Ghostwalker Posted Sunday at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:50 PM (edited) On 9/13/2026 at 1:53 PM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I think Freddie will get a wild card simply because he is a swede and the only one in the GP, he is past his best but is still competitive As me Kim already qualified, but there is also tonight's crash to take into account. Freddie have just come back from injury and now crashed heavily again. Like with Tai Freddie is not a youngster anymore (41 on Tuesday) and his body can only cope with so many injuries. Will this be the last we of him before retirement? I don't see him having a realistic chance of him being world champion so not much to prove. I would agree with Bewley, Holder and Kvech as wild cards. SGP2 winner Mikkel Andersen and Norwegian talent Mattias Pollestad aren't ready yet but I can see both being in by '29. Edited Monday at 02:49 PM by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted Monday at 09:09 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:09 AM On 9/12/2026 at 8:58 PM, teijahn said: Yeah, he has that safety net, but Madsen, Dudek, and Fricke don't, although Madsen or Dudek can qualify with a SEC win. I hope he doesn't make it, adds nothing to the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted Tuesday at 08:06 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:06 AM On 9/12/2026 at 9:30 PM, Bagpuss said: I reckon the wild card that most people thought was Lindgren's might go to whoever finished 8th. Freddie deserves a place next year. He got injured very early, he's come back, obviously in pain, a winter rest and he could be back where he was....maybe not world champ material but well capable of being a spoiler and win a GP or two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teijahn Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) On 9/13/2026 at 6:30 AM, Bagpuss said: I reckon the wild card that most people thought was Lindgren's might go to whoever finished 8th. That might be a fair consideration. Freddie I would, like many, have expected to get a Wild Card before his return but post return and overall league stats this season generally below GP standard. His performance in the Torun GP may well have influence on his WC possibilities. Given how thin on the ground WC's are going to be this year that 3rd one is crucial, and if the final matrix is anywhere near as close as now it would be a tough call to deny an option to a rider who was within a point or two of top 7 cutoff after 10 rounds. 8th position getting a WC would be a much fairer result than as others have suggested, Jan Kvech. He's not quite ready yet but very likely will be within a couple of years. Maybe we get a dual qualifier in the SEC to free up a 4th wildcard. Edited 9 hours ago by teijahn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teijahn Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) On 9/13/2026 at 6:37 AM, LagutaRacingFan said: Laguta would already be world champion if he was in this. That's a big call, and leaning more toward speculative than likely fact. Zmarzlik and Laguta both ride 2 leagues, Poland and Sweden. This season stats BZ is #1 both leagues with Poland 2.55 & Sweden 2.76 Heat average. Laguta is #4 both leagues with 2.38 Poland and 2.34 Sweden. I agree with your basic sentiment however, that Laguta should be in the Regular 15, as should Saifutdinov, and am very clear that politics has no place whatsoever in sport. Edited 9 hours ago by teijahn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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