one hell of a race

hillbilly
Profile picture for user hillbilly
Posts
9079
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Afton, TN US
hillbilly
Edited Date/Time 10/8/2015 1:33pm
http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/4510/video-torun-final-replay

Love this form of moto,

You can view all the finals,some are runaway but this one,
|
bonafide
Profile picture for user bonafide
Posts
63
Joined
11/6/2012
Location
MD US
bonafide 10/7/2015 9:14am
10/7/2015 9:14am
I could see me doing this.To bad there are no tracks in the Mid-Atlantic.
Outsider
Profile picture for user Outsider
Posts
10628
Joined
1/29/2009
Location
Huntington Beach, CA US
Outsider 10/7/2015 9:47am
10/7/2015 9:47am
MI-CHEAL BAST!!!!

Anyone remember that?

The Shop

See All »
Outsider
Profile picture for user Outsider
Posts
10628
Joined
1/29/2009
Location
Huntington Beach, CA US
Outsider 10/7/2015 9:50am
10/7/2015 9:50am
Those guys are badass
gt80rider
Profile picture for user gt80rider
Posts
7001
Joined
4/19/2008
Location
Boulder, CO US
gt80rider 10/7/2015 10:35am
10/7/2015 10:35am


SCR
Profile picture for user SCR
Posts
1107
Joined
12/10/2009
Location
CA US
SCR 10/7/2015 10:36am
10/7/2015 10:36am
Outsider wrote:
MI-CHEAL BAST!!!!

Anyone remember that?
Mike Bast, how about Sonny Nutter. Speedway in the 70s was big time Costa Mesa and ventura fairgrounds..
KMC440
Profile picture for user KMC440
Posts
7764
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
US
KMC440 10/7/2015 10:57am
10/7/2015 10:57am
Haha I went to school with Harlan Mikez brother. .. fun times. ..
Muscle-Milk-KTM 10/7/2015 11:06am
10/7/2015 11:06am
In my eyes Emil Sayfudinov is the best Speedway rider in the world at the moment. The reason he's not in GP's is because he's making more money racing for his clubs during the week plus he was stitched up financially by one of his sponsors.

This is way he's the best in the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Bc6ob-Cvo
jeffro503
Profile picture for user jeffro503
Posts
27629
Joined
7/22/2007
Location
St Helens, OR US
jeffro503 10/7/2015 11:09am
10/7/2015 11:09am
Oh yeah! The speedway guys are really fun to watch! Same as the TT and flat track guys...some border on insane. Very fun to watch indeed.
oldmotoyamaha14 10/7/2015 12:26pm
10/7/2015 12:26pm
At 79 years young Harlan Bast still races in Auburn, finished the season 2nd in Third Division point standings.

Find archived and live stream of GP's here. http://livestream.com/SpeedwayGP
With 15 of the greatest speedway riders in for the series plus a wild card at each round. The wild card is from the home country, sometimes on their home track, ranging from a young gun possibly an under 21 champion to former GP winners the #16 on the program can add to the thrilling races.

I believe this is the best motorsports show, excellent camera work and replays with great graphics and expert commentary. Some of the stadiums have a great atmosphere and with minimal commercials they will do some people watching. Poland. Sweden, Denmark, England, Latvia/ Slovenia, Czechoslovakia and all around the world the music of choice at intermission is generally American/English rock n roll.
oldmotoyamaha14 10/7/2015 12:41pm
10/7/2015 12:41pm Edited Date/Time 10/7/2015 12:50pm
The close racing can make for lots of respect between the riders but also some fierce rivalry's. This is the kind of line ups speedway fans see regularly. In this race during a regular Swedish League meeting you have Micheal Jepsen Jepsen former under 21 world champion, Chris Holder former world champ, Nicki Pederson 3-time world champ known for being a bit ruthless on the track and Greg Hancock 3-time champ nicknamed Grin and known to be tough but friendly racer. This race was a few months ago, he got a 10 day suspension for his "flying shoulder tackle" as described in the English speedway media.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDC_0Oruic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72fRHSS4xLM

This is why Nicki has the reputation he does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SUt2yrKtIk
uk125250
Profile picture for user uk125250
Posts
3947
Joined
10/4/2009
Location
Gnome AQ
uk125250 10/7/2015 12:44pm
10/7/2015 12:44pm
Best form of motorcycle racing to watch. Looks like a blast too.
roundtheoutside 10/7/2015 12:53pm
10/7/2015 12:53pm
I'm always following these GPs since forever. I attended lots of races over the years. My first trip to the US was something like a pilgramage to the main american speedway tracks because a lot of great champions came over to race europian leagues and I always wanted to see wehre they all grew up. Sam Ermolenko talked a lot about these tracks in his biography so I had to go there. I was so surprised how different it all was. Talked to Shawn maddog McConnell in Costa Mesa about his time in England back than and just had a great time. I'm a speedway fan.
Gringoe
Profile picture for user Gringoe
Posts
1586
Joined
4/12/2014
Location
MP
Gringoe 10/7/2015 1:24pm
10/7/2015 1:24pm
So as someone who is a novice to speedway who you just watched videos on YouTube for 20 minutes, it would appear fighting is encouraged not scorned? Lots of people fighting after the race, I like Moto better where they don't say anything and try to break their leg the next Moto.

Pretty entertaining though
JPT
Profile picture for user JPT
Posts
7209
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
Cedar Falls, IA US
JPT 10/7/2015 1:30pm
10/7/2015 1:30pm
Outsider wrote:
MI-CHEAL BAST!!!!

Anyone remember that?
SCR wrote:
Mike Bast, how about Sonny Nutter. Speedway in the 70s was big time Costa Mesa and ventura fairgrounds..
Both the Bast boys were fast.
Phillip_Lamb
Profile picture for user Phillip_Lamb
Posts
2059
Joined
12/14/2010
Location
ORANGEVALE, CA US
Phillip_Lamb 10/7/2015 2:26pm
10/7/2015 2:26pm
that was a lot of passing. Im kinda surprised at the spectator turnout too. that was a packed stadium
JB 19
Profile picture for user JB 19
Posts
4332
Joined
3/8/2009
Location
Marion, OH US
JB 19 10/7/2015 5:57pm
10/7/2015 5:57pm
Sometimes they show speedway ice racing on cbs sports from Czechoslovakia. Pretty hardcore.

Pit Row

See All »
GeorgiePorgie 10/7/2015 8:04pm
10/7/2015 8:04pm
How he hell did Emil keep that bike upright on all that loose dirt. He was way higher than the cushion!!! That's amazing.
jemcee
Profile picture for user jemcee
Posts
12763
Joined
8/11/2008
Location
AU
jemcee 10/8/2015 12:59am
10/8/2015 12:59am
I've only just started watching Speedway this year (since I've got paytv) but I'm all about it.. exciting, quick races, plenty of passing, noisy fans.. good shit
Muscle-Milk-KTM 10/8/2015 4:10am
10/8/2015 4:10am
jemcee wrote:
I've only just started watching Speedway this year (since I've got paytv) but I'm all about it.. exciting, quick races, plenty of passing, noisy fans.. good...
I've only just started watching Speedway this year (since I've got paytv) but I'm all about it.. exciting, quick races, plenty of passing, noisy fans.. good shit
Plus at the GP's, smoking hot grid girls Woohoo Woohoo
hillbilly
Profile picture for user hillbilly
Posts
9079
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Afton, TN US
hillbilly 10/8/2015 6:21am
10/8/2015 6:21am
I think they still use alky as fuel,my choice, and what kicks American flatracks ass is no brakes,no gears and ultra light chassis.

I recall being at the speedway races in Daytona 74 at the highschool track. I think at that time they added nitro to the fuel and the engine was a total loose oil system. One bike had the fuel oil mix somehow and it blew the engine cases out like a grenade.
roundtheoutside 10/8/2015 7:23am
10/8/2015 7:23am
hillbilly wrote:
I think they still use alky as fuel,my choice, and what kicks American flatracks ass is no brakes,no gears and ultra light chassis. I recall being...
I think they still use alky as fuel,my choice, and what kicks American flatracks ass is no brakes,no gears and ultra light chassis.

I recall being at the speedway races in Daytona 74 at the highschool track. I think at that time they added nitro to the fuel and the engine was a total loose oil system. One bike had the fuel oil mix somehow and it blew the engine cases out like a grenade.
Speedway bikes run with nothing but methanol and castor oil. These loose oil systems disappeared in the early 80s als far as I know but I remember them as well. The clutch still runs completely dry. As for the brakes, there's no need for them. The bike just stabilizes through the drift. It's crazy and it has not a lot in common with riding a motorbike. If you ever have the opportunity to ride one, do it. Once you've figured it out it's a lot of fun.
oldmotoyamaha14 10/8/2015 12:31pm
10/8/2015 12:31pm
The Grand Prix series has been going for about 20 years previously the world championship was decided in one meeting. In 1982 Bruce Penhall came to the Los Angeles Coliseum and successfully defended his 1981 title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuF9BWpEDXo

He won the 1981 title with a couple of great last lap passes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KmwTbrolwU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvb3kDJpR1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBr9fArvAfw
tvo314
Profile picture for user tvo314
Posts
776
Joined
5/9/2009
Location
ID US
tvo314 10/8/2015 1:33pm
10/8/2015 1:33pm
bonafide wrote:
I could see me doing this.To bad there are no tracks in the Mid-Atlantic.
What island/ship do you live on?

Post a reply to: one hell of a race