ZOOleszcz GKM Grudziądz lost on Sunday on its home track 38:52 to Orlen Oil Motor Lublin, in the first round of the PGE Ekstraliga. Bartosz Zmarzlik scored fourteen points in five starts in this event. The speedway rider also earned one bonus.

Bartek appeared on the track for the first time in the competition in the third heat. After a great start, he finished third. Jason Doyle and Jack Holder fought a very interesting fight for two points along the track. The competitor from Grudziądz was ultimately the winner in this race. Vadim Tarasienko reached the finishing line last.

The seventh heat was very interesting. The start was won by the visiting duo: Bartosz Zmarzlik and Bartosz Bańbor. Max Fricke defeated the visiting junior rider quite quickly. The Australian started chasing the leader of Orlen Oil Motor Lublin. Bartek, however, defended his position well and triumphed in this race. Bańbor won one point, and Pludra was last.

The tenth heat ended in a draw 3:3. A pair of guests – Zmarzlik and Przyjemski – had a great start, but the junior rider from Motor fell to fourth place along the track. Lidsey scored two points for the hosts and Tarasienko earned one.

The thirteenth race had to be repeated. Jason Doyle fell on the track in the first attempt. The Australian was excluded from the replay by the referee. In the re-run, Bartek won the start. However, along the track, Fricke was overtaken by Lindgren. The Swede ultimately triumphed over Zmarzlik and Max Fricke.

The last race of this competition ended with a double victory for the speedway riders from Lublin. Bartosz Zmarzlik and Dominik Kubera defeated the host duo: Max Fricke and Jason Doyle 5:1.

Results:

ZOOleszcz GKM Grudziądz: 38
9. Max Fricke (2,2,3,3,1,1) 12
10. Kacper Pludra (0,0) 0
11. Jaimon Lidsey (0,3,0,2,1,3) 9
12. Wadim Tarasienko (0,0,1*,0) 1+1
13. Jason Doyle (2,2,3,2*,w,0) 9+1
14. Kacper Łobodziński (1*,1,2*) 4+2
15. Kevin Małkiewicz (2,1,0) 3
16. Jan Przanowski NS

Orlen Oil Motor Lublin: 52
1. Dominik Kubera (3,3,2,1,2*) 11+1
2. Jack Holder (1,d,1*,3,1*) 6+2
3. Fredrik Lindgren (1,1*,u,3,2) 7+1
4. Mateusz Cierniak (2*,2,1,0) 5+1
5. Bartosz Zmarzlik (3,3,3,2*,3) 14+1
6. Wiktor Przyjemski (3,3,0) 6
7. Bartosz Bańbor (0,1,2*) 3+1
8. Bartosz Jaworski NS

Heat after heat:

1. Kubera, Fricke, Lindgren, Lidsey (2:4)
2. Przyjemski, Małkiewicz, Łobodziński, Bańbor 3:3 (5:7)
3. Zmarzlik, Doyle, Holder, Tarasienko 2:4 (7:11)
4. Przyjemski, Cierniak, Łobodziński, Pludra 1:5 (8:16)
5. Lidsey, Cierniak, Lindgren, Tarasienko 3:3 (11:19)
6. Kubera, Doyle, Małkiewicz, Holder (d) 3:3 (14:22)
7. Zmarzlik, Fricke, Bańbor, Pludra 2:4 (16:26)
8. Doyle, Łobodziński, Cierniak, Lindgren (u) 5:1 (21:27)
9. Fricke, Kubera, Holder, Lidsey 3:3 (24:30)
10. Zmarzlik, Lidsey, Tarasienko, Przyjemski 3:3 (27:33)
11. Fricke, Doyle, Kubera, Cierniak 5:1 (32:34)
12. Holder, Bańbor, Lidsey, Małkiewicz 1:5 (33:39)
13. Lindgren, Zmarzlik, Fricke, Doyle 1:5 (34:44)
14. Lidsey, Lindgren, Holder, Tarasienko 3:3 (37:47)
15. Zmarzlik, Kubera, Fricke, Doyle 1:5 (38:52)

Foto: Tomasz Przybylski