2010 Speedway World Cup Event 2

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2010 FIM Speedway World Cup – Event 2
Information
Date26 July 2010
City King's Lynn
Event2 of 4 (41)
RefereeChristian Froschauer
Jury PresidentAndrzej Grodzki
Stadium details
Stadium Norfolk Arena
Length342 m
Trackspeedway track
SWC Results
Best Time Flag of Australia.svg Chris Holder
59.94 secs (in Heat 1)
WinnerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain - 51 pts
Runner-upFlag of Australia.svg  Australia - 48 pts
3rd placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden - 40 pts
4th placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland - 14 pts

The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the second race of the 2010 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 26 July 2010 at the Norfolk Arena in King's Lynn, England. [1] [2]

The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the tenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place between 24 July and 31 July 2010, although re-stagings due to adverse weather meant that it finally took place between 25 July and 1 August, and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the finals and two qualification rounds were held in May 2010 to determine the final two places.

Kings Lynn Stadium

King's Lynn Stadium, also known as the Adrian Flux Arena and previously as the Norfolk Arena, is a short oval stadium situated to the south of King's Lynn on Saddlebow Road in Norfolk County, England. It currently hosts BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Car Racing, Banger Racing, motorcycle speedway and is also a former greyhound racing track.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

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Results

The event was won by host team Great Britain who scored 51 points. Australia (48 points, without injury former three-time World Champion Jason Crump, former captain Leigh Adams, Ryan Sullivan [3] ) and Sweden (40 points, without injury star Andreas Jonsson) goes into the Race-off. Finland (14 points) were knocked out of the competition, but were classified 7th place in World Cup, beating Czech Republic (8 points in Event 1). [4] [5]

Jason Crump Australian speedway rider

Jason Philip Crump is an Australian former international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.

Leigh Adams Australian speedway rider

Leigh Scott Adams is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion. He also won a record 10 Australian Solo Championships, four Australian Under-21 Championships, the 1992 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, and was the 1986 Australian Under-16 Champion.

Ryan Sullivan Australian speedway rider

Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan is a retired Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider who has won the Australian senior, Under-21, and Under-16 championships during his career. Sullivan achieved a career best third in the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix, winning two of the ten Grand Prix run during the year.

It was the Speedway World Cup debut for three riders: Darcy Ward of Australia (8 pts), Magnus Zetterström of Sweden (5 pts) and Timo Lahti of Finland (0 pts).

Darcy Ward Australian speedway rider

Darcy Stephen Ward is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Australian Under-21 Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 World Under-21 Championships. His career was ended by spinal injuries sustained in a crash in 2015.

Magnus Zetterström Swedish speedway rider

Hans Magnus Zetterström is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League, having previous been with Poole Pirates. Zetterström became European Champion in 2002 and won the Premier League Riders Championship in 2006. In 2008 he became the Swedish Champion.

Pos.National teamPts.
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 40
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14

Heat details

PlacingTeam / Rider NameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516171819202122232425
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

512358111316192121232427303233363841424545454851
(1) Scott Nicholls 1423333
(2) Lee Richardson 1012223
(3) Tai Woffinden 72F2x230
(4) Simon Stead 73211Fx
(5) Chris Harris (c)1333313
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

4836911131618202121242728293234363739414243454648
(1) Chris Holder 1232322
(2) Davey Watt (c)1132321
(3) Troy Batchelor 1131322
(4) Rory Schlein 62F3121
(5) Darcy Ward 823111
PlacingTeam / Rider NameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516171819202122232425
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

40023345551114151517192023242728313134373940
(1) Fredrik Lindgren 14Fx6J233
(2) Jonas Davidsson 14232313
(3) Antonio Lindbäck 611112
(4) Magnus Zetterström (c)5001301
(5) Daniel Nermark 110Fx--
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

14000111233557777777771113141414
(1) Timo Lahti 0Fx000-
(2) Joonas Kylmäkorpi 901204J2
(3) Juha Hautamäki 201001
(4) Kauko Nieminen (c)110000
(5) Tero Aarnio 202000
PlacingTeam / Rider NameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112131415161718192021222324 25

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:
gate A – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

Heat after heat

  1. [59.94] Holder, Nicholls, Lahti (Fx), Lindgren (Fx)
  2. [60.03] Watt, Davidsson, Richardson, Kylmäkorpi
  3. [60.19] Batchelor, Woffinden, Lindbäck, Hautamäki
  4. [60.53] Stead, Schlein, Nieminen, Zetterström
  5. [59.22] Harris, Ward, Nermark, Aarnio
  6. [60.37] Ward, Stead, Lindbäck, Lahti
  7. [60.00] Harris, Holder, Kylmäkorpi, Zetterström
  8. [60.59] Nicholls, Watt, Hautamäki, Nermark
  9. [60.28] Lindgren (J), Richardson, Batchelor, Nieminen
  10. [60.60] Davidsson, Aarnio, Schlein (F), Woffinden (Fx)
  11. [61.47] Watt, Woffinden, Zetterström, Lahti
  12. [61.25] Batchelor, Kylmäkorpi, Stead, Nermark (Fx)
  13. [60.90] Harris, Lindgren, Schlein, Hautamäki
  14. [61.47] Nicholls, Davidsson, Ward, Nieminen
  15. [61.82] Holder, Richardson, Lindbäck, Aarnio
  16. [61.66] Davidsson, Batchelor, Harris, Lahti
  17. [61.72] Nicholls, Schlein, Lindbäck, Kylmäkorpi
  18. [62.34] Zetterström, Richardson, Ward, Hautamäki
  19. [62.22] Woffinden, Holder, Davidsson, Nieminen
  20. [61.53] Lindgren, Watt, Stead, Aarnio
  21. [63.22] Richardson, Kylmäkorpi (J), Schlein, Zetterström
  22. [62.37] Lindgren, Kylmäkorpi, Ward, Woffinden
  23. [62.50] Davidsson, Holder, Hautamäki, Stead (Fx)
  24. [61.31] Harris, Lindbäck, Watt, Nieminen
  25. [62.78] Nicholls, Batchelor, Zetterström, Aarnio

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. Retrieved 2010-06-16.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Teams declared" (PDF). fim-live.com. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  3. ↑ Crump, Adams and Sullivan were a Australia team members in all of the past World Cups
  4. ↑ "SWC Kings Lynn results" (PDF). pzm.pl. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Wielka Brytania niespodziewanie wygrywa półfinał DPŚ!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2010-07-26. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
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