2017 Nordic Gorzow FIM SGP of Poland (8) 28/08/2017

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2017 Nordic Gorzow FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland - Round 8 - Edward Jancarz Stadium

2016 Winner Jason Doyle
Track Record: Niels-Kristian Iversen 13.05.2012
WILD CARD #16: Krzysztof Kasprzak

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The SGP Commission has named three additional substitute riders for the remainder of the 2017 FIM Speedway Grand Prix season.

In addition to Peter Kildemand, Martin Smolinski and Max Fricke, Mitas Czech SGP bronze medallist Vaclav Milik will now serve as fourth reserve, wearing No.225.

He is joined by fifth reserve, former SGP regular Michael Jepsen Jensen, who lines up in his No.52. And Latvian sensation Andzejs Lebedevs, one of the stars of the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup, is the new sixth stand-in rider, donning No.29.

Following a number of injury withdrawals ahead of the MIB Nordic Gorzow FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland on Saturday, second stand-in Smolinski steps in for world champion Greg Hancock, who has been forced to end his 2017 season to seek surgery on a shoulder injury.

With third reserve Max Fricke still sidelined after fracturing the winglets of his C6 and C7 neck vertebrae, Milik has been drafted into the Gorzow line-up to replace Danish champion Niels-Kristian Iversen, who misses the event on his Polish Ekstraliga home track with a broken shoulder.

And Jepsen Jensen is called up to replace fellow countryman Nicki Pedersen, who is still absent with a broken neck suffered in May, with first reserve Peter Kildemand unable to take the triple world champion’s place due to a broken finger.

SGP

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1 - M. Janowski (71) F. Lindgren (66) P. Dudek (692) M. Jepsen Jensen (52)
2 - P. Pawlicki (777) B. Zmarzlik (95) J. Doyle (69) E. Sayfutdinov (89)
3 - M. Zagar (55) V. Milik (225) C. Holder (23) T. Woffinden (108)
4 - M. Vaculik (54) A. Lindback (85) M. Smolinski (84) K. Kasprzak (16)
5 - K. Kasprzak (16) M. Janowski (71) P. Pawlicki (777) C. Holder (23)
6 - A. Lindback (85) M. Zagar (55) F. Lindgren (66) J. Doyle (69)
7 - V. Milik (225) M. Vaculik (54) B. Zmarzlik (95) P. Dudek (692)
8 - M. Jepsen Jensen (52) E. Sayfutdinov (89) T. Woffinden (108) M. Smolinski (84)
9 - J. Doyle (69) M. Smolinski (84) M. Janowski (71) V. Milik (225)
10 - T. Woffinden (108) P. Pawlicki (777) M. Vaculik (54) F. Lindgren (66)
11 - E. Sayfutdinov (89) C. Holder (23) P. Dudek (692) A. Lindback (85)
12 - K. Kasprzak (16) M. Jepsen Jensen (52) M. Zagar (55) B. Zmarzlik (95)
13 - B. Zmarzlik (95) T. Woffinden (108) A. Lindback (85) M. Janowski (71)
14 - F. Lindgren (66) K. Kasprzak (16) E. Sayfutdinov (89) V. Milik (225)
15 - M. Smolinski (84) P. Dudek (692) M. Zagar (55) P. Pawlicki (777)
16 - C. Holder (23) J. Doyle (69) M. Jepsen Jensen (52) M. Vaculik (54)
17 - M. Janowski (71) E. Sayfutdinov (89) M. Vaculik (54) M. Zagar (55)
18 - C. Holder (23) F. Lindgren (66) B. Zmarzlik (95) M. Smolinski (84)
19 - P. Dudek (692) T. Woffinden (108) K. Kasprzak (16) J. Doyle (69)
20 - P. Pawlicki (777) A. Lindback (85) V. Milik (225) M. Jepsen Jensen (52)

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NORDIC GORZOW SGP OF POLAND SCORES: 1 Tai Woffinden 18, 2 Patryk Dudek 13, 3 Jason Doyle 14, 4 Bartosz Zmarzlik 10, 5 Emil Sayfutdinov 11, 6 Fredrik Lindgren 11, 7 Piotr Pawlicki 9, 8 Michael Jepsen Jensen 8, 9 Matej Zagar 7, 10 Vaclav Milik 7, 11 Martin Vaculik 7, 12 Krzysztof Kasprzak 6, 13 Maciej Janowski 6, 14 Antonio Lindback 5, 15 Martin Smolinski 4, 16 Chris Holder 2,

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:
Top 8 "super, smashing, great" - "Now because of the races you won earlier earlier... that's safe."
1 Jason Doyle 97
2 Maciej Janowski 94
3 Patryk Dudek 93
4 Tai Woffinden 89
5 Fredrik Lindgren 87
6 Bartosz Zmarzlik 80
7 Emil Sayfutdinov 79
8 Martin Vaculik 66

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Highway to the danger zone - Ride into the danger zone
9 Antonio Lindback 60
10 Piotr Pawlicki 59
11 Matej Zagar 58
12 Chris Holder 52
13 Greg Hancock 45
14 Niels-Kristian Iversen 44
15 Peter Kildemand 26
16 Vaclav Milik 20
17 Nicki Pedersen 8
18 Michael Jepsen Jensen 8
22 Martin Smolinski 5,
23 Przemyslaw Pawlicki 3
24 Craig Cook 2

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1 Przemyslaw Pawlicki (2018 Qualifier from GP Challenge)
2 Artem Laguta (2018 Qualifier from GP Challenge)
? Patryk Dudek (2018 Qualifier from GP Challenge but should qualify by right letting in Craig Cook)
3 Craig Cook
4 - 2018 Wildcard
5 - 2018 Wildcard
6 - 2018 Wildcard
7 - 2018 Wildcard

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Aug 23, 2017 20:59:32 GMT admin said:

With third reserve Max Fricke still sidelined after fracturing the winglets of his C6 and C7 neck vertebrae, Milik has been drafted into the Gorzow line-up to replace Danish champion Niels-Kristian Iversen, who misses the event on his Polish Ekstraliga home track with a broken shoulder.

Ouch:

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Not a great GP in my opinion, although better than the predictable suspects. Gate 4 dominant first half, then 2, then heats 20 and both semi's from 1 before Tai, looking very quick, wins the final from 3.

My pick was Bart but betting closed just before I got round to it.

Great that it's opening up. Difficult to call now - 5 riders within 10 points. Enjoying my Dudek 16/1 run. Even better he gets Cook in - hope he can compete.