British FIM Speedway Grand Prix (6) Sat 22/7/2017

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Just realised that this is on my birthday, no interest to anyone else but worth a mention in my world

Did You Know?

The first FIM British Speedway Grand Prix held at the Millennium Stadium took place on 09 June 2001 (I was there, stayed Hayes Court Hotel, 154-164 Cathedral Road - not the most pleasant experience to recommend if it's still there that is, not compared to The Angel Hotel, even if it is cheap!)

Only one British rider out of the 16 who have ridden at the Millennium Stadium has won the Grand Prix in Cardiff – Chris Harris in 2007.

He became only the second British rider to win the FIM British Grand Prix after Martin Dugard, as Wild Card, won the 2000 event at Coventry, ironically watched by a 17 year old, Chris Harris.

Winners

1995 London London Stadium United States - Greg Hancock
1996 London London Stadium Australia - Jason Crump
1997 Bradford Odsal Stadium Denmark - Brian Andersen
1998 Coventry Brandon Stadium Australia - Jason Crump
1999 Coventry Brandon Stadium Sweden - Tony Rickardsson
2000 Coventry Brandon Stadium United Kingdom - Martin Dugard
2001 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sweden - Tony Rickardsson
2002 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Australia - Ryan Sullivan
2003 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Denmark - Nicki Pedersen
2004 Cardiff Millennium Stadium United States - Greg Hancock
2005 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sweden - Tony Rickardsson
2006 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Australia - Jason Crump
2007 Cardiff Millennium Stadium United Kingdom - Chris Harris
2008 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Australia - Jason Crump
2009 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Australia - Jason Crump
2010 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Australia - Chris Holder
2011 Cardiff Millennium Stadium United States - Greg Hancock
2012 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Australia - Chris Holder
2013 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Russia - Emil Sayfutdinov
2014 Cardiff Millennium Stadium United States - Greg Hancock
2015 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Denmark - Niels-Kristian Iversen
2016 Cardiff Millennium Stadium Sweden - Antonio Lindbäck

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Date: Sat 22nd July 2017
Capacity: 62,500
Track Length: 272 metres
Track Record Time: 53.69s
Track Record: Jason Doyle 09.07.16
WILD CARD #16: Craig Cook
RESERVE #17: Adam Ellis
RESERVE #18: Josh Bates
REFEREE: Christian Froschauer

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1 T. Woffinden (108) F. Lindgren (66) P. Kildemand (25) G. Hancock (45)
2 A. Lindback (85) B. Zmarzlik (95) P. Pawlicki (777) P. Dudek (692)
3 C. Cook (16) M. Janowski (71) M. Vaculik (54) C. Holder (23)
4 J. Doyle (69) N. Iversen (88) E. Sayfutdinov (89) M. Zagar (55)
5 M. Zagar (55) T. Woffinden (108) A. Lindback (85) M. Vaculik (54)
6 N. Iversen (88) C. Cook (16) F. Lindgren (66) P. Pawlicki (777)
7 M. Janowski (71) J. Doyle (69) B. Zmarzlik (95) P. Kildemand (25)
8 G. Hancock (45) P. Dudek (692) C. Holder (23) E. Sayfutdinov (89)
9 P. Pawlicki (777) E. Sayfutdinov (89) T. Woffinden (108) M. Janowski (71)
10 C. Holder (23) A. Lindback (85) J. Doyle (69) F. Lindgren (66)
11 P. Dudek (692) M. Vaculik (54) P. Kildemand (25) N. Iversen (88)
12 M. Zagar (55) G. Hancock (45) C. Cook (16) B. Zmarzlik (95)
13 B. Zmarzlik (95) C. Holder (23) N. Iversen (88) T. Woffinden (108)
14 F. Lindgren (66) M. Zagar (55) P. Dudek (692) M. Janowski (71)
15 E. Sayfutdinov (89) P. Kildemand (25) C. Cook (16) A. Lindback (85)
16 M. Vaculik (54) P. Pawlicki (777) G. Hancock (45) J. Doyle (69)
17 T. Woffinden (108) P. Dudek (692) J. Doyle (69) C. Cook (16)
18 M. Vaculik (54) F. Lindgren (66) B. Zmarzlik (95) E. Sayfutdinov (89)
19 P. Kildemand (25) C. Holder (23) M. Zagar (55) P. Pawlicki (777)
20 A. Lindback (85) N. Iversen (88) M. Janowski (71) G. Hancock (45)

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My £1 is on Bart for this one.

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Jul 21, 2017 16:09:10 GMT admin said:

1 T. Woffinden (108) F. Lindgren (66) P. Kildemand (25) G. Hancock (45)
2 A. Lindback (85) B. Zmarzlik (95) P. Pawlicki (777) P. Dudek (692)
3 C. Cook (16) M. Janowski (71) M. Vaculik (54) C. Holder (23)
4 J. Doyle (69) N. Iversen (88) E. Sayfutdinov (89) M. Zagar (55)
5 M. Zagar (55) T. Woffinden (108) A. Lindback (85) M. Vaculik (54)
6 N. Iversen (88) C. Cook (16) F. Lindgren (66) P. Pawlicki (777)
M. Janowski (71) G. Hancock (45)

Woffinden and Cook with gate 1 in the first 3 races and then gate 2 in 5 and 6, that's the equivalent of warm balls in a football draw

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:

1 Jason Doyle 65
2 Patryk Dudek 65
3 Maciej Janowski 58
4 Fredrik Lindgren 51
5 Tai Woffinden 48
6 Emil Sayfutdinov 47
7 Greg Hancock 45
8 Martin Vaculik 45

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9 Piotr Pawlicki 43
10 Bartosz Zmarzlik 39
11 Matej Zagar 36
12 Chris Holder 34
13 Niels-Kristian Iversen 31
14 Antonio Lindback 29
15 Vaclav Milik 13
16 Peter Kildemand 12
17 Nicki Pedersen 8

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Jul 21, 2017 23:55:05 GMT Hodgy said:

My £1 is on Bart for this one.

Almost a good spot that one. I'll not bet on the GPs again until they go 1/4 odds, 1-2-3-4, which they never will of course. Getting to the final is a betting win for me (or you at least get your money back) and first is a bonus.

Thought that it was ok racing wise but nothing special, certainly not worth the expense or hassle. Don't get the British obsession of everything we have being the best. Cardiff is just one of a series and no bigger than some, if not all, off the others. If the crowd was down (as I've read a couple of times now) then I'm not surprised. The SGP is becoming more and more detached from Britsh Speedway as we lose any resemblance to that quality of rider. Brits detached in 4th place (or wetting ourselves for the occasional 2nd place) is where we are and it's getting worse.

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BRITISH SGP: 1 Maciej Janowski 17, 2 Jason Doyle 13, 3 Matej Zagar 12, 4 Bartosz Zmarzlik 16, 5 Emil Sayfutdinov 11, 6 Peter Kildemand 10, 7 Patryk Dudek 10, 8 Chris Holder 10, 9 Tai Woffinden 9, 10 Niels-Kristian Iversen 7, 11 Fredrik Lindgren 7, 12 Antonio Lindback 7, 13 Martin Vaculik 4, 14 Josh Bates 2, 15 Craig Cook 2, 16 Piotr Pawlicki 1, 17 Adam Ellis 0, 18 Greg Hancock 0.

FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 STANDINGS:

1 Jason Doyle 78
2 Maciej Janowski 75
3 Patryk Dudek 75
4 Fredrik Lindgren 58
5 Emil Sayfutdinov 58
6 Tai Woffinden 57
7 Bartosz Zmarzlik 55
8 Martin Vaculik 49

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9 Matej Zagar 48
10 Greg Hancock 45
11 Chris Holder 44
12 Piotr Pawlicki 44
13 Niels-Kristian Iversen 38
14 Antonio Lindback 36
15 Peter Kildemand 22
Nicki Pedersen 8

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Jul 23, 2017 8:46:03 GMT admin said:

Jul 21, 2017 23:55:05 GMT Hodgy said:

My £1 is on Bart for this one.

Almost a good spot that one. I'll not bet on the GPs again until they go 1/4 odds, 1-2-3-4, which they never will of course. Getting to the final is a betting win for me (or you at least get your money back) and first is a bonus.

Thought that it was ok racing wise but nothing special, certainly not worth the expense or hassle. Don't get the British obsession of everything we have being the best. Cardiff is just one of a series and no bigger than some, if not all, off the others. If the crowd was down (as I've read a couple of times now) then I'm not surprised. The SGP is becoming more and more detached from Britsh Speedway as we lose any resemblance to that quality of rider. Brits detached in 4th place (or wetting ourselves for the occasional 2nd place) is where we are and it's getting worse.

Lost my bet when Doyle jumped the first start. I only bet a winner, my £1 no good for E/W betting - the odds not worth it in my opinion. Win or bust for me.

Cardiff (and pairs) great weekend and rare Speedway love fest. Unfortunately couldn't attend this one but enjoyed watching it on 'big tele', very entertaining.