SGP2 CHAMPION PRZYJEMSKI: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
SGP2 champion Wiktor Przyjemski pledged to keep working in his quest to join the elite club of double FIM Speedway Under-21 world champions in 2025.The Lublin star, who is currently at a training camp with the Polish national team in Malta, became the country’s latest SGP2 champion, sealing the title in Torun last September.While Przyjemski must re-qualify for the series like every other rider this year, he would love to join Emil Sayfutdinov, Darcy Ward, Maksym Drabik and Mateusz Cierniak in the exclusive club of riders, who have won junior speedway’s biggest prize twice.Despite topping the standings in 2024, he’s determined to raise his level again in his quest to retain the crown. He told Polski Zuzel TV: “There are always many things to improve, especially for me, and I know that. “This season was successful for me. I showed that I can also ride on more difficult tracks. However, we are constantly working to get better. It will not be an easy title defence, but in speedway everything is possible.”Asked if he was concerned about being the rider everyone will want to beat in SGP2 this year, he replied: “I don't think about it that way. I am the same rider I was. I try to continue to win races and give 100 percent.”Przyjemski, who also won a third straight SON2 gold medal with his country and lifted the 2024 PGE Ekstraliga title with Lublin, would love to build on his SGP2 success and take his place in the Speedway GP series one day.He added: “It certainly wouldn't be easy, but I think it would be a great adventure and learning experience for me to compete with the best in the world and that's how I approach it. But the time will come someday.”
DANISH DEBUT FOR SZOSTAK
Polish young gun Sebastian Szostak will line up for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway as he makes his debut in the Danish Speedwayligaen this season.The 2024 SGP2 star, who finished third at the series opener in Malilla, raced to eighth place in the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship, but was denied the chance to fight for a medal after crashing out during the semi-finals at round two in Riga last August.The Ostrow rider, who will also race for Indianerna in Sweden and Czech club Slany, was gutted he couldn’t end his junior career with an SGP2 podium, but he hopes racing for SES can help him start his senior career in style.He said: “I think I would have ended up on the SGP2 podium if the accident hadn’t happened in Riga, but it was also my last season in the under-21s, so I’m looking towards new goals.“I have heard that SES is a very professional team that has been at the top of the Danish league for four years. I am very curious to train on the famous SGP track at the Vojens Speedway Center.“It is good for a young rider to gain experience with other types of tracks, and I thank the SES management for showing their trust in me. It is a great honour.”
BRITISH DEBUT FOR GUSTS
Latvian shooting star Francis Gusts makes his British racing debut in 2025 after completing the Oxford Spires side.Gusts competes in the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership for the first time after racing four straight seasons in SGP2 – the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship. He took seventh spot in the series last year, with his best performance coming in 2021, when he was sixth. He was also part of the Wroclaw team that finished second in the 2024 PGE Ekstraliga.The Riga-born racer lines up with Wroclaw teammate Maciej Janowski at Cowley, as well as two-time Australian champion Rohan Tungate, former Speedway GP winner Peter Kildemand, former British champion Charles Wright, German international Erik Riss and rising star Luke Killeen.Once again, Oxford will enter teams into all of British speedway’s three leagues – the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership, the Cab Direct Championship and the WSRA National Development League.Boss Jamie Courtney is pleased to have completed his team building by bringing Gusts to Britain. He told the club’s website: “This has been the longest winter trying to finalise the three teams.“At the end of October last year we believed that the Spires team was in place. However, a couple of unexpected complications meant that I had to go back to the drawing board.“I have worked day and night to find the right seven riders for Oxford. In the end, I am delighted to have signed Francis.“He is young and enthusiastic, exciting to watch and is someone destined for good things in this sport. Most importantly, he wants to be a part of what we are creating at Oxford.“We have two riders on assessed averages which always makes team building tricky. But I am confident that come the end of April, the true strength of this team will be obvious to everyone.”
KRAWCZYK MAKES MALILLA SWITCH
Polish Under-21 champion Jakub Krawczyk has completed a move to Swedish side Dackarna.The 2024 SGP2 rider makes the move to Malilla from their Bauhaus Elitserien rivals Piraterna. He will also race for Wroclaw in Poland’s PGE Ekstraliga and Danish club Grindsted.Dackarna boss Rikard Kling is backing the rider, who reached the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga final, to progress.He said: “Jakub has the will and drive to constantly develop and perform better. The sports group is very pleased with how the team is taking shape. Jakub will come into the group with exactly the right energy. Now there is only one place left to fill, and we know exactly what we are looking for. We are building a squad where all riders can replace each other in the line-up. That way, we will be less vulnerable if something unexpected should happen.”Elsewhere, Swedish youngster Alfred Aberg has been promoted into Indianerna’s Bauhaus Elitserien squad for 2025.
KRAWCZYK PENS DANISH DEAL
Polish SGP2 star Jakub Krawczyk makes his Danish Speedwayligaen debut with Grindsted in 2025.Krawczyk lined up in this year’s SGP2 series, finishing ninth in the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship and finishing fourth in the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga.The Wroclaw rider helped his Polish club reach the PGE Ekstraliga play-off final and is now set to test himself in Denmark.The 20-year-old said: “I am very happy to have joined Grindsted in the Danish league. I believe it will help me grow further and become an even better rider. “I’m excited to learn new things and gain experience on tracks I’ve never had the chance to ride before. I can’t wait for the 2025 season, which will be a new and exciting challenge for me.”Krawczyk is also setting his sights on a return to the SGP2 line-up next year. He added: “My main goals for the upcoming season are to qualify for SGP2 and compete for the world championship title. “I also aim to defend my title as the Polish Under-21 champion and achieve the best possible result in the individual Polish Championships. I hope that with hard work and the support of my team, I can achieve these goals.”Elsewhere in Denmark, Esbjerg has added 17-year-old Danish young gun Andreas Olsen to its squad.
SGP2 CHAMPION PRZYJEMSKI: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
DANISH DEBUT FOR SZOSTAK
BRITISH DEBUT FOR GUSTS
KRAWCZYK MAKES MALILLA SWITCH
KRAWCZYK PENS DANISH DEAL
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30/01/2025
SGP2 CHAMPION PRZYJEMSKI: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
SGP2 champion Wiktor Przyjemski pledged to keep working in his quest to join the elite club of double FIM Speedway Under-21 world champions in 2025.The Lublin star, who is currently at a training camp with the Polish national team in Malta, became the country’s latest SGP2 champion, sealing the title in Torun last September.While Przyjemski must re-qualify for the series like every other rider this year, he would love to join Emil Sayfutdinov, Darcy Ward, Maksym Drabik and Mateusz Cierniak in the exclusive club of riders, who have won junior speedway’s biggest prize twice.Despite topping the standings in 2024, he’s determined to raise his level again in his quest to retain the crown. He told Polski Zuzel TV: “There are always many things to improve, especially for me, and I know that. “This season was successful for me. I showed that I can also ride on more difficult tracks. However, we are constantly working to get better. It will not be an easy title defence, but in speedway everything is possible.”Asked if he was concerned about being the rider everyone will want to beat in SGP2 this year, he replied: “I don't think about it that way. I am the same rider I was. I try to continue to win races and give 100 percent.”Przyjemski, who also won a third straight SON2 gold medal with his country and lifted the 2024 PGE Ekstraliga title with Lublin, would love to build on his SGP2 success and take his place in the Speedway GP series one day.He added: “It certainly wouldn't be easy, but I think it would be a great adventure and learning experience for me to compete with the best in the world and that's how I approach it. But the time will come someday.”
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