Calendar for next season:
19 May - Qualifying Round 1 - Zarnovica - Slovakia
19 May - Qualifying Round 2 - Slangerup - Denmark
19 May - Qualifying Round 3 - Lonigo - Italy
21 May - Qualifying Round 4 - Abensberg - Germany
28 July - Challenge - Landshut - Germany
Speedway of Nations?
http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/zuzel/druzynowy-puchar-swiata,zuzel-przyszlosc-dps-przesadzona-smutne-slowa-witkowskiego,artykul,831836,1,983.html
It seems that Balakovo/Russia wants to stage a semi final for the SEC (including extra cash for the riders). Will be interesting to see how that will work out...
Tickets to be released soon. Still no confirmation from FIM about the calendar.
As for the traveling: take the train. Look here: https://www.ns.nl/en
You will like Heerenveen. It's an awesome venue Just a bit wierd it's staged so late, but that's due to the speedskating.
If anyone wants to follow live updates; try this link: https://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/254/speedway-grand-prix-ronde-12-melbourne.html
Also includes live calculation for the overall classification
Calendar seems te be confirmed. I put all the dates together here: https://www.baansportfansite.nl/nieuws/1464/rusland-maakt-ijsspeedway-kalender-2018-bekend.html
They are all waiting on FIM to finally publish the calendar. The provisional Russian calendar was like this:
09/10.12.2017 - Kamensk Uralsky
27/28.01.2018 - Ufa
24/25.02.2018 - Togliatti
I think it will stay like this, but don't book anything yet.
Provisional calendar for Russian individuals:
16/17.12.2017 - Qualifiers - Shadrinsk, Ufa, Neftekamsk and another.
23/24.12.2017 - Final 1/2 - Togliatti
05/06.01.2018 - Final 3/4 - Kamensk Uralsky
Qualifiers should be in Ylitornio and Örnsköldsvik according to the German forum.