PersonalResponsibility Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 7 minutes ago, mikebv said: It gets him on the telly...... Looking like he is important too.. I sometimes wonder how Ole Olsen ever used to manage? You'd get the odd glimpse of him in his tractor or talking to the ref and that was that. If you don't get Morris prancing about or unnecessarily sprinting somewhere, you've not seen a GP. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 1 minute ago, PersonalResponsibility said: I sometimes wonder how Ole Olsen ever used to manage? You'd get the odd glimpse of him in his tractor or talking to the ref and that was that. If you don't get Morris prancing about or unnecessarily sprinting somewhere, you've not seen a GP. Like the best referees in football... You never see them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 2 minutes ago, PersonalResponsibility said: I sometimes wonder how Ole Olsen ever used to manage? You'd get the odd glimpse of him in his tractor or talking to the ref and that was that. If you don't get Morris prancing about or unnecessarily sprinting somewhere, you've not seen a GP. His P45 should be top of the list for 2026 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmax Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 45 minutes ago, ytsejam said: Well done Bartosz, tough luck Kurtz!! haha....perhaps karma after your disgraceful "non efforts" on Thursday night!. They live amongst us. Unbelievable 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 53 minutes ago, ytsejam said: Well done Bartosz, tough luck Kurtz!! haha....perhaps karma after your disgraceful "non efforts" on Thursday night!. That’s how I feel after spending my hard earned going to Ipswich Thursday night, his lack of effort was appalling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 55 minutes ago, PolskiZuzel said: Nonsene...if he was the best, he would win overall, wouldn't he ? Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERACE Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 1 hour ago, Hawk127 said: Well done to Dan. Look back on his career and how he has come back from adversity to be one of the GBs top riders and I am convinced that he will claim that championship one day. Thanks to all the GP riders who made this year’s competition what it became and on to 2026. Now just the domestic championships to be resolved and the SON. Needs to gate more consistently, but time is on his side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERACE Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 1 hour ago, PolskiZuzel said: Nonsene...if he was the best, he would win overall, wouldn't he ? Not with sprint races no. More importantly the chain issue in Prague cost him the title. He won 5 rounds to Bartoz 3. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) 13 minutes ago, SUPERACE said: Needs to gate more consistently, but time is on his side. Imagine how good BZ would be if he could gate consistenly as well ! But he has time on his side . Edited 18 hours ago by FAST GATER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago The last time Zmarzlik had a real challenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalCastles Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 3 hours ago, Fromafar said: Why do they let Morris f#ck up the track every 4 heats.Itsmust be frustrating for the riders in the 1st race after Noah has done his work. Have they not always done this since the SGP started? If it wasn't Morris, then it'd just be somebody else doing exactly the same role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim G Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 2 hours ago, SUPERACE said: Not with sprint races no. More importantly the chain issue in Prague cost him the title. He won 5 rounds to Bartoz 3. Incorrect, not scoring more points than Bartosz cost him the title. All riders knew the scoring system before it started. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 3 hours ago, FAST GATER said: Spot on he wins races and titles the hard way not gating on a rocket ship ! The highest paid Speedway rider in the world doesn't have the best machinery? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler42 Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 2 hours ago, SUPERACE said: Not with sprint races no. More importantly the chain issue in Prague cost him the title. He won 5 rounds to Bartoz 3. I don't think you can really. put it down to a snapped chain. If it was a one off final like back in the day, then yes you have a case. But over ten rounds imo I don't think so. Even without the chain issue, he only just scraped into the lcq as the lowest scorer that night in Prague. You could also say Kurtz had three rounds on his home track. Plus a former home track in Sweden. Kurtz has definitely taken it to another level this season and Bartoz had to ride out of his skin, just to hang on to his coat tails. I personally think the scoring system and the sprint race are all wrong. How many times have we seen riders miss out on a direct passage to the final like Lebedevs tonight, after scoring good pts in their five programmed rides. That doesn't take anything away what Kurtz has achieved. "Five GP wins". That is a record what might be not be broken. I think he will start favourite for next years series. So all in all it has been a fantastic debut season for him. It's just he has come against a very special rider. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) 7 hours ago, mikebv said: The highest paid Speedway rider in the world doesn't have the best machinery? No my point is that Kurtz's plan ( fair play to him I have no issue with him ) was to gate scarper off try and build up enough of a lead while BZ who was dead last in a least three of the last five finals fights his way to the front . I take nothing away from Kurtz ,Hancock won his last two titles that way I do however remember how people moaned it was boring something never said about BZ ! The big problem if there is one for s/way is BZ only thirty years old IMO has another five yrs ( barring injury ) riding at the level he is now.Might even get better who knows I certainly think there are more titles ,I could watch him winning them all day long personally because of the manner and skill which he demonstates as he goes about his business . Edited 9 hours ago by FAST GATER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 26 minutes ago, FAST GATER said: No my point is that Kurtz's plan ( fair play to him I have no issue with him ) was to gate scarper off try and build up enough of a lead while BZ who was dead last in a least three of the last five finals fights his way to the front . I take nothing away from Kurtz ,Hancock won his last two titles that way I do however remember how people moaned it was boring something never said about BZ ! The big problem if there is one for s/way is BZ only thirty years old IMO has another five yrs ( barring injury ) riding at the level he is now.Might even get better who knows I certainly think there are more titles ,I could watch him winning them all day long personally because of the manner and skill which he demonstates as he goes about his business . He is great to watch, however, most of his passes are down the straights using phenomenal straight line speed... Meaning he has a proper "rocket ship" under him, as skill alone wouldn't generate such straight line speed that is so much quicker than everyone else... All top iders have top notch fast machinery, and all can gate too (it's a fallacy that the likes of Bewley and Sayfutdinov cannot, as it they couldn't, they simply wouldn't be top riders)... A decent GP season, for once, as it went literally to the wire, with the only negative being the appalling track soakings that a certain someone seems to think enhances the racing... It definitely doesn't .. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, FAST GATER said: No my point is that Kurtz's plan ( fair play to him I have no issue with him ) was to gate scarper off try and build up enough of a lead while BZ who was dead last in a least three of the last five finals fights his way to the front . The trouble is the top 2 (especially this season) are so so so far ahead of the rest, 2 clear GP wins, that somebody, other than BK, heading BZ in the final was always going to be unlikely. A lot of riders need to take a long hard look at themselves over the winter, many of them seem far too comfortable to earn the big coin over in Poland and treat the GP's like a lot of them treat the UK as pocket money. Has the World Championship run it's course? It's no longer the biggest show in town, akin to International Football vs Champions or Premier League Football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, mikebv said: He is great to watch, however, most of his passes are down the straights using phenomenal straight line speed... Meaning he has a proper "rocket ship" under him, as skill alone wouldn't generate such straight line speed that is so much quicker than everyone else... All top iders have top notch fast machinery, and all can gate too (it's a fallacy that the likes of Bewley and Sayfutdinov cannot, as it they couldn't, they simply wouldn't be top riders)... A decent GP season, for once, as it went literally to the wire, with the only negative being the appalling track soakings that a certain someone seems to think enhances the racing... It definitely doesn't .. He has too turn left at the end of the straight though,which the rest can’t do .!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 8 hours ago, mikebv said: The highest paid Speedway rider in the world doesn't have the best machinery? No better than the rest of the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago What ever the sport, you go into a competition knowing the rules and the parameters. Whether they are seen to be right or wrong by some is irrelevant. The biggest disappointment for me is the general preparation and state of the tracks, they have been terrible and almost gate and go. Well done to BZ but Brady conducted himself well as a human being let alone as a sportsman. The record books will show BZ as equalling winning the most world titles, if he wins one more then he will be the GOAT, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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