Bavarian

Vienna/Austria once was a hotbed for speedway here on the Continent. The sport was very popular there in the 1950s with top international riders such as Fritz Dirtl, Josef Kamper and the Killmeyer brothers Karl and Leopold. Briggs, Moore, and Fundin often rode in open international meetings at the huge Prater Stadium in Vienna in the late50s/early 60s.

He is the son of former rider Miroslaw Jablonski

There are currently no other Austrian speedway riders, but only the two You have mentioned, Daniel Gappmaier and the sixteen year old junior rider Sebastian Kössler. By the way Robert Grichtmeier is not an Austria, he is German (Bavarian) and already 50+.

The first time Chugunov rides in a Polish national team !

they have not found another national team to take the place so they think about letting a combined team compete, some European select with Slovenian and Slovakian riders

Loktaev of the Ukraine

I thought the racing was pretty interesting and unpredictable with the track conditions making it rather difficult for the young riders. Not a bad meeting to watch, though.

Tai down in heat one

Good quality tv coverage, but the match is very one-sided. Morizès leads 23-7 after six heats. The meeting is currently interrupted (rain delay)

Morizès v Lamothe now live here https://ligue-nationale-speedway.fr/match/lns-motul-2021-morizes-lamothe-landerron

Today at Brokstedt the Dutch will be without Jeffrey Sijbesma. He was injured when he fell at a meeting in Nordhasted yesterday. Sijbesma will be replaced in the team of the Netherlands by their reserve rider Dave Meijerink.

The first of the two matches today, Morizès vs Lamothe, will also be made available for free to watch live via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/liguenationaledespeedway/photos/gm.955817505203739/2235070936636064/?type=3&theater The racing starts at 12h30 (UK time) Britian's Adam Ellis and Chris 'Bomber' Harris ride for the Morizès team. vs

Today, Sunday, August 1, is another double header meeting in the French Spedway League. You can sign up and watch it all via www.fanseat.com

Drew Kemp rides for Gdansk

https://vk.com/video452077671_456239050

Now live Polish League One RYBNIK v GDANSK https://vk.com/video452077671_456239050

Due to the new (confusing) GP point system introduced by the FIM , it seems that the heat races are not contested with the same intensity by the riders anymore, knowing that the points they score in the heats do not count for real in the world championship. A rider can affort to drop five or six points in the heat races, which will still be enough to make the top eight. Poinst scored to not count in teh end, so why shoud a riders take any risks in a heat race. That lack of desperation to go for every single point was quite obvious last night. The important races are only the two semis and the final. The heats have become rather dull now. Also, the gap in points with the new scorign system has become huge already. And with only the top six (instead of eight) qualifying for next year, there will soon be a lot of riders below the top ten riding the SGPs without much motivation.

Early on in this meeting Berge had some trouble with his bike, and Smoli was struggling too, but they all came good in the end. Landshut will very likely make the play-offs now. The team really isn't bad at all.

Yes, I tend to agree that it was rather one-sided. I had expected a much closer contest. It got a lilttle better after heat 5 though. P.S.: Let me recommend You not to miss the chance to got to Cloppenburg next weekend for the 250cc World Champs. You will enjoy that, I am sure!

With all the rain we've had this year everything grows out of sight.

Yes, thanks to the weather ! Our last home Meeting (vs WIttstock) was also staged at high noon, but on a very hot and sunny day, and the track was overwatered at first, yet still dried out and turned dusty, which made it rather difficult and unpleasant for all involved. It was ideal conditions today, overcast with many rainshowers during the last few days. The track was perfect, not to dry and not to wet. I wish it would always be like that.

Great Performance by the Landshut Devils today. I am really please how they find their feet in the Polish Division Two now. It is only their first year in this league, but compared to our northeastern compatriots from Wittstock, who are in their second season, Landshut is doing a lot better. Today, I was expecting a home win over Poznan, but not by such a huge margin. Bergé has been a great signing, and Huckenbeck is on top form. Two very reliable Point scorers. Martin Smolinski is also slowly getting better again after his injury, that gives us three very potent heat leaders. The second strings of Michael Härtel, Tobias Busch, Valentin Grobauer, and Nick Skorja are all capable of scoring points. Norick Bloedorn is a very good jnunior rider, but there is a weakness at the second junior position. Hillebrand seems to be the better choice compared to Mario Niedermeier. All in all this team is very competitive and we are confident that they will make the play-offs - it is between Landshut and Rzeszow for the fourth spot behind Opole, Rawicz, and Daugavpils.

Tough call, but Bjerre did cause the collision when he changed his line, so the ref got that right. Nicki was knocked unconcious, but otherwise o.k, he even wanted to ride again but the doctor won't let him.

yes, it was to be held at Pfarrkirchen in September but has been cancelled already.

why was it cancelled ?