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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 22:40:30 GMT
Reported today in Poland.
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Post by admin on Nov 23, 2011 22:47:01 GMT
Reported today in Poland. Dear me, that is bottom on the barrel stuff. Apparently the story originates in the Danish newspaper Extra Bladet ... Andersen has turned down an offer from Polish champions Zielona Gora to take a place in the GPs. If true it's dreadful news for the GPs.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 0:30:43 GMT
Yep he is past his best, never a natural rider, I used to call him the GP Phil Morris. 100% commitment made the best of his limited abilities.
Nicki v Hans races are the only highlight.
I am surprised Davey Watt or Magnus Zetterstrom did not get the call instead.
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Post by admin on Nov 24, 2011 2:46:08 GMT
Magnus Zetterstrom would take the Swedish representation up to five ... Sweden barely deserved to get Fredrik "he's a better rider than that" Lindgren nominated to the GPs. Having five Swedes would be ridiculous. Sweden isn't producing good riders ... last half decent one was Andreas Jonsson and he's in his thirties now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 9:04:50 GMT
BSI would seem to be getting desperate to fill the field.
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Post by Genghis on Nov 24, 2011 13:35:43 GMT
I'm getting confused (not hard I know ). Who exactly is in the Grand Prix series now? As far as I know, only two riders have withdrawn (Pepe and Darcy Ward), but around 5 riders seem to have replaced them. Who is officially in the series? Not Peter Ljung. Please don't say Peter Ljung.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 15:52:36 GMT
I'm getting confused (not hard I know ). Who exactly is in the Grand Prix series now? As far as I know, only two riders have withdrawn (Pepe and Darcy Ward), but around 5 riders seem to have replaced them. Who is officially in the series? Not Peter Ljung. Please don't say Peter Ljung. Peter Ljung as he was the 3rd qualified reserve, which means that when Pepe, Kasprzak and Vaculik said no thanks, Peter were offered the place. Very simple and very fair.
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Post by admin on Nov 24, 2011 18:37:33 GMT
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Post by Genghis on Nov 26, 2011 13:36:44 GMT
I'm getting confused (not hard I know ). Who exactly is in the Grand Prix series now? As far as I know, only two riders have withdrawn (Pepe and Darcy Ward), but around 5 riders seem to have replaced them. Who is officially in the series? Not Peter Ljung. Please don't say Peter Ljung. Peter Ljung as he was the 3rd qualified reserve, which means that when Pepe, Kasprzak and Vaculik said no thanks, Peter were offered the place. Very simple and very fair. I guess he was next in line, but let's be honest, he's not up to the required standard of the Grand Prix. At least Bomber isn't going to look quite as bad next year, with Peter Ljung and Hans Andersen in the line-up. Is my maths correct? 4 Danes, 4 Swedes but just 2 Poles
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Post by admin on Nov 26, 2011 14:07:20 GMT
Your maths is correct, but both Poles will be top eight, as will both Australians, along with Greg Hancock (USA) and Sayfutdinov (Russia), which means a lot of Nordic failures.
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Post by Genghis on Nov 26, 2011 14:17:59 GMT
Your maths is correct, but both Poles will be top eight, as will both Australians, along with Greg Hancock (USA) and Sayfutdinov (Russia), which means a lot of Nordic failures. I wonder if, with Bjarne Pedersen, Hans Andersen and Peter Ljung in the line-up, we'll get claims of it being "the strongest ever GP line-up" on Sky again next year. Which is complete tosh, anyway. Look at the strength of the field in 1995 and 1996 compared to now, and it's a sign of how few top riders they are in the world these days. The 1995 GP series featured the following World Champions: Hans Nielsen Tony Rickardsson Sam Ermolenko Greg Hancock Billy Hamill Mark Loram Tomasz Gollob Gary Havelock And some very fine riders apart from that as well.
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Post by admin on Nov 26, 2011 15:17:32 GMT
I wonder if, with Bjarne Pedersen, Hans Andersen and Peter Ljung in the line-up, we'll get claims of it being "the strongest ever GP line-up" on Sky again next year. Not to mention Bummer Harris ... he's pushing the global superstar hard in the charity nominations stakes. And "He's a better rider than that" is pushing him hard too. As it goes, the likes of Bummer, Andersen, Lindgren, the Dullard and Ljung are going to hamstrung by not having a big Polish deal to fund their GP ambitions.
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Post by Genghis on Nov 26, 2011 15:21:14 GMT
Lindgren is just as much a charity case as Harris, though, if not more.
At least Harris has finished in the top 8 (2010) and won a GP (2007). Lindgren has never done either, yet somehow still gets in each year.
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Post by admin on Nov 26, 2011 15:26:47 GMT
Lindgren is just as much a charity case as Harris, though, if not more. "He's a better rider than that" remains one nomination behind Bummer and generally finishes above him in the final standings ... some of Bummer's nominations have been disgraceful and embarrassing, not the least the nomination for 2012.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2011 20:41:01 GMT
Which is complete tosh, anyway. It's a laughable claim, isn't it? Even if they could persuade all the best riders in the world at the moment to ride in the SGP, the quality of the field would still be far inferior to the past.
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