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Post by locopolaco on May 25, 2008 16:13:20 GMT 1
what kind of races are being run in Poland?
there used to be the Wyscig Pokoju (a bicycle race) but i know that's defunked now. I am thinking that F1 is coming to Poland sometime in the future but i don't know any of the details.
any other kind of racing going on? horses? marathons? or any other types?
what made me think of this is that The 500 is being run in my town today. I am sure you have heard of it.
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Post by valpomike on May 25, 2008 18:08:43 GMT 1
I know they are big in dirt bikes racing, and among some of the leaders in that field.
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Post by Bonobo on May 25, 2008 20:23:36 GMT 1
what kind of races are being run in Poland? there used to be the Wyscig Pokoju (a bicycle race) but i know that's defunked now. I am thinking that F1 is coming to Poland sometime in the future but i don't know any of the details. In a very distant future. Currently Poles are preoccupied with stadiums and other facilities for soccer championship in 2012. many but I don`t know because I am not interested. It is a waste of time ;D ;D ;D ;D No, I haven`t. And what`s your town, btw? |
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Post by locopolaco on May 27, 2008 0:42:09 GMT 1
oh yeah, motox. i totaly forgot. the czechs were always better but hopefully things have changed. what kind of races are being run in Poland? there used to be the Wyscig Pokoju (a bicycle race) but i know that's defunked now. I am thinking that F1 is coming to Poland sometime in the future but i don't know any of the details. In a very distant future. Currently Poles are preoccupied with stadiums and other facilities for soccer championship in 2012. many but I don`t know because I am not interested. It is a waste of time ;D ;D ;D ;D No, I haven`t. And what`s your town, btw? moje miasto. gdzie mieszkam. and how can marathons or bike races be a waste? those are healthy activities. they are sports. they could give Poland good exposure. do you find futbol waste of time? and everything is on hold until the stadium gets built in warsaw? you know, the way PL has been dealing with this has looked pretty bad. hopefully everyone will forget all the bad stuff when they see the building.  |
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Post by Bonobo on May 27, 2008 9:05:27 GMT 1
No, I haven`t. And what`s your town, btw? moje miasto. gdzie mieszkam. Is it Wacky Race?  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_RacesYes, I find football a waste of time. I never watch matches, I am not interested in 2012 Championships, only as much as it concerns new roads and facilities. Of course I speak as an individual now, and most Poles have a different opinion. Not only one stadium. There are roads to built, hotels, etc etc. Yes, dealing is bad but that`s typical here. A lot of talk and lingering, then a sudden rush and the completion in the last moment. |
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Post by gigi on May 27, 2008 15:41:33 GMT 1
Is it Wacky Race? Ha - good one! Now I am having childhood cartoon flashbacks...  The question must be asked...what sports do you like? So far we have eliminated football (aka soccer), biking, marathons, and wrestling. Does Poland have a sport or sports that most people are into? Football? |
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Post by valpomike on May 27, 2008 17:11:14 GMT 1
I think the best Polish sport is love making, and they do it well, and often.
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Post by gigi on May 27, 2008 17:24:11 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on May 27, 2008 19:33:25 GMT 1
I think the best Polish sport is love making, and they do it well, and often.  Does that sport fall into the 'racing' or 'marathon' category??? It depends on the duration. If it`s fast and dynamic, it`s racing. If it is slow and long, it`s a marathon. I think both disciplines are done in Poland. |
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Post by Bonobo on May 27, 2008 19:42:32 GMT 1
Is it Wacky Race? Ha - good one! Now I am having childhood cartoon flashbacks... I had never heard about it before. Those cartoons were never brought to Poland in communist times. I don`t like team sports. My individualism is too big. I like swimming, especially in waters where there are not too many people around me. Here  and here  and here  Yes, it is football. But interest in other sports is also widespread, especially when the Polish teams or sportspeople win. I mean volleyball, basketball, ski jumps, |
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Post by locopolaco on May 27, 2008 20:04:25 GMT 1
hockey. i don't know how it is now but way back when, many people plaid tennis, ping pong, and many other not so popular in the US sports. Skiing has always been pretty big. Weight lifting and Karate too. Poland has always had pretty decent field athletes. Shot put, javelin, decathlon, long jump, pole vault.. etc.. F1 has a pretty big following since Kubica started to race. of course he could improve greatly but at least PL has a pony in the show. |
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Post by gigi on May 28, 2008 20:58:09 GMT 1
Enough said. Hockey is the best! ;D Are you a Wolski fan? |
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Post by Bonobo on May 28, 2008 21:19:02 GMT 1
hockey. i don't know how it is now but way back when, many people plaid tennis, ping pong, and many other not so popular in the US sports. Skiing has always been pretty big. Weight lifting and Karate too. Poland has always had pretty decent field athletes. Shot put, javelin, decathlon, long jump, pole vault.. etc.. Ooops, I am so sorry Loco but it is totally out of my interest, so I won`t help you out with it. Being a sports fan is one of the most idle and boring occupations I can think of. I can only refer to sport if there was some scandalous event. See the thread Curious History for details. |
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Post by gigi on May 28, 2008 21:44:34 GMT 1
Ooops, I am so sorry Loco but it is totally out of my interest, so I won`t help you out with it. Being a sports fan is one of the most idle and boring occupations I can think of. But it's HOCKEY!What's not to smile about?  |
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Post by jeanne on May 29, 2008 2:19:20 GMT 1
Ooops, I am so sorry Loco but it is totally out of my interest, so I won`t help you out with it. Being a sports fan is one of the most idle and boring occupations I can think of. But it's HOCKEY!What's not to smile about? I'm probably 'way off, but is that Bobby....somebody...who played for the Phil. Flyers way back when? |
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Post by gigi on May 29, 2008 14:51:37 GMT 1
I'm probably 'way off, but is that Bobby....somebody...who played for the Phil. Flyers way back when? Yes - it's Bobby Clarke, and he did play for the Flyers. Good memory! Are you a hockey fan too??? |
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Post by jeanne on May 30, 2008 1:31:50 GMT 1
I'm probably 'way off, but is that Bobby....somebody...who played for the Phil. Flyers way back when? Yes - it's Bobby Clarke, and he did play for the Flyers. Good memory! Are you a hockey fan too??? Well, half a good memory. I couldn't remember the Clarke, only the Bobby! I remember that despite having diabetes, he was an excellent player. In my younger days I was a very big hockey fan. Living in the Boston area during the height of Bobby Orr's career, one could not help but be a Bruins fan. Raising children and life in general got in the way of my being a fan, but I still do enjoy watching a good game! Who's your team? |
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Post by gigi on May 30, 2008 3:01:20 GMT 1
Raising children and life in general got in the way of my being a fan, but I still do enjoy watching a good game! Who's your team? The WILD! Too bad we didn't have a better showing in the playoffs...  My older son plays hockey, so for 6+ months a year hockey is my life. My younger son wants to play next year, so I will probably be living at the ice arena. They enjoy watching the pros play, but I have to remind them that they can't check or fight! |
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Post by locopolaco on May 30, 2008 3:23:40 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on May 30, 2008 11:36:19 GMT 1
My older son plays hockey, so for 6+ months a year hockey is my life. My younger son wants to play next year, so I will probably be living at the ice arena. They enjoy watching the pros play, but I have to remind them that they can't check or fight! Does this include the early morning practices at the rinks? Around here ice time is so much in demand that kids have practice very early, like 5:00 am, before school!  If so, you have my sympathies! |
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Post by gigi on May 30, 2008 14:57:04 GMT 1
Does this include the early morning practices at the rinks? Around here ice time is so much in demand that kids have practice very early, like 5:00 am, before school! If so, you have my sympathies! Ice time is very much in demand here as well. So far our earliest practices have been at 7:00am, but that means a 6:00am wake-up time. Most kids his age (7) do not practice before school (some do, but those are usually the "fanatical" kids/parents). In our house sports are a privilege, and school always comes first. |
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Post by gigi on May 30, 2008 15:22:03 GMT 1
That's just mean! I suppose the Colts are your (American) football team? |
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Post by jeanne on May 31, 2008 20:29:20 GMT 1
In our house sports are a privilege, and school always comes first. As it should! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 1, 2008 9:00:51 GMT 1
No, I haven`t. And what`s your town, btw? moje miasto. gdzie mieszkam. I have guessed already. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 10, 2008 8:54:01 GMT 1
what kind of races are being run in Poland? there used to be the Wyscig Pokoju (a bicycle race) but i know that's defunked now. I am thinking that F1 is coming to Poland sometime in the future but i don't know any of the details. any other kind of racing going on? horses? marathons? or any other types? Loco, all these kinds of races mentioned by you can be seen in Poland. But they are boring. Look at sth special. Kumoterka Racing in the Polish Highlands. Kumoterka means light sleigh and every year they hold races in which everybody can compete, women are welcome too. Sleighs or skiis are used.      www.koscieliska.pl/kosc_arch/2007/kumoterki/       
The kumoterki races
The sleighing cavalcades or kuligi were always a part of old Polish winter tradition, especially during the carnival period. The races combine fun and entertainment with rivalry. The latter one does not play any important role any more, but…
At the beginning of February the annual Highlanders’ Parade is held in Zakopane and in Bialy Dunajec. It’s a big feast for the local highlanders who can present their nicely embellished sleighs and colourful costumes. One of the top attractions of the parade is the kumoterki race of small sleighs drawn by one horse or the skijoring contest. This parade reminds the people of the old winter cavalcading tradition.
Nowadays such events are quite frequently organized for tourists by the stud farms. A sleighing cavalcade with torches is not only a vivacious show but also an exciting adventure. The programme often includes an outdoor barbecue in the company of a folk band and dancers.
The kuligi organized in the Beskids are an attractive conclusion of a day spent on skiing trails. Very famous are the cavalcades held in the winter scenery of the Bieszczady Mountains. Equally attractive are the kuligi on the lowlands of the Warmia, Masuria and the Podlasie region, especially in the picturesque Suwalki Lakeland and the Bialowieza Forest. The ski touring has recently become very fashionable and can be practiced on the trails of the Tatras, the Beskids and the Sudeten Mountains.
Polish stud farms organize winter rides, very popular with amateurs of that kind of rest and recreation. The Gladyszow stud farm in the Beskid Niski, with its Poland’s largest herd of the huculy, is worth recommendation. Our stud farms near the Baltic Sea coast and those located in Pomerania offer equestrian experience also in the wintertime, arranging rides on horseback as well as in sleighs or buggies. Rides on snow-scooters is a modern version of the old horseback adventure. They are very exciting and certainly much easier, but the atmosphere is not the same. Some winter sports centres have snow-scooters on hire (Krynica, Piwniczna, Szczyrk, Szklarska Poreba). www.polandforall.com/the-kumoterki-races.html |
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Post by gigi on Jul 24, 2008 19:13:21 GMT 1
Street Racing in PolandThere was an article with videos on topspeed.com today about street racing in Łódź: Polish Street Racers? Sounds like the beginning of a good joke. Well street racing has become no joke in the city of Lodz (pronounced “Woodge”) which has given it the reputation as the Amsterdam of street racing. The younger inhabitants of the city have taken the recent rise in personal wealth and did the only valuable thing with it, dumped it in their cars. Unfortunately most of these boy racers were no Robert Kubica, so the death toll rose with the wealth. Something had to be done.
So what does the city of Lodz do? Legalize it. Why not? After all, making it illegal would only reinforce the outlaw culture of street racing. The government even invested $20,000 in timing equipment, embracing its reputation as the car capital of Poland by hosting monthly races that draw crowds of 70,000 and counting.
Some frown on the "harm reduction" technique Lodz has taken toward criminal activities. Harm Reduction is simply the idea that people will engage in bad behavior, so you might as well attempt to reduce the amount of damage the behavior causes. Lodz has reported that statistics show illegal street racing has declined by nearly 90%.
Here is the link: www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/-street-racing-in-poland-ar61324.htmlThis film shows the view from inside one of the cars:
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Post by valpomike on Jul 26, 2008 2:30:42 GMT 1
Do they have tracks where one race against another, with several cars in the race?
Something like Indy.
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Post by gigi on Jul 26, 2008 3:43:25 GMT 1
It seems that the Street Legal races have come about because of the lack of racetracks. From the International Herald Tribune: Poland's latest hero is Robert Kubica, the country's first driver on the prestigious Formula One open-wheel racing circuit. But Poland still lags behind its more affluent neighbors, with few tracks and ragged roads. To reach the highest levels of auto racing, Kubica had to leave Poland and move to Italy.At a promotional event in Warsaw last month that drew 70,000 spectators, Kubica said there were not enough tracks and organized races for young drivers with ambitions to become professional racers. "We don't have the circuits for them," he said. "They don't have the possibilities yet."
So young Polish racers turn to the streets instead.
 (In this photo former illegal street racers in Lodz, Poland, compete on a public street closed to all traffic by the police commissioner; the city spent more than $20,000 for timing equipment and this Christmas tree, and the track is open once a month). |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 3, 2008 9:36:44 GMT 1
Do they have tracks where one race against another, with several cars in the race? Something like Indy. No tracks. Just a street is enough. Haven`t you seen the film Fast and Furious, three parts? Polish street races a re an exact copy of American culture presented in the film... It seems that the Street Legal races have come about because of the lack of racetracks. (In this photo former illegal street racers in Lodz, Poland, compete on a public street closed to all traffic by the police commissioner; the city spent more than $20,000 for timing equipment and this Christmas tree, and the track is open once a month). Well, Łódź authorities certainly deserve praise for unconventional attitude. And it seems it works. However, I get scared looking at those crowds close to the street track. Once a street circuit was closed for a little racing near my house and on one bend a car fell off the road and hit an on-looker. Nothing serious then, but dangerous accidents with fatal results happen in Poland during country races a few times a year ..... |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 1, 2009 21:52:03 GMT 1
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If so, you have my sympathies!
