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Post by admin on May 2, 2014 20:40:40 GMT
WILD CARD #16:
Joonas Kylmakorpi
RESERVE #17:
Kauko Nieminen
RESERVE #18:
Juha Hautamaki
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Post by admin on May 15, 2014 20:49:46 GMT
Mitas Finnish SGP promoter Jarno Kosonen is over the moon with the reaction to Finland’s first FIM Speedway Grand Prix and declared “the whole of Tampere is buzzing.”
World Championship speedway comes to the Ratina Stadium on Saturday night and ticket sales have been strong as fans flock to see the sport’s biggest names race in the country for the first time.
Kosonen is working hard along with fellow promoter Kai Laukkanen to put on a “carnival” to celebrate the SGP series coming to the city.
He said: “The whole of Tampere is buzzing about it. The media is really, really interested in the whole thing. It’s the first Grand Prix in Finland ever and we’ve tried to make this a little bit extra special for everybody.
“We’ve got a really, really good fan zone. There’s live music from Friday to Saturday night. We’ve booked something like 12 different bands.
“There’s also entertainment for children, bouncy castles and stuff like that. We’ve tried to make it a family show.
“It’s certainly the biggest meeting we’ve ever had here in Finland. Me and Kai are hoping to get a boost out of this for the youngsters. This is a great sport and we want to bring it back to the people from the forests where they normally put motorsport.
“This is a big, big thing for Tampere as a city and for the sport generally. We couldn’t be in the position we are without the support of the city. They’ve done a lot for us and obviously we’ve done a lot for them as well.
“When everybody gets here on Friday and Saturday, they’ll think ‘what is going on here!?’ It’ll be like a carnival going on. It’s going to be a really good GP.”
Kosonen is confident the huge, circa 400-metre track will produce some great action as the SGP stars race it for the first time.
He said: “The track is really big and it’s really fast. We got a radar gun out during a practice session and we clocked a rider going into the corner at about 122kph. There are only two running tracks in Europe as big as this.
“The material works really nicely and I think there will be three or four different racing lines. I think it will be a wicked Grand Prix. I want to thank the City of Tampere, BSI Speedway and everyone who has played their part in making this happen.”
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Post by admin on May 16, 2014 20:44:32 GMT
1 G. Hancock (45) J. Hampel (33) C. Harris (37) T. Batchelor (75)
2 M. Zagar (55) N. Pedersen (5) Kauko Nieminen J. Kylmakorpi (16)
3 A. Jonsson (100) N. Iversen (88) C. Holder (23) D. Ward (43)
4 F. Lindgren (66) K. Bjerre (91) M. Smolinski (84) T. Woffinden (1)
5 T. Woffinden (1) G. Hancock (45) M. Zagar (55) C. Holder (23)
6 K. Bjerre (91) A. Jonsson (100) J. Hampel (33) Kauko Nieminen
7 N. Iversen (88) F. Lindgren (66) N. Pedersen (5) C. Harris (37)
8 T. Batchelor (75) J. Kylmakorpi (16) D. Ward (43) M. Smolinski (84)
9 Kauko Nieminen M. Smolinski (84) G. Hancock (45) N. Iversen (88)
10 D. Ward (43) M. Zagar (55) F. Lindgren (66) J. Hampel (33)
11 J. Kylmakorpi (16) C. Holder (23) C. Harris (37) K. Bjerre (91)
12 T. Woffinden (1) T. Batchelor (75) A. Jonsson (100) N. Pedersen (5)
13 N. Pedersen (5) D. Ward (43) K. Bjerre (91) G. Hancock (45)
14 J. Hampel (33) T. Woffinden (1) J. Kylmakorpi (16) N. Iversen (88)
15 M. Smolinski (84) C. Harris (37) A. Jonsson (100) M. Zagar (55)
16 C. Holder (23) Kauko Nieminen T. Batchelor (75) F. Lindgren (66)
17 G. Hancock (45) J. Kylmakorpi (16) F. Lindgren (66) A. Jonsson (100)
18 C. Holder (23) J. Hampel (33) N. Pedersen (5) M. Smolinski (84)
19 C. Harris (37) D. Ward (43) T. Woffinden (1) Kauko Nieminen
20 M. Zagar (55) K. Bjerre (91) N. Iversen (88) T. Batchelor (75)
Friday 16th May 2014, SGP website
World Championship leader Krzysztof Kasprzak has officially withdrawn from the Mitas Finnish FIM Speedway Grand Prix.
The Pole is currently 11 points clear at the top of the standings, but pulled out of the event halfway through Friday’s practice session as he struggled with the torn cruciate ligament he suffered at Landshut last Saturday.
Kasprzak is replaced in the meeting by first track reserve Kauko Nieminen, who takes the 29-year-old’s five rides. This will be the Finnish international’s SGP debut.
The Leszno-born star’s woeful misfortune throws the title race wide open as Denmark’s Nicki Pedersen on 24 points will fancy his chances of closing the gap at the top, along with Polish icon Jaroslaw Hampel, American legend Greg Hancock, Aussie champ Chris Holder and German ace Martin Smolinski, who are all on 22. Aussie racer Darcy Ward is on 21 and races with a torn cruciate ligament of his own.
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Post by admin on May 16, 2014 21:09:34 GMT
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Post by Hodgy on May 17, 2014 8:40:08 GMT
Tough one - new track, a long narrow one at that. After a process off elimination going for Hampel with a sneaky e/w on cuppacoffee (usually an outsider somewhere and this is a 'Longtrack').
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2014 12:05:35 GMT
Tough one - new track, a long narrow one at that. After a process off elimination going for Hampel with a sneaky e/w on cuppacoffee (usually an outsider somewhere and this is a 'Longtrack'). can't see past puk myself but i'll deffo be joining in with cupofcoffee |
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Post by Hodgy on May 17, 2014 16:10:13 GMT
Tough one - new track, a long narrow one at that. After a process off elimination going for Hampel with a sneaky e/w on cuppacoffee (usually an outsider somewhere and this is a 'Longtrack'). can't see past puk myself but i'll deffo be joining in with cupofcoffee Was thinking Puk and NP but not sure there's enough room on the straights. Therefore went for boring Hampel. Good luck to you. |
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Post by admin on May 17, 2014 21:28:29 GMT
Well that was guff wasn't it and my Sky+ recording ended for some reason before they'd taken to the track for the final. As I sit hear I've no idea who won  |
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Post by Hodgy on May 17, 2014 23:56:45 GMT
Never saw that coming. Literally, my recording also stopped just before the final.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 6:39:53 GMT
Never saw that coming. Literally, my recording also stopped just before the final. well what a load of 5h1te that was I have never been so bored , zagar wins because the awful track caught woofy out |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 6:44:43 GMT
I see the BSI mouthpiece phil rising is trying to put all the blame on the finnish promoters for the cack track , bsi no1 man ole olsen layed the track ,
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Post by admin on May 18, 2014 7:34:30 GMT
Never saw that coming. Literally, my recording also stopped just before the final. well what a load of 5h1te that was I have never been so bored , zagar wins because the awful track caught woofy outHaving just watched it can't say thay I totally agree. The track may or may not have caused the wheelie (but we saw that at the EoES the other week v Newcastle in front of the stand, it happens). Zagar was fast and didn't let Woffinden get way so credit where it's due. Funniest moment was the oik's reaction when he crossed the line in heat 1. I thought I'd tuned in late and it was the final  Oh, and Ward's "always good to beat Nicky P" quote |
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Post by admin on May 18, 2014 8:51:03 GMT
MITAS FINNISH SGP SCORES: 1 Matej Zagar 15, 2 Tai Woffinden 16, 3 Fredrik Lindgren 12, 4 Greg Hancock 12, 5 Chris Holder 10, 6 Nicki Pedersen 10, 7 Troy Batchelor 10, 8 Martin Smolinski 9, 9 Darcy Ward 8, 10 Andreas Jonsson 7, 11 Jaroslaw Hampel 7, 12 Niels-Kristian Iversen 6, 13 Joonas Kylmakorpi 5, 14 Chris Harris 4, 15 Kauko Nieminen 4, 16 Kenneth Bjerre 3, 17 Krzysztof Kasprzak DNR, 18 Juha Hautamaki DNR. It's tight at the top with only 8 points separating the top 10! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:1 Krzysztof Kasprzak 35, 2 Greg Hancock 34 3 Nicki Pedersen 34 4 Chris Holder 32 5 Martin Smolinski 31 6 Fredrik Lindgren 30 7 Jaroslaw Hampel 29 8 Darcy Ward 29
9 Tai Woffinden 2810 Matej Zagar 27 11 Andreas Jonsson 24
12 Niels-Kristian Iversen 22 What a horrible trio, couldn't be happier  13 Kenneth Bjerre 18 14 Troy Batchelor 18
15 Chris Harris 6
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Post by Hodgy on May 18, 2014 11:33:53 GMT
Very poor race track. Understand they have a 3 year deal in place - oh no, another like Prague that will rarely provide much entertainment.
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Post by admin on May 18, 2014 12:53:52 GMT
Very poor race track. Understand they have a 3 year deal in place - oh no, another like Prague that will rarely provide much entertainment. Interesting quote from the promoter in the build up: "This is a great sport and we want to bring it back to the people from the forests where they normally put motorsport." - Jarno Kosonen If that's the best Finland can come up with then forests is the best place for it? Blew their big night and I doubt that supporters wii get caught again? |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on May 18, 2014 15:25:27 GMT
Very poor race track. Understand they have a 3 year deal in place - oh no, another like Prague that will rarely provide much entertainment. Interesting quote from the promoter in the build up: "This is a great sport and we want to bring it back to the people from the forests where they normally put motorsport." - Jarno Kosonen If that's the best Finland can come up with then forests is the best place for it? Blew their big night and I doubt that supporters wii get caught again? I thought the attendance wasn't too bad all things considered but It's going to be very hard to sell that in years 2&3 after that shambles. Every time I read long straights and tight corners I thought of Leicester, yet another superb racetrack. |
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