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Post by schumi on Dec 10, 2009 6:53:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 9:09:08 GMT
Sadly, it has now been confirmed by Somerset Rebels, that it was Emil. Very very sad news. RIP Emil |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 9:11:52 GMT
I'm thinking the obvious, but in truth there's not a lot one can actually say that's of any use. Puts a lot of things into perspective. |
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Post by zonkers on Dec 10, 2009 9:12:55 GMT
Sadly, it has now been confirmed by Somerset Rebels, that it was Emil. Very very sad news. RIP Emil And indeed it was all over Facebook late last night. Very very tragic....  |
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Post by zonkers on Dec 10, 2009 10:19:11 GMT
Tributes all over Facebook - Jason Doyle added some great photos......very very sad to look at them..... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 11:01:01 GMT
Tributes all over Facebook - Jason Doyle added some great photos......very very sad to look at them..... What Facebook sites Zonkster ? |
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Post by zonkers on Dec 10, 2009 11:07:04 GMT
Tributes all over Facebook - Jason Doyle added some great photos......very very sad to look at them..... What Facebook sites Zonkster ? Sites??   Facebook is the site. Are you on there now then? Well, Jason Doyle (as I already said), Speedway Updates, Adam Roynon...etc..... There is also a R.I.P Emil Kramer group...lots and lots of messages.....  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 11:12:33 GMT
What Facebook sites Zonkster ? Sites?? Facebook is the site. Are you on there now then? Quite right, i of course should have said, groups. I searched Emil this morning and nothing was on there, and nothing on L.Bridgers page. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 11:39:39 GMT
sad sad news RIP! |
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Post by schumi on Dec 10, 2009 12:14:30 GMT
Taken from the BSPA:
SOMERSET favourite Emil Kramer has been killed in a car crash in his native Sweden.
Kramer had recently agreed a new deal to stay at the Oak Tree Arena where he was top of their averages.
British Speedway Promoters’ Association Chairman Alex Harkess said: “This is shocking news. Our first thoughts are with his family and friends but this is also a very sad day for the sport.”
Emil Karl Leif Kramer
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 November 1979, Mariestad, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2002) King’s Lynn, Hull; (2003) Hull; (2004-05) Hull, Oxford; (2006-09) Somerset.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2004 [Hull]; Knock-Out Cup Winner: 2004 [Hull], 2008 [Somerset]; Young Shield winner: 2004 [Hull].
ADDITIONAL INFO: Kramer took his initial speedway rides on an 80cc machine at his hometown track, Mariestad, when just 9-yers-of-age.
He moved on to a full size steed in 1996, before first venturing to Britain to represent then top-flight King’s Lynn in 2002. Understandably, he found the going tough at that level and was released in July, being replaced in the side by Slovenian Jernej Kolenko.
The following month, Kramer joined Premier League Hull and was to enjoy a fruitful association with the East Yorkshire club, culminating in their treble success of 2004, when the now-defunct Vikings clinched the League Championship, Knock-Out Cup and Young Shield.
The Swede went on to become a stalwart of the Premier League and again filled a heat-leader berth for Somerset in 2009, it being his fourth successive season with the Rebels.
A versatile competitor, he had the ability to ride any size of circuit and with a shrewd head on experienced shoulders, he once again provided his side with a solid foundation. Immensely popular with the Somerset fans, he won the Rider of the Year award in 2009 after posting a real-time average of close on 9 points per match.
Remaining loyal to the club, it was announced at the tail-end of November that Kramer would once again line-up for Oak Tree Arena-based side in 2010.
Regrettably, though, he lost his life shortly afterwards, on 9 December, in a road traffic accident in his homeland. This occurred at around 10.00 p.m. in a single vehicle accident after it appeared that the Swede had lost control and crashed into some sort of rock barrier. He was just thirty years old at the time of his death.
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Post by Genghis on Dec 10, 2009 12:20:56 GMT
How sad. Emil was a good lad. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 17:05:20 GMT
What Facebook sites Zonkster ? There is also a R.I.P Emil Kramer group.. Which is now fast approaching 2,000 members. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 17:21:58 GMT
This is tragic news he is far far too young to be gone RIP Emil |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 18:16:03 GMT
I can only echo what others have said........a terrible shock and a terrible tragedy!!
Condolences to his family and friends.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2009 18:22:13 GMT
Very sad news. I say the same and offer condolences to those that knew him, but there's really little you can say.
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