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UKRAINIAN RACER PARNITSKYI SET FOR SWEDISH DEBUT
Ukrainian racer Nazar Parnitskyi’s SGP2 heroics have earned him his Bauhaus Elitserien debut season with Swedish side Dackarna in 2025.Parnitskyi raced to the silver medal in this year’s FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship, winning the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga along the way – the biggest win by a Ukrainian rider in the 21st century.He looked on course for victory at the series-opening FIM SGP2 of Sweden – Malilla, only to suffer a surprise exit at the semi-final stage. But Parnitskyi did more than enough to turn the heads of Dackarna’s management team, as they bring him to the Skrotfrag Arena for 2025.Team leader Rikard Kling said: “We in the sports group really fell for him that night. Nazar has a wonderful riding style and was the top scorer in the heats in Målilla with his 13 points. Then he missed the semi-final and finished in seventh place overall.“Nazar is a young and very serious rider who constantly strives to develop. I hope and believe that he can produce many wonderful rides in his first season in Dackarna and Sweden.”Parnitskyi is joined in the Dackarna squad by Speedway GP star Andzejs Lebedevs, former Danish champion Rasmus Jensen, Swedish international Timo Lahti, Danish racer Frederik Jakobsen, former SGP star Tomas H Jonasson, Avon van Dyck and Daniel Hauge Sjostrom.
LOAN MOVE FOR RATAJCZAK
Former SGP2 star Damian Ratajczak has completed a year-long loan move to PGE Ekstraliga side Zielona Gora for 2025.Ratajczak endured an injury-hit 2024 season after suffering a broken leg while racing for Danish club Grindsted away to Holsted in May.His absence proved particularly expensive for Leszno, with Ratajczak missing the middle of the season while he recovered as the Bulls went on to suffer relegation to Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga.With Leszno spending next year in the second tier, Ratajczak was keen to continue testing himself in the world’s biggest speedway league, and the 19-year-old has been snapped up by Falubaz to fill one of their crucial Polish under-21 rider berths.The 2023 SGP2 silver medallist hopes to continue his progress in Zielona Gora colours. He said: “I would like to develop here individually, and at the same time help the team fight for medals. I think that we all have such aspirations here. That is why I think that this will be a very valuable experience for me.”Ratajczak says his recovery is progressing well following the crash that derailed his 2024 campaign.He said: “The injury is already history. At the end of the season, I had surgery and almost immediately started rehabilitation. Everything is going according to plan. I am already thinking about getting back on the track and my first training session on the motorcycle.”
FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONS HONOURED AT FIM AWARDS IN MALLORCA
Polish racer Bartosz Zmarzlik pledged to continue putting in the hard work as he bids for a record-equalling sixth Speedway GP World Championship after celebrating title No.5 at the FIM Awards in Mallorca on Saturday night.Along with the winners of 62 FIM world titles from six different motorcycle disciplines, Zmarzlik collected his Speedway GP gold medal in front of 1,000 guests at the Palma Convention Centre, taking to the stage as one of the FIM’s ultimate champions for 2024.He was joined in this elite club by FIM MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin, FIM Superbike world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, FIM Women’s Circuit Racing world champion Ana Carrasco, FIM EnduroGP world champion Josep Garcia, FIM Women’s Enduro world champion Mireia Badia, FIM Women’s Motocross world champion Lotte Van Drunen, FIM Rally-Raid world champion Ross Branch, FIM TrialGP world champion Toni Bou and FIM Women’s TrialGP world champion Emma Bristow.Zmarzlik was not the only FIM Speedway world champion celebrated as SGP2 winner Wiktor Przyjemski collected his FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship gold medal, while SGP3 victor Maksymilian Pawelczak was honoured for winning the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship for 250cc under-16 riders.
ZMARZLIK SET FOR FIM AWARDS IN MALLORCA
Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik joins a galaxy of motorcycling stars as he collects his fifth Speedway GP World Championship gold medal at the FIM Awards in Mallorca on Saturday.Zmarzlik has already touched down in the Balearic Islands and wasted no time getting back on two wheels, cycling around Mallorca ahead of the weekend’s festivities.Fans can watch the ceremony from the Palma Convention Centre live HERE from 22:10 CET as Zmarzlik is honoured alongside champions from all of the FIM’s other motorcycle disciplines. These include FIM MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin, FIM Superbike world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, FIM Women’s Circuit Racing world champion Ana Carrasco, FIM EnduroGP world champion Josep Garcia, FIM Women’s Enduro world champion Mireia Badia, FIM Women’s Motocross world champion Lotte Van Drunen, FIM Rally-Raid world champion Ross Branch, FIM TrialGP world champion Toni Bou and FIM Women’s TrialGP world champion Emma Bristow. Zmarzlik is joined in the Balearic Islands by SGP2 world champion Wiktor Przyjemski and SGP3 world champion Maksymilian Pawelczak after the trio completed an unprecedented clean sweep for Poland in the sport’s individual world championships in 2024.Great Britain will also be honoured after collecting their second FIM Speedway of Nations world title in three years in Manchester in July, while Poland will also toast their SON2 gold medal – their 17th FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship and their 11th on the bounce – also secured at Britain’s National Speedway Stadium.The FIM Awards will be preceded by various activities at Palma Village - located at Parc de la Mar, near the Cathedral - ahead of an autograph session taking place at the same venue later in the day. Fans can watch the FIM Awards ceremony from 22:10 CET / 21:10 UK live on DAZN in Spain or via Max and discovery+. It is also available to view free of charge via the FIM’s official online channel HERE.
REW MAKES BRUMMIES MOVE
Former SGP2 star Keynan Rew has completed a move to British Rowe Motor Oil Premiership side Birmingham for 2025.Rew, who inspired Australia to FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 bronze in Manchester last summer, joins from Ipswich, where he has spent the past two seasons.The former Aussie Under-21 champion joins forces with the likes of Slovenian star Matej Zagar, Poland’s Tobiasz Musielak and British rising star Jason Edwards at Perry Barr.Birmingham boss Nigel Tolley believes Rew can continue his progress in Brummies colours. He said: “To be able to lure someone away from a club like Ipswich says a lot about our objectives for 2025 and where we want to be ourselves as a club.“Keynan is one of the most highly rated riders out of those in their early-twenties and anyone who has seen him race for Ipswich over the last couple of years will know exactly why.“His first season was, unsurprisingly, a big learning curve over here for him, but you saw all of that learning put into practice throughout 2024 with the Witches, where he was absolutely excellent.“We found that out a couple of times, especially when he scored 13 paid 15 against us at Perry Barr in the Knockout Cup!“He has developed and improved so much in his first two years, and we have high hopes that that trajectory will continue with the Brummies in 2025.”
OUTRUP EXTENSION FOR HEISELBERG
Former SGP2 star Nicolai Heiselberg has extended his contract with Danish Speedwayligaen side Region Varde.The Danish racer returns to Outrup, where he joins forces with the likes of Nicolai Klindt and Tim Sorensen. Heiselberg is delighted to be back. He said: “I love that club. It's my childhood club.”Region Varde finished bottom of the Speedwayligaen standings in 2024, and Heiselberg feels constant team changes didn’t help the team’s progress.He said: “The last place in 2024 was due to, among other things, a large change in the riding squad. We ran a lot of matches with riders we didn't know, and it made it difficult to find a rhythm.”On a personal level, Heiselberg admits both injuries and equipment issues took their toll on him this year. He said: “When you get new engines, they have to be adjusted, and it became extra difficult because of the injuries I sustained around the start of the season.”
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