SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS

MFR

Team Manager: Andrei Savin

Riders: Emil Sayfutdinov, Artem Laguta, Evgenii Saidullin

HAT-Pull a fast one on HEROES

Led by Emil Sayfutdinov who skippered MFR to back-to-back wins in 2018 and 2019, MFR made it 3 wins from iii starts to maintain the nation'southward enviable unbeaten record in the FIM Speedway of Nations, staged this yr at Lublin in Poland in the middle of October.

It was by no means a certainty for the MFR squad, nonetheless, that featured 1 alter from the victorious line-up from the two previous years with Evgenii Saidullin replacing Gleb Chugunov.

Heavy rain acquired runway conditions to deteriorate to the point that racing came to a premature cease later fifteen heats. With the scores taken from the offset fourteen heats later all 7 competing nations had contested four races each, the MFR were tied with Poland on 20-iii points apiece, simply retained the title – and condemned the Poles to second for the second successive twelvemonth – thanks to their caput-to-head victory over the dwelling house side in heat eight.

The Poles had been at the sharp end of the action throughout, though their fate was sealed in heat xiii when Sayfutdinov – despite his sight being impaired by the torrential rain – squeezed around Australia'southward helm Jason Doyle to score vital points.

Sayfutdinov ended the issue as joint top-scorer on fifteen points with Poland's newly-crowned FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Champion Bartosz Zmarzlik as Denmark raced to third on 19 after winning a tie-break from neighbours Sweden.

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Riders: Artem Laguta, Emil Sayfutdinov, Gleb Chugunov
Team Manager: Andrei Savin

RUSSIA SPEED INTO HISTORY BOOKS

Russian federation enjoyed the perfect defense force of the FIM Speedway of Nations championship they won for the commencement time in Wroclaw last year, bankroll it up with a second straight success, although this time on home shale on a memorable weekend in Togliatti. Emil Sayfutdinov joined forces with Artem Laguta and U21 entry Gleb Chugunov to fly the Russian flag at the outstanding purpose-built Anatoly Stepanov Stadium in the first speedway World final ever staged in the land.

The trio had to overcome a star-studded field that included the likes of World number two Bartosz Zmarzlik and Maciej Janowski of Poland, Australia's 2017 FIM Speedway Grand Prix Globe Champion Jason Doyle, Sweden's World number three Fredrik Lindgren and Leon Madsen of Kingdom of denmark. In all, vii of the Earth's leading nations were represented, with Deutschland and Great Britain as well taking part.

Sayfutdinov was in elevation grade for the Russians, scorching to seventeen points on Saturday and fourteen on Lord's day, although it was not enough to deny Poland summit spot on the overall score chart as they qualified automatically for the Thousand Final on forty-7. Russia faced Australia in the last qualifier and despite Doyle winning the race, second and third for Laguta and Sayfutdinov was enough to send them through due to their superior points tally in the heats. The Russians then out-trapped and defeated Poland in the thousand final, with a 5-ane scoreline sparking euphoric scenes.

Poland were forced to settle for silvery, despite topping the scores over ii days and Zmarzlik dropping merely ane point over twelve heats, whilst Australia secured the nation's showtime medal in a World team event since 2014 with statuary.

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Riders: Artem Laguta, Emil Sayfutdinov, Gleb Chugunov
Team Director: Andrei Savin

Russian federation SPEEDWAY INTO HISTORY BOOKS

Track racing history was made in June when the start ever FIM Speedway of Nations took identify at three famous venues around Europe, every bit fifteen countries lined-upwardly in the ultimate exam of team riding. Germany, Denmark, Russian federation, Republic of latvia, United states, Slovenia and the Ukraine competed in 'Race Off 1' in Teterow, Federal republic of germany, with Manchester's National Speedway Stadium staging 'Race Off 2' as Great Britain welcomed Australia, Sweden, Czech Republic, France, Italy and Finland. Three teams from each 'Race Off' would head to the Finals in Wroclaw to take on host nation Poland in a golden medal showdown at the Olympic Stadium.

With Germany, Russian federation and Kingdom of denmark progressing from Teterow and Australia, Sweden and Great britain making it through from Manchester, Poland boss Marek Cieslak picked a strong line-up of hometown hero Maciej Janowski and world number 2 Patryk Dudek to take them on in an epic last. Nonetheless, it was the Lions who took the early reward on the opening night, with Tai Woffinden blazing to an incredible 18-indicate maximum on his home rails, while British Nether-21 champion Robert Lambert's terrific trapping earned him seven. With Poland in a disappointing 6th place and 10 points adrift, it was Russia that posed the biggest threat to the Brits going into the Yard Final, with Artem Laguta having acme-scored on 17 to proceed them inside two points of the leaders.

Laguta was given strong redundancy from squad-mate Emil Sayfutdinov in the Grand Final, as the pair saw off Woffinden and Lambert respectively to make history with Russia's first senior world title of whatsoever kind on the shale – individual or team. Meanwhile a resurgent Janowski and Dudek took the statuary medal for Poland.