From: a.geatti@xnet.it
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Terenzano result - 30.04.2000
Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 01:59:29 +0200
7-Okoniewski PL 3 2 3 3 2 13+3
16-Skornicki PL 2 2 3 3 3 13+0
1-Maida ITA 3 3 2 1 3 12
4-Krznaric HR 1 3 1 3 3 11
11-Dalla Valle ITA 3 3 1 0 2 9
8-Adorjan H 2 1 3 1 2 9
2-Brhel CZ 0 2 3 3 0 8
14-Dryml Lukas CZ-D 1 3 2 0 1 7+3
3-Terenzani ITA 2 1 1 2 1 7+2
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10-Drymal Ales CZ-D 2 1 2 1 1 7+1
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13-Szatmari H XT 2 ' 2 3 7+0
12-Mardanshin RUS 0 0 2 2 2 6
17-Tadiello ITA 3 - - - - 3
5-Galeev RUS 1 1 1 0 0 3
6-Tresarrieu Stephane F 0 0 0 2 R 2
9-Tresarrieu Sebastien F 1 0 0 0 1 2
15-Shaikhoulin RUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
Regards.
Andrea Geatti
From: brettg@gil.com.au
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Oz GP Competition
Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 18:23:03 +1000
Only 5 days left to send your tips in to
the 'Speedway Bikes of Oz' GP Competition for Round 1. Simply estimate
where you think each of the four Aussies will place at the Czech Grand Prix,
then send them to sboz@vtown.com.au . e.g. Leigh A.1st, Jason C. 2nd, Ryan
S. 3rd, Todd W. 4th..................Big celebrations Down Under if that
happened!!!!!
Details can be found at the Web Site. Good Luck all.
Best wishes,
Peter Henderson
Gold Coast, Queensland
'Speedway Bikes of Oz'
http://plhenderson.tripod.com/index.htm=20
From: a.geatti@xnet.it
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Terenzano 30.4.2000 - Details
Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 20:45:27 +0200
Double Under 19 European champion Rafal Okoniewski won the opening round of
the individual world championship scoring 13 points at Terenzano on Sunday
30th April.
He had to face a run-off after fellow countryman Adam Skornicki defeated him
in heat 18 level pegging on 13. But the blonde Wolverhampton rider didn't
take the opportunity and after touching the tapes in heat 22 was excluded by
English referee Mick Possewhite giving the victory to Okoniewski.
Third on the rostrum was home favourite Italian reigning champion Andrea
Maida who dropped his three points to the two Polish riders and to the
Russian Rinat Mardanshin finishing solitary on 12 points.
With 9 qualifying places plus one reserve available, Zlatko Krznaric,
Alessandro Dalla Valle, Zoltan Adorjan and Bohumil Brhel comfortably booked
their places for the semi-finals while a for-man run-off had to be held to
determine the last 2 qualifiers.
Lukas Dryml won ahead of Simone Terenzani while world Under 21 runner up
Ales Dryml managed only third and will travel either to Gdank (PL) or
Olching (D) as reserve.
None of the three Russians managed to make any kind of impression and the
same happened for the two French who score only 4 points between them.
Scorers
Rafal Okoniewski; PL; 3; 2; 3; 3; 2; 13+3
Adam Skornicki; PL; 2; 2; 3; 3; 3; 13+XT
Andrea Maida; ITA; 3; 3; 2; 1; 3; 12
Zlatko Krznaric; CRO; 1; 3; 1; 3; 3; 11
Alessandro Dalla Valle; ITA; 3; 3; 1; 0; 2; 9
Zoltan Adorjan; HUN; 2; 1; 3; 1; 2; 9
Bohumil Brhel; CZ; 0; 2; 3; 3; 0; 8
Lukas Dryml; CZ; 1; 3; 2; 0; 1; 7+3
Simone Terenzani; ITA; 2; 1; 1; 2; 1; 7+2
Ales Dryml; CZ; 2; 1; 2; 1; 1; 7+1
Laszlo Szatmari; HUN; XT; 2; 0; 2; 3; 7+0
Rinat Mardanshin; RUS; 0; 0; 2; 2; 2; 6
Simone Tadiello (res.); ITA; 3; -; -; -; -; 3
Talgat Galeev; RUS; 1; 1; 1; 0; 0; 3
Stephane Tresarrieu; FRA; 0; 0; 0; 2; R; 2
Sebastien Tresarrieu; FRA; 1; 0; 0; 0; 1; 2
Eduard Shaikhoulin; RUS; 0; 0; 0; 1; 0; 1
Best regards.
Andrea Geatti
From: swaalen@online.no
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Norwegian World Qualifier 1.mai
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:37:26 +0200
Norwegian World Championship and Norwegian Championship Qualifer 1. mai at Riska Speedway
1.(01) Rune Holta 3-3-3-3-3 15p
2.(14) Lars Gunnestad 3-3-3-2-3 14p
3.(13) Bjorn G Hansen 2-2-3-3-2 12 +3p
4.(06) Kenneth Borgenhaug 3-1-2-3-3 12 +2p
5.(02) Tor E Hielm 2-2-2-2-3 11p
6.(07) Roy K Haaland 2-3-1-1-2 9p
7.(15) Marius Rokeberg 1-F-3-2-2 8p
8.(17) Bjorn A Tonnessen 1-1-1-3-1 7 +3p
9.(10) Patrick Haraldsen 2-0-2-2-1 7 +2p
10(04) Willy Tjessem 0-3-ef-1-2 6p
11(09) Odd Pettersen 3-0-1-0-1 5p
12(12) Ola Rosland 1-2-0-f.ex-1 4p
13(08) Atle Knudsen u-1-2-1-0 4p
14(11) Mikke Bjerk 0-2-1-ef-0 3p
15(03) Bjorn Sveinsson 1-1-0-1-0 3p
16(16) Tarald Haaland 0-0-0-0-0 0p
17(05) Pierre Moen f.ex- - - - 0p
u =3D exluded (2 min)
ef =3D engine failure
f.ex =3D fall excluded
F =3D fall
Riders who for various reason didn`t turn up for the meeting
Bernt E Larsen,
Kjell H Tonnessen, exams at school
Kjell O Sola, retired
Arvid Aardal, retired
Tage Skretting injured
Stina Borufsen injured
------------------------------
Top 8 qualify for the Norwegian Individual Final.
------------------------------
Qualified for Nordic Final at Elgane Speedway 18.06.00
Rune Holta
Lars Gunnestad
Bjorn G. Hansen
Reserve: Kenneth Borgenhaug
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Norwegian team in World Team Cup 1/4-final in Blijham, Holland 06.05.00:
Rune Holta
Lars Gunnestad
Tor E. Hielm
Bjorn G. Hansen
Reserve: Kenneth Borgenhaug
-----------------------------
Riders in the U19 EC:
Patrick Haraldsen
Mikke Bjerk
Stina Borufsen (not likely to start due to head-injury sustained riding in Sweden this week-end)
Stein
From: nick@patrol.i-way.co.uk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Re: [speedway] Reading 46 Newport 43
Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 16:16:30 +0100
READING 46 NEWPORT 43
(National Trophy - bonus to Newport 90-88)
Highly entertaining - if slick - Monday morning meeting in which Newport
looked dead and buried at 17-7 down after 4 only to pull back to 24-24 by
heat 8.
The slick conditions in the latter stages suited Wasps guest Gary Corbett
down to the ground and - amazingly - he outscored Andy Appleton's 6+1 of the
previous week!
Reading had Shane Colvin to thank for victory - his superb 12+1 put the
Racers heat leaders to shame. Racers' heat leaders were again all struggling
out of the gate and only scored a win apiece.
Krister Marsh crashed in heat 14 dislocating a shoulder. Hopefully he will
be fit for next week.
Reading
1 Armando Castagna 3 1' 2 2 2 10+ 1
(Soooo frustrating! Cannot be faulted for effort but even when he wins he
looks so slow.
Passed by Ben Howe in heat 13 and 15 - Reading need him on better form than
this.
The track obviously didn't suit him - but conditions were the same for
everyone and GP riders should surely be up to riding anything...
Rode his heart out in heat 15 - and to be honest won the match for Reading
when he edged out Henriksson after being passed by Howe)
2 Paul Clews 1 2 M 1' 4+ 1
(Poor meeting for Paul - at least they are rare these days. He can look poor
when it gets slick but did well in heat 10 to pass Neath.
Let Newport well and truely back into the meeting by contriving to get
excluded in the important heat 8 under 2 mins. Resulting 2-4 costly for
Reading as Newport drew level)
3 Phil Morris 2' 1 2' 3 1' 9+ 3
(Did he gate at all all day??
Leaves himself so much to do - but provides top quality entertainment.
Highlights this week - passing Taylor then Howe in heat 15. A magnificent
last bend pass of Corbett in heat 12 and a terrific last race when he
squeezed under Henriksson when the Swede was on the verge of passing
Castagna)
4 Krister Marsh 3 0 3 FX 6
(Superb when gating - big heat 3 and 9 wins. Perhaps should have settled for
2nd in heat 14 when trying an optimistic bomb around Neath on turn 3.
Still - he's trying hard and perhaps shouldn't be criticised too harshly.)
5 Per Wester 3 1 1' 0 5+ 1
(Looked far from his best - I understand it was engine problems rather than
fitness.
It was a luxury having a maximum scorer last week and Per just didn't have
the same speed from the tapes with the slick conditions catching him out.
A vital fighting third in heat 11 over Taylor showed there was some life
left in him.
Can't believe people criticise a man who was unconscious on the Blunsdon
track only 4 days ago.....)
6 Marc Norris 0 NS 0 0
(Ohh dear oh dear.
I fear Marc is on borrowed time now - he's still a handful in the pits I
understand and scoring 0 only adds to the pressure on him)
7 Shane Colvin 3 2' 2 2 1 2 12+ 1
(Probably the only reading rider who took the conditions in his stride and
you have to wonder why that is...
Shane was superb - the highlight being his paid heat 4 win over Ben Howe
when the track wasn't ultra slick.
His four other rides were all well taken - he was quick and unflappable. Had
the beating of potential Wasps match winner Craig Taylor every tim they
raced. Deserves a huge amount of credit not only for his score but the way
in which he passed Herne in heat 14)
Newport
1 Anders Henriksson 2 3 3 1 0 9
(Quality all action all entertaining show from Anders. In fact the score
does him little justice. Scored twice as any heat wins as a Reading heat
leader!!!)
2 Jon Armstrong r/r
(r/r got zero - )
3 Gary Corbett (G) F FX 2' 3 2 7+ 1
(After struggling around for two rides Corbett went crazy with wins over
Wester and Castagna which had Reading really struggling. A superb last bend
effort from Phil Morris was required to stop his run of wins in race 12)
4 Chris Neath 1 2' 3 3 0 3 12 1
(Wonderful effort from Neath - very quick from the tapes and Reading
struggled to hold onto him when he trapped. Vitally passed by both Clews and
Castagna in heat 10 when Corbett was away..)
5 Ben Howe 1 3 R 3 3 10
( I never would have thought of Howe as a slick track rider but he looked
comfortable - twice flying past Castagna in the latter stages. Passed well
by Morris in heat 9)
6 Craig Taylor 2 0 1 0 0 3
(If Colvin won Reading the match - a sorry display by Taylor almost
certainly cost Newport the points. His only points at Reading's expense came
in heat 2 against uncompetitive Norris.)
7 Lee Herne 1' 0 1 FX 2+ 1
(A mixed match. Trounced misfiring Norris in his first, finished nearly half
a lap behind in his next, then held out Norris again despite the Racer
crawling all over him, then nerly turned the match by leading Colvin at the
seocnd attempt in heat 14. But the attention of Colvin seemed to much for
him and he seemed to have difficulty weighing up the first turn entrance)
So a cracking little match - one in which Reading expected to win by 50+ and
in the end they lost the bonus.
Reading still desperately need consistantcy from their top two - but still
keep looking good in the second string and now reserve depts..
Nick
From: swaalen@online.no
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Sweden Tonight (quick results)
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 08:27:38 +0200
Indianerna 40
Henka 7+1
Protasiewicz 10+2
Topinka 4+1
Laukkanen 6+2
Gunnestad 7
Dybeck 1
Robert Eriksson 5
Valserna 56
Micke Karlsson 12
Daniel Nermark 4+1
Rune Holta 14+1
Dann=F6 8+1
Sam 10
Per Wester 6+1
Bjorn G. Hansen 4
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Kaparna 61
Peter Karlsson 14+1
Kylm=E4korpi 8+1
Karger 10+1
Bjarne Pedersen 5+3
Dobrucki 8+1
Walazek 2+1
Parker 14
=D6rnarna 35
Lyons 6+1
A. Smith 1
Jesper B. 10+1
Claes Ivarssson 1
Klingberg 9+1
Emil Kramer 7
Marcus Johansson 1
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Rospiggarna 51
Andreas Jonsson 9+2
Stenlund 6+5
Hancock 13
Lee Richardson 1
Sullivan 10
Emil Lindqvist 4+1
Mikael Teurnberg 8
Masarna 45
Rickardsson 12+1
Peter I. Karlsson 2+1
Kasper 4
Havelock 8
Adams 12
Niklas Aspgren 4
Andreas Bergstr=F6m 3+2
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Smederna 37
Stoney 0
Zorro 5
Nicholls 11+2
John Cook 7+1
Hamill 9
Niklas Gallon 2+1
Daniel Andersson 3
Vargarna
Crump 10+2
Stefan Ekberg 4
Nahlin 13
Niklas Karlsson 11+3
Jimmy Nilsen 11+1
Jimmy Jansson 7+1
Mark Keast 3
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V=E4stervik 55
Nicki Pedersen 12+2
Wiltshire 12+1
Johnno 7
Ferjan 5
Boycie 9+2
Robert Johansson 5
J=F6rgen Hultgren 5+2
Team Swelux 41
Ulamek 9
Mariusz Staszewski 1+1
Screen 14+1
Deano 4
Stefan Andersson 6+1
Tobias Johansson 1
Hans N. Andersen 6+2
Full details at: http://www.speedway.nu/Spdw2000/res2000.asp?elit
Stein
From: tw@ubcom.net
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Longtrack Hechthausen/D 30.4.
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 19:04:13 +0200
Testmatch Germany vs Netherlands - Hechthausen/D 30.4.2000
Germany wins with 53 : 51 against the Netherlands.
1. Matthias Kroeger D 5 5 5 3 18
2. Anne van der Helm NL 5 3 3 4 15
3. Uppie Bos NL 4 5 A 5 14
4. Theo Pijper NL 3 3 5 2 13
5. Bjoern Danielzcik D 1 4 4 1 10
6. Joerg Tebbe D 2 4 2 0 8
7. Ralf Loeding D 3 2 1 6
8. Christian Huelshorst D 0 2 4 6
9. Andre Pollehn D 4 A 1 5
10. Steven van der Helm NL 1 1 3 4
11. Jim Groen NL 2 0 2 4
12. Sjoerd Rozenberg NL 0 1 0 1
B-Lizenz
1. Benny Hegener
2. Kay Scheibe
3. Karl-Heinz Koenig
4. Volker Striepe
5. Stefan Bromberg
6. Jeoffrey Offenberg
7. Jens Buchberger
B-Lizenz Seitenwagen
1. Bornfleth/Bornfleth
2. Rosenthal/Hutwalker
3. Sethmann/Scheel
4. Diephuis/Julsing
5. Schwaiberger/Kobel
Thilo
From: fort@uo.fairnet.cz
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: World U21 Mseno
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 10:46:08 +0200
1 Sandor Fekete, HUN (6) 3 3 2 3 3 14
2 Krzysztof Cegielski, POL (16) 1 3 3 3 3 13
3 Krzysztof Stojanowski, POL (1) 3 3 1 3 1 11+3
4 Josef Franc, CZ (3) 2 2 3 2 2 11+2
5 Jernej Kolenko, SLO (7) 1 3 3 2 2 11+1
6 Pawel Duszynski, POL (15) 2 1 3 2 2 10
7 Janos Golenya, HUN (10) 3 1 1 1 3 9+3
8 Simon Stead, GB (4) 1 2 2 1 3 9+2
9 Ales Dolinar, SLO (13) 3 1 0 3 1 8
10 Andy Aplleton, GB (14) 0 2 2 1 2 7
11 Billy Janniro, USA (5) 2 0 2 0 1 5
12 Tim Brinkman, GER (12) 2 1 1 0 0 4
13 Tomas Suchanek, CZ (8) 0 E 1 2 0 3
14 Miroslav Fencl, CZ (9) E 2 T E X 2
15 Kai Hesse, D (11) 1 0 0 1 0 2
16 Petr Vacek, CZ (2) F 0 F 0 1 1
Res Jan Hlacina, CZ (17) 0 (Ht11) 1
Marek Knize, CZ DNR
Sorry for a delay. We were without internet because a lightning during very heavy thunderstorm damaged some facility.
Tony Skach
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From: fort@uo.fairnet.cz
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Touring Poles
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 06:44:06 +0200
Last weekend the youngsters of Polish clubs Torun and Bydgoszcz visited
Slany, Czech Republic and had two meetings here.
29.04. individual meeting
1 Lukasz Stanislawski, Bydgoszcz 3 3 3 3 3 15
2 Michal Robacki, Bydgoszcz 2 3 3 2 2 12
3 Lukasz Pawlikowski, Torun 3 2 2 1 3 11+3
4 Robert Uminski, Bydgoszcz 2 2 3 3 1 11+2
5 Tomasz Chrzanowski, Torun 3 3 ex 3 2 11+NS
6 Kvetoslav Sebela, Marketa Prague 2 1 2 3 2 10
7 Miroslav Fencl, Slany 3 3 X T 3 9
8 Ondrej Sebela, Marketa Prague 1 2 1 2 1 7
9 Tomas Krivanek, Chabarovice T 2 3 1 0 6
10 Przemyslaw Klos, Torun 1 E 2 2 1 6
11 Petr Vacek, Slany 1 1 1 1 2 6
12 Jan Hlacina, Slany 1 0 2 2 E 5
13 Jan Balihar, Chabarovice T F 0 T 3 3
14 Wojciech Zielinski, Torun 2 1 X E M 3
15 Miloslav Prokop, Slany 0 0 E 1 1 2
16 Jakub Galbrych, Bydgoszcz 0 1 1 F F 2
RES Michal Pospisil, Chabarovice X 0
Tomasz Chrzanowski was excluded from heat 15 due to dangerous riding. The
rider didn't agree with this referee's controversial decission and didn't
take part in the run-off.
30.04. 4 team meeting
1 APATOR TORUN (POL) 54
Tomasz Chrzanowski 3 3 3 3 3 15
Lukasz Pawlikowski 3 3 3 3 2 14
Przemyslaw Klos 3 3 R 3 3 12
Wojciech Zielinski 2 3 3 3 2 13
2 POLONIA BYDGOSZCZ (POL) 37
Michal Robacki 2 2 2 2 2 10
Lukasz Stanislawski 2 2 3 2 3 12
Robert Uminski 3 2 2 E 3 10
Jakub Galbrych F 1 2 0 2 5
3 MC MEISSEN (GER) 14
Heiko Thummer 2 F F 0 F 2
Oliver Petersdorf 0 1 1 1 1 4
Frank Huber F - T 2 R 2
Heiko Bartmuss 1 1 2 2 E 6
4 AK SLANY (CZ) 11
Kvetoslav Sebela 1 2 1 1 1 6
Jan Balihar F 0 1 E 1 2
Ondrej Sebela 1 R R 1 - 2
Miloslav Prokop 0 1 F - - 1
Tomas Krivanek did not ride
Regards
Tony Skach
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From: stepzet@spray.se
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: RE:[speedway] Line-Up Vastervik v Svelux
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 13:17:45 +0200 (MET DST)
-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
Hi! Very interesting to read all the debut-line-Ups in advance before the upcoming happy tuesday in the SWEDISH ELITLEAGUE. Here come another one:
Vastervik
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1. Nicki Pedersen 6,45
2. Todd Wiltshire 8,18
3. Steve Johnston 8,50
4. Matej Ferjan 8,50
5. Craig Boyce 5,30
6. Robert Johansson 4,10
7. Jorgen Hultgren 3,84
-----
44,87
Team Svelux
-----------
1. Sebastian Ulamek 7,02
2. Rafal Okoniewski 8,50 REPLACE BY HANS N ANDERSEN 5,62
3. Joe Screen 6,65
4. Dean Barker 5,72
5. Stefan Andersson 7,46
6. Tobias Johansson 5,12
7. Piotr Paluch 4,19
-----
44,66
How this likes?
Closed:)
Are You coming Mr. Enzville?
You have 2 rider! One in each team!
It not to bad.
Cheers, SZ
COME ON YOU ZORRO AND COSZMO TONIGHT, GIVE THEM SOME ASS:)
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From: micchris@inet.uni2.dk
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Line-up danish national final Outrup 26.05.2000
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 23:03:26 +0200
Line-up danish national final Outrup 26.05.2000
1. Bo Skov Eriksen
2. Hans N. Andersen
3. John J=F8rgensen
4. Nicki Pedersen
5. Gert Handberg
6. Bjarne Pedersen
7. Ronni Pedersen
8. Frede Sch=F8tt
9. Brian Andersen
10. Brian Lyngs=F8
11. Henning Bager
12. Brian Karger
13. Tom P. Madsen
14. Hans Clausen
15. Jesper B. Jensen
16. martin Vinther
17. Jesper Olsen
18. Mads Korneliussen
Regards Michael
From: kevin@meynell.com
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Track Home Pages
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 18:05:05 +0100
All,
I've been recently updating the tracks section of the Speedway FAQ. As many
tracks now have official Web pages, I've linked to these. However, I wonder
whether there are OFFICIAL home pages for the following tracks:
Great Britain:
Coventry
Highbridge (Somerset Rebels)
Hull
Ipswich
Mildenhall
Peterborough
Sittingbourne (does this actually still exist)
Swindon
Wolverhampton
Workington
Sweden:
Gislaved
G=E4vle
Lindesberg
Nyk=F6ping
=D6rebro
Poland
I currently only have sites for Bydgoszcz, Leszno, Ostr=F3w Wielkopolski,
Zielona Gora. I'm sure there must be more, but unlike Danish and Swedish
language sites, I have no clue when it comes to reading Polish.
Thanks,
Kevin Meynell=20
From: kevin@meynell.com
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Re: Danish Final Result
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 12:35:57 +0100
>1 Hans N Andersen 14
>2 John Jorgensen 13
>3 Hans Clausen 11
>4 Herning Bager 11
>5 Nicki Pedersen 11
>6 Frede Schott 11
>7 Bjarne Pedersen 10
>8 Tom P Madsen 7
>9 Martin Vinther 6
>Qualify
Thanks to Ray for posting the result, but what do these riders qualify for?
As far as I know, only 5 Danish riders qualify for the Scandinavian Final,
with the reserve going into a runoff prior to the meeting for an additional
place.
Kevin Meynell
From: kevin@meynell.com
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Re: British Championship
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 17:27:57 +0100
Glenn,
Your mail raised some interesting points, so I've copied my reply to the
list as well.
>I suspect the British Final goes along a similar line.
The introduction of the GP is obviously the major factor in the devaluation
of the national championships, but a number of other factors are also to
blame. The trend in recent years to ride under 'flags of convenience' (e.g.
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands) to get easier passage into, and
through the World Championship has also played it's part.
I don't blame these smaller countries for adopting liberal policies because
in return for a licence, a rider is usually required to compete in several
domestic meetings. For the likes of the Netherlands, having Armando
Castagna or Simon Wigg in the national championship was a coup.
Nevertheless, where inequities exist in a system, people will exploit them,
In particular, I am referring to the skewed GP qualifying system that is
perpetuated by the FIM. The Continental countries have proportionally more
places than the Intercontinental countries, and their qualifying path is
relatively easier to negotiate. Faced with the choice of riding through
several rounds of the (hard-fought) British Championship, followed by the
Overseas and Intercontinental Finals, is it any wonder some riders took the
easier option?
In addition, the BSPA seems to have shown little interest in the British
Championship in the past few years. At one time, there were several rounds
held around the country that involved riders from most teams. These days,
we're down to a couple of rounds that involve a limited number of the same
riders. Those that do compete hardly seem to be bothered.
Finally, in most sports I think there is increasingly less emphasis on
international representative competitions. As international club
competitions become more popular (e.g. in football, rugby union, rugby
league), the conflict between the clubs that pay the salaries, and the
countries that generally don't, will inevitably increase. I'm not sure this
is necessarily a bad thing as certainly in England (less so in Scotland I
believe), people are more enthusiastic about their club than their country.
Certainly Oxford fans were happier when Hans Nielsen won the world title
than when Gary Havelock did the same.
In conclusion, perhaps the British Championship should just be scrapped,
with the British representatives for the GP Qualifying Rounds seeded on the
basis on their averages (it would actually be a fairer method). This could
be replaced by something like a League Riders Championship Series, with a
round at each track instead of the pointless open meetings that get held.
Regards,
Kevin Meynell
From: seidlitz@01019freenet.de
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Result German Superleague Brokstedt 1.5.00
Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 19:34:58 +0200
Result German Superleague Brokstedt 1.5.00
1. Brokstedt 48 points
Matthias Kr=F6ger 14
J=F6rg Pingel 12
George Stancl 8
Sam Ermolenko 14
2. G=FCstrow 29 points
Ronny Weis 1
Steffen Mell 6
Mirko Wolter 7
John Jorgensen 10
Heiko M=FCller 5
3. Teterow 22 points
Piotr Protasiewicz 13
Roberto Haupt 2
Daniel Rath 5
Stefan L=F6nnies 0
Enrico Janoschka 2
4. Landshut 21 points
Todd Wiltshire 7
Joachim Kugelmann 6
Robert Kessler 7
Michael Zausinger 0
Georg Hack jun. 1
Regards
Heiko & Jacqueline Seidlitz
From: seidlitz@01019freenet.de
To: "Internet Speedway Fan Club List"
Subject: Result Danish Superleague Slangerup 30.4.00
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 21:46:01 +0200
Result Danish Superleague-Meeting No. 2 Slangerup 30.4.00
1. Slangerup 31 points
Markus Johansson 0 0 - - 0
Ronni Pedersen 3 3 1 2 9
Jesper Olsen 3 2 2 0 7
Brian Karger 3 3 2 3 1 12
Kim Brandt 2 1 E M 0 3
2. Outrup 30 points +3
Frede Sch=F8tt 2 2 0 3 7
Jesper Steentoft 1 - 0 - 1
Hans Clausen 0 0 2 1 3
Rune Holta 3 2 3 3 3 14+3
Kim Pedersen 0 1 2 1 1 5
3. Herning 30 points +2
Sebastian Ulamek 2 1 3 1 0 7
Bo Eriksen 1 1 1 3 6
Thomas Damg=E5rd 0 - M - 0
Brian Andersen E E 3 1 4+2
Joonas Kylm=E4korpi 3 3 3 2 2 13
4. Brovst 29 points
Nicki Pedersen 2 3 2 2 2 11
Ulrik Ostergaard - 0 0 - 0
Krzysztof Jablonski 2 1 1 0 4
Gert Handberg 1 2 3 2 3 11
Martin Vinther 1 1 1 0 - 3
Heat by Heat:
Heat 1: Karger, N. Pedersen, Steentoft, Andersen (E); 62.3 sec.
Heat 2:Olsen, Sch=F6tt, Vinther, Damgard; 64.2 sec
Heat 3:R. Pedersen, Ulamek, Handberg, Clausen; 64.7 sec.
Heat 4:Holta, Jablonski, Eriksen, Johansson; 63.5 sec.
Heat 5:Kylm=E4korpi, Brandt, Vinther, K. Pedersen; 64.0 sec.
Heat 6:Karger, Holta, Ulamek Ostergaard; 63.1 sec.
Heat 7:N.Pedersen, Olsen, Eriksen, Clausen; 65.2 sec.
Heat 8.R.Pedersen, Schott, Jablonski, Andersen (E); 65.9 sec.
Heat 9:Kylm=E4korpi, Handberg, K. Pedersen, Johansson; 64.9 sec.
Heat10:Handberg, Karger, Eriksen, Sch=F6tt; 63.9 sec.
Heat11:Ulamek, Olsen, Jablonski, Steentoft; 65.4 sec.
Heat 12.Holta, N. Pedersen, R. Pedersen, Damgaard (2 min./EX); 63.9 sec.
Heat 13:Andersen, Clausen, Brandt, =D6stergaard; 64.3 sec.
Heat 14:Kylm=E4korpi, K. Pedersen, Vinther, Brandt (E); 64.7sec.
Heat15: Holta, Handberg, Andersen, Olsen; 63.6 sec.
Heat16:Karger, Kylm=E4korpi, Clausen, Jablonski; 64.8 sec.
Heat17:Eriksen, R. Pedersen, K. Pedersen, Vinther; 65.1 sec.
Heat18:Sch=F6tt, N. Pedersen, Ulamek, Brandt (2 min/EX); 64.7 sec.
Heat19:Handberg, Kylm=E4korpi, K. Pedersen, Brandt; 65.2 sec.
Heat20:Holta, N. Pedersen, Karger, Ulamek; 64.9 sec.
Heat21:Holta, Andersen; 64.2 sec.
Kind regards
Heiko & Jacqueline Seidlitz
seidlitz@01019freenet.de
