASENKO GRU 6 59 4 63 31 2.032 8.13 13 Maksym DRABIK GRU 6 50 8 58 29 2.000 8.00 14 Bartosz BANBOR LUB 5 33 4 37 19 1.947 7.79 15 Robert LAMBERT TOR 6 59 1 60 31 1.935 7.74 16 Martin VACULIK LUB 5 40 6 46 24 1.917 7.67 17 Patryk DUDEK TOR 6 52 5 57 30 1.900 7.60 18 Przemyslaw PAWLICKI ZIE 6 57 3 60 32 1.875 7.50 19 Fredrik LINDGREN LUB 5 32 5 37 20 1.850 7.40 20 Maciej JANOWSKI WRO 6 50 5 55 30 1.833 7.33 21 Brady KURTZ WRO 6 49 4 53 29 1.828 7.31 22 Benjamin COOK LES 6 47 5 52 29 1.793 7.17 24 Mikkel MICHELSEN TOR 6 43 2 45 26 1.731 6.92 26 Max FRICKE GRU 6 45 5 50 30 1.667 6.67 29 Leon MADSEN ZIE 5 39 2 41 26 1.577 6.31

If you think that the Polish League is boring and the title should have been given to Lublin, then confront this with what happen today at Leszno. What this still boring to you. If the answer is yes, then you should limit yourself to watching speedway only to your own domestic scene.

So you have sympathy for injuries in the UK…how strange.

According to SF graphics there seems to be only 20 heats.

Live Speedway from Poland for the coming weekend Fri-Sat-Sun-(15.05 - 17.05) Friday (15.05) 16:30 ( British Time ) PGE Speedway EkstraLiga: Grudziądz vs Częstochowa (Canal+ Sport live) 19:00 PGE Speedway EkstraLiga: Gorzow vs Zielona Góra (Canal+ Sport live) Saturday (16.05) 17:30. (British Time) Individual Polish Speedway Championship-1st Final at Torun (Canal+ Sport5 live) Sunday (17.05) 11:30 (British Time) Metalkas 2.Ekstraliga: Rzeszów vs Ostrów Wlkp. (Canal+ Sport 5 live) 14:00 “ Metalkas 2.Ekstraliga: Lodz vs Krosno (Canal+ Sport 5 live) 15:45 “ PGE EkstraLiga : Leszno vs Lublin (Canal+ Sport live) 18:15 “ PGE EkstraLiga : Wrocław vs Toruń )Canal+ Sport live)

The entire speedway community is following the latest news regarding Patryk Budniak's health. As we've learned, the Gniezno rider has already undergone another surgery. This time, it involved his lower limbs. Importantly, the surgery went according to plan, and the patient's condition is slowly stabilising. Today (Wednesday) mark three days since the horrific accident in Gniezno. The young rider was airlifted to a hospital in Poznań. There, he underwent complex spinal surgery the very first night. The first, somewhat more optimistic news began to emerge on Tuesday. A series of further tests revealed no further injuries beyond those previously diagnosed, which involved the spine, pelvis, and legs. "The patient's lower limb surgery has been completed. It lasted three hours. Doctors say it went according to plan, with no complications. This is good news. The patient's condition is slowly stabilising, but he is still in the intensive care unit and placed in a medically induced coma. The timing of his awakening will be determined by doctors, who are constantly monitoring his condition," Zuzanna Pankros, spokesperson for the Poznań hospital, told po-bandzie.com.pl

Mathias Pollestad, …is emerging as a young new star in the Polish PGE Ekstraliga. In his debut season in the elite league, the Norwegian has absolutely no respect for his higher-ranked opponents and currently averages nearly two points per heat! (which translates as: “nearly 8.00 CMA”) At Czestochowa , he scored nine points with two bonus points, once again becoming the best U24 player of the round. Position Rider matches heats points bonus pts heat average CMA 1 Matthias Pollestad 4 21 35 6 1.952 7.81 2 Mateusz Cierniak 4 17 21 5 1.529 6.12 3 Keynan Rew 5 26 36 2 1.462 5.85 4 Norick Bloedorn 5 20 23 5 1.4 5.60 5 Bartłomiej Kowalski 5 20 23 4 1.35 5.40