Wild Cards for 2027

[LagutaRacingFan]

So will Emil and Artem get wild cards for 2027?

 

[rsarjant]

3 hours ago, LagutaRacingFan said:

So will Emil and Artem get wild cards for 2027?

 

No, I would assume not. Russia are still attacking Ukraine. In any case, do either of them want to do the GPs? Tied up to the issue of riding as a poles in the Polish league as well innit. And given there are only 3 wild cards, given that two of which must go to Holder and Bewley, that only leaves one for someone else anyway. 

[r8gdp]

Would have thought Holder and Bewley are certainly in 

what happens if the Euro champion is Madsen /Mjj or Dudek does another wild card become available?

 

[TheReturn]

Bewley for sure, he showed last night that even when not 100% he can win races.   Sadly you have to assume Monster riders will get a pick, even if they have not done enough.   I am still not over the fact these people gave Woffinden a wildcard after his serious injury and relatively poor form for the previous two GP seasons,  ruining the opportunity for another rider, perhaps a rider with a long term future in the sport.

[Wee Eck]

The top 7 are now decided and you can add Tungate Nillson Woryna and Lebedevs from the qualifier. Add Holder and Bewley leaves 2 places. The SEC winner is likely to be already qualified but there’s no entitlement for anyone rose from SEC to get a place so that leaves 2 picks. Not the Russians because of continuing contract terms so who else is worthy? Anders Thomsen maybe?

[PersonalResponsibility]

11 minutes ago, Wee Eck said:

The top 7 are now decided and you can add Tungate Nillson Woryna and Lebedevs from the qualifier. Add Holder and Bewley leaves 2 places. The SEC winner is likely to be already qualified but there’s no entitlement for anyone rose from SEC to get a place so that leaves 2 picks. Not the Russians because of continuing contract terms so who else is worthy? Anders Thomsen maybe?

Lindgren? If he wants one, he should be in. He'd have been comfortably top 6-8 if he'd been fully fit all season, and is still entertaining.

[MattB]

One thing Tatum and his sidekick overlooked (perhaps not surprisingly) is that last night was probably Freddie Lindgren's last ever GP.  With Kim Nilsson in next year and no round scheduled for Sweden, little chance of Freddie getting picked.

[MB723]

6 hours ago, MattB said:

One thing Tatum and his sidekick overlooked (perhaps not surprisingly) is that last night was probably Freddie Lindgren's last ever GP.  With Kim Nilsson in next year and no round scheduled for Sweden, little chance of Freddie getting picked.

Freddie is fairly popular plus he was injured most of the season so makes me think he'll get one with Bewley and Holder (if Holder is fit for next year). Think it could be between Thomsen and Jakobsen for the last one though knowing how the choices have gone in previous years wouldn't be surprised if Kvech got one.

[MattB]

2 hours ago, MB723 said:

Freddie is fairly popular plus he was injured most of the season so makes me think he'll get one with Bewley and Holder (if Holder is fit for next year). Think it could be between Thomsen and Jakobsen for the last one though knowing how the choices have gone in previous years wouldn't be surprised if Kvech got one.

Freddie's injury last season might save him given his level of consistency over the last 4-5 years.

 

Its a poor indictment of speedway in Sweden though 

[r8gdp]

Bewley holder will definitely be picked 

Would not be surprised if Lindgren gets a pick .He s always raised his game when it s come to the gps and I think he s still can mix it at this level .

Thomson has won a gp so would imagine that will stand him in good stead 

Michielsen could be in with a shout 

Kvech i personally he s below the standard of the above riders but they could throw him back in 

Will be interesting who gets the picks 

 

[Ghostwalker]

With MJJ and Madsen already qualified I doubt they will give a wc to bring a third Date in. 

[r8gdp]

53 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said:

With MJJ and Madsen already qualified I doubt they will give a wc to bring a third Date in. 

You never know with Mr Coleman now running things he might go on talent alone and actually try to get the best riders in

[r8gdp]

57 minutes ago, Ghostwalker said:

With MJJ and Madsen already qualified I doubt they will give a wc to bring a third Date in. 

You never know with Mr Coleman now running things he might go on talent alone and actually try to get the best riders in

[arnieg]

Has to be Freddie and Anders for me [Bewley and Holder are a given]

Anders has had a fantastic year at Gorzow, won a GP and gives good interview

Freddie should be offered one, but like Doyle and Woffinden the road is running out.

If Freddie declines I think I'd go for Kvech.

BTW Where are all the people who demand more qualification places and less wild cards? Why are they not frantically cheering on Maciej Janowski in the SEC and complaining Jakobsen been diddled out of a place?

[r8gdp]

32 minutes ago, arnieg said:

Has to be Freddie and Anders for me [Bewley and Holder are a given]

Anders has had a fantastic year at Gorzow, won a GP and gives good interview

Freddie should be offered one, but like Doyle and Woffinden the road is running out.

If Freddie declines I think I'd go for Kvech.

BTW Where are all the people who demand more qualification places and less wild cards? Why are they not frantically cheering on Maciej Janowski in the SEC and complaining Jakobsen been diddled out of a place?

Agree with you about Freddie but think he deserves another year because of his injuries this time round 

[WookieboyDon]

On 9/26/2026 at 11:09 PM, LagutaRacingFan said:

So will Emil and Artem get wild cards for 2027?

 

No.

 

Not unless they are willing to take pay cuts in the Ekstraliga. And money talks...seems they value $$$ over a world title. 😉

Edited 8 hours ago by WookieboyDon

[The Cheese]

I'm guessing there's a reasonable chance that Sayfutdinov or Laguta could be the wildcard for the Croatian GP?

[WookieboyDon]

1 hour ago, The Cheese said:

I'm guessing there's a reasonable chance that Sayfutdinov or Laguta could be the wildcard for the Croatian GP?

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Why?

[Fromafar]

16 hours ago, r8gdp said:

Bewley holder will definitely be picked 

Would not be surprised if Lindgren gets a pick .He s always raised his game when it s come to the gps and I think he s still can mix it at this level .

Thomson has won a gp so would imagine that will stand him in good stead 

Michielsen could be in with a shout 

Kvech i personally he s below the standard of the above riders but they could throw him back in 

Will be interesting who gets the picks 

 

Think Kvech showed that he is the standard and is still young and improving.Freddie can still mix it , but is not consistent enough nowadays.

[The Cheese]

1 hour ago, WookieboyDon said:

Why?

For a start there's no local rider to have that spot. And if I remember correctly the Croatian federation have previously said that they could take out a licence with them to enter the qualifiers so there was clearly a willingness to assist them there. With a one-off meeting though they could presumably nominate either as a 'Polish' rider.