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Post by admin on Oct 12, 2008 20:44:05 GMT
And so was Strasbourg. Very true, annexed to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. The statue of Strasbourg in the Place de la Concorde was draped in black until Alsace was re-incorporated into France at the end of World War I.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2008 21:56:54 GMT
And so was Strasbourg. Very true, annexed to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. The statue of Strasbourg in the Place de la Concorde was draped in black until Alsace was re-incorporated into France at the end of World War I. And Alsace, in the Alsace Lorraine region of Germany was where the Alsatian dog originated from. The breed was later to become known as the German Shepherd Dog and then reverted to the Alsatian moniker after WW2, as breeders thought the GSD moniker wouldn't be popular.... only in recent times has the title GSD re-emerged. Where else could you read such diverse ramblings? This place really is weird.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2008 22:10:47 GMT
Wroclaw (as Breslau) was also part of Germany at one time, as was Gdansk (no GP, but SWC rounds). In fact, much of modern Poland was, whereas significant territory in modern-day Ukraine and Lithuania was once Polish. Poland has gradually moved westward like continental drift, and within another 200 years will probably be located in the British Isles (if it isn't already )
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2008 22:14:17 GMT
Was the shale really left out in the rain , or was the thought of a GP televised throughout Europe in front of 2 or 3 thousand fans in a stadium which holds about 60,000 just too embarassing for the Golem Olsen to contemplate . Sheer incompetence either way, but now at least no-one can be under any illusions about the supposed promotional brilliance of BSI.
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Post by admin on Oct 13, 2008 14:16:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2008 15:21:47 GMT
A bit rough but here goes: Because of security concerns, the FIM on Saturday (11.10.) Speedway the German GP canceled. Ruediger Mengede, head of the operating company of VELTINS arena, may anger the fans understand, but refers to the statutes of FIM. As the beginning of the week of the special sand for the outdoor event was delivered, some experts were skeptical. Although the track was completed in a timely manner, but the sand was in a very wet on the bottom of the secondary VELTINS tipped Arena. Then undertook the organizers BSI with the help of the arena managers all around the track to dry race to get the first test drives on Friday, however, fell from sobering. After two rounds of the training was canceled. In the night from Friday to Saturday was once again pushed extra shifts to the dry sand to get. On Saturday noon, the jury decided the international federation FIM Speedway, however, for security reasons the German Grand Prix Speedway in the VELTINS cancel Arena. "This is all very unfortunate. Last year the race was held two days later and everything has worked great," said Ruediger Mengede. "We have the organizer BSI spontaneously offered to the rental period at no extra cost to extend so that the highlight of the season at the Speedway next weekend but still in the arena VELTINS can take place. The stadium would have because of the away game at FC Schalke 04 Hamburger SV also at the coming weekend available. But these plans, the FIM a dash through the bill done. " The experts of the Speedway Association BSI the organizers could not guarantee that the route until next weekend abtrocknet. Then we decided, on the season finale next Saturday (18.10.) ZKS in Poland stage auszutragen Bydgoszcz in Poland, where an outdoor stadium is available.
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Post by admin on Oct 13, 2008 22:56:51 GMT
How a few of our national newspapers reported this: The Guardian (Sunday) Gelsenkirchen track ruled unfit for Speedway finale By Jeremy Alexander
The climax of the world championship in Gelsenkirchen descended into anticlimax on Saturday when the track was ruled unfit, which means the German grand prix will now be held in Poland this Saturday.
The official reason was "adverse weather conditions during construction affecting the moisture levels in the dirt" - even though the German track is indoors.
Nicki Pedersen, Denmark's defending champion and front-runner, will now take his 16-point lead over Australia's Jason Crump to Bydgoszcz. ----- ----- ----- ----- Daily Mirror 'Scandal' of GP rain-off
Grand Prix bosses are facing a £2million loss after having to call off the German GP because the track was too dangerous.
Fans at Gelsenkirchen's VELTINS-Arena were given a full refund as well as a free ticket to one of next year's GPs. World No.1 Nicki Pedersen fumed: "It's a scandal - cancelled because of rain on an indoor track!" The 11th and final round of the world championship will now be staged at Bydgoszcz, Poland, next Saturday. ----- ----- ----- ----- The Sun £2m cost of water shame
SPEEDWAY bosses face a £2million loss after calling off the German Grand Prix because the track was too dangerous. The event — the last GP of the season — will now be staged in Poland on Saturday with race organisers BSI Speedway footing the bill.
The meeting at Schalke 04’s roofed Gelsenkirchen soccer stadium had to be postponed after an already damp track was watered. World No 1 Nicki Pedersen said: “It’s a huge scandal. We have to explain how a final in the World Championship could be cancelled because rain had somehow affected a indoor track.” ----- ----- ----- ----- Daily Star SPEEDWAY By Dave Fern
World speedway champion Nicki Pedersen was forced to put his third title bubbly on ice for a week after Saturday’s German Grand Prix had to be called off because the track was too dangerous after rain.
The final round will now be raced on Saturday in Bydgoszcz, Poland.It looks like BSI and the FIM may have 2 million reasons to give the uber-golem the boot. Newspaper articles taken from: www.monarchs-chatzone.co.uk
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Post by admin on Oct 14, 2008 16:07:46 GMT
And now this meeting has a new name: 2008 FIM Final Speedway Grand Prix. And it also has a couple of new reserves, with Maciej Janowski and Grzegorz Zengota replacing Tobias Kroner and Kevin Wolbert. How much longer will Martin Smolinski last?
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Post by schumi on Oct 17, 2008 7:05:49 GMT
Nicki Pedersen still hasn't fully recovered from his crash in Poland, and is taking a private plane to practise this morning to enable him to spend as much time getting better as possible. Perhaps this World Championship fight isn't as cut and dried as some thought? But Nicki's ridden through the pain barrier before and still made an impact. Fingers crossed.
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Post by admin on Oct 17, 2008 11:49:36 GMT
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Post by schumi on Oct 18, 2008 9:13:35 GMT
Janowski's in for Iversen.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2008 13:27:35 GMT
I'm assuming Sky have fitted this into their busy schedule tonight .
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Post by Genghis on Oct 18, 2008 14:14:28 GMT
I'm assuming Sky have fitted this into their busy schedule tonight . Paulco - yes, they've cancelled the live tiddlywinks and the weekly croquet review. The GP is on Sky Sports 3 at 6pm.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2008 14:26:02 GMT
I'm assuming Sky have fitted this into their busy schedule tonight . Paulco - yes, they've cancelled the live tiddlywinks and the weekly croquet review. The GP is on Sky Sports 3 at 6pm. Damn i was looking forward to the croquet .
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2008 15:33:09 GMT
Janowski 16-1 to win heat 4, seems a rather crazy price.
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