Post by admin on Jan 23, 2009 20:49:08 GMT
-- -- 2009 FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- --
ROUND III: Swedish Speedway Grand Prix
Location: Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg
Date: 30 May 2009
[11]..1..C Harris..(GBR)..3,0,0,2,0 = 5
[4]..2..G Hancock..(USA)..1,0,3,1,0 = 5
[2]..3..J Crump..(AUS)..2,3,1,2,2..2..4 = 16 - 2nd
[15]..4..E Sajfutdinov..(RUS)..0,2,3,3,3..3..6 = 20 - 1st
[14]..5..S Ulamek..(POL)..3,1,0,1,1 = 6
[6]..6..L Adams..(AUS)..1,1,1,0,0 = 3
[9]..7..S Nicholls..(GBR)..0,0,0,0,1 = 0
[12]..8..K Bjerre..(DEN)..2,0,2,3,1..0 = 8
[16]..9..[W]..A Lindback..(SWE)..2,2,3,2,3..3..2 = 17 - 3rd
[7]..10..A Jonsson..(SWE)..1,3,2,3,2..1 = 12
[3]..11..T Gollob..(POL)..0,2,3,0,2 = 7
[1]..12..N Pedersen..(DEN)..3,3,1,1,3..2..0 = 13
[8]..13..R Holta..(POL)..3,3,1,2,1..1 = 11
[5]..14..H Andersen..(DEN)..0,2,0,3,0 = 5
[10]..15..F Lindgren..(SWE)..2,1,1,1,3..0 = 8
[13]..16..G Walasek..(POL)..1,1,2,0,2 = 6
[17]..17..[R]..R Kling..(SWE) = DNR
[18]..18..[R]..T H Jonasson..(SWE) = DNR
Ht 1..Harris, Crump, Hancock, Sajfutdinov
Ht 2..Ulamek, Bjerre, Adams, Nicholls
Ht 3..Pedersen, Lindback, Jonsson, Gollob
Ht 4..Holta, Lindgren, Walasek, Andersen
Ht 5..Holta, Lindback, Ulamek, Harris
Ht 6..Jonsson, Andersen, Adams, Hancock [F/Ex]
Ht 7..Crump, Gollob, Lindgren, Nicholls
Ht 8..Pedersen, Sajfutdinov, Walasek, Bjerre
Ht 9..Gollob, Walasek, Adams, Harris
Ht 10..Hancock, Lindgren, Pedersen, Ulamek
Ht 11..Lindback, Bjerre, Crump, Andersen
Ht 12..Sajfutdinov, Jonsson, Holta, Nicholls
Ht 13..Andersen, Harris, Pedersen, Nicholls
Ht 14..Bjerre, Holta, Hancock, Gollob
Ht 15..Jonsson, Crump, Ulamek, Walasek
Ht 16..Sajfutdinov, Lindback, Lindgren, Adams
Ht 17..Lindgren, Jonsson, Bjerre, Harris
Ht 18..Lindback, Walasek, Nicholls, Hancock [E/F]
Ht 19..Pedersen, Crump, Holta, Adams
Ht 20..Sajfutdinov, Gollob, Ulamek, Andersen [Ex]
Ht 21..Lindback, Crump, Jonsson, Lindgren [F/Ex]
Ht 22..Sajfutdinov, Pedersen, Holta, Bjerre
Ht 23..Sajfutdinov, Crump, Lindback, Pedersen [Ex]
Notes:
1..Ht 6 and we've a re-run without Hancock who takes a tumble and is excluded.
2..Ht 20 and we've a re-run without Andersen who gets into mischief and is excluded.
3..Ht 21 and it's Lindback ( R ), Jonsson ( B ), Crump ( W ) and Lindgren ( Y ).
4..Ht 21 and we've a re-run without Lindgren who takes a tumble and is excluded.
5..Ht 22 and it's Pedersen ( R ), Bjerre ( B ), Sajfutdinov ( W ) and Holta ( Y ).
6..Ht 23 and it's Lindback ( R ), Pedersen ( B ), Sajfutdinov ( W ) and Crump ( Y ).
7..Ht 23 and we've a re-run without Pedersen who gets into mischief and is excluded.
8..Ht 23 and Sajfutdinov wins the Swedish Speedway Grand Prix.
And the thoughts of the one and only paulco:
Heat 1 - Stunning gate by the British Champion , and he slaughters a decent field ( only 2 points to score now ) .
Heat 2 - Easy win for the Polish gating tart supreme . Nicholls holds a watching brief in that heat .
Heat 3 - Evil Dane makes the gate and the race was over . Looks like a gripless track .
Heat 4 - Yes you guessed it , from the gate and spaced out like Berwick .
Heat 5 - From the gate again . But on the bright side Britain's Got Talent is just about to start on ITV .
Heat 6 - Rerun as Greg Hancock sheds a chain and falls and can now put his feet up and drink a can of monster .
And the crowd , all 6 of them , wake from their slumber as Jonsson comes from third to win the race .
Heat 7 - Crump gates and sails off into the distance , meanwhile a hundred yards or so behind him the British number 6 continues his GP nightmare .
Heat 8 - Evil Dane from the gate again , but all interest was behind as Sajfutinov tried to entertain us .
nb . What the hell is Ermolenko banging on about . Bloke talks some shite .
Heat 9 - And enter the ruts to make things interesting . Harris gates , but gets badly out of shape and drops to last . Gollob wins easy .
Heat 10 - Race of the night so far between Grin and Lindgren . Evil Dane only a remote third .
Heat 11- Crump misses the gate and has to settle for third behind a decent battle for the lead , ultimately won by Lindgren , who is being mentored by Tony Rickardsson apparently . Does Pearson think it's the X Factor
Heat 12 - Holta is the latest leader to finish third . Does no-one want to win this meeting ? Easy win in the end for Sajfutinov . Nicholls briefly got into the mix in this heat , but soon found himself in familiar territory at the back .
Heat 13 - Good race between Andersen and Harris , who were miles ahead of a subdued Evil Dane . Nicholls becomes the first rider from the inside gate to finish last as Owner of a lonely heart reverberates round the Ullevi stadium .
Heat 14- Easy for Bjerre . Holta pips Hancock on the line for second , while Gollob didn't look interested .
Heat 15 - Crump gates , but Jonsson slips up on his inside . The two Poles in a bit of a heap at the back .
Heat 16 - Easy for Sajfutdinov , lamentable stuff from Adams .
Heat 17 - Vital win for my £5 each way , as Bjerre makes a hash of things .
Heat 18 - Heartbreak for Hancock as he suffers a puncture when leading . And at the back the British number 6 receives a gift point .
Heat 19 - Riders bouncing all over the place , with the Evil Dane getting drive from a rut to get past Crump .
Heat 20- Rerun as Andersen wipes out Ulamek
Semi-final 1 - lucky for Crump , who was well out of contention , as Lindgren rears and falls - so we will have a rerun .
And fate decides Crump will be in the final
Semi - final 2 - Evil Dane gates , but has no answer to the impressive Sajfutdinov
Final - Mucho dummy spitting coming up as Evil Dane takes Sajfutdinov's front wheel away and is excluded .
Magnificent stuff from Sajfutdinov in the rerun . Crump gated , but the young Russian produced a thrilling ride from the back .