2015 FIM Speedway GP...

[expaddockrunner]

British Eurosport has signed a three year deal with BSI Speedway, an IMG company, to show live and exclusive high definition coverage of the FIM Speedway World Championships – FIM Speedway Grand Prix and Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup - in the UK and Ireland.

The season starts with live coverage of the Buckley Systems New Zealand FIM Speedway Grand Prix on Saturday, March 23 at 3.00am GMT with repeats and highlights throughout the weekend. British Eurosport will cover all rounds of the 12 race individual world championship including the 2013 British FIM Speedway Grand Prix from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, June 1.
The deal also includes the right to broadcast the team world championship – the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup – that takes place from July 13-20 across Europe.

British Eurosport is part of the Eurosport Group, Europe's leading sports entertainment group. The channel is available on Sky and Virgin Media in the UK and in Ireland through Sky and UPC. Later this month the channel will also be available on BT Vision in the UK.
Viewers can also get access to the channel via the Eurosport Player, a subscription player service available on PC, iPhone, iPad and Android devices as well as some connected televisions.

Managing Director of British Eurosport David Kerr said, “We are really excited to add the FIM Speedway World Championships to our existing 45 round coverage of MotoGP, World and British Superbikes. Speedway will add a brand new discipline to our year round motorbike coverage and strengthens our position as the Home of Bikes.”

Commenting on the new deal, Paul Bellamy, Managing Director, BSI Speedway, said, “We are entering exciting times for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix and the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup and we are thrilled they will sit alongside other world class motorcycling disciplines on British Eurosport.

“We look forward to working alongside the British Eurosport team and welcoming them into the speedway family. I am sure the speedway fans, who have been waiting patiently for confirmation of the new UK broadcaster, will look forward to catching all the action on the channel that is now, undoubtedly, the home of bikes on TV.”

[gomick]

Interesting that there is a GP in NZ & not in Oz whilst they have travelled so far south & the #1 plate holder is from there...

[gomick]

Jaroslaw Hampel wins the NZ Grand Prix - entertaining to watch too, good crowd...

Points after 1 of 12...

Tomasz Gollob - 15
Jaroslaw Hampel - 15
Nicki Pedersen - 12
Darcy Ward - 12
Greg Hancock - 11
Andreas Jonsson - 11
Chris Holder - 9

[gomick]

Emil Sayfutdinov wins the European GP...

Points after 2 of 12...

Tomasz Gollob - 31
Darcy Ward - 25
Jaroslaw Hampel - 23
Tai Woffinden - 23
Nicki Pedersen - 22
Emil Sayfutdinov - 21
Greg Hancock - 19
Chris Holder - 19

** Next GP, Sweden, May 4...

[gomick]

Another win for Emil Sayfutdinov, this time in Sweden...

Points after 3 of 12...

Tomasz Gollob - 40
Jaroslaw Hampel - 38
Emil Sayfutdinov - 38
Tai Woffinden - 35
Nicki Pedersen - 34
Chris Holder - 33
Matej Zagar - 28
Greg Hancock - 27
Niels-Kristian Iversen - 26
Darcy Ward - 25

** Next GP, Czech Republik, May 18...

[canamman]

I was hoping to find a speedway thread here.

Please post any links you may know of
where I can watch some streams online of races.

Also if you have a link to the main sanction site.

[waynethepain]

Originally Posted by canamman

I was hoping to find a speedway thread here.

Please post any links you may know of
where I can watch some streams online of races.

Also if you have a link to the main sanction site.

here you go mate....

http://www.speedwaygp.com/

[canamman]

Originally Posted by waynethepain

here you go mate....

http://www.speedwaygp.com/

Spent a couple hours last weekend catching up
with Speedway. Watched Poland 2015. Saw Gollab's
farewell and the crazy malfunction of the tape which
they then switched to start lights.

How long after the race is completed is the race available
on youtube?

[canamman]

Pedersen takes Finland. Heading to Prague this weekend.
Tai finished a semi while getting his shoulder yanked out.
Its everything you can do to hang on to those bikes
especially through the ruts of the later rounds.

Race link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o32sUKMqO2A

[gomick]

Tai Woffinden wins in Prague, his 1st career GP victory...

Points after 4 of 12...

Emil Sayfutdinov - 55
Tai Woffinden - 54
Jaroslaw Hampel - 46
Nicki Pedersen - 44
Tomasz Gollob - 43
Chris Holder - 40
Matej Zagar - 38
Greg Hancock - 34


** Next GP, Great Britain, Jun 1...

[waynethepain]

i think the battle between Emil Sayfutdinov + Tai Woffinden is going to be good.

[gomick]

Good to see new blood winning - a changing of the guard...

[chunder]

Seems I have a new reason to be Australian and watch Speedway!

I remember when Loram won a GP 10 or so years ago, the surge in interest was amazing!

[gomick]

WTF?

[gomick]

Emil Sayfutdinov won the British Speedway GP - his 3rd win of the season...

Points after 5 of 12...

Emil Sayfutdinov - 69
Tai Woffinden - 61
Nicki Pedersen - 56
Chris Holder - 54
Jaroslaw Hampel - 52
Niels-Kristian Iversen - 49
Tomasz Gollob - 48
Greg Hancock - 45

** Next GP, Poland, Jun 15...

[gomick]

Jaroslaw Hampel wins in Poland...

Points after 6 of 12...

Emil Sayfutdinov - 84
Tai Woffinden - 73
Chris Holder - 68
Jaroslaw Hampel - 66
Nicki Pedersen - 64
Niels-Kristian Iversen - 60
Greg Hancock - 57
Tomasz Gollob - 52

[gomick]

Niels-Kristian Iversen wins his 1st GP with victory in Italy...

Points after 8 of 12 rounds...

Emil Sayfutdinov - 107
Tai Woffinden - 102
Jaroslaw Hampel - 85
Nicki Pedersen - 83
Chris Holder - 82
Niels-Kristian Iversen - 77
Matej Zagar - 75
Greg Hancock - 71

[gomick]

Final round this weekend, Polish GP...

Points after 11 of 12 rounds...

Tai Woffinden -141
Jaroslaw Hampel - 125
Niels-Kristian Iversen - 119
Emil Sayfutdinov - 114
Nicki Pedersen - 113
Greg Hancock - 111
Matej Zagar - 107
Darcy Ward - 93

[one five five]

Hopefully Woffinden can bring it home for Austra.... i mean England

[gomick]

Wild card Adrian Miedzinski wins the Polish GP & Tai Woffinden is 2013 World Champ...

Final Points...

Tai Woffinden - 151
Jaroslaw Hampel - 142
Niels-Kristian Iversen - 132
Greg Hancock - 129
Nicki Pedersen - 121
Emil Sayfutdinov - 114
Matej Zagar - 110
Darcy Ward - 106

[gomick]

1st round of the 2014 series is this weekend in New Zealand, don't know why they don't do a round in Australia why they are down here

Entry list...

#1 Tai Woffinden
#5 Nicki Pedersen
#23 Chris Holder
#33 Jaroslaw Hampel
#37 Chris Harris
#43 Darcy Ward
#45 Greg Hancock
#55 Matej Zagar
#66 Fredrik Lindgren
#75 Troy Batchelor
#84 Martin Smolinski
#88 Niels-Kristian Iversen
#91 Kenneth Bjerre
#100 Andreas Jonsson
#507 Krzysztof Kasprzak

[one five five]

Originally Posted by gomick

don't know why they don't do a round in Australia why they are down here

Probably because the 2002 event at the Sydney Showground lost the promoter bucketloads.

Mike Raymond was trying to get a round going at the SFS a couple of years back, but it came to nothing.

[gomick]

German rider Martin Smolinski wins in New Zealand, but doesnt lead the championship

Points...

Nicki Pedersen - 19
Krzysztof Kasprzak - 17
Martin Smolinski - 15
Fredrik Lindgren - 13
Kenneth Bjerre - 11
Chris Holder - 11

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by gomick

German rider Martin Smolinski wins in New Zealand, but doesnt lead the championship

Don't like this point system.
IMO the winner of the final should also win the GP.

Final (in Polish):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UN-OTuHbI

Full event coverage (in Polish):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIYS7pXsn4M

[Mystery]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Don't like this point system.
IMO the winner of the final should also win the GP.

I know I'm being picky but the winner of the final IS the winner of the GP. They just might not have the most championship points. It's still illogical though which I guess was your point.

I still prefer the old 24 rider double-elimination format, but that's just me being an old git!