David_Furniture Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Just wondering if anyone can tell me where the standing areas will be in Poole for the W/C? I've got standing tickets for both the race-off and final but I'm not too sure what part fo the stadium will be set aside for this. I've spoken to a couple of different people over the phone and none were particularly helpful, can anyone shed some light? Also, what are the terraced areas like down there? Decent enough views? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 When I rang and booked my tickets I asked the same question, after several conflabs with his colleagues the bloke came back to me and said they thought standing was on the corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Furniture Posted July 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 I had one bird tell me it was on the start/finish line and then some bloke tell me it was on the first 2 bends, which I have since read somewhere is now all temporary seating? Hopefully some bright spark on here will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 From what I can gather viewing is limited on the standing tickets. Along the front of the grandsatnd, where you will need to get there ealy to get near the front. and on the forth bend and first bend, again have to get there ealy to get at the front. As there are no terraces at Poole (the tarmac is flat) if you are 4 back from the front you will either have to be tall or bring a box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 You don't half shoot yourself down. Poole is the best place(cos it aint a stadium) to have this event..... But, if you don't get there ealy enough you won't see anything cos viewing is crap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 You don't half shoot yourself down.Poole is the best place(cos it aint a stadium) to have this event..... But, if you don't get there ealy enough you won't see anything cos viewing is crap.. No actually its called a large crowd. Something not seen at BV for many a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevs Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 (edited) From what I can gather viewing is limited on the standing tickets. Along the front of the grandsatnd, where you will need to get there ealy to get near the front. and on the forth bend and first bend, again have to get there ealy to get at the front. As there are no terraces at Poole (the tarmac is flat) if you are 4 back from the front you will either have to be tall or bring a box! Would it possibly not have been helpful for people to have this type of info when we were all being informed of what a wonderful venue it was and how the tickets were great value for money??? "From what I can gather" Come on Steve you seem to know what the whole of Poole speedway is up to inside out and now you can only"gather"where people that bought the cheap tickets may possibly be located. Im gathering they wont see very much at all!!!!!!!!--And yes I have been there when Exeter were a visiting and it wasnt a huge crowd but still could see B**ger all Rip off for the price for families who mainly have small people with them and can least afford decent seats for them all..... But having just reread your post at least you were honest--I apologise. Edited July 23, 2004 by Nevsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Well after being undecided about paying the hugely over priced tickets, I for one will be extremely annoyed if I then can't see anything. Surely these things should have been thought about, I am taking my 3 children and my youngest is really small in height, not going to be much fun for him if all he can see is peoples legs. OK you can say arrive early but for those of us who have to work on the Friday and travel down on the Saturday it's not so easy and with my kids I can't stand in a queue for hours on end...maybe I should have paid the even more exhorbitant(sp) price for the disabled area (where my kids should really be)but then they didn't do disabled kids prices did they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevs Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 (edited) I shall be sat at home watching it on Sky unfortunately now and from behind the sofa on me knees so I can hardly see the telly to truly appreciate what you are going through Sue Anyway, time will tell and Im sure Sue will give us an honest view when she gets back--and theres no way Benfield can say the internet thread about viewing has put people off buying tickets cos they were almost sold out months ago anyway werent they? Would maybe a couple of raised terraces at standing prices not have been an option instead of seating if they make such things? Could have got more people in and at lower prices surely-Just an Idea-They do it at Crufts so I heard. And I want to make this very clear-- this isnt a dig at Poole Speedway--its a dig at organisations that take a few of us as mugs--and if it all goes swimmingly I will be the first to come on here,hold my hands up and apologise unreservedly for my umm pre conceived views and statements before the event. Edited July 23, 2004 by Nevsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Before everyone gets carried away from what I've heard there's going to be 2 temporary grandstands and the 1st and 2nd bends and 2 or 3 on the 3rd and 4th bends. The standing is supposedly limited to the 1st and 4th bends as Steve says. The 4th bend terracing is a lot better than it was before and has a slight slope (I should know I stand there every week!) and the 1st bend is sloped also. If they're going to put grandstands in theres not going to be a great deal of standing room that they can sell anyway ( and on the 4th bend especially it's a walkway through to the new stand and food/bars/toilets etc) so I can't see people being stuck miles at the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowspanner Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 From the plans I have seen it will be three temporary grandstands on bends 1 + 2, 2 temps on bend 3 + 4 if I remember correctly. We have been requested to be there at 5 both days for when gates open. With any luck I'll get out in the middle for at least 1 and half of these.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adder Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Plain stupid holding it at a 'stadium' that has such minimal facilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Plain stupid holding it at a 'stadium' that has such minimal facilities. The whole idea was to run these meetings at smaller stadiums, to get an excited crowd create a party atmosphere. Rather large queues and packed terraces than a Sky camera panning around a grandstand with many empty seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha en bra födelsedag Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Plain stupid holding it at a 'stadium' that has such minimal facilities. The whole idea was to run these meetings at smaller stadiums, to get an excited crowd create a party atmosphere. Rather large queues and packed terraces than a Sky camera panning around a grandstand with many empty seats. Good theory, big crowd at Poole = not being able to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 And having read all of this on here.. I'm glad I have decided to have the best seat in the house.. Watching it on TV. You lot must be gluttons for punishment, thats all I can say. I was at Scott Nicholls Testimonial on Sat, something like 6,500 people in the stadium. It has a capacity of around 8,000, so it was pretty full, and no matter where you stood or sat, you got to see the racing and all of the fun going on. As has been said, its not a good advert for Poole and also raises the question of why the race off and Final are being held there. I see the point about smaller stadiums and creating an atmosphere, but surely if there are going to be problems with restricted viewing at Poole, wouldnt it have been better to have chosen a stadium where EVERYONE could see. After all the tickets are costing enough. Whats is it?? something like £30 to £40 a ticket? And theres a mighty good chance you wont see half the races. BSI greed raises it head again!! To be honest, the World Cup was spread about a bit last time we ran it.. Sheffield and Peterborough arent exactly up the road from each other. Why didnt somewhere like Coventry or even Sheffield get the nod again. Makes you wonder where the priorities lay with the people that organise and run these events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Sheffield to Peterborough is roughly the same distance Poole is from Eastbourne. Why on earth go to such dismal places when the event can be held in nice places like Poole and Estbourne? Would Johnny Foriegner enjoy an afternoon walking around Sheffield or a few beers in the many pubs and restaurants of lovely Poole Quay, and maybe take a boat ride around the harbour or enjoy all the blue flag beaches? I think the last paragraph answers the reason why Poole has been chosen over a large industrial northern city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DelBoyRodders- Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 (edited) Sheffield to Peterborough is roughly the same distance Poole is from Eastbourne. Why on earth go to such dismal places when the event can be held in nice places like Poole and Estbourne? Would Johnny Foriegner enjoy an afternoon walking around Sheffield or a few beers in the many pubs and restaurants of lovely Poole Quay, and maybe take a boat ride around the harbour or enjoy all the blue flag beaches? I think the last paragraph answers the reason why Poole has been chosen over a large industrial northern city. They would still get good crowds at those places you frown upon Steve, but at least EVERYONE would be able to SEE the racing. As has already been said, the tickets are costing a bloody fortune, not much to ask that us mere mortals be able to watch the racing for laying out that sort of bunce - is it? But of course it's being held at Poole regardless of whether the fans get value for money - and everything Poole do is so bloody wonderful. Edited July 27, 2004 by -DelBoyRodders- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Would Johnny Foriegner enjoy an afternoon walking around Sheffield You're at it again Steve, don't forget the beautiful scenery of the Peak District is just a stones throw from Sheffield, I'm sure there are fans from foreign climes that would rather be visiting that part of the country than sitting in bars boozing on Poole Quay!!!!!!! We can ALL guess why Eastbourne and Poole have been chosen by BSI, they are simply closer to BSI's main office is my theory!! Poole is crap for viewing, I have been down twice and haven't been able to see either of the meetings for people's heads in the way both times. I suppose the extra cost of putting up temp seating has hiked the price of entry to the meetings, thanks John, you're a pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 I dont know about you Steve.. but when I go to any speedway meetings, either in the UK or abroad, I actually go to see SPEEDWAY. If a fan is paying an arm and a leg for tickets, the least they should expect is to be able to have a good view of the racing, after all, thats what they are paying for. Not to sit around the Town or City holding the race meeting and boozing it up. I have been through Sheffield several times, no not the most visually pleasing place on earth, but friendly people and they have a good stadium for top class speedway. All I am saying about Poole is.. if fans are paying inflated prices for watching speedway there, then surely they should be able to do what they are paying to do.. WATCH speedway, not the back of some other persons head!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 (edited) The Official Poole site has a couple of pictures of the temporary seating going up at Poole on the 3rd/4th bends (scroll down the homapage and then click on the images for larger shots). Looks quite good - from what I've heard the stands going up on the 1st and 2nd bends will be bigger still and are due up in the next day or so. Edited August 1, 2004 by rabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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