2009 Speedway World Cup Event 2
The FIM Tobet Speedway World Cup – Event 2 was the second meeting of the 2009 Speedway World Cup tournament. It took place on 13 July 2009 in the East of England Showground in Peterborough, Great Britain.[1][2][3]
The meeting was won by the Polish team and they qualified directly for the World Cup Final in Leszno, Poland. Australia and host team Great Britain qualified for the Race-Off. The last placed team, Slovenia, were knocked out of the competition.[4]
Results
As a Teams Declared[5] was two changes. Pole Sebastian Ułamek (who broke a shoulder blade riding in the Swedish Elitserien) was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak. Polish manager Marek Cieślak said: I watched the Polish Championship semi-final where Krzysztof scored 13 points. He also had a very good performance in the Polish Ekstraliga before that.[6] Injured was Australian Rory Schlein, who broke a collarbone and wrist in the British Elite League. Teenage Darcy Ward was an option, but he was injured also.[7] Schlein will be replaced by Davey Watt.[8]
It will be a SWC debut for five riders: two the British Lewis Bridger and Daniel King, one Pole Adrian Miedziński and two Slovenian riders Aleksander Čonda and Maks Gregorič.
Heat details
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
T - exclusion for touching the tapes •
X - other exclusion •
E - retired or mechanical failure •
F - fell
Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
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gate A – inside
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gate B
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gate C
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gate D – outside
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Heat after heat
- Žagar, Gollob, Sullivan, Kennett
- Watt, Kasprzak, Bridger, Štojs
- Adams, Harris, Protasiewicz, Šantej
- Miedziński, Holder, Woffinden, Gregorič
- Hampel, Crump, King, Čonda
- King, Sullivan, Miedziński, Šantej
- Hampel, Watt, Kennett, Gregorič
- Adams, Bridger, Gollob, Čonda
- Holder, Žagar, Kasprzak, Harris
- Crump, Protasiewicz, Woffinden, Štojs
- Protasiewicz, Bridger, Sullivan, Gregorič
- Harris (6 pts), Miedziński, Watt, Čonda
Harris as Joker.
- Hampel, Adams, Woffinden, Žagar (M)
Žagar excluded - delayed the start.
- Gollob, King, Holder, Štojs
- Crump, Kasprzak, Kennett, Šantej
- Sullivan, Hampel, Harris, Čonda
- Gollob, Watt, Woffinden, Žagar (0 pts)
Žagar as Joker.
- Kasprzak, King, Adams, Gregorič
- Protasiewicz, Holder, King, Čonda
- Crump, Zagar, Miedziński, Bridger
- Kasprzak, Čonda, Woffinden, Sullivan
- Zagar, Watt, Protasiewicz, King (E/start)
- Miedziński, Adams, Kennett, Štojs
- Hampel, Holder, Bridger, Šantej
- Crump, Harris, Gregorič, Gollob (M)
Gollob excluded due to delaying the start.
See also
References
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