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Post by panther1 on Jun 25, 2011 16:31:10 GMT
gate 1 pants
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 16:42:50 GMT
done my money on harris by the looks of it, will not have to worry in 2012 because he will not be there!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 16:45:40 GMT
Zetters, well bugger me? Good 2nd from gate 1 by Pedersen.
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 16:51:27 GMT
and zonkers says "Thinks this is pants so far "
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 17:00:02 GMT
best race of the night - Pedersen hung on? Still needs to find some to win it but even money over 8 looks safe!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 17:07:54 GMT
Golden Helmet match race (remember those? My dad and I went to Blackbird Road Leicester to watch 3 heats, think it was Kenny Carter & Peter Collins), superb stuff by Harris!
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Post by panther1 on Jun 25, 2011 17:14:45 GMT
amazing from the mad russkie
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 17:15:54 GMT
Wow, it's warmed up now. Heat 12 triffic and the bets on!
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Post by panther1 on Jun 25, 2011 17:25:43 GMT
a.j looks as quick as anybody after bend 2 just needs to get out the gate quicker
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 17:28:54 GMT
Brit GP, Gollob's graveyard? I went when he gave TRick gate 1 in the final, the rest is history!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 17:37:31 GMT
Pearson doing the biggest and best speech!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 17:40:55 GMT
Well done Ruskie, don't do 1st and last zeros and I'll be happy and wealthy!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 17:49:35 GMT
Time for tea!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 18:36:37 GMT
SWC coming up allegedly, whoopie!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 18:37:01 GMT
Go Peds!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 18:39:59 GMT
Pedersen needs a gate in the final then needs to be 10 metres wide!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 18:42:25 GMT
No Poles in the final, how sweet!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 18:54:24 GMT
Final re-run: Pedersen, Holder, Sayfutdinov (exc), Hancock.
Idi0t ref as per usual, had the option for all four back - paying public short changed, glad that I'm sat here at home!
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 19:00:01 GMT
Hancock, Pedersen, Holder - Hancock 12 points clear in the series!
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Post by panther1 on Jun 25, 2011 19:03:55 GMT
pedersen nearly got there on turn 1 ruthless on holder, i hope he's as hard on bjerre monday
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2011 19:22:42 GMT
When there are no Brits in next year's series will British Speedway realise that it has to be more insular and look after and develop its own?
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Post by panther1 on Jun 26, 2011 6:54:18 GMT
When there are no Brits in next year's series will British Speedway realise that it has to be more insular and look after and develop its own? you never know barker or kennett might get thro the qualifiers yet
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Post by admin on Jun 26, 2011 8:08:33 GMT
When there are no Brits in next year's series will British Speedway realise that it has to be more insular and look after and develop its own? you never know barker or kennett might get thro the qualifiers yet So paper over the cracks and bury our heads in the sand again
have we got anything like this @linussundstrom Linus SundstromDown in brovallen watching swedish youngsters learning speedway on their 50cc bikes! #skiddingforliving yfrog.com/klsx7pj
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Post by admin on Jun 26, 2011 8:58:38 GMT
American legend Greg Hancock admits he was on a wing and a prayer in the FIM Doodson British Speedway Grand Prix final after surviving an epic first turn to triumph in Cardiff on Saturday night.
The Californian topped the rostrum ahead of Danish star Nicki Pedersen and Australian champion Chris Holder after winning a re-run final.
The first attempt at the race saw Emil Sayfutdinov hit the deck as he and Holder fought for supremacy. But even with the Russian excluded, there was barely daylight between the three remaining riders as they went into turn one in the restart.
Hancock, starting from gate four, kept the gas firmly on and powered around the boards to take charge and send his many fans at the Millennium Stadium wild.
He now leads the World Championship by 12 points after Polish racer Tomasz Gollob left Cardiff with a disappointing seven.
But the 41-year-old feared he had pushed it too far in the final and admits he was “praying” that he came out of turn one in the lead.
He said: “I really had no choice but to keep the gas on. I put myself out there going into the corner and it got to a point where I thought ‘I want to shut off now. I’m in too deep.’
“But I couldn’t shut off because had I done that, at least Chris and I would have gone down hard.
“The only thing I could do was pray. I couldn’t close my eyes, but I wanted to. I hit a big lump of dirt coming off the corner, it shot me forward and then I had time to clean my underwear!”
Following Gollob’s failure to reach the semis, Hancock is firmly in charge of the World Championship race as the competition takes its annual break for the FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup.
The series resumes in the FIM Nice Italian SGP at Terenzano, where Hancock finished third last year. But the affable American is not taking his lofty position for granted.
He added: “It’s not over until it’s over. Don’t get me wrong; I’m very happy to be where I am right now. But anybody would be and there is a long way to go.
“It doesn’t matter where I am until the last race goes off. Every point is going to count. I’m just going to keep the focus and ride hard.
“I learnt last time I became champion (in 1997) that you don’t celebrate until you’re there. I can’t even think about winning the title now and it’s more just other people bringing it up. But the world title is why we’re here and I’m going for it.”
Hancock was 13th in the World Championship after last year’s British SGP and was struggling to get the best from his equipment. But the Zielona Gora and Piraterna star says his confidence could not be higher 12 months on.
He added: “When things are working, it just happens. You go to the tapes and you have a good feeling that you’re going to be first to the corner. That’s how it is for me right now. I feel great and I’ve got a great chance. I’m riding a wave and I’m loving it.”
With no SGP round in the United States, Hancock admits Cardiff has become the closest thing he has to a home round. And even though he no longer rides in the British Elite League, he was touched by the backing he received in the Welsh capital.
He said: “This is probably the best support I’ve had at this place. I don’t ride in the UK and I only come here a couple of times a year.
“I almost had a tear in my eye because I felt so darn good and the people here are amazing.
“The build up to it from Friday was great and I had people sending Twitter messages to me. I’m so grateful. I’m very, very grateful. This place is top of the list of places I’ve raced in my speedway career.”
It was a tough night for the Brits as SGP regular Chris Harris and wild card Scott Nicholls both failed to reach the semis. Harris, who picked up one race win, finished on six points, while Nicholls accrued five.
FIM DOODSON BRITISH SGP SCORES:
1 Greg Hancock 20 2 Nicki Pedersen 16 3 Chris Holder 15
4 Emil Sayfutdinov 13 5 Kenneth Bjerre 11 6 Andreas Jonsson 10 7 Magnus Zetterstrom 9 8 Jason Crump 8 9 Janusz Kolodziej 7 10 Tomasz Gollob 7 11 Chris Harris 6 12 Jaroslaw Hampel 5 13 Scott Nicholls 5 14 Freddie Lindgren 5 15 Antonio Lindback 3 16 Tai Woffinden 2 17 Rune Holta 1 18 Ben Barker 0.
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Post by admin on Jun 27, 2011 7:04:31 GMT
Watched this again yestereday, decidedly average!
@jeffpovey Jeff Povey
Re: Cardiff #SGP - Date for 2012 has yet to be finalised because of the Olympic Football using the Stadium #speedway
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