Opowiadanie po angielsku, pomóżcie proszę !!!

09.04.2006

17:22

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Syxa [ Connecting people ]

Opowiadanie po angielsku, pomóżcie proszę !!!

Potrzebuję opowiadanie, esej na temat żużlu. Problem w tym, że ma być po angielsku i w dodatku poprawnie! Tytuł Speedway- w treści ogólnie o tym sporcie, może o jakichś znanych polskiech żużlowcach a także może coś o stroju, sprzęcie itd... Liczę na Waszą kreatywność. A może ktoś znajdzie jakiś angielski artykuł na ten temay.. Ja nic nie znalazłam. Bardzo proszę pomóżcie!!!

Orlando [ Reservoir Dog ]

Speedway is a form of motorcycle racing which takes place on dirt (shale) short tracks. Speedway uses specialy made motor bikes that must weigh a mimimum of 80kg, have no brakes, runs on methanol and uses only one gear, riders generally have to powerslide the bikes into the turns at about 80MPH (128KPH) to get round the track.

An international individual speedway championship has taken various forms since its beginnings in the 1930's. The present FIM Speedway Grand Prix championship has taken place since 1995. SGP uses a different scoring system,based on overall final position. The rider who has gained the most points at the end of the tournament is declared the World Champion. Tony Rickardsson (Sweden) is the current champion. (2005). Speedway Grand Prix (Benfield Sports) organise the British Grand Prix held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Scoring in GP events changed 2005 with riders scoring 3-2-1-0 in their races and these points being carried forward to decide the winner of each GP. At the end of the series the highest scorer will become the world champion.

A World Cup event is also held each year, featuring teams from the major speedway countries, usually in a series of meetings over the space of a week in the summer.The current Champions are Poland
A speedway racer is waiting for his 3 opponents

Speedway is presently most popular in Poland,Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, England, Wales, Scotland, New Zealand and to a lesser extent these days Australia; it has some popularity in the United States as well.

Speedway is also raced on ice with specially adapted machines.

Famous speedway riders include Ivan Mauger (6-time World Champion), Lionel Van Praag (Inaugural World Champion in 1936), Hans Nielsen (nicknamed "The Professor", 4-times World Champion), Tony Rickardsson (6-time World Champion and reigning World Champion),Tomasz Gollob, Jason Crump, and Nicki Pedersen, 2003 World Champion. The last British World Champion was Mark Loram in 2000.

Domestic team events. Most European countries run their own domestic speedway leagues. A team speedway meeting usually features 15 heats but in a team oriented format, and each rider is scheduled to ride 4 or 5 times. In team races, there is a set order that riders will race in, although after the first 5 races, these orders are regularly adjusted. In the United Kingdom there is currently 4 levels of competition (Elite League, Premier League, Conference League and Under 15's Academy League) and in Poland (Ekstraliga, Pierwsza Liga, Druga Liga). There are 2 leagues in Sweden. Poland is said to have the strongest league in the world, especially after stopping the limitation of foreign riders.

Team races use traditional scoring (3-2-1-0), except in a 5-team event, where it is 4 for first and one point less for every place afterwards. In addition, a tactical rider - a substitute - is allowed for teams trailing by a certain margin to use. Or (in British speedway only)--a rider's score is doubled when nominated as a tactical ride.

Speed in Speedway

It takes about a minute to complete four laps, each 250 to 400 metres long. For example, Leigh Adams set a record time of 59 seconds on a 342-metre track, which gives the average speed of 83 km/h (49 mph). As the limited speed on curves lowers the average, one may assume that the speed on straight sections of the track reaches 100 km/h (60 mph), or more on longer tracks. That is all achieved on a motorcycle without a gearbox.

At start, it takes between a second and two seconds for the motorcycle to reach the "curve speed" (somewhat lower than the average), which can be roughly estimated to be the equivalent of 2.5 to 3 seconds to reach 100 km/h (or "nought to sixty")

Clearly, this is not a sport for the faint-hearted.