Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme : FIM Speedway Junior World Championship

Darcy's dilemma

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:53:00 +0200

World Under-21 champion Darcy Ward admits he may be forced to choose between a place in the FIM Grand Prix series and the Polish Ekstraliga if he is offered a permanent wild card for 2012.

The 19-year-old has been widely tipped for a berth in next year's FIM World Championship and makes his second wild card appearance of the season in the FIM Enea Gorzow SGP of Poland on Saturday.

He exploded on to the Grand Prix stage with an incredible third place on his series debut in Torun on August 27 and has topped the averages in the British Elite League with Poole.

Ward has also shone for Gdansk in the Polish First Division this year and has played a huge role in them sealing a return to the Ekstraliga.

But reports in Poland suggest clubs in the 2012 top flight will only be able to sign one SGP rider each. If this rule is confirmed, at least five Grand Prix regulars will be left without Ekstraliga places.

Ward feels riding in the world's strongest domestic league is an important step in his development and admits his inexperience may make him too big a gamble for a club only able to sign one SGP star.

He said: "I can't see a team in the Ekstraliga picking me as a Grand Prix rider because it's a big risk.

"For me, I think I need to wait another year for the Grand Prix and start to get a bit better. But I haven't been asked if I want a wild card, so I can't judge it.

"I feel I need to step up in Poland. I've had a good year in the lower league. Everything has been going well and I've been winning a lot of races.

"I want to step up, bring that into the Ekstraliga and earn more money. But it's not about money. I want to be a better rider and you have to race the big boys. I just want to be in the Ekstraliga because I feel that's where I belong."

Ward would also have to ensure he has the financial clout and back-up team around him to compete on the sport's biggest stage. But he is relishing the chance to have another crack at the SGP heavyweights in the Edward Jancarz Stadium.

Having claimed the bronze medal at Torun's Marian Rose Motoarena, the Queenslander knows there is a greater weight of expectation on his shoulders this time around.

He said: "I think it will be harder than the first one. I just went in there at Torun and thought 'whatever'. Then I got a third and now people will be expecting me to go pretty well. It's not like I can't win it. It's just not as easy as it sounds."

By speedwaygp.com

Dudek wins U21 QR2

Sun, 15 May 2011 19:53:00 +0200

The winner of the second qualifying round of the 2011 season was the Poland rider Patryk Dudek. It was the third time in 20 years that a FIM Speedway meeting took place at the Anton-Treffer-Stadium in Neustadt/Donau.  The show was magnificent.  Patryk Dudek from Poland came first. Andrey Kudryashov, Russia took second place and the third place went to Josh Grajczonek, Australia.The Under 21 riders had a very good event. There have been no accidents and no injuries.  About 2500 spectators saw these great heats.  There was great sportsmanship and all the officials were satisfied with the level of organization and the actual running of the meeting.

Great Speedway at Herxheim!

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:21:00 +0200

Josh Auty from Great Britian won the Qualifying Round in Herxheim (Germany), after beating the Swedish Dennis Anderson in the Race Off. Both scored 14 Points in their Heats. Six rider qualify for the next stages, two semi-finals to be held in Zarnovica and (Slovakia) and Gniezno (Poland) in June. A Race-off solved the tie between two riders: the slovenian Rider Nejc Malesic beat Kyle Newman to secure last Place in the Semi.

Results:

1. Josh Auty (Great Britain) - 14+3 (3,3,2,3,3)
2. Dennis Andersson (Sweden) - 14+2 (3,3,3,3,2)
3. Richard Sweetman (Australia) - 13 (3,1,3,3,3)
4. Justin Sedgmen (Australia) - 11 (3,2,1,2,3)
5. Jerran Hart (Great Britain) - 10 (2,3,2,1,2)
6. Nejc Malesic (Slovenia) - 9+3 (2,2,2,2,1)
7. Kyle Newman (Great Britain) - 9+2 (2,1,1,2,3)
8. Joe Haines (Great Britain) - 8 (1,2,3,1,1)
9. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany) - 7 (w,2,3,0,2)
10. Andriej Kobrin (Ukraine) - 7 (2,0,w,3,2)
11. Wołodimir Tejgel (Ukraine) - 6 (1,3,1,0,1)
12. Lasse Bjerre (Denmark) - 5 (0,0,2,2,1)
13. Michael Hofmann (Germany) - 3 (1,1,0,1,0)
14. Marco Gaschka (Germany) - 3 (1,d,1,1,0)
15. Matic Ivacic (Slovenia) - 1 (w,1,0,0,0)
16. Patrik Nagy (Hungary) - 0 (0,0,0,0,0)
R1. Andre Mochner (Germany) - NS
R2. Friedrich Ruf (Germany) - NS

Photos: Franz Peter Baer

Darcy Ward FIM Speedway U21 Champion

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:04:00 +0200

Not content with being a one-time world champion in 2009, Darcy Ward has joined the motorcycle racing elite, winning his second consecutive FIM Speedway Under 21 World Championship in the Pardubice - Czech Republic.

The scenario couldn't be better for the FIM Speedway World Championship Final Series, the title was decided during the last 64 seconds in Pardubice. Darcey produced a brilliant performance on the biggest stage, claiming title number two in a three-way race-off.

Maciej Janowski won the last Final meeting of the U21 series with brio and show great skills.

Finishing level on points (30 points) at the completion of the 20 runs with Poland's Maciej Janowski and Latvian Maksim Bogdanov, Ward produced a flawless race to win the race-off and another FIM world championship crown.

Already an Australian Under-21 representative, 2010 has been another year of improvement for Ward on the back of a 2009 that saw him add an Australian FIM Speedway U21 Championship to his world crown.

The 18-year-old has spent the last two years racing in Europe, and is currently competing in the British Elite League (BEL) for the Poole Pirates.

We are pretty sure to see these 3 U21 Speedway riders next year in the 2011 Final series made of 4 meetings.

2010 FIM Speedway U21 WC Final 1

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:19:00 +0200

Final 1 in Gdansk - The Polish Squad

In 2010 – for the first time – we will have 3 one-day Finals of the FIM Speedway Under 21 World Championship. The Final 1 will be held on 17th July 2010 at 19.00 in Gdansk. Poland will be represented by Maciej Janowski and Patryk Dudek in all three finals, in Gdansk we will also see other Polish riders: Artur Mroczka and Damian Sperz with wild cards and two substitute riders: Marcel Szymko and Szymon Wozniak.

Leszek Blanik – Polish gymnast, World and Olympic Champion in vault , a fan of speedway will promote the event in Gdansk.

The next Rounds of the U21 Series will be held on 14.08 in Daugavpils (LAT) and 02.10.2010 in Pardubice (CZE).

1 Artem Laguta MFR RUSSIA
2 Kevin Wölbert DMSB GERMANY
3 Jurica Pavlic HMS CROATIA
4 Artur Mroczka PZM POLAND
5 Dennis Anderson SVEMO SWEDEN
6 Frank Facher DMSB GERMANY
7 Damian Sperz PZM POLAND
8 Vadim Tarasenko MFR RUSSIA
9 Martin Vaculik SMF SLOVAKIA
10 Maksim Bogdanovs LAMSF LATVIA
11 Rene Bach DMU DENMARK
12 Patryk Dudek PZM POLISH
13 Matej Kus ACCR CZECH
14 Maciej Janowski PZM POLAND
15 Darcy Ward MA AUSTRALIA
16 Patrick Haugaard DMU DENMARK
17 Marcel Szymko PZM POLAND (Reserve rider)
18 Szymon Woźniak PZM POLAND (Reserve rider)

2600 fans celebrated the Germans

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:27:00 +0200

Swedish rider Dennis Andersson was the deserved winner of the World U 21 Semifinal at Landshut.

What a great night for Speedway, great weather, brilliant races and in the end two home riders making the Final. Man of the match was Swede Dennis Andersson with 14 points, second was Slowakia´s Martin Vaculik on 12 points.

Third place went to M. Janowski after beating Frank Facher in a run off, as both riders finished on 11 points. But the fans also celebrated Frank Fachers 4. place and Kevin Wolbert, who finished fifth on 10 points.

Despite riding on a track they both know well, their chances seemed to be not to good. Facher and Wölbert showed their true potential against the Top pilots from around the globe. The two locals finished ahead of reigning champion Darcy Ward who struggeld to finish seventh, on the last qualifing spot.

Serious business begins for Facher and Wölbert when they start in the 3 Round Finals on 17. July in Gdansk ( Polen ), 7. August in Daugavpils ( Latvia ) and in Pardubice on 2. October ( Czech Republic ).

Disappointing ended the evening for 2 other Devil´s riders. Max Dilger and P. Pawlicki failed to qualify from the other Semi in Krsko ( Slovenja ) Dilger ended up in 14. place while Pawlicki finished 12. The only chance for Pawlicki could be a Wild Card.

The FIM will announce the two Wild Card Riders 2 weeks before the first Final in Poland.

Speedway Junior in Krsko (SLO)

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:22:00 +0200

In the first semi-final of the FIM Speedway World Championship, at Matija Gubec Stadium in (Slovenia), fans witnessed the triumph of Bogdanovs Maksim (LAT).

The following riders will play the final
1. Bogdanovs Maksim (LAT)
2. Hauggard Patrick (DEN)
3. Tarasenko Vadim (RUS)
4. Dudek Patryk (PL)
5. Laguta Artem (RUS)
6. Kus Matej (CZ)
7. Pavlic Jurica (HR)

Ellermühle instead of South Africa!

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:09:00 +0200

While the whole world of sport seem to have their focus put on the Soccer World Cup in S. A. - there is another highlight of speedway taking place in the heart of Lower Bavaria.

The Speedway World U 21 Semifinal arrives at the Ellermühle Stadium in Landshut on Sat. 26. June at 8 PM.

3 German riders compete with the world´s top riders for the right to make it to the Finals. Despite the Soccer World Cup in S. A. the speedway supporters turn their attention to Landshut where the best young speedway riders are competing for their right to get to the Final. In recent weeks riders from all over the world raced in various Qualifing rounds to get to Landshut. The first name is the defending Champion Darcy Ward ( AUS ) who rode for Landshut Devils in last years German League.

Riders from 11 countries, among them A.Mroczka, M. Janowski ( POL ) and M. Vaculik are all favourites to qualify for the Final(s).The other Devils riders Max Dilger and P. Pawlicki are in the other Semi in Krsko ( SLO ).

Güstrow and Edinburgh rider Kevin Wölbert and Olching´s Frank Facher know the track well enough to be considerd for a Final ticket.

Fans from all over Germany and from other European countries are expected to join the speedway party.

Jurica Pavlic wins at home

Thu, 20 May 2010 16:11:00 +0200

Jurica pavlic won at home in Gorican (Croatia). The race was planned to be held on 15.05 but due to the heavy rain conditions, the race was postponed to the 17.05.

The 2009 FIM Under 21 Speedway World Champion Darcy Ward finished second in front of Matej Kus (CZE) Maciej Janowski (POL) and another australian rider Justin Sedgmen. The Russian Andriy Kudryashov won the Run-off and Scored 7 (+3) points. Due to the heavy rain conditions the race was stopped after the heat 16.

The next stages will be held Krsko (SLO) and Landshut (GER) for the two FIM Speedway Under 21 Wolrd Championship Semi-Finals

Speedway Under 21: Mroczka

Mon, 17 May 2010 10:20:00 +0200

Artur Mroczka has won the third qualifying round in Gdańsk. The Pole finished the meeting with 14 points. It could be a maximum result, but Mroczka got defeated by the Russian supersensation – Vadim Tarasenko, who finished on podium with 12 points just behind his fellow countryman, Artem Laguta (13 points). Barely 16 years old Tarasenko is family-related to Laguta (he is his nephew) and surely has the speedway talent in his genes.

Joe Haines from Great Britain, Kalle Katajisto from Finland and Anton Rosen from Sweden are the others who placed in the top six and got promotion to U 21 World Championship semi-finals. Rosen had to race against Eric Pudel from Germany in the extra heat – both riders had 9 points after five heats. The Swede was faster and placed 6th in Gdańsk.

Despite a great meeting for Mroczka, the performance of other Poles was a real disappointment for the local fans. Gdańsk's home boy Damian Sperz finished 12th with only 4 points and Adrian Szewczykowski finished 9th with 8 points.

Unable to start in the competition was Ukraine's Andriy Kobrin who was replaced by the first Reserve Rider, Marcel Szymko.

Full results:

1. Artur Mroczka 14 (3,3,3,2,3)
2. Artem Laguta 13 (3,2,2,3,3)
3. Vadim Tarasenko 12 (3,3,1,3,2)
4. Joe Haines 11 (1,2,3,2,3)
5. Kalle Katajisto 10 (3,1,3,1,2)
6. Anton Rosen 9+3 (2,1,2,2,2)
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7. Eric Pudel 9+2 (1,3,2,3,f/x)
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8. Adrian Szewczykowski 8 (1,3,0,3,1)
9. Sam Masters 7 (0,2,2,0,3)
10. (R1) Marcel Szymko 6 (2,0,1,2,1)
11. Kyle Hughes 5 (2,0,0,1,2)
12. Damian Sperz 4 (0,1,3,f/x,ef)
13. Tyson Nelson 4 (2,f,1,f,1)
14. Serhiy Borisenko 3 (f,2,1,f/x,0)
15. Vaclav Milik 3 (1,0,0,1,1)
16. Michal Dudek 1 (0,1,0,0,0)
17. Andriy Kobrin DNS
18. (R2) Emil Pulczyński DNS

Speedway U21 in Gdansk

Tue, 11 May 2010 11:11:00 +0200

Gdańsk seems to be lucky for Artur Mroczka. The Poole Pirates' sensation has won the Polish Final in April and now he is back fighting the international level. Artur is surely the main candidate to win in Gdańsk making his road to the 2010 FIM Speedway Under 21World Championship Semi-Finals.

Mroczka will have tough opponents in his countrymen Adrian Szewczykowski and Damian Sperz. Gdańsk is a home track for Sperz who will try to use this advantage and should be able to make the podium. In Polish Final he finished third just behind Mroczka and Maciej Janowski.

Track in Gdańsk is familiar also to Ukraine's Andriy Kobrin who has been starting for the local club together with Sperz for a few years. Experience of the track should make a great advantage, considering the fact the most of the riders will start in Gdańsk for the first time.

Keep eyes on Russian's Artem Laguta who had some occasions to ride in Gdańsk during the league visits from Daugavpils.

Gdańsk is hosting on of the 2010 FIM Speedway Under 21World Championship
Finals along with Daugavpils and Pardubice.

2010 FIM Speedway Under 21World Championship QR 3 - Gdansk (Poland) 15.05.2010 - Starting List I

1. Artur Mroczka PZM Poland
2. Anton Rose´n SVEMO Sweden
3. Adrian Szewczykowski PZM Poland
4. Sam Masters MA Australia
5. Andriy Kobrin FMU Ukraine
6. Artem Laguta MFR Russia
7. Michal Dudek ACCR Czech Republic
8. Eric Pudel DMSB Germany
9. Joe Haines ACU Great Britain
10. Tyson Nelson MA Australia
11. Serhiy Borisenko FMU Ukraine
12. Kalle Katajisto SML Finland
13. Damian Sperz PZM Poland
14. Vadim Tarasenko MFR Russia
15. Kyle Hughes ACU Great Britain
16. Vaclav Milik ACCR Czech Republic
17. Kamil Fleger PZM Poland (Reserve rider)
18. Marcel Szymko PZM Poland (Reserve rider)

Photo Credit: Slawomir Zylak

2010 FIM Speedway Under 21 World Championship Qualifying Round 1

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:02:00 +0200

The winner of the first qualifying round of the 2010 season was the Slovakian rider Martin Vaculik. It was the second time in 20 years that a FIM Speedway meeting took place at the Anton-Treffer-Stadium in Neustadt/Donau.

The show was magnificent!

Martin Vaculik from Slovakia came first. Przemyslaw Pawlicki,Poland took second place. And the third place went to Frank Facher, Germany. The Under 21 riders had a very good event. There have been no accidents and no injuries.

About 3000 spectators saw these great heats with the best weather conditions possible.

There was great sportsmanship and all the officials were satisfied with the level of organization and the actual running of the meeting.

FIM Speedway Under 21World Championship - Neustadt Donau

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:09:00 +0200

Qualifying Round 1 – Neustadt Donau (Germany) 25.04.2010 - Starting List I

The following riders have been declared and the draw made for this event:

Starting N°   Rider's name & first name   FMN   Country
1   TCUKANOV, Kiril   FMU   Ukraine
2   TABAKA, József   MAMS   Hungary
3   SKIDMORE, Hugh   MA   New Zealand
4   FACHER, Frank   DMSB   Germany
5   SLAWOMIR, Musielak   PZM   Poland
6   MILÍK, Václav   ACCR   Czech Republic
7   VACULÍK, Martin   SMF   Slovakia
8   GAPPMAIER, Daniel   OeAMTC   Austria
9   LŐRINCZ, Attila   MAMS   Hungary
10   GIRUCKIS, Vjaceslavs   LaMSF   Latvia
11   DILGER, Max   DMSB   Germany
12   HÁDEK, Michael   ACCR   Czech Republic
13   PAWLICKI, Przemyslaw   PZM   Poland
14   FINCH, Dale   MNZ   New Zealand
15   KARAVACKIS, Jevgenijs   LaMSF   Latvia
16   HUCKENBECK, Kai   DMSB   Germany

Reserve rider 17   Hofmann, Michell   DMSB   Germany
Reserve rider 18   Helfer, Dennis   DMSB   Germany

Bridger turns to Polish outfit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:31:00 +0100

Great Britain rider Lewis Bridger is in talks with Polish club Czestochowa in the hope of getting more Ekstraliga outings next year.

The Sussex-born British U-21 champion appeared in just four meetings for the Lions in 2009.

He claims he was promised 15, and with two-thirds of a three-year contract still to run, Bridger is seeking assurances things will be better in the future.

Bridger, 20, told www.speedwaygp.com: "You can't ever guarantee anything in Poland - they make their rules up as they go along.

"But I need to be racing out there next year, and I'll make that clear when I go out there in the next couple of weeks.

"If I sit down with Czestochowa and they say 'you will definitely have the 15 meetings', I'll want to know the dates and the time I'm out there straightaway."

Australian kid takes the golden medal!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:31:00 +0200

Croatia hosted final FIM Speedway U21 World championship on 3rd of October on the magnificient stadium Millennium!

As there is only one golden medal and one highest place on the rostrum, it was won by Australian 17-year old Darcy Ward. In 5 heats he won 13 points which was enough to become best U21 rider in the world for the year 2009. Croatian star Jurica Pavlic had tough job on his home track; cheered by 4000 fans, he won silver medal in a fantastic additional heat with Patrick Hougaard and Tai Woffinden. It was one of the best heats of the match where Patrick and Jurica fought for the 1st place in all 4 laps! The crowd was on their feet whole race, cheering these youngsters in their aim to give their best on th big final meeting!

Nice and warm weather made really nice atmosphere with fans coming from Poland, Denmark, Great Britain to support their favourites.

The Final goes to Croatia!

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:37:00 +0200

The Final of the 2009 FIM Speedway U21 World Championship will be held on the Croatian "Millenium Stadium" on the 3rd of October. Donji Kraljevec is the destination of many speedway fans all over Europe, as there will be riders from 9 European countries competing. The 305 m long track offers passing and great racing, so a tough final for youngsters between the ages of 16 and 21 are expected.

Practice will be held the day before, as the race is scheduled on Saturday at 15:00 h, so the riders would have time to relax and prepare themselves for the most important race of their season – the big final.

An attendance of a couple of thousand people is expected to support their favourite riders. The local hero Jurica Pavlic has a tought job on his hands – to satisfy the expectations of all of his fans and win the championship. Will he manage to win the title in Croatia, or will there be some other national anthem playing at the end of the day – find out on October 3rd.

Here is the list of the riders:

1 Michal Mitko    PZM Poland
2 Nicolai Klindt DMU Denmark
3 Jurica Pavlic    HMS Croatia
4 Ludvig Lindgren SVEMO Sweden
5 Patrick Hougaard    DMU Denmark
6 Simon Gustafsson SVEMO Sweden
7 Tai Woffinden     ACU Great Britain
8 Maciej Janowski PZM Poland
9 Darcey Ward    MA Australia
10 Grzegorz Zengota PZM Poland
11 Przemyslaw Pawlicki PZM Poland
12 Lewis Bridger    ACU Great Britain
13 Kenni Larsen DMU Denmark
14 Thomas H Jonasson   SVEMO Sweden
15 Artem Laguta    MFR Russia
16 Vjacheslavs Giruckis LaMSF Latvia

17 Linus Eklöf SVEMO Sweden (Reserve rider)
18 Wells Ricky AMA USA (Reserve rider)

Ballot - FIM Speedway Junior WC QR4 - Mseno (CZE)

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:20:00 +0200

Here is the line-up for the 2009 FIM Speedway Junior WC QR4 that will be
held in Mseno (CZE) on 16.05.2009.

Good luck to all these under 21 riders !

Here are the Czech riders (photos made by Vojtech Zavrel)

1-Renato Cvetko-HMS-Croatia
2-Matěj Kůs-ACCR-Czech Rep.
3-Sönke Petersen-DMSB-Germany
4-Vyacheslav Kazachuk -MFR-Russia
5-Aron Summers-MA-Australia
6-Michal Mitko-PZM-Poland
7-Nicki Barrett-DMU-Denmark
8-Filip Šitera-ACCR-Czech Rep.
9-Mateusz Lampkowski-PZM-Poland
10-Simon Lambert-ACU-Great Britain
11-Nikolai Klindt-DMU-Denmark
12-Hans-Peter Kulterer-OeAMTC-Austria
13-Kevin Wölbert-DMSB-Germany
14-Martin Gavenda-ACCR-Czech Rep.
15-Justin Sedgmen-MA-Australia
16-Artem Laguta -MFR-Russia
17-Michal Dudek-ACCR-Czech Rep. (Track reserve rider)
18-Pavel Fuksa-ACCR-Czech Rep. (Track reserve rider)

Ballot - FIM Speedway Junior WC Scandinavian QR5 - Elgane (NOR)

Tue, 12 May 2009 17:15:00 +0200

Here is the line-up for the 2009 FIM Speedway Junior WC Scandinavian QR5 that will be held in Elgane (NOR) on 24.05.2009.

Good luck to all these under 21 riders !

Here are the Norvegian riders

1-Niko Siltaniemi-SML-Finland
2-Lars Daniel Gunnestad-NMF-Norway
3-Patrick Hougaard-DMU-Denmark
4-Ludvig Lindgren-SVEMO-Sweden
5-Peter Kildemand-DMU-Denmark
6-Anton Rosén-SVEMO-Sweden
7-Thomas H Jonasson-SVEMO-Sweden
8-Rene Bach-DMU-Denmark
9-Kalle Katajisto-SML-Finland
10-Billy Forsberg-SVEMO-Sweden
11-Leon Madsen-DMU-Denmark
12-Teemu Lahti-SML-Finland
13-Linus Eklöf-SVEMO-Sweden
14-Kenni Larsen-DMU-Denmark
15-Anders Mellgren-SVEMO-Sweden
16-Peter Juul-DMU-Denmark
17-tba-NMF-Norway (Track reserve rider)
18-Lars Filip-NMF-Norway (Track reserve rider)

Ballot - FIM Speedway Junior WC QR2 - Krsko (SLO)

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:15:00 +0200

Here is the line-up for the 2009 FIM Speedway Junior WC QR2 that will be held in Krsko (SLO) on 16.05.2009.

Good luck to all these under 21 riders !

Here are the photos of the Slovenian riders: Matic VOLDRIH, Matija DUH, Aleksander (Sandi) ČONDA and Samo KUKOVICA.

1-Brendan Johnson-ACU-Great Britain
2-Matic Voldrih-AMZS-Slovenia
3-Mihailo Oneshko -FMU-Ukraine
4-Tobias Busch-DMSB-Germany
5-Jurica Pavlic-HMS-Croatia
6-Tamás Szilágyi-MAMS-Hungary
7-Patryk Pawlaszczyk-PZM-Poland
8-Szymon Kielbasa-PZM-Poland
9-Matija Duh-AMZS-Slovenia
10-Przemyslaw Pawlicki-PZM-Poland
11-Remih Aljosa -AMZS-Slovenia
12-Nikola Pigac-HMS-Croatia
13-Aleksander Conda-AMZS-Slovenia
14-Kiril Tcukanov -FMU-Ukraine
15-Paul Starke-ACU-Great Britain
16-Eric Pudel-DMSB-Germany
17-Samo Kukovica-AMZS-Slovenia (Track reserve rider)
18-Ladislav Vida -AMZS-Slovenia (Track reserve rider)

Ballot - FIM Speedway Junior WC QR3 - Rye House (GBR)

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:12:00 +0200

Here is the line-up for the 2009 FIM Speedway Junior WC QR3 that will be held in Rye House (GBR) on 17.05.2009.

Please discover the english squad (photos credited by Mike Patrick - www.mike-patrick.com)

Also in this meeting, Wim kennis from Belgium will try to qualify to the semi-finals.
Wim Kennis who now is 17 years of age started speedway 2 years ago on a 125cc bike. He immediatly won the 125cc class on his home track in Heusden-Zolder. The next year Wim switched to 500cc bikes and achieved the amazing result of getting 3rd place in the international class again on his home track in Heusden-Zolder. Wim rides for the local team of the Helzoldstars and also takes part in the Dutch speedway championship. Furthermore Wim races in clubmeetings in the Netherlands, Germany and England. On april the 4th Wim also took part in a European Under 19 round in Teterow, Germany.

Good luck to these young riders

1-Pawel Zmarzlik-PZM-Poland
2-Grant Tregoning-MNZ-New Zealand
3-Darcey Ward-MA-Australia
4-Lewis Bridger-ACU-Great Britain
5-Artur Mroczka-PZM-Poland
6-Wim Kennis-FMB-Belgium
7-Adam Kajoch-PZM-Poland
8-Tai Woffinden-ACU-Great Britain
9-Ricky Wells-AMA-USA
10-Pavol Pucko -ACCR-Czech Rep.
11-Kai Huckenbeck-DMSB-Germany
12-Joe Haines-ACU-Great Britain
13-Rob Mear-ACU-Great Britain
14-Jade Mudgeway-MNZ-New Zealand
15-Tim Gomez-AMA-USA
16-Kozza Smith-MA-Australia
17-Lee Smart-ACU-Great Britain (Track reserve rider)
18-Jamie Courtney-ACU-Great Britain (Track reserve rider)