Cornishman

Pulled out a few days ago due to a "hand injury"

So through to the semis go: G. Walasek 15 K. Bjerre 13 P. Protasiewicz 13 M. Vaculik 12 R. Gafurov 11 L. Dryml 10 Courtesy of the speedwaylive link above.

A qualifier on the same night as a gp? This sport just gets better and better

I think there might be more than one

But it has been around for 3 weeks longer

I noticed that too. Its the first time i've actually heard one of the Pedersens say their own name. So maybe everyone else was wrong after all

Hilarious What a twit the guy is Edit: Not that i agreed with the exclusion, as he clearly did nothing wrong, but i think everyone is sick of his 'tantrums' by now

Only he could manage that WELL DONE EMIL!!! 2 out of 3 and 2nd in the table, keep it going! (although i agree Pedersen was unlucky to be excluded. Definately a case of reputation going before you there)

There's certainly a few people out there that may call him a clown yes

This track is a disgrace......again

Might have a bit of each way action myself On Freddie

Easy. No one can touch him these days

But the point has already been made that maybe Scott is the best, but of a not so good bunch. So even if he does win on wednesday it doesnt prove that much with regards to being a genuine threat on the world stage. Dont get me wrong, i'd love to see it happen, but i dont believe it can anymore

lol. Well sorry for not studying the results of the past 18 months to give the exact figure But the point i was making is that he never used to be trailing around half a lap behind the leader as he is now

Thats exactly the point i've been trying to make. He's almost going out expecting to fight for 3rd place every heat now, whereas in the past he has at least won some heats through a gp. Confidence is a huge part of anything we do and unfortunately Scotty has very little at the moment. And the only way to get it back is to start winning, even if it is against 'lesser' riders. Who knows, maybe wednesday night's British Final might be just what he needs....

Although there's still plenty of time left in the season for a few 'ding-dong' battes yet

Thats exactly it. They seem to want to prepare tracks for the 'gaters' and not real racers. So Chris will never get anywhere in the gps. Give him a track you can ride more than 1 line on and he will comfortably out-perform the 'british number one'

Worth a go. At least you didnt loose out by going e/w

Top 3 will get you your money back roughly, has to win to get the bigger payout

Absolutely agree. Until the tracks are prepered for real racing, instead of testing gating reactions, it is barely worth watching

They will always have at least 1 british rider to keep the country watching. Luckily

Well no one else even began to move until aj went through the tapes

Some wrong years there i think...unless its just my memory

QUOTE (Rob B @ May 9 2009, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Very strange, can only presume the referee was pressing the button and they didn't go up before Jonsson went through them Yeh but even if this is the case, surely it should still be an exclusion as the red lights hadnt come on so the start wasnt aborted

Blimey Are the BSPA arranging these updates by any chance? 3 different scores in 3 posts