PolskiZuzel

...and the answer, in my opinion, is yes, the BSI/FIM are cutting their own throat by being too greedy

(...) The most boring round in the SGP cycle is behind us. The BSI should think again and transfer this round to Czestochowa. Everyone knows that Prague is in the GP calendar only because half of the stadium is filled by Polish fans in white and red coulors.(...) (sportowefakty.pl)

I think this thread has wrong name...According to FIM (Armando Castagna) the event you're talking about is not world championship event. The winners will not be honoured as the world champions.

Do not agree. Sundstroem deflector sent Musielak flying

It seems that international test-matches are out of fashion nowdays. On the other hand, it is no secret that speedway in Poland to have sizeable crowd needs to be on conducted on the league basis.

It looks that way, doesn't it. Only riders coming from the English speaking countries ( not in this event) keep to their own. Mind you I've heard Tai giving interviews in Polish and lately Rohan Tungate gave it a try. Good for them. Polish fans appreciate it.

Ref is from Sweden. His name is Gardell (?)

Poz.Rider M R 1 2 3 4 ef f ex t heat/av CMA 1 Fredrik Lindgren S 4 21 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.905 11.62 2 Nicki Pedersen DK 4 21 14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.762 11.05 3 Bartosz Zmarzlik PL 4 22 13 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.455 9.82 4 Leon Madsen DK 4 21 8 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 2.286 9.14 5 Janusz Kołodziej PL 4 16 7 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 2.250 9.00 6 Krzysztof Kasprzak PL 4 21 10 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 2.238 8.95 7 Tai Woffinden GB 4 21 10 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 2.191 8.76 8 Emil Sajfutdinow RU 4 20 7 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 2.150 8.60 9 Patryk Dudek PL 4 21 11 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 2.143 8.57 10 Maksym Drabik PL 4 19 7 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 2.053 8.21 11 Maciej Janowski PL 4 21 8 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 2.048 8.19 12 Przemysław Pawlicki PL 4 23 4 13 5 0 0 0 1 0 2.000 8.00 13 Kenneth Bjerre DK 4 21 7 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 2.000 8.00 14 Chris Holder AU 3 16 5 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 2.000 8.00 15 Jarosław Hampel PL 4 20 7 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.950 7.80 16 Brady Kurtz AU 4 20 3 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 1.950 7.80 17 Artiom Łaguta RU 4 22 8 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.864 7.46 18 Grzegorz Zengota PL 4 21 6 7 2 6 0 0 0 0 1.810 7.24 19 Bartosz Smektała PL 4 18 5 5 3 4 0 1 0 0 1.778 7.11 20 Rune Holta PL 4 19 5 7 4 1 1 0 1 0 1.737 6.95 21 Jason Doyle AU 4 15 2 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 1.733 6.93 22 Matej Zagar SL 4 18 4 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.722 6.89 23 Jack Holder AU 4 10 3 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.700 6.80 33 Max Fricke AU 4 19 4 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.526 6.10 34 Piotr Protasiewicz PL 4 18 4 5 4 5 0 0 0 0 1.500 6.00 35 Niels Kristian Iversen DK 4 17 2 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.412 5.65 36 Antonio Lindbaeck S 4 18 3 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 1.389 5.56 41 Peter Kildemand DK 4 17 2 4 6 4 0 0 1 0 1.235 4.94 42 Linus Sundstroem S 4 15 0 4 5 5 0 0 1 0 1.133 4.53 copied and pasted from sportowefakty.pl

During Polish Team Press Conference, the dates of all their meeting in the 2018 season were announced. May will be very intense, because the team will perform in as many as three meetings. May 1 in Piła Poland vs Australia, May 13 Poland vs Russia (?) in Częstochowa and May 31 Poland vs Sweden (?) in Poznan. Anyone going to Pila ? Here are the ticket prices: Standard price - PLN 30 / £6.30 Concessions - PLN 20 / £4.20 (for schoolchildren with a valid ID card, students up to 26 years old, women, pensioners over 65, ), Children under 7 - free entry; Program for the event - PLN 10 / £2.10

The answer may be found in the 2018 CMA so far copied and pasted from sportowefakty.pl the first CMA Top Twenty of the Polish ExtraLiga 2018 - there are two riders head above all others LP Rider Club M R 1 2 3 4 ef f X t heat average CMA 1 Fredrik Lindgren Czestochowa S 3 16 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.875 11.50 2 Nicki Pedersen Tarnow DK 3 16 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.813 11.25 3 Bartosz Zmarzlik Gorzow PL 3 17 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.471 9.88 4 Janusz Kołodziej Leszno PL 3 15 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.400 9.60 5 Tai Woffinden Wroclaw GB 3 16 9 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.375 9.50 6 Patryk Dudek Zielona Gora PL 3 15 10 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.267 9.07 7 Leon Madsen Czestochowa DK 3 16 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.250 9.00 8 Krzysztof Kasprzak Gorzow PL 3 16 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.188 8.75 9 Kenneth Bjerre Tarnow DK 3 15 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2.067 8.27 10 Emil Sajfutdinow Leszno RU 3 15 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.067 8.27 11 Jarosław Hampel Leszno PL 3 15 5 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.933 7.73 12 Maciej Janowski Wroclaw PL 3 15 6 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 1.933 7.73 13 Grzegorz Zengota Zielona Gora PL 3 15 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 1.933 7.73 14 Maksym Drabik Wroclaw PL 3 13 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.923 7.69 15 Michael Jepsen Jensen Zielona Gora DK 3 15 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.867 7.47 16 Przemysław Pawlicki Grudziadz PL 3 17 2 9 5 0 0 0 1 0 1.824 7.30 17 Brady Kurtz Leszno AU 3 15 3 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.800 7.20 18 Dominik Kubera Leszno PL 3 15 2 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.800 7.20 19 Matej Zagar Czestochowa SL 3 14 3 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.786 7.14 20 Paweł Przedpełski Torun PL 3 12 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.750 7.00

copied and pasted from sportowefakty.pl the first CMA Top Twenty of the Polish ExtraLiga 2018 - there are two riders head above all others LP Rider Club M R 1 2 3 4 ef f X t heat average CMA 1 Fredrik Lindgren Czestochowa S 3 16 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.875 11.50 2 Nicki Pedersen Tarnow DK 3 16 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.813 11.25 3 Bartosz Zmarzlik Gorzow PL 3 17 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.471 9.88 4 Janusz Kołodziej Leszno PL 3 15 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.400 9.60 5 Tai Woffinden Wroclaw GB 3 16 9 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.375 9.50 6 Patryk Dudek Zielona Gora PL 3 15 10 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.267 9.07 7 Leon Madsen Czestochowa DK 3 16 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.250 9.00 8 Krzysztof Kasprzak Gorzow PL 3 16 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.188 8.75 9 Kenneth Bjerre Tarnow DK 3 15 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2.067 8.27 10 Emil Sajfutdinow Leszno RU 3 15 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.067 8.27 11 Jarosław Hampel Leszno PL 3 15 5 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.933 7.73 12 Maciej Janowski Wroclaw PL 3 15 6 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 1.933 7.73 13 Grzegorz Zengota Zielona Gora PL 3 15 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 1.933 7.73 14 Maksym Drabik Wroclaw PL 3 13 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.923 7.69 15 Michael Jepsen Jensen Zielona Gora DK 3 15 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.867 7.47 16 Przemysław Pawlicki Grudziadz PL 3 17 2 9 5 0 0 0 1 0 1.824 7.30 17 Brady Kurtz Leszno AU 3 15 3 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.800 7.20 18 Dominik Kubera Leszno PL 3 15 2 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.800 7.20 19 Matej Zagar Czestochowa SL 3 14 3 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.786 7.14 20 Paweł Przedpełski Torun PL 3 12 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.750 7.00

Wojdyllo coping Zmarzlik riding style and not doing it badly

Polish rules are a bit different than the British ones. No. 8 must be under 23. Nationality does not matter here.

Milik and Fricke are Sparta Wroclaw riders and the Polish commentator said that it was them (Sparta) who refused permission for Milik and Fricke to ride at Rzeszow. They need to concentrate their mind and body (not get injured) on the forthcoming ExtraLiga match against Gorzow

In these days and age can you tell me whether there is any sport not linked to a business. We all know what you think about OneSport, so let us know what the BSI is doing in speedway ?...and why not FIM itself?

I am not Pawel...but as far I know it's 20 heats

You're not kidding...it's been great all the way. Smektala surprised few people

He will be back on April 27th

Greg Walasek

To award the race riders have to be on the last (fourth) lap, not third as was the case in Torun It's NOT scandalous, neither is pathetic. If you choose to watch Polish speedway you need to know the Polish rules to understand it. Isn't that simple ?

Yes they can...but only if the riders are on the last lap, not third as was the case in Torun

Here is another short video from Zenon Plech Anniversary Meeting

Speedway promotors in the Eastern Europe seems to be following steps of the BSI by establishing pairs competition for young and coming up riders under 21.They have called it the 2018 Baltic Speedway League The main goals and tasks of the Baltic Speedway League are the development of speedway traditions around the Baltic Sea, as well as providing opportunities to train riders so that they become high-class riders, both for national and professional clubs. However, the rules will be flexible and we just want to give young riders the opportunity to compete to improve their skills in competition with each other. As for the cast selection criteria, they will also be flexible - says one of the organizers in the Baltic Speedway League. In exceptional circumstances, two over-21 non-professional riders may participate in the meetings, but they can not substitute for the young (third player) in the tournament. In a situation where the junior will not be able to continue the race or will be disqualified until the end of the meeting, over-21 will exceptionally be able to finish the competition. In a special case it is allowed to complete the team with the participation of a "guest". The purpose of this rule is to guarantee four competitors in each race in each event. Teams can therefore "borrow" someone who is not nominated to participate in a given race from another team - added the activist of one of the centres that will compete in the Baltic Speedway League 2018. The Baltic League is to be made up of clubs from Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Ukraine.In fact Finland and Latvia are entering two teams each. The draw has already been made for numbers of the riders representing each club. The riders from the first team coming from Varkaus I – Finland will carry numbers: 1, 2 & (15), Varkaus II – Finland: 9,10 (19), St. Petersburg, Russia : 11, 12 (20), Kohtla-Nomme – Estonia : 5, 6 (17), Riga, Latvia : 7, 8 (18), Daugavpils, Latvia : 13, 14 (21), Rovne, Ukraine : 3, 4 (16) The fixture list looks like this. 1st round - Riga, 30 April; 2nd round - Daugavpils, 15 July; 3rd round - Kohtla-Nomme, August 19; 4th round - Riga, August 25; 5th round - Varkaus, September 15; 6th round - Varkaus, 16 September; Any initiative that promotes speedway in - for most people - exotic corners of Europe is something that should be applauded. Let us hope that the organizers will have enough enthusiasm and resources to develop this competition so that it will bring the desired effect in the long term. Source: speedwaynews.pl