INTERNATIONAL CYCLE SPEEDWAY FEDERATION NEWS
EIGHT POLISH CLUBS TO CONTEST EURO CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - posted 9 March 2010
The Polish Federation have confirmed that following clubs which have entered the 2010 Euro Club Championships: LKS Szawer Leszno, TSŻ Pekum Torun, GKS Orzeł Gniezno, MKS Śląsk Swietochlowice, ZKS Zielona Gora, PKS Wiraż Ostrow Wielkopolski, SFC Lwy Grada Czestochowa, OM Przystań Tarnow all of whom have undertaken to travel to the event on 1, 2 and 3 May at Bury. The BCF will confirm the British entry, once the advertised closing date has passed.
ICSF Secretary, Dave Murphy, has announced that the Polish Federation have offered to conduct the draw (on behalf of the ICSF) via 'live' internet link. Polish Federation President, Janusz Bak, has informed the ICSF that the Poles now have the technology to achieve this - allowing the World to witness International draws live via the internet. The Poles, and the ICSF, are well advanced with plans to use this technology for the 2010 European Individual Championship draws.
Murphy has also confirmed that a new rule applies for the Euro Club Championships allowing foreign riders to compete for a club which is not of their nationality. This on the provision that they are resident in the country of their designated club while not registered with any club in the country of their birth.
Spokesman-Online can reveal that Murphy has confirmed this will allow Lukasz Nowacki, who is resident in the Uk and registered with the BCF as a Leicester rider, to race for Leicester at Bury. This because he no longer has a Polish club contract for 2010 (ie since his Bydgosczc contract has now expired).
The ICSF secretary told Spokesman-Online "This provides an exciting opportunity for Lukasz to be rewarded for his loyalty to his adopted British club and become the first foriegn rider to represent a British club on the international stage".
ICSF SECRETARY EXPLAINS INTERNATIONAL FIXTURE PLANNING - posted 21 September 2009
ICSF secretary Dave Murphy answers the questions recently tabled, in Viewpoint, by Lukasz Nowacki:
The ICSF met at Findon (Adelaide) this year and with Polish, GB and Australian representation present, the following was confirmed:
2010 European Championships will be held in Poland - The Polish Federation are meeting this weekend (19 September) to decide the venue.
2010 European Club Championships will be held in Great Britain - The BCF are currently advertising for a staging venue.
Proposed dates:
Euro 2010 in Poland will be either third or fourth week in July (Polish Federation to confirm along with venue)
Euro Club 2010 in Great Britain will be staged May 1st-3rd (Saturday/Sunday/Monday)
2011 World Championships will be in Edenton, USA - (this decision was pending assurances requested from the Edenton club by the ICSF).
2013 World Championships will be in South Australia
Why are the European Championships in Poland? - Answer: Because Poland stated a preference for the Euro Championships and as it was agreed that, should Edenton be unable to stage the World Championships in USA, then the 2011 World's would be re-allocated to GB (hence affecting the decision to award the Euro 2010 to Poland).
Furthermore, the Euro Club championships are always well supported by Polish clubs when staged in GB and it was felt that, if the Club Championships were in Poland, there may not be sufficient support from British clubs to make the competition worthwhile.
The ICSF can now confirm that the 2010 World Championships will take place in Edenton USA - a decision initially made in 2007 and known to all International Federations, although some doubts were raised after the USA failed to compete in the 2009 World Cup. Edenton have since provided required assurances of their capability to stage the event, with a comprehensive schedule of their plans (this will be made public in the very near future).
With the 2013 World Championships scheduled for Australia, this does mean than Great Britain will not have opportunity to stage World Championships until 2015 or the European Championships until 2012. However, the BCF and staging club will have an oportunity to provide a memorable Euro Club event next year (as a follow-up to the memorable weekend of racing staged in Leicester last year).
ICSF decisions are made, via a democratic voting process, by the representives from each of the member nations - ie BCF, Polish Federation, South Australian Council and USA (Edenton). As ICSF secretary, my role is to facilitate such meetings and communicate the outcome - these communications are primarlily to the members nations, although you will find that the meeting minutes have been published with the ICSF section on Spokesman-online.
Dave Murphy
ICSF Secretary.
