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Post by admin on Oct 13, 2015 21:07:56 GMT
Speedway is set to lift the roof at Etihad Stadium in October, this year!
The World Championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix series returns to the southern hemisphere in 2015 – this time to a new city and stadium – Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.
The largest indoor motor racing spectacle in the Southern Hemisphere sees SGP action return to Australia on October 24, 2015; the first time it has featured Down Under for 13 years.
Tickets are on sale now, giving Aussie fans a fantastic opportunity to see their golden generation of stars, featuring 2012 world champion and five-time Australian champion Chris Holder and compatriots Jason Doyle and Troy Batchelor, live and up close.
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Post by admin on Oct 21, 2015 21:02:34 GMT
early start Saturday:
08:45 Eurosport2 Live Speedway Grand Prix - Round 12 - Melbourne (195min)
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Post by admin on Oct 23, 2015 19:49:04 GMT
1 N. Iversen (88) A. Jonsson (100) C. Harris (37) M. Zagar (55)
2 T. Batchelor (75) T. Woffinden (108) G. Hancock (45) K. Kasprzak (507)
3 M. Janowski (71) J. Doyle (69) T. Jonasson (30) N. Pedersen (3)
4 M. Jepsen Jensen (52) C. Holder (23) S. Masters (0) P. Kildemand (19)
5 P. Kildemand (19) N. Iversen (88) T. Batchelor (75) T. Jonasson (30)
6 C. Holder (23) M. Janowski (71) A. Jonsson (100) G. Hancock (45)
7 J. Doyle (69) M. Jepsen Jensen (52) T. Woffinden (108) C. Harris (37)
8 M. Zagar (55) K. Kasprzak (507) N. Pedersen (3) S. Masters (0)
9 G. Hancock (45) S. Masters (0) N. Iversen (88) J. Doyle (69)
10 N. Pedersen (3) T. Batchelor (75) M. Jepsen Jensen (52) A. Jonsson (100)
11 K. Kasprzak (507) T. Jonasson (30) C. Harris (37) C. Holder (23)
12 P. Kildemand (19) M. Zagar (55) M. Janowski (71) T. Woffinden (108)
13 T. Woffinden (108) N. Pedersen (3) C. Holder (23) N. Iversen (88)
14 A. Jonsson (100) P. Kildemand (19) K. Kasprzak (507) J. Doyle (69)
15 S. Masters C. Harris M. Janowski T. Batchelor
16 T. Jonasson (30) G. Hancock (45) M. Zagar (55) M. Jepsen Jensen (52)
17 N. Iversen (88) K. Kasprzak (507) M. Jepsen Jensen (52) M. Janowski (71)
18 T. Jonasson (30) A. Jonsson (100) T. Woffinden (108) S. Masters (0)
19 C. Harris (37) N. Pedersen (3) P. Kildemand (19) G. Hancock (45)
20 T. Batchelor (75) C. Holder (23) J. Doyle (69) M. Zagar (55)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 20:03:26 GMT
Must set my alarm - Heat 13 looks a good one on paper.
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Post by admin on Oct 23, 2015 22:50:43 GMT
Must set my alarm - Heat 13 looks a good one on paper. I'll just Sky+ it, then after Posh & then Arsenal/Everton I'll watch it as per normal. Then again, I might skim through the heats before I leave for the ABAX. |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 23, 2015 23:11:40 GMT
Dabble on Hancock me thinks.
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Post by admin on Oct 24, 2015 20:42:09 GMT
Dabble on Hancock me thinks. Just finished watching it, good choice:  |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 24, 2015 22:15:21 GMT
Nice to top up the account.
Great GP considering temporary track. Shame they can't make Cardiff like that. Can't believe so many people stick up for Pedersen, he's a very naughty boy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 8:39:30 GMT
Nice to top up the account. Great GP considering temporary track. Shame they can't make Cardiff like that. Can't believe so many people stick up for Pedersen, he's a very naughty boy. what did he do wrong  those moaning wingeing baby aussie tossers have got it in for him |
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Post by admin on Oct 25, 2015 8:52:57 GMT
Nice to top up the account. Great GP considering temporary track. Shame they can't make Cardiff like that. Can't believe so many people stick up for Pedersen, he's a very naughty boy. It was a Cardiff Mk2 really. If it had more riding on it, it could be the Mk1 and the "Monaco" GP but it had the feeling of a dead rubber at the end of the series without too much at stake. Credit to the riders though (Batchelor apart), they didn't seem to realise that and there was some top class action on a very goods man made track. Thought that a 27,000 crowd was not bad for a first time but looked a bit lost in the 55,000 capacity stadium. Not quite sure how you sell this in future to give it more importance and get more people in. It needs Crump, Sullivan, Adams etc but I'm not sure where the next one of those will come from? Darcy Ward was that person but sadly that isn't going to happen now. I see that Jason Doyle has neck & chest injuries after being knocked unconscious on the 1st bend of the final in a nasty looking tangle. I've never known the medical team to be part of the show. Was a golf buggy really the best medical transportation in Melbourne? Was it really necessary for Doyle to take an open backed ride along the back straight? Interesting to hear the Crumpmeister sticking up for the much maligned Harris, who he said qualified by right through a tough qualifying campaign whereas Kildemand didn't. That's a fair point but suggests that the qualifying system is still flawed? Kildemand is a threat (big threat if he eliminates his inconsistency) whereas Harris might win the odd race here and there these days but that's it. The GP Challenge should be a 4 meeting series over four weekends. That should give a true result? |
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Post by admin on Oct 25, 2015 9:10:49 GMT
Nice to top up the account. Great GP considering temporary track. Shame they can't make Cardiff like that. Can't believe so many people stick up for Pedersen, he's a very naughty boy. what did he do wrong those moaning wingeing baby aussie tossers have got it in for him The fact that I can't remember the incident suggests to me that he didn't do too much wrong. Now if Pedersen had stuffed Janowski in the fence (if that's one's opinion) instead of Harris then perhaps there would be a discussion to be had? Pedersen is what he is though. He is generally a naughty boy, it's part of his armoury unfortunately and entertaining with it as long as no serious damage is done to men and machines. He dishes it out but takes it as well. I thought that he could have layed it down last night an probably got a rerun and exclusion but he does stick with it these days. |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Oct 25, 2015 9:22:25 GMT
what did he do wrong those moaning wingeing baby aussie tossers have got it in for him The fact that I can't remember the incident suggests to me that he didn't do too much wrong. Now if Pedersen had stuffed Janowski in the fence (if that's one's opinion) instead of Harris then perhaps there would be a discussion to be had? Pedersen is what he is though. He is generally a naughty boy, it's part of his armoury unfortunately and entertaining with it as long as no serious damage is done to men and machines. He dishes it out but takes it as well. I thought that he could have layed it down last night an probably got a rerun and exclusion but he does stick with it these days. I quite enjoyed it and their was some good racing as well. The Harris exclusion was an interesting one as it didnt appear clear cut to me as a neutral. I see Pedersen was at it again this time with Masters but I dont see the need for pit crews to get involved. |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 25, 2015 12:11:45 GMT
Nice to top up the account. Great GP considering temporary track. Shame they can't make Cardiff like that. Can't believe so many people stick up for Pedersen, he's a very naughty boy. what did he do wrong those moaning wingeing baby aussie tossers have got it in for him Hancock, Johnson, Zager, Iversen, Gollob, Emil, Nicholls etc.... As far as I am aware are not Ozzies. It's not coincidence he falls out with so many. The bloke continues to deliberately stuff other riders - win at all cost mentality, even if it means putting a fellow rider in the fence. |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 25, 2015 12:15:36 GMT
what did he do wrong those moaning wingeing baby aussie tossers have got it in for him Now if Pedersen had stuffed Janowski in the fence (if that's one's opinion) instead of Harris then perhaps there would be a discussion to be had? The big difference being Pedersen would do it deliberately whereas Harris didn't know Janowski was there. |
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Post by admin on Oct 25, 2015 12:53:31 GMT
Now if Pedersen had stuffed Janowski in the fence (if that's one's opinion) instead of Harris then perhaps there would be a discussion to be had? The big difference being Pedersen would do it deliberately whereas Harris didn't know Janowski was there. He knew. |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 25, 2015 18:41:26 GMT
The big difference being Pedersen would do it deliberately whereas Harris didn't know Janowski was there. He knew. Not so sure myself - appeared to me he lifted slightly coming out of bend 4 that took him wider than intended. I am amazed how many stick up for NP on the BSPA forum and may say so - which I assume will lead to a barrage of abuse. Can I really be bothered though!!! |
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Post by admin on Oct 25, 2015 20:11:03 GMT
AUSTRALIAN SGP SCORES: 1 Greg Hancock 21, 2 Niels-Kristian Iversen 15, 3 Maciej Janowski 11, 4 Jason Doyle 11, 5 Peter Kildemand 13, 6 Tai Woffinden 12, 7 Andreas Jonsson 12, 8 Krzysztof Kasprzak 9, 9 Matej Zagar 7, 10 Michael Jepsen Jensen 7, 11 Nicki Pedersen 7, 12 Sam Masters 5, 13 Tomas H Jonasson 4, 14 Troy Batchelor 2, 15 Chris Holder 2, 16 Chris Harris 0, 17 Justin Sedgmen DNR, 18 Max Fricke DNR.
FINAL 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:
1 Tai Woffinden 163
2 Greg Hancock 147
3 Nicki Pedersen 131
4 Niels-Kristian Iversen 120
5 Jason Doyle 114
6 Matej Zagar 107
7 Maciej Janowski 106
8 Chris Holder 95
9 Peter Kildemand 92
10 Andreas Jonsson 88
11 Michael Jepsen Jensen 84
12 Troy Batchelor 59
13 Chris Harris 55
14 Tomas H Jonasson 55
15 Krzysztof Kasprzak 45
16 Jaroslaw Hampel 31 (injured, replaced by Kildemand)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 23:15:27 GMT
Nice to top up the account. Great GP considering temporary track. Shame they can't make Cardiff like that. Can't believe so many people stick up for Pedersen, he's a very naughty boy. I see that Jason Doyle has neck & chest injuries after being knocked unconscious on the 1st bend of the final in a nasty looking tangle. I've never known the medical team to be part of the show. Was a golf buggy really the best medical transportation in Melbourne? Was it really necessary for Doyle to take an open backed ride along the back straight? Is Phil Morris a qualified paramedic and how long has he been assisting as part of the medical team along with all his other duties? Doesn't bear thinking about what could have happened to Doyle (or any other rider seriously injured and removed from the track in similar way yesterday) if the guy holding his head still whilst running behind the buggy had tripped over. There must be better ways of performing that task with less risk of causing further damage to the injured rider despite many Aussie posts on Facebook to the contrary. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 12:05:51 GMT
Not so sure myself - appeared to me he lifted slightly coming out of bend 4 that took him wider than intended. I am amazed how many stick up for NP on the BSPA forum and may say so - which I assume will lead to a barrage of abuse. Can I really be bothered though!!I If Harris didn't know he was there he needs a trip to Specsavers - he was in front why wouldn't he try and block him |
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 26, 2015 14:41:05 GMT
Not so sure myself - appeared to me he lifted slightly coming out of bend 4 that took him wider than intended. I am amazed how many stick up for NP on the BSPA forum and may say so - which I assume will lead to a barrage of abuse. Can I really be bothered though!!I If Harris didn't know he was there he needs a trip to Specsavers - he was in front why wouldn't he try and block him Or eyes in the back of his head. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 16:00:47 GMT
They don't supply them at Specsavers he would need to go to Nicki Pederson's opticians to have those fitted  |
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Post by admin on Oct 26, 2015 20:30:13 GMT
If Harris didn't know he was there he needs a trip to Specsavers - he was in front why wouldn't he try and block him Or eyes in the back of his head. I deleted the meeting from Sky+ but just caught the briefest snip on the highlights video. I have to say that I'm prepared to give Harris the benefit of the doubt. |
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Post by admin on Nov 26, 2015 8:21:46 GMT
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Post by Hodgy on Nov 26, 2015 13:16:31 GMT
Very good.
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those moaning wingeing baby aussie tossers have got it in for him 
