Wroclaw GP round 5 Saturday 20th June

[bringbackHalifax]

14 hours ago, SilentLurker said:

Olly Allen did not fancy the chances of Zmarzlik the 6 time world champion off statistically the best gate all night.

Allen and Tatum share half a brain cell between them and we are held hostage to listen to their drivel every GP night.

Same Olly the wally who chose not to use his reserve in Son 2 in Prague until it was too late.

[ArthurRudge]

10 minutes ago, kevin bass said:

That's him😂

God what a weirdo 

[PolskiZuzel]

Here is what sportowefakty.pl had to say after Zmarzlik's yesterday victory:

Bartosz Zmarzlik won his 30th Grand Prix round. The Polish rider was thrilled on the podium. “

It was a special moment. The symbolism of the numbers and the fact that my sons were with me at the GP for the first time," said the Polish representative.

"Honestly? This is a special moment. The 300th Grand Prix, my 30th victory. The series began in 1995, when I was born and my mentor, Tomasz Gollob , won the first round in Wrocław , and now I'm winning. Nothing but beautiful numbers, and it's the first time both of my sons have competed in a Grand Prix. It's incredible," said Bartosz Zmarzlik after the event.

"I'm still a young guy, a husband and a father, and I'm also doing what I love. When I see my sons smiling when I bring home trophies, it's amazing. I've gotten it into my head that I want to show them good races so they'll remember me for that. I have to do this for a few more years to make sure that image sticks in their minds," he continued when asked about his tears on the podium.

Before the final, Bartosz Zmarzlik's father came to the pit to advise on equipment settings for the most important race of the evening.

"Speedway isn't an easy sport, and the Wrocław GP was a real rollercoaster. You had to make a lot of decisions in a short period of time. My team did a great job, and before the final, my dad, who had been with my sons the entire race, came to us. He advised us on what to change, but I said we'd change everything because I was slow, and I only regained my speed in the final. I'd previously won starts but lost points along the way. I also changed my bike, which had a slower starting torque, but I felt more comfortable on it on the track; it allowed me to ride a wide section of the track. I could have tried to adjust the first bike, but nothing worked there, and I had to make a manly decision,”  Zmarzlik said.

The final itself was a lottery, and the critical moment came when Brady Kurtz  and Bartosz Zmarzlik collided. “

I was glad I wasn't the first one to choose the field. In the final, Brady Kurtz and I collided. I was scared because I'd been in similar situations before, and my chain often fell off,"  commented Zmarzlik.

By around 9:30 p.m., the entire pit lane was flooded with water, which was then pumped out. Even before the flooding in the pits was resolved, Phil Morris  wanted to give the green light and start the race. All sixteen competitors then confronted him.

"We were aiming for that first decision. They told us the light would go green and we'd go, but we didn't have the opportunity to work in the pits. Two bikes were cold, helmets were in a puddle, my bag was leaking, and my goggles were fogged up. I didn't know where anything was, I couldn't find my back protector because everything was flooded. It was total chaos, and we didn't resist riding at all. We just needed a little more time. Fortunately, Phil Morris and I later found common ground. I was convinced the race would go ahead, because Grand Prix races are rarely canceled," commented Zmarzlik.

When the race was finally about to get underway, the starting machine and the green light malfunctioned.

 "I was devastated by the idea of starting with a flag. Mr. Electrician, thank you for fixing everything," 

concluded the new leader of the Grand Prix series standings.

Source: sportowefakty.pl

[IainB]

23 minutes ago, PolskiZuzel said:

Here is what sportowefakty.pl had to say after Zmarzlik's yesterday victory:

Bartosz Zmarzlik won his 30th Grand Prix round. The Polish rider was thrilled on the podium. “

It was a special moment. The symbolism of the numbers and the fact that my sons were with me at the GP for the first time," said the Polish representative.

"Honestly? This is a special moment. The 300th Grand Prix, my 30th victory. The series began in 1995, when I was born and my mentor, Tomasz Gollob , won the first round in Wrocław , and now I'm winning. Nothing but beautiful numbers, and it's the first time both of my sons have competed in a Grand Prix. It's incredible," said Bartosz Zmarzlik after the event.

"I'm still a young guy, a husband and a father, and I'm also doing what I love. When I see my sons smiling when I bring home trophies, it's amazing. I've gotten it into my head that I want to show them good races so they'll remember me for that. I have to do this for a few more years to make sure that image sticks in their minds," he continued when asked about his tears on the podium.

Before the final, Bartosz Zmarzlik's father came to the pit to advise on equipment settings for the most important race of the evening.

"Speedway isn't an easy sport, and the Wrocław GP was a real rollercoaster. You had to make a lot of decisions in a short period of time. My team did a great job, and before the final, my dad, who had been with my sons the entire race, came to us. He advised us on what to change, but I said we'd change everything because I was slow, and I only regained my speed in the final. I'd previously won starts but lost points along the way. I also changed my bike, which had a slower starting torque, but I felt more comfortable on it on the track; it allowed me to ride a wide section of the track. I could have tried to adjust the first bike, but nothing worked there, and I had to make a manly decision,”  Zmarzlik said.

The final itself was a lottery, and the critical moment came when Brady Kurtz  and Bartosz Zmarzlik collided. “

I was glad I wasn't the first one to choose the field. In the final, Brady Kurtz and I collided. I was scared because I'd been in similar situations before, and my chain often fell off,"  commented Zmarzlik.

By around 9:30 p.m., the entire pit lane was flooded with water, which was then pumped out. Even before the flooding in the pits was resolved, Phil Morris  wanted to give the green light and start the race. All sixteen competitors then confronted him.

"We were aiming for that first decision. They told us the light would go green and we'd go, but we didn't have the opportunity to work in the pits. Two bikes were cold, helmets were in a puddle, my bag was leaking, and my goggles were fogged up. I didn't know where anything was, I couldn't find my back protector because everything was flooded. It was total chaos, and we didn't resist riding at all. We just needed a little more time. Fortunately, Phil Morris and I later found common ground. I was convinced the race would go ahead, because Grand Prix races are rarely canceled," commented Zmarzlik.

When the race was finally about to get underway, the starting machine and the green light malfunctioned.

 "I was devastated by the idea of starting with a flag. Mr. Electrician, thank you for fixing everything," 

concluded the new leader of the Grand Prix series standings.

Source: sportowefakty.pl

Blimey! You can't shut him up when he gets going... think i preferred it when all he said was "I'm big happy" 😂

[mikebv]

29 minutes ago, IainB said:

Blimey! You can't shut him up when he gets going... think i preferred it when all he said was "I'm big happy" 😂

That's what he said to the Speedway Star...

[IainB]

49 minutes ago, mikebv said:

That's what he said to the Speedway Star...

For all of his non Polish followers...

[PolskiZuzel]

1 hour ago, IainB said:

Blimey! You can't shut him up when he gets going... think i preferred it when all he said was "I'm big happy" 😂

 

1 hour ago, IainB said:

.. think i preferred it when all he said was "I'm big happy" 😂

Try to say the same thing in Polish...then somebody will (no doubt)  take the mickey out of you.

English, or should I say British riders, riding in the Polish Leagues are paid  enormous sums of money and yet cannot  utter a word in Polish.. and I think they should out of respect to their employers !

[Colinspeedway]

19 minutes ago, PolskiZuzel said:

 

Try to say the same thing in Polish...then somebody will (no doubt)  take the mickey out of you.

English, or should I say British riders, riding in the Polish Leagues are paid  enormous sums of money and yet cannot  utter a word in Polish.. and I think they should out of respect to their employers !

I agree that british people should make an effort with foreign language, not just in speedway. Does Lambert who is married to a pole not make an effort? 

[IainB]

31 minutes ago, PolskiZuzel said:

 

Try to say the same thing in Polish...then somebody will (no doubt)  take the mickey out of you.

English, or should I say British riders, riding in the Polish Leagues are paid  enormous sums of money and yet cannot  utter a word in Polish.. and I think they should out of respect to their employers !

100% agree about foreign riders learning the language of those they take the money from... equally I think a 6 time "World" Champion should make an effort to communicate with those outside of his fome country.

He seems to have been a bit more willing this year to be fair to him, how much of that is down to Mayfield though I don't know, it does seem a bit of a coincidence though that as soon as they took over we're seeing a bit more of him... he's  been motorsports best kept secret these last 7 or 8 years.