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Post by admin on Oct 2, 2012 20:33:51 GMT
 2011: Andreas Jonsson, Jaroslaw Hampel, Darcy Ward, Antonio Lindback 2010: Tomasz Gollob, Rune Holta, Jaroslaw Hampel, Jason Crump WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:1 Chris Holder 145
2 Nicki Pedersen 143
3 Greg Hancock 1354 Emil Sayfutdinov 122 5 Jason Crump 121 (last SGP)6 Tomasz Gollob 121 7 Fredrik Lindgren 111 8 Antonio Lindback 103 9 Andreas Jonsson 84
10 Hans Andersen 64 11 Chris Harris 59 12 Bjarne Pedersen 56 13 Jaroslaw Hampel 55 14 Peter Ljung 55 15 Martin Vaculik 55 16 Kenneth Bjerre 41 |
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Post by admin on Oct 2, 2012 20:36:13 GMT
Slovak star Martin Vaculik is targeting gold in the FIM Torun SGP of Poland on Saturday as he bids to earn a wild card for the 2013 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series.
Vaculik scored eight points at the GP Challenge in Gorican on Saturday to fall short of qualification as Krzysztof Kasprzak, Matej Zagar and Niels-Kristian Iversen took the three places available.
The 22-year-old’s only hope of a ride in next year’s World Championship is to be granted one of four wild card spots by series organisers BSI Speedway and the FIM.
SGP first reserve Vaculik, who replaces the injured Kenneth Bjerre in Torun, would love a Grand Prix berth and will do all he can to impress the selectors.
He said: “If I win in Torun on Saturday, maybe I will get a wild card. But I’m not sure. If I don’t get in next season, I want to qualify via the Grand Prix Challenge in 2013.
“I will try all the time because I want to fight to be world champion. I’ll try my best and I think I will be in the GP one day.”
Vaculik finished last in his opening race at Gorican and failed to recover as he fell two points short of qualification. The Vetlanda and Tarnow man admits he struggled to find the setup needed for a super slick circuit in Croatia.
He added: “It was a very hard meeting. The track was hard to find a good setup on. Before every heat I changed something with the setup – I changed sprockets, jets, ignition, everything.
“The starts were most important and I didn’t have very good starts. The points I scored came after the starts. It’s very hard to pass someone in Gorican, but what can you do?”
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Post by admin on Oct 3, 2012 7:00:03 GMT
Might win some dosh on Saturday...had a bet on Mr Pedersen back in March..all or nothing though. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 12:09:18 GMT
Might win some dosh on Saturday...had a bet on Mr Pedersen back in March..all or nothing though. I am very happy, went each way at 16 -1 after his performance in the sullivan select meeting  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 20:02:21 GMT
I am very happy, went each way at 16 -1 after his performance in the sullivan select meeting yeah that is when I did it..wish I had gone each way..too late to worry now though...will be a good win if he pulls it off... |
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Post by admin on Oct 6, 2012 6:30:20 GMT
1 H. Andersen (15) J. Hampel (3) M. Vaculik (19) A. Jonsson (2)
2 T. Gollob (5) N. Pedersen (10) G. Hancock (1) P. Ljung (14)
3 E. Sayfutdinov (6) A. Lindback (12) C. Harris (11) B. Pedersen (13)
4 J. Crump (4) C. Holder (8) M. Janowski (16) F. Lindgren (9)
5 F. Lindgren (9) H. Andersen (15) T. Gollob (5) C. Harris (11)
6 C. Holder (8) E. Sayfutdinov (6) J. Hampel (3) G. Hancock (1)
7 A. Lindback (12) J. Crump (4) N. Pedersen (10) M. Vaculik (19)
8 A. Jonsson (2) P. Ljung (14) B. Pedersen (13) M. Janowski (16)
9 G. Hancock (1) M. Janowski (16) H. Andersen (15) A. Lindback (12)
10 B. Pedersen (13) T. Gollob (5) J. Crump (4) J. Hampel (3)
11 P. Ljung (14) C. Harris (11) M. Vaculik (19) C. Holder (8)
12 F. Lindgren (9) A. Jonsson (2) E. Sayfutdinov (6) N. Pedersen (10)
13 N. Pedersen (10) B. Pedersen (13) C. Holder (8) H. Andersen (15)
14 J. Hampel (3) F. Lindgren (9) P. Ljung (14) A. Lindback (12)
15 M. Janowski (16) M. Vaculik (19) E. Sayfutdinov (6) T. Gollob (5)
16 C. Harris (11) G. Hancock (1) A. Jonsson (2) J. Crump (4)
17 H. Andersen (15) P. Ljung (14) J. Crump (4) E. Sayfutdinov (6)
18 C. Harris (11) J. Hampel (3) N. Pedersen (10) M. Janowski (16)
19 M. Vaculik (19) B. Pedersen (13) F. Lindgren (9) G. Hancock (1)
20 T. Gollob (5) C. Holder (8) A. Lindback (12) A. Jonsson (2)
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Post by admin on Oct 6, 2012 7:27:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2012 7:41:16 GMT
pedersen for me to be world champ, could be carnage tonight
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Oct 6, 2012 8:51:19 GMT
pedersen for me to be world champ, could be carnage tonight The same thought had crossed my mind as well, their is a lot at stake tonight and Pedersen isnt slow in causing carnage when its just a GP at stake, this time its the title as well. No quarter tonight methinks, hope the referee's ready, could be some hard decisions tonight. |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 6, 2012 9:33:27 GMT
Sooooo hope Holder wins the title.
11/1 Hampel for me tonight. Now watch Gollob turn up.
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Post by admin on Oct 6, 2012 21:13:28 GMT
Sooooo hope Holder wins the title. Well you got your wish. The meeting had it all: A points winner (Gollob), a final winner (Lindback) and a World Champion (Holder) 1. Hans Andersen (Denmark) - 2, 0, 0, 1, 2 = 5 2. Jaroslaw Hampel (Poland) - 0, 1, R, 2, 0 = 3 3. Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) - 3, 2, 3, 0, 3 = 11 + 1 4. Andreas Jonsson (Sweden) - 1, 2, 0, 0, 1 = 4 5. Tomasz Gollob (Poland) - 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 = 14 + 3 + 4 6. Greg Hancock (USA) - 2, 0, 2, 3, 2 = 9 + 2 + 2 7. Nicki Pedersen (Denmark) - 1, 1, 3, 2, 1 = 8 + 1 8. Peter Ljung (Sweden) - 0, 0, 2, 0, 0 = 2 9. Chris Harris (Great Britain) - 1, 1, 0, 1, 3 = 6 10. Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia) - 3, 2, 2, 1, 3 = 11 + 0 11. Antonio Lindback (Sweden) - 2, 3, 3, 3, 0 = 11 + 2 + 6 12. Bjarne Pedersen (Denmark) - 0, 1, 2, 0, 0 = 3 13. Freddie Lindgren (Sweden) - 2, 3, 1, 1, 1 = 8 14. Chris Holder (Australia) - 3, 3, 1, 3, 2 = 12 + 3 + R 15. Jason Crump (Australia) - 1, 0, 1, 2, 1 = 5 16. Maciej Janowski (Poland) - 0, 3, 1, 2, 2 = 8 + 0 speedwayupdates |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2012 21:39:06 GMT
holder was a lucky boy tonight, pedersen done a job on him in the semis so holder rode thro him and got a re-run joke of a decision but over the whole season holder deserves to be world champ
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Post by admin on Oct 6, 2012 22:51:27 GMT
holder was a lucky boy tonight, pedersen done a job on him in the semis so holder rode thro him and got a re-run joke of a decision but over the whole season holder deserves to be world champ Anywhere but 1st corner and Holder would have been excluded. The ref bottled it but had a get out of jail card because it was 1st turn. Somewhat ironic that the Poole lot always accused Panthers of grasstracking (and some timewarp idiots still do); how much bike did Holder have on the track before he knocked Pedersen off  At least he's not Polish, Danish or Swedish! |
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Post by admin on Oct 7, 2012 8:09:14 GMT
The 2012 World Champion shows how he keeps his strength up during the long season: FINAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:
1 Chris "Noddy" Holder 160points - 2012 World Champion2 Nicki Pedersen 152 3 Greg Hancock 148 4 Tomasz Gollob 142 5 Emil Sayfutdinov 133 6 Jason Crump 126 7 Antonio Lindback 122 8 Fredrik Lindgren 119 9 Andreas Jonsson 88
10 Hans Andersen 69 11 Martin Vaculik 67 12 Chris Harris 65 13 Bjarne Pedersen 59 14 Jaroslaw Hampel 58 15 Peter Ljung 57 16 Kenneth Bjerre 41
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 7, 2012 8:15:38 GMT
Well done Noddy. I actually think NP tried to clamp Holder down too early which unsettled him - all 4 back was the right call.
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Post by admin on Oct 7, 2012 19:27:51 GMT
I actually think NP tried to clamp Holder down too early which unsettled him - all 4 back was the right call. I initially thought Holder should go but looking at this I can see where you're coming from. However, Holder had the option to back off but was out of control and caused Pedersen to fall. Holder was the cause of the stoppage so it was the wrong call - but it's all about opinions: Like the way Tatum tried to make such a big deal of people being on the track but Huewen just didn't see what all the fuss was about  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2012 8:11:08 GMT
Well done Noddy. I actually think NP tried to clamp Holder down too early which unsettled him - all 4 back was the right call. Agree.. |
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Post by admin on Oct 9, 2012 9:58:46 GMT
Well done Noddy. I actually think NP tried to clamp Holder down too early which unsettled him - all 4 back was the right call. Agree.. So it technically wasn't first bend bunching then, it was unfair riding by Pedersen who was the cause of the stoppage and should have been excluded himself |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Oct 9, 2012 10:27:00 GMT
So it technically wasn't first bend bunching then, it was unfair riding by Pedersen who was the cause of the stoppage and should have been excluded himself Personally I think Holder was lucky not to be excluded, if it had been the other way around Pedersen would have been out before Holder hit the deck. As others have said Pedersen now suffers because of his reputation but its clear the ref took the easy option I am not so sure some of the other GP refs would have fudged it. Having said that I think Holders a deserving Champion and I am not convinced Pedersen would have gone on to win the title even if Holder had been excluded. |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 9, 2012 22:17:16 GMT
So it technically wasn't first bend bunching then, it was unfair riding by Pedersen who was the cause of the stoppage and should have been excluded himself Lets call it first bend bunching, all four back. If its close chuck them all back in and let the paying public watch 4 Grand Prix riders race for 4 laps. |
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Post by admin on Oct 9, 2012 22:49:53 GMT
So it technically wasn't first bend bunching then, it was unfair riding by Pedersen who was the cause of the stoppage and should have been excluded himself Lets call it first bend bunching, all four back. If its close chuck them all back in and let the paying public watch 4 Grand Prix riders race for 4 laps. Better still, let's also ditch the stupid rule which says that if the race is stopped then someone has to be excluded and allow the ref just to call it as a no fault racing incident at any time during the race. Another "don't short change the paying public" inititiative |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 11, 2012 11:06:04 GMT
Like your point on why always have to exclude someone. There are instances where they could put all 4 back, irrelevant if beyond first bend.
Someone came up to me yesterday saying your a big Speedway fan, I was watching the Torun GP and got a bit confused. Why were the commentators saying Red was lucky to stay in when the guy in Blue clearly forced the guy in Red on the grass thus causing him to lift.
Sometimes outsiders see it more clearly - I case my rest ;-)
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Post by admin on Oct 11, 2012 12:53:22 GMT
Like your point on why always have to exclude someone. There are instances where they could put all 4 back, irrelevant if beyond first bend. Someone came up to me yesterday saying your a big Speedway fan, I was watching the Torun GP and got a bit confused. Why were the commentators saying Red was lucky to stay in when the guy in Blue clearly forced the guy in Red on the grass thus causing him to lift. Sometimes outsiders see it more clearly - I case my rest ;-) You just made that up to back up your argument, we're not totally thick y'know. What they probably said was: "wasn't the guy in blue offside before he dived anyway". |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 11, 2012 15:49:15 GMT
Like your point on why always have to exclude someone. There are instances where they could put all 4 back, irrelevant if beyond first bend. Someone came up to me yesterday saying your a big Speedway fan, I was watching the Torun GP and got a bit confused. Why were the commentators saying Red was lucky to stay in when the guy in Blue clearly forced the guy in Red on the grass thus causing him to lift. Sometimes outsiders see it more clearly - I case my rest ;-) You just made that up to back up your argument, we're not totally thick y'know. What they probably said was: "wasn't the guy in blue offside before he dived anyway". No they said what they always say, "first out the gate always wins". It's getting harder to defend. |
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Post by admin on Oct 11, 2012 16:08:19 GMT
You just made that up to back up your argument, we're not totally thick y'know. What they probably said was: "wasn't the guy in blue offside before he dived anyway". No they said what they always say, "first out the gate always wins". It's getting harder to defend. Can't say that I agree with that either as it's no better or worse than it's always been. It's only one step from 1st out the gate to 4 blokes going round in a circle, at which point we call for medical help. |
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