German GP Landshut Saturday 2nd May

[chunky]

56 minutes ago, Gavan said:

I don’t believe Doyle is a contender for a title at all but is he in the best 10 riders in the world … yes 

I'd actually put him Top 8, at least - who can destroy anyone on his night. Plus, all these idiots bleat on about, "But we need new faces!", and then whine when these "new faces" can't compete at this level! And Doyle can be fun to watch...

[Bagpuss]

I thought Parnitzski did pretty well on his debut, could have scored more points and crept into an LCQ but acquitted himself fairly well especially after looking very ordinary last night. 

[ONTWOMINUTES]

Well done mr woryna , not sure he'll be wc this year but what a fantastic achievement for him to win on his debut in the series like smolinski did years ago. 

[Hackett]

2 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

And I put my money where my mouth is and put a little wager on him at bet 365

TOUCH !! 

Had a couple of bets on riders points totals and rider vs rider. Some reward but not as much of a return as Woryna. 

See what Prague brings lets hope Morris brings some plastic ducks so he can race them after watering the track. 

[IainB]

39 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

I thought Parnitzski did pretty well on his debut, could have scored more points and crept into an LCQ but acquitted himself fairly well especially after looking very ordinary last night. 

Looked like a proverbial gating tart to me 👀

[Col]

Feel a bit for Bewley having to settle for 2nd on the night especially after that heat 19.  But we'd have all taken the two Brits getting to the final & Zmarzlik not looking invincible before the meeting.

A Kurtz sophomore slump could be due.

The post heat 12 tractoring was hard to endure inside the stadium but the racing afterwards made up for it.

Who knew a Coventry Bee could win a GP still.

 

[Col]

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[IainB]

3 minutes ago, Col said:

Feel a bit for Bewley having to settle for 2nd on the night especially after that heat 19.  But we'd have all taken the two Brits getting to the final & Zmarzlik not looking invincible before the meeting.

A Kurtz sophomore slump could be due.

The post heat 12 tractoring was hard to endure inside the stadium but the racing afterwards made up for it.

Who knew a Coventry Bee could win a GP still.

 

It was good to see Bewley so visibly disappointed with the loss which I took to be a good sign, he's not really shown that before. 

[Bavarian]

The second half of this SGP wasn't too bad, but the first half was a strain with the track resembling a swamp. It is not the first time Phil Morris has set a track under water. Why again and again?

[Bagpuss]

40 minutes ago, IainB said:

Looked like a proverbial gating tart to me 👀

Perhaps he is, I dont know too much about him but after last night I could have seen him finishing 16th with a big fat zero. As it turned out he didn't look out of place in a pretty strong field.

[Pinny]

Lambert still a knob head. 

[oneofclubs]

Well what a ride that was by "throttle jockey" Bewley.

[tyler42]

I know it's the system and all the riders know it's on the final, and it's 2026, not 1976, but I wonder what the list of speedway world champions would have looked like under this system? For those older enough to remember, would you agree that Dave Jessup, for one, would have been a world champion? Billy Sanders maybe. Of course, the cream rises to the top, and the likes of Mauger, Olsen, Fundin, Penhall, etc. would have still gone on to be world champions, but off the top of my head, Kenny Carter is another who, imo, would have won it at least once. As proven last night, score eight points, and you're in with a shout of winning. Yes, it's over ten rounds, not one, but you get my drift.

[Whitelinehugger]

7 hours ago, Pinny said:

Lambert still a knob head. 

Always will be. Childish prat

[Fromafar]

When will Morris stop flooding the track every 4 Heats somebody needs to get a grip of him.

[Whitelinehugger]

11 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

When will Morris stop flooding the track every 4 Heats somebody needs to get a grip of him.

As I said earlier he loves water. You want to see how full he runs his bath

[Bavarian]

This is what Patryk Dudek told the Polish media (Sportowe Fakty) after yesterday's SGP in Landshut:

“We spoke to Phil Morris before the race to make sure he was careful with the watering 
and that we didn’t use too much water. The track is loose, and the organizers had added 
extra surface material. It was a complete disaster. We fought throughout the entire race 
to get Phil to stop watering. When he finally did, the track was safer, and the final races 
were actually entertaining. We just point out problems, but we can’t change them,” Patryk Dudek continued.

No wonder Patryk Dudek was so upset. The competition was truly dangerous. Our representative suggested that 
the speedway riders lacked influence and that perhaps the fans should take matters into their own hands.

“It’s not about breaking bones. When we talk to Phil Morris during a race, he expects respect. Of course, 
we swear because we’re pumped with adrenaline. Maybe the fans have the necessary influence,” Dudek said.

 

 

 

 

 

[MattB]

15 hours ago, Gavan said:

Have a look back at it …. Lambert kicked out at Zmarzlik so he looked back at Lambert and kicked him back ….. Lambert is a jumped up clown most of the time 

Must admit I'm amazed more hasn't been made of it, although given speedway's constant fear of controversy,  perhaps I shouldn't be.

[Trackrat]

2 hours ago, Whitelinehugger said:

Always will be. Childish prat

The irony 😂😂

[arnieg]

2 hours ago, tyler42 said:

I know it's the system and all the riders know it's on the final, and it's 2026, not 1976, but I wonder what the list of speedway world champions would have looked like under this system? For those older enough to remember, would you agree that Dave Jessup, for one, would have been a world champion? Billy Sanders maybe. Of course, the cream rises to the top, and the likes of Mauger, Olsen, Fundin, Penhall, etc. would have still gone on to be world champions, but off the top of my head, Kenny Carter is another who, imo, would have won it at least once. As proven last night, score eight points, and you're in with a shout of winning. Yes, it's over ten rounds, not one, but you get my drift.

Thete was a very long thread on this going right back to the 1930s. 1983 was the year that caused most debate.

@lucifer sam and @norbold were two of the main contributors