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Post by admin on May 18, 2022 13:36:43 GMT
This GP will be the first SGP to host a round of the former World U21 championship when it stages the first-ever round of the newly named SGP2 event on Friday evening. The world’s top under-21 stars will get the opportunity to compete on the same stage as SpeedwayGP stars who will then take to the track 24 hours later.
No speedway stadium in the world has hosted more FIM Speedway Grand Prix action than Prague’s iconic Marketa Stadium.
Prague has become a legendary stop on the tour – and victory here comes with the ultimate lucky omen.
An incredible 12 of the last 20 SpeedwayGP winners in Prague have gone on to be crowned world champion in the same season.
Artem Laguta won Czech Republic SpeedwayGP round two in 2021, before lifting the sport’s biggest prize for the first time, and Bartosz Zmarzlik won a Prague double on his way to World Championship gold in 2020. Who will claim SpeedwayGP’s luckiest victory of them all in 2022?
The Marketa Stadium opened in the 1930s and is home to Prague’s speedway team AK Marketa, who race in the Czech league. It has hosted SpeedwayGP racing every year since 1997. The venue stages its 26th straight season of SpeedwayGP and its 28th SGP round in 2022.
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Post by admin on May 25, 2022 19:51:34 GMT
German history-maker Celina Liebmann says she relishes the challenge of competing in a male-dominated sport as she becomes the first female rider to race in an FIM Speedway final series.
Liebmann, 20, has been handed the wild card for the Prague FIM SGP2 of Czech Republic at Marketa Stadium this Friday and cannot wait to take on the sport’s brightest young stars in the newly-revamped FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship.
In a new era of FIM Speedway under new global promoter Discovery Sports Events, the championship has been rebranded as SGP2 and takes place on the same stage as the Prague FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic on Saturday.
If staging the first-ever SGP2 round was not historic enough for the Prague club, they were also keen to give Liebmann the biggest chance of her career to date, inviting her to serve as their wild card.
The Bavarian, who hails from Albaching – 50km east of Munich, scored a very solid six points at her SGP2 qualifier in Daugavpils, Latvia on May 7, beating a host of riders who race in Europe’s top leagues. Liebmann also competed in the Polish Second Division with Wittstock last season and races regularly in Germany’s many competitions. She no fears about testing herself against the SGP2 stars in the Czech capital.
“I know all these guys and I have raced against all of them on the 250cc bikes,” she said. “I am really motivated for Prague. I am really looking forward to it.
“When I heard the news about my call-up, I was shocked. I was completely over the moon. I never thought I would get the wild card.
“My mum had bought tickets for a concert for me and her that weekend, but now I am going to Prague instead and it’s the biggest chance I have ever had.”
Speedway lacks high-profile female-only events, but that hasn’t deterred Liebmann from mixing it with the sport’s male stars. “Maybe a women’s race sometimes would be nice,” she said. “But I want to race against boys. I can improve myself much more.”
No female stars have reached such heights in the sport and a big performance in Prague will further cement Liebmann’s status as the First Lady of world speedway.
“I have always wanted to be the No.1 girl in the world,” she said. “I see myself as the No.1 girl – I don’t know any others who have achieved the success I have. At the moment, I want to go as high as I can reach and do my best.”
Despite her ambition, Liebmann is determined to enjoy the experience of racing in such illustrious company this Friday and pledged not to let the occasion get the better of her.
She said: “I am always relaxed on the track and also on World Championship days. I am excited now, but on the day I will be relaxed. I will just listen to my favourite music and have fun with my friends. I want to have fun on the track. If I have fun, I score points.”
Celina is the daughter of former German ice speedway international Jurgen Liebmann, who won FIM Team Ice Speedway World Championship bronze medals in 2001 and 2003.
While she was only two years old when he retired from the ice, Celina admits it was her father who guided her on to the speedway stage as she took her first laps at Bavarian club Olching.
She said: “My dad said ‘come, we will go to Olching and you can see the juniors’, and they said I could ride. I got on a bike and rode. I did it and my dad has since said ‘I never thought you’d ride for so long and be so successful.’ He is really proud.”
François Ribeiro, head of Discovery Sports Events, is delighted to see Liebmann handed the chance of a lifetime as the group works to raise the profile of the sport’s young stars and give them more opportunities to shine on some of speedway’s biggest stages.
He said: “We were already hugely excited for the first-ever SGP2 round and our excitement has only grown with the news that Celina will be racing in Prague.
“With a fine performance in the qualifying rounds and in her league competitions, this opportunity is well deserved and we all look forward to seeing her race at one of the sport’s most iconic venues.
“I wish Celina and her SGP2 rivals the very best of luck this Friday and we cannot wait to see the next generation of Speedway GP riders on track.
“This season sees Discovery take the FIM Speedway Under-21 and Under-16 World Championships under the SGP umbrella for the very first time as SGP2 and SGP3. We also look forward to the launch of SGP4 in 2023 as six-time world champion and SGP global ambassador Tony Rickardsson develops a new bike and category to introduce our youngest riders to the sport.”
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Post by admin on May 29, 2022 16:23:08 GMT
99. Dan Bewley (Great Britain) - 1, 3, 2, Fx, 2 = 8 + 1 = 9
323. Pawel Przedpelski (Poland) - 2, 0, 0, 0, 1 = 3
69. Jason Doyle (Australia) - 3, 1, 0, 3, 1 = 8 + 2 + 1 = 11 THIRD
155. Mikel Michelsen (Denmark) - 0, 1, 0, 3, 0 = 4
95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) - 2, 1, 3, 2, 3 = 11 + 1 = 12
16. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic) - 0, Tx, 1, 2, 0 = 3
71. Maciej Janowski (Poland) - 3, 0, 1, 2, 3 = 10 + 3 + Tx = 13
108. Tai Woffinden (Great Britain) - 1, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 13 + 2 + 2 = 17 SECOND
505. Robert Lambert (Great Britain) - 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 = 6
66. Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) - 1, 3, 2, 1, 0 = 7
25. Jack Holder (Australia) - 3, 2, 0, 1, 1 = 7
30. Leon Madsen (Denmark) - 2, 0, 2, 1, 3 = 8 + 0 = 8
46. Max Fricke (Australia) - 0, 0, 3, 2, 2 = 7
54. Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) - 3, 2, 2, 3, 2 = 12 + 3 + 3 = 18 WINNER
692. Patryk Dudek (Poland) - 1, 3, 1, 0, 1 = 6
105. Anders Thomsen (Denmark) - 2, 2, 3, 0, 0 = 7 + F = 7
17. Daniel Klima (Czech Republic) - 1
18. Petr Chlupac (Czech Republic) -
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Post by Hodgy on May 30, 2022 10:38:17 GMT
The usual Prague terrible gate and go GP. As for Eurosport, still so bloody unreliable. My recording finished after heat 20.  |
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Post by admin on May 30, 2022 13:31:13 GMT
The usual Prague terrible gate and go GP. As for Eurosport, still so bloody unreliable. My recording finished after heat 20. I did think of you when the commentators were telling us at about heat 7 that it may be processional at that time but it was developing and would improve. If only they checked the GP calendar to find out where they were before spouting cobblers  Similar to talking up the size of the crowd whilst ignoring the spare seats and plenty of space in the small stadium. I've got little faith in Eurosport programming so would only watch it live. Recording anything on their schedule is a hit and hope. |
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Post by Hodgy on May 31, 2022 8:56:51 GMT
The usual Prague terrible gate and go GP. As for Eurosport, still so bloody unreliable. My recording finished after heat 20. I did think of you when the commentators were telling us at about heat 7 that it may be processional at that time but it was developing and would improve. If only they checked the GP calendar to find out where they were before spouting cobblers Similar to talking up the size of the crowd whilst ignoring the spare seats and plenty of space in the small stadium. I've got little faith in Eurosport programming so would only watch it live. Recording anything on their schedule is a hit and hope. You’d think they could have sorted it by now. Strangely I know people that also recorded it and it went right to the end, including the ‘Final’ riders interviews. |
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