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Post by admin on Jul 6, 2013 7:20:52 GMT
EVENT 1 – CZESTOCHOWA, POLAND – JULY 13
RUSSIA (RED) - Viktor Kulakov
Artem Laguta
Grigorii Laguta (captain)
Andrey Kudryashov
AUSTRALIA (BLUE) - Team Manager: Mark Lemon
Chris Holder (captain)
Jason Doyle
Troy Batchelor
Darcy Ward
LATVIA (WHITE) - Team Manager: Vladimirs Ribnikovs
Kasts Puodzuks (captain)
Maksims Bogdanovs
Vjaceslavs Giruckis
Andzejs Lebedevs
Team Manager: Vladimirs Ribnikovs
POLAND (YELLOW) - Team Manager: Marek Cieslak
Tomasz Gollob (captain)
Jaroslaw Hampel
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Maciej Janowski
EVENT 2 – KING’S LYNN, GREAT BRITAIN – JULY 15
SWEDEN (RED) - Team Manager: Bo Wirebrand
Fredrik Lindgren (captain)
Peter Ljung
Peter Karlsson
Jonas Davidsson
GREAT BRITAIN (BLUE) - Team Manager: Neil Middleditch
Chris Harris (captain)
Tai Woffinden
Edward Kennett
Craig Cook
DENMARK (WHITE) - Team Manager: Anders Secher
Nicki Pedersen
Kenneth Bjerre
Michael Jepsen Jensen
Niels-Kristian Iversen (captain)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (YELLOW) - Team Manager: Billy Hamill
Ryan Fisher (captain)
Greg Hancock
Gino Manzares
Ricky Wells
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2013 10:57:55 GMT
Is it wrong of me to be supporting the Danes? I just don't feel any emotional attachment towards Team GB as the riders in the side are not Panthers.
Club over country for me
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Post by admin on Jul 6, 2013 21:17:52 GMT
Is it wrong of me to be supporting the Danes? I just don't feel any emotional attachment towards Team GB as the riders in the side are not Panthers. Club over country for me They'll not be thinking about Panthers when they are riding for Denmark and you don't want to fail speedway's Tebbit test do you  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2013 21:24:16 GMT
Is it wrong of me to be supporting the Danes? I just don't feel any emotional attachment towards Team GB as the riders in the side are not Panthers. Club over country for me They'll not be thinking about Panthers when they are riding for Denmark and you don't want to fail speedway's Tebbit test do you Riders ride to earn money, Not for the club. |
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Post by admin on Jul 6, 2013 21:46:46 GMT
They'll not be thinking about Panthers when they are riding for Denmark and you don't want to fail speedway's Tebbit test do you Riders ride to earn money, Not for the club. So it makes no difference that Team GB are not Panthers! |
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Post by rodders on Jul 13, 2013 18:54:07 GMT
I thought SWC was on Eurosport tonight and was advertised up till lunchtime. Now we have a re run of the last GP
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2013 18:56:44 GMT
Rain-off mate and it's re-scheduled for tomorrow at 2PM UK time but Eurosport will be showing it at a delayed time of 3.30 PM due to clashes.
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Post by admin on Jul 14, 2013 7:40:46 GMT
Rain-off mate and it's re-scheduled for tomorrow at 2PM UK time but Eurosport will be showing it at a delayed time of 3.30 PM due to clashes. Things looking a lot brighter for #Event1 this afternoon. #MonsterEnergySWC
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Post by admin on Jul 14, 2013 17:07:30 GMT
SpeedwayGP @speedwaygp#CONGRATULATIONS: Poland have won the #MonsterEnergySWC #Event1! I gave it 2 races. Guff crowd and guff teams. When will they stop telling us this is great? It's crap! Ok so the final might be worth watching, along with the race off and British round for local interest but an annual mustn't miss it isn't
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2013 18:00:16 GMT
Honestly, I'm only watching tomorrow's event because of MJJ and Bjerre
Possibly Thursday if Dakota North gets a go.
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Post by admin on Jul 15, 2013 21:05:21 GMT
Honestly, I'm only watching tomorrow's event because of MJJ and Bjerre Possibly Thursday if Dakota North gets a go. Been watching the odd race here and there but more guff tbh. Most interesting bit for me was Webster getting Bjerre to take his helmet off for interview. Unfortunately Idiot Abroad started at 10pm so had to miss the last two heats so no idea how it finished |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Jul 15, 2013 21:17:45 GMT
Honestly, I'm only watching tomorrow's event because of MJJ and Bjerre Possibly Thursday if Dakota North gets a go. Been watching the odd race here and there but more guff tbh. Most interesting bit for me was Webster getting Bjerre to take his helmet off for interview. Unfortunately Idiot Abroad started at 10pm so had to miss the last two heats so no idea how it finished The track wasn't good to start with and I didn't think the racing was very good either as it was a gaters paradise. Kennett was complete rubbish, shame Middleditch was the only one who didn't think so, but Woffinden and Harris rode well. Not sure we can beat Australia in the race off unless we get a scoring rider in Kennetts place and that's of course assuming we can beat Latvia. I think team USA were impressive tonight, loads of team managers, officials, coaches, mechanics, cheer leaders, just a shame they only have 1 rider. |
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Post by admin on Jul 15, 2013 21:29:03 GMT
Question is will kris2013 risk a second yellow  Shame to lose them with two big matches next week! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2013 21:39:09 GMT
This whole competition is a load of old cack, I'm pleased to say I haven't watched a single heat.
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Post by admin on Jul 15, 2013 21:51:48 GMT
This whole competition is a load of old cack, I'm pleased to say I haven't watched a single heat. The qualifiers and race-off are the problem: the final should be ok because all of the riders will be of decent quality but we need 3 poor meetings to get us to where we could predict anyway! |
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Post by admin on Jul 16, 2013 5:56:54 GMT
LEWIS CALLED UP BY TEAM GB FOR THE SWC - 15th July Following tonight’s Speedway World Cup meeting at Kings Lynn, I am very proud to announce that I have been called up into the GB Team for the Race Off meeting in Prague this Thursday. I would like to thank Neil Middleditch and Phil Morris for giving me this opportunity to represent my country, I intend to grasp the chance with both hands and I am determined to show the world what I can do, I will not let anyone down. I have been pleased with the way I have been riding recently, I have a new level of confidence and I am really loving my racing. I am lucky to have a great set of sponsors, a good team around me and wonderful support from the fans. I would like to thank the promoters, staff, team mates and supporters at both the Vortex Lakeside Hammers and ZKS ROW Rybnik, for all of their help and support. I would not be where I am without you guys, thank you! I am really looking forward to the meeting on Thursday. It will be very tough against Australia, Latvia and the USA but I am determined to play my part in getting Team GB to the Speedway World Cup Final on Saturday. Bridger's website (The British Batchelor with less talent)
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Jul 16, 2013 8:45:42 GMT
This whole competition is a load of old cack, I'm pleased to say I haven't watched a single heat. Liked the new system where team managers picked riders for the last four heats and then the swedes put a TS in one of them. What a complete waste of time. 16 heats, 4 Riders plus 1 reserve each team, just too simple isn't it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 13:48:29 GMT
This whole competition is a load of old cack, I'm pleased to say I haven't watched a single heat. Liked the new system where team managers picked riders for the last four heats and then the swedes put a TS in one of them. What a complete waste of time. 16 heats, 4 Riders plus 1 reserve each team, just too simple isn't it. It's boring and has lost its appeal. Should be every four years minimum, trouble is BSI are too greedy. |
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Post by admin on Jul 16, 2013 14:03:46 GMT
Liked the new system where team managers picked riders for the last four heats and then the swedes put a TS in one of them. What a complete waste of time. 16 heats, 4 Riders plus 1 reserve each team, just too simple isn't it. It's boring and has lost its appeal. Should be every four years minimum, trouble is BSI are too greedy. Did it ever have any appeal. Don't think every four years would save it. It's nothing different unlike the football world cup when the world really does come together and you get something really different. |
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Post by Hodgy on Jul 16, 2013 19:44:17 GMT
LEWIS CALLED UP BY TEAM GB FOR THE SWC - 15th JulyFollowing tonight’s Speedway World Cup meeting at Kings Lynn, I am very proud to announce that I have been called up into the GB Team for the Race Off meeting in Prague this Thursday. I would like to thank Neil Middleditch and Phil Morris for giving me this opportunity to represent my country, I intend to grasp the chance with both hands and I am determined to show the world what I can do, I will not let anyone down. I have been pleased with the way I have been riding recently, I have a new level of confidence and I am really loving my racing. I am lucky to have a great set of sponsors, a good team around me and wonderful support from the fans. I would like to thank the promoters, staff, team mates and supporters at both the Vortex Lakeside Hammers and ZKS ROW Rybnik, for all of their help and support. I would not be where I am without you guys, thank you! I am really looking forward to the meeting on Thursday. It will be very tough against Australia, Latvia and the USA but I am determined to play my part in getting Team GB to the Speedway World Cup Final on Saturday. Bridger's website (The British Batchelor with less talent) Prague is a gaters paradise and Bridger can't gate - great combination. |
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Post by Hodgy on Jul 16, 2013 22:14:16 GMT
This whole competition is a load of old cack, I'm pleased to say I haven't watched a single heat. Liked the new system where team managers picked riders for the last four heats and then the swedes put a TS in one of them. What a complete waste of time. 16 heats, 4 Riders plus 1 reserve each team, just too simple isn't it. Agree, very simple. Would just add 4 heats, least to top scorers. No reserve is ridiculous, lose a rider through no fault of your own and its game over. The joker is classic 'it's a knockout' and allowing TS devalues the 4TT format. I'd vote for every 2 years. |
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Post by admin on Jul 18, 2013 14:35:27 GMT
USA (RED)
Ricky Wells
Gino Manzares
Ryan Fisher (captain)
Greg Hancock
Team Manager: Billy Hamill
LATVIA (BLUE)
Kasts Puodzuks (captain)
Maksims Bogdanovs
Vjaceslavs Giruckis
Andzejs Lebedevs
Team Manager: Vladimirs Ribnikovs
GREAT BRITAIN (WHITE)
Tai Woffinden
Lewis Bridger
Chris Harris (captain)
Ben Barker
Team Manager: Neil Middleditch
AUSTRALIA (YELLOW)
Jason Doyle
Troy Batchelor (captain)
Cameron Woodward
Darcy Ward
Team Manager: Mark Lemon
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Post by rodders on Jul 18, 2013 19:49:39 GMT
Today British Speedway achieved a new low. Each and every member of the team riders and management should be thoroughly ashamed.
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Post by admin on Jul 18, 2013 21:18:04 GMT
Today British Speedway achieved a new low. Each and every member of the team riders and management should be thoroughly ashamed. Next stop finishing 3rd at the British round or actually losing a British round because we're so crap "Australia have won the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Race Off from Prague in the Czech Republic. USA were second ahead of Latvia in third. Great Britain finished the event in fourth."I never watched it. I didn't think we'd be that bad but don't know why. I wouldn't cross the Road to watch Bridger and Barker. Harris has had his day and Woffinden must have had a bit of a mare |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2013 23:08:03 GMT
1. Tai Woffinden - 3, 3, 0, 4^, 2, 2 = 14
Woffinden did well apart from he race he got shoved out in the first bend, Just lost to Hancock twice and Ward in the last ride.
This is where we lost.
4. Ben Barker - 0, 1, 1, 0, 1 = 3
2. Lewis Bridger - 2, 0, 2, FX = 4
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