Phil The Ace

Gonna come to this so any weather reports would be appreciated thanks

Whether I was 1 day or two days it doesn't matter. People was always going to get an option of a refund. They just needed to iron a few stuff out.

Following the abandonment of Saturdays Peter Craven Memorial Trophy, Belle Vue Speedway have implemented the following measures with regards to refunding event night ticket holders. The club are offering one of the following three options:- Option 1 - Re-Staging: It is the intention of Belle Vue Speedway to look to re-stage the 2016 Peter Craven Memorial Trophy at a later date. Ticket(s) from March 19th will be valid for this re-staging provided fans retain them. We will issue more information on this in due course. If ticket holders cannot attend the re-arranged fixture or the fixture cannot be fulfilled then they may opt to pursue either Option 2 or Option 3, valid only for the 2016 season. Option 2 - Exchange: Ticket(s) from March 19th can be exchanged at the box office for any 2016 Belle Vue Speedway domestic league match ticket(s) of equal value, or used as credit towards a domestic league match ticket(s) of greater value. Please contact the office for more information. Option 3 - Refund: Ticket holders wishing to request refunds for the 2016 Peter Craven Memorial Trophy must return their ticket(s) or confirmation by post to the National Speedway Stadium, and a refund of the face value of the ticket(s) will be processed and issued as quickly as possible by our administration team. The Belle Vue management team would like to take this opportunity to thank supporters for their continuing patience and support, and would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Following the abandonment of Saturdays Peter Craven Memorial Trophy, Belle Vue Speedway have implemented the following measures with regards to refunding event night ticket holders. The club are offering one of the following three options:- Option 1 - Re-Staging: It is the intention of Belle Vue Speedway to look to re-stage the 2016 Peter Craven Memorial Trophy at a later date. Ticket(s) from March 19th will be valid for this re-staging provided fans retain them. We will issue more information on this in due course. If ticket holders cannot attend the re-arranged fixture or the fixture cannot be fulfilled then they may opt to pursue either Option 2 or Option 3, valid only for the 2016 season. Option 2 - Exchange: Ticket(s) from March 19th can be exchanged at the box office for any 2016 Belle Vue Speedway domestic league match ticket(s) of equal value, or used as credit towards a domestic league match ticket(s) of greater value. Please contact the office for more information. Option 3 - Refund: Ticket holders wishing to request refunds for the 2016 Peter Craven Memorial Trophy must return their ticket(s) or confirmation by post to the National Speedway Stadium, and a refund of the face value of the ticket(s) will be processed and issued as quickly as possible by our administration team. The Belle Vue management team would like to take this opportunity to thank supporters for their continuing patience and support, and would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Good point

You can go to the ticket office on the day and buy your ticket. You can pay on card also. But I would bring cash with you just in case

There is a link between all 3 clubs (Cradley, wolves & Edinburgh) What's the link and there will probably lie the problem

Jelousy don't suit u Lisa

Sky changed that. They want a few meetings run first to see how tracks goes before showing a sky match here.

Here's something interesting regarding this good Friday meeting and a CLOSED PRACTICE SESSION TOMORROW........... Light rain all day from 10am

There is a track inspection at 1pm. Not 9am as stated previously. The match is not OFF despite what Cradley and Edinburgh say. Clubs need to find out off belle vue if its off or not. Not hearsay which is what they have gone off apparently.

Entire line up????? Think you need to rephrase that. As it wasn't the entire line up. FACT

If it was a GP on saturday would they have rode?????

Manchester city council employed the contractors

FURIOUS Belle Vue Chief Executive Officer David Gordon hit back at the criticism which followed the disastrous abandonment of Saturdays inaugural meeting at the new National Stadium, saying: This was NOT our fault. Gordon and Chris Morton had to face a sell-out crowd to say the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy meeting had been called off after riders said the track wasnt safe following a practice session. They were locked in an emergency meeting early on Monday with the Manchester City Council Project Team and stadium builders, ISG, to discuss what went wrong and what was to happen next. Gordon stressed that all aspects of the stadium construction , including the laying of the track, were carried out under the stadium build contract. Belle Vues only responsibility was the erection of the safety fence, a specialist operation, which it was agreed would be done by track curator Colin Meredith. Gordon said: There was a problem with the sub base of the track around the third and fourth bends which was recently completed. there were contractors workmen and machines out there first thing on Monday working to correct the problems." Track work commenced early this morning We had internal meetings on Sunday and meetings with the Council and the building contractors on Monday. The whole investigation process into what happened is ongoing. We will not comment until everything has been clarified. The fact of the matter is that we didnt receive what we were supposed to receive. I cannot stress too much that we did not build this track, it was the responsibility of third parties and it was not fit for purpose. We tried our best to get this meeting on but we were let down by circumstances beyond our control. We are now in serious dialogue with all concerned." The contractors, who are not under our instructions, were working on the track first thing on Monday morning. The Belle Vue track curator is out there giving them advice and we hope his experience will help them get it put right. Gordon added: The riders reaction not to race was understandable. The track was not raceable and how do you tell them not to race? The work on the track will be reviewed by the stadium project team hourly and we will take a decision at 9am on Wednesday about whether or not we can run Fridays home meeting against Wolverhampton. If the remedial work is successful completed and tested then we will race. We will be making a separate statement about re-staging and refunds for Saturday when we have taken advice about the contractual obligations that the other parties are subject to. Asked about a Promoters Association statement blaming Belle Vue for what happened, Gordon said: No comment. I wouldnt make a statement like the BSPA have until I was in receipt of the full facts of the matter. He concluded: Belle Vue Speedway are not to blame for Saturdays disaster. Other parties need to accept their responsibility and deal with the consequences.

FURIOUS Belle Vue Chief Executive Officer David Gordon hit back at the criticism which followed the disastrous abandonment of Saturdays inaugural meeting at the new National Stadium, saying: This was NOT our fault. Gordon and Chris Morton had to face a sell-out crowd to say the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy meeting had been called off after riders said the track wasnt safe following a practice session. They were locked in an emergency meeting early on Monday with the Manchester City Council Project Team and stadium builders, ISG, to discuss what went wrong and what was to happen next. Gordon stressed that all aspects of the stadium construction , including the laying of the track, were carried out under the stadium build contract. Belle Vues only responsibility was the erection of the safety fence, a specialist operation, which it was agreed would be done by track curator Colin Meredith. Gordon said: There was a problem with the sub base of the track around the third and fourth bends which was recently completed. there were contractors workmen and machines out there first thing on Monday working to correct the problems." Track work commenced early this morning We had internal meetings on Sunday and meetings with the Council and the building contractors on Monday. The whole investigation process into what happened is ongoing. We will not comment until everything has been clarified. The fact of the matter is that we didnt receive what we were supposed to receive. I cannot stress too much that we did not build this track, it was the responsibility of third parties and it was not fit for purpose. We tried our best to get this meeting on but we were let down by circumstances beyond our control. We are now in serious dialogue with all concerned." The contractors, who are not under our instructions, were working on the track first thing on Monday morning. The Belle Vue track curator is out there giving them advice and we hope his experience will help them get it put right. Gordon added: The riders reaction not to race was understandable. The track was not raceable and how do you tell them not to race? The work on the track will be reviewed by the stadium project team hourly and we will take a decision at 9am on Wednesday about whether or not we can run Fridays home meeting against Wolverhampton. If the remedial work is successful completed and tested then we will race. We will be making a separate statement about re-staging and refunds for Saturday when we have taken advice about the contractual obligations that the other parties are subject to. Asked about a Promoters Association statement blaming Belle Vue for what happened, Gordon said: No comment. I wouldnt make a statement like the BSPA have until I was in receipt of the full facts of the matter. He concluded: Belle Vue Speedway are not to blame for Saturdays disaster. Other parties need to accept their responsibility and deal with the consequences. FURIOUS Belle Vue Chief Executive Officer David Gordon hit back at the criticism which followed the disastrous abandonment of Saturdays inaugural meeting at the new National Stadium, saying: This was NOT our fault. Gordon and Chris Morton had to face a sell-out crowd to say the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy meeting had been called off after riders said the track wasnt safe following a practice session. They were locked in an emergency meeting early on Monday with the Manchester City Council Project Team and stadium builders, ISG, to discuss what went wrong and what was to happen next. Gordon stressed that all aspects of the stadium construction , including the laying of the track, were carried out under the stadium build contract. Belle Vues only responsibility was the erection of the safety fence, a specialist operation, which it was agreed would be done by track curator Colin Meredith. Gordon said: There was a problem with the sub base of the track around the third and fourth bends which was recently completed. there were contractors workmen and machines out there first thing on Monday working to correct the problems." Track work commenced early this morning We had internal meetings on Sunday and meetings with the Council and the building contractors on Monday. The whole investigation process into what happened is ongoing. We will not comment until everything has been clarified. The fact of the matter is that we didnt receive what we were supposed to receive. I cannot stress too much that we did not build this track, it was the responsibility of third parties and it was not fit for purpose. We tried our best to get this meeting on but we were let down by circumstances beyond our control. We are now in serious dialogue with all concerned." The contractors, who are not under our instructions, were working on the track first thing on Monday morning. The Belle Vue track curator is out there giving them advice and we hope his experience will help them get it put right. Gordon added: The riders reaction not to race was understandable. The track was not raceable and how do you tell them not to race? The work on the track will be reviewed by the stadium project team hourly and we will take a decision at 9am on Wednesday about whether or not we can run Fridays home meeting against Wolverhampton. If the remedial work is successful completed and tested then we will race. We will be making a separate statement about re-staging and refunds for Saturday when we have taken advice about the contractual obligations that the other parties are subject to. Asked about a Promoters Association statement blaming Belle Vue for what happened, Gordon said: No comment. I wouldnt make a statement like the BSPA have until I was in receipt of the full facts of the matter. He concluded: Belle Vue Speedway are not to blame for Saturdays disaster. Other parties need to accept their responsibility and deal with the consequences.

FURIOUS Belle Vue Chief Executive Officer David Gordon hit back at the criticism which followed the disastrous abandonment of Saturdays inaugural meeting at the new National Stadium, saying: This was NOT our fault. Gordon and Chris Morton had to face a sell-out crowd to say the Peter Craven Memorial Trophy meeting had been called off after riders said the track wasnt safe following a practice session. They were locked in an emergency meeting early on Monday with the Manchester City Council Project Team and stadium builders, ISG, to discuss what went wrong and what was to happen next. Gordon stressed that all aspects of the stadium construction , including the laying of the track, were carried out under the stadium build contract. Belle Vues only responsibility was the erection of the safety fence, a specialist operation, which it was agreed would be done by track curator Colin Meredith. Gordon said: There was a problem with the sub base of the track around the third and fourth bends which was recently completed. there were contractors workmen and machines out there first thing on Monday working to correct the problems." Track work commenced early this morning We had internal meetings on Sunday and meetings with the Council and the building contractors on Monday. The whole investigation process into what happened is ongoing. We will not comment until everything has been clarified. The fact of the matter is that we didnt receive what we were supposed to receive. I cannot stress too much that we did not build this track, it was the responsibility of third parties and it was not fit for purpose. We tried our best to get this meeting on but we were let down by circumstances beyond our control. We are now in serious dialogue with all concerned." The contractors, who are not under our instructions, were working on the track first thing on Monday morning. The Belle Vue track curator is out there giving them advice and we hope his experience will help them get it put right. Gordon added: The riders reaction not to race was understandable. The track was not raceable and how do you tell them not to race? The work on the track will be reviewed by the stadium project team hourly and we will take a decision at 9am on Wednesday about whether or not we can run Fridays home meeting against Wolverhampton. If the remedial work is successful completed and tested then we will race. We will be making a separate statement about re-staging and refunds for Saturday when we have taken advice about the contractual obligations that the other parties are subject to. Asked about a Promoters Association statement blaming Belle Vue for what happened, Gordon said: No comment. I wouldnt make a statement like the BSPA have until I was in receipt of the full facts of the matter. He concluded: Belle Vue Speedway are not to blame for Saturdays disaster. Other parties need to accept their responsibility and deal with the consequences.

Obviously this is in doubt but it's not off yet. We are rebuilding bends 3&4 with our own material and using cement to help it bed in a lot quicker. A decision will be made 9am Wednesday morning on whether the track will be ready. Personally I think Monday is more realistic but I'd wait till the following Friday when Leicester are in town after a few practice sessions

While I won't defend our club for saturday night I have a few gripes with busters statement. 1, I assume he will now be consistent and investigate when sky force riders to ride in dangerous conditions to get to heat 10 2, if and a big if it was a huge success Saturday I bet they wouldn't have distanced themselves away from belle vue and would have take part of the credits

Nicki flight as been cancelled. He is planning plan b to get to Manchester. His bikes and mechanics are already at stadium. Just hope the rider can make it

Yep. Fricke and Richie Worrall put in some laps

Great signing by lakeside. Well done

It did. But you can still park in there. It just won't have any parking attendants so you leave your car at your own risk

Yes but it's very small and for only people who have purchased a permit. There is parking at the school next to the Stadium and the cinema opposite

Wrong again shovlar. Track is all laid. Fence is all in. Track is going to get tyre packed all week. Fresh shale dotted all over the track to put on also. All the earth is being stored behind the back straight fence till may when it will all be collected an moved. This is to let the soil soften before it can be taken to where ever it is taken. As I said previously it's just tidying up to do now. The management have done a lot of forward thinking with the Stadium as you say running approx 2 months behind schedule. They have erected temporary terracing on back straight for 1 season only which I must say looks great. And they have installed fancy porta cabins behind the terracing for toilets and food outlets till next winter when everything will be changed for permanent fixtures and fittings