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PREPARATIONS ON TRACK FOR EPIC FIM BRITISH SPEEDWAY GP IN CARDIFF

FIM Speedway global promoter Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and circuit builder Speed Sport are on track to deliver a much-improved racing surface for the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on September 2.Britain’s biggest indoor motorsport event returns to the Principality Stadium in just under two months, with Britain’s Dan Bewley bidding for back-to-back Cardiff wins after his heroic victory in 2022, with fellow GB stars Tai Woffinden and Robert Lambert also going for glory.Bewley defied some testing track conditions to top the podium last year, racing to victory in record-breaking temperatures, which presented unprecedented challenges to the track-building team.Organisers are doing everything possible in their efforts to bring fans a fantastic night of racing this season.With the Speedway GP series’ other temporary track at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy delivering some awesome action on May 13, Cardiff organisers are determined to replicate that success in the Welsh capital.Shale has undergone analysis at a laboratory in Newport to ensure it will deliver the highest standard of racing.It takes 3,500 tonnes of shale, seven days and a cumulative 400 hours of labour by the team to build the circuit, with the material transported to the Principality Stadium in 140 lorry loads.Two wheel-based loaders, two tracked excavators, one grader, two vibrating compactors, two tractors, two vibrating plates, one forklift and an experienced labour crew all work together within the confines of the Principality Stadium during track construction.Speed Sport’s Ole Olsen, a former three-time FIM Speedway world champion and a vastly-experienced track builder, is leading the construction of the circuit – a role he has fulfilled since Speedway GP first came to Cardiff in 2001, as well as at other SGP venues across the world.He said: “My team at Speed Sport and I know how much the FIM British Speedway GP means to riders, fans and everyone associated with the sport, and we are determined to deliver a great racetrack for the 2023 event.“We will be working to build a wider track and adding some material in 2023 to offer more passing opportunities, as well as constructing the track in layers and then packing them to ensure the racing surface remains stable.“We will make use of the data gained from the laboratory tests and as well as Speed Sport’s over 20 years of experience in building speedway tracks in some of the world’s best stadiums to ensure exciting racing for fans in Cardiff, plus viewers watching around the world.”lambert-bzmarzlik2731.jpg 229.42 KBFIM Speedway championships director Laura Manciet is also looking forward to a big night of Speedway GP World Championship motorsport in Cardiff.She said: “Delivering our fans a significantly better racetrack in Cardiff is a high priority for Warner Bros. Discovery Sports in 2023, and with the work and analysis we have done in cooperation with Speed Sport, I am confident fans will get the great racing they expect and deserve on September 2.“The atmosphere under the Principality Stadium roof is something you have to feel to believe and with our fanzone on City Hall Lawn from Saturday morning, fans can enjoy an action-packed day out and meet their racing heroes, as well as other speedway supporters from all over the world. I look forward to seeing everyone in Cardiff in less than two months!”Tickets for the FIM British Speedway GP are still available online. Book your place at Principality Stadium here NOW.Alternatively, tickets will be available ahead of the event from the Principality Stadium ticket office from 12:30 – 17:30 BST on Friday, September 1 and from 10:00 – 17:30 BST on Saturday, September 2.

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HJELMLAND & HENRIKSSON HANDED MALILLA TRACK RESERVE BERTHS

Local favourite Filip Hjelmland and FIM SGP2 rider Casper Henriksson have been named as track reserves to complete the Holmgrens Bil FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla line-up.Hjelmland, who races for Malilla club Dackarna in the Bauhaus Elitserien, dons the No.17 race jacket.Meanwhile, No.18 Henriksson will hope to get his shot in Speedway GP after racing to the KGHM FIM SGP2 of Poland – Gorzow final on June 23.The duo will be called into action if any of the main 16 riders are forced out of a heat due to injury, illness, a starting offence or other reasons.They join world No.4 and Swedish champion Fredrik Lindgren, 2022 FIM GP Challenge winner Kim Nilsson and this year’s Swedish Championship runner-up Jacob Thorssell, who earned the Malilla wild card and lines up at No.16.

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ELITSERIEN | WOFFY TOPS VASTERVIK SCORING AS THEY WIN IN KUMLA

Triple world champion Tai Woffinden racked up 12 points for Vastervik as they roared to a 48-42 win away to Indianerna in Sweden’s Bauhaus Elitserien on Wednesday.Woffinden collected two race wins and three second places, and it could have been more, but he hit the tapes in his final ride.Danish star Anders Thomsen continued his strong cameo appearance in the coastal club’s colours this week by bagging 11 paid 12, while Holmgrens Bil FIM Swedish Speedway GP wild card Jacob Thorssell stormed to 10 paid 13. French international David Bellego notched nine paid 10.Aussie ace Max Fricke led the Indians scoring on 14, with his compatriot Jason Doyle registering 10 paid 11. FIM SGP2 star Bartlomiej Kowalski scored six.Elsewhere, Latvian racer Andzejs Lebedevs bagged 12 points for Dackarna as the Malilla club saw off Lejonen 47-43 at the Skrotfrag Arena.He was supported by a 10-point haul from Australia’s Brady Kurtz, with GB star Dan Bewley notching nine, Denmark’s Rasmus Jensen scoring seven paid nine and world No.3 Maciej Janowski contributing five paid seven.Triple world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik topped the Lions scoring on 11, with Swedish star Oliver Berntzon tallying 10.In the day’s other meeting, France star Dimitri Berge accrued 11 points for Rospiggarna as they grabbed a 46-44 win over Piraterna in Hallstavik.Swedish racer Antonio Lindback notched nine, with Germany’s Kai Huckenbeck adding eight paid 11 and Finland’s Timo Lahti picking up eight paid nine.Polish rider Oskar Polis was Pirates’ top performer on 13, with Oskar Fajfer adding nine paid 11 and Piotr Pawlicki scoring a straight nine.

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KOWALSKI CLEARED AFTER CARBURETTORS PASS TEST

FIM SGP2 star Bartlomiej Kowalski hit back at accusations he turned up to race in a Bauhaus Elitserien match in Sweden with oversized carburettors after tests confirmed they were legal.The Polish racer, who competes for Indianerna and Polish side Wroclaw, had a number of carburettors impounded for testing ahead of the Kumla club’s trip to Vastervik on Tuesday night.While he was allowed to race in the meeting, scoring one point, social media was awash with rumours he had attempted to compete with an oversized carburettor, which could boost the engine’s performance.But these rumours were scotched by today’s tests, which proved Kowalski’s carburettors were the correct size and discovered the testing device used in Vastervik was smaller than required and measured the carburettors incorrectly.Posting on his Instagram stories, Kowalski hit out at those who rushed to judgement. He wrote: “It is always worth waiting patiently for the matter to be clarified. It is not worth attacking and accusing immediately. I was sure my gear was okay. I play fair. Now I'm clearing my head and moving on. Thank you to all those who believed in me and supported me.”A statement on the Indianerna official website confirmed: “Yesterday, Bartek Kowalski was accused of trying to use two faulty carburettors. “During the day, the club carried out a thorough further investigation where, among others, the manufacturer Mikael Blixt was consulted and where all the team's carburettors were measured with a three-point micrometre, which shows that Kowalski is innocent of having tried to cheat before yesterday's match.“The size of the carburettor must be 34mm, and the culprit in the drama was an incorrect measuring instrument in Västervik.“Permitted sizes are 34mm with a maximum difference of 0.1mm, i.e., 34.1mm. The measuring instrument yesterday was found to be exactly 33.997mm and the larger part that should handle the error difference which should be 34.1mm and was instead 34.021mm. All of Kowalski's carburettors measure: 34.051mm, 34.100mm, 33.960mm and 33.990mm.”Indians boss Peter Johansson also hit out at those who accused Kowalski of trying to gain an unfair advantage. He said: “I hope that everyone who falsely accused Kowalski and the club in general in text, word and deed takes an extra thought and waits for a person's opportunity to clear themselves before pointing fingers, regardless of whether they hold an official position in some club around the world or are sitting on a sofa in front of the TV.”

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ELITSERIEN | THOMSEN TALLIES 10 ON SWEDISH RETURN WITH VASTERVIK

Double Danish champion Anders Thomsen raced to 10 points on his Bauhaus Elitserien comeback for Vastervik as they triumphed 56-34 at home to Indianerna on Tuesday.With Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren and Denmark’s Mikkel Michelsen both unavailable for the match, Thomsen was drafted into the Vastervik squad by club boss Morgan Andersson.He will also race for the coastal club when they visit Indianerna for the return fixture on Wednesday night. Andersson confirmed: “We have searched the market as we face a very good team in the form of the Indians. We have managed to find a solution with Anders who will help us during the next week. He has represented Västervik before and has also had Kumla as his home track.“If nothing unforeseen happens, we will write Mikkel back in the squad next week as he will be more available for future matches.“We also want to take the opportunity to thank Anders for all the work he has done to successfully complete these competitions. A warm welcome!”Gleb Chugunov topped the Vastervik scoring with 11 points, while Denmark’s Mads Hansen scored nine paid 13 and triple world champion Tai Woffinden notched nine paid 12. Holmgrens Bil FIM Swedish Speedway GP wild card Jacob Thorssell scored six.Aussie icon Jason Doyle carried the visitors, scoring a sensational 16 paid 17 points, with Max Fricke adding five.The day’s other meeting between Piraterna and Rospiggarna was postponed due to rain, but the clubs will meet in Hallstavik on Wednesday. Alongside the Indianerna and Vastervik clash in Kumla, Malilla club Dackarna hosts Lejonen.

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PREPARATIONS ON TRACK FOR EPIC FIM BRITISH SPEEDWAY GP IN CARDIFF

HJELMLAND & HENRIKSSON HANDED MALILLA TRACK RESERVE BERTHS

ELITSERIEN | WOFFY TOPS VASTERVIK SCORING AS THEY WIN IN KUMLA

KOWALSKI CLEARED AFTER CARBURETTORS PASS TEST

ELITSERIEN | THOMSEN TALLIES 10 ON SWEDISH RETURN WITH VASTERVIK