srbramble Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) Good to see a GP in oz, where the sport started. Why not have it as the first GP instead of the last. Could have it towards the end of the season in oz, and the riders not already in the country, could go early and race in a few meetings before hand, to get their eye in. Edited October 10, 2008 by srbramble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 the deal for melbourne is not done and dusted yet,a hiccup has occured that threatens the event,expect an official announcement soon. I wonder what that could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyanna Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I agree. After 10 GP rounds it gets increasingly unlikely they'll be anything left to play for when it gets to GP 11. They'd do well to put it in late February. It could be like the Daytona 500 of the SGP - a big event that actually occurs very early in the season. The list posted earlier gives 12 GP dates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I would think that you will not see a German Grand Prix next year. Then they could make the Oz GP more interesting by putting the £200,000 race there next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipg Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 thats 11 to many ,lets get back to the proper world championship and get the sport we love back from the bernie clone olsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted October 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 The list posted earlier gives 12 GP dates! Around the same time as the OZ GP in 09, there is a possibility of New Zealand GP just before and one in Malaysia just after I beleive! Need to be genuine tracks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Around the same time as the OZ GP in 09, there is a possibility of New Zealand GP just before and one in Malaysia just after I beleive! Need to be genuine tracks! i have no idea about NZ stadiums but they did build a new stadium in Malaysia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 i have no idea about NZ stadiums but they did build a new stadium in Malaysia. But hasn't all the speedway in Malaysia gone down the swanney?No meetings this year after the government pulled out of funding the sport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 But hasn't all the speedway in Malaysia gone down the swanney?No meetings this year after the government pulled out of funding the sport? i have no idea i just remember that they built a new speedway stadium in Malayisa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robolots Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 The correct version is: 25 April - Lonigo 9 May - Leszno 30 May - Göteborg 13 June - Kopenhaga 27 June - Cardiff 1 August - Praga 15 August - Malilla 29 August - Daugavpils 12 September - Krsko 26 September - Bydgoszcz 10 October - Gelsenkirchen 14 November - Melbourne Where did this list come from? I need to book up my annual leave for next year asap and this will be very useful if it is correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK246 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 I would think that you will not see a German Grand Prix next year. Then they could make the Oz GP more interesting by putting the £200,000 race there next year That could be interesting, with only the champion assured of a place in the following years GP's unless there is more than one rider in contetion who the hell is going to bother going to Oz. Will the fans flock to watch 16 Aussies ride a joke meeting? Would you book a flight after this weekends fiasco? Welcome to the circus where are the clowns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 While Gelsenkirchen is definitely GONE as a venue there may still be a German GP, and news is that the Oz GP is still a goer at the moment; bit of behind-the-scenes bribery, corruption and skullduggery goin on' to keep everyone happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I thought the Oz GP was a goner Someone posted somewhere that the decision was made last weekend.Plus i did see the news from Hans Andersen that he and the other riders wanted enough money to cover all the costs,which they didn't think was likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 and news is that the Oz GP is still a goer at the moment That would be a bit of a long way to go for a GP to be rained-off in an indoor stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) Naturally when we finally DO get a GP in Oz again some of youse Pommy B******* will come out here to take in the thrills and spills and a fair few of ya, the intelligent ones anyhow, will wanna stay on. ITS NOT THAT SIMPLE!! Fer starters yer gunna hafta pass as Dinki-di Aussies in order ta blend in with the locals as it were, so now's the time ta start trainin'!! Keep watchin' Neighbours, drink heapsa Pi$$, guzzle Meat Pies with Sauce and Practise, Practise, Practise! Youse'll know when it feels right: just check off how yer goin' on tha list below. Yer gotta know the meaning of 'girt' Yer gotta believe that stubbies can either be worn or drunk Yer gotta think its normal to have a Prime Minister called Kevin Yer waddle when ya walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in yer wallet or purse Youse've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden When ya hear that an American 'roots for his team' ya wonder how often and with whom Yer understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs' refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds Yer gotta pronounce Melbourne as 'Mel-bn' Yer gotta pronounce Penrith as 'Pen-riff' Yer believe the 'L' in the word ' Australia ' is optional - practise sayin' Straya. Yer can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas' Yer believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate its highways with gigantic fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep Yer call your best friend 'a total b*****d' but someone youse really, truly despise is just 'a bit of a b*****d' Yer think 'Woolloomooloo' is a perfectly reasonable name for a place Yer gotta believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin Yer gotta unnerstand that 'Wagga Wagga' can be abbreviated to 'Wagga' but 'Woy Woy' can't be called 'Woy' Yer gotta believe that cooked-down axlegrease makes a good breakfast spread Yer gotta believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, at which point the poor b******* become ******* Kiwis again. Yer gotta know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one except Vic White says 'cobber' (NB This is optional, Cobber) Yer gotta know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again' (No Way, etc, etc!!) Yer gotta believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionary known as the Wagon Wheel has become smaller with every passing year Yer still don't get why the 'Labor' in 'Australian Labor Party' is not spelt with a 'u' Yer wear ugh boots outside the house Yer believe that the more youse shorten someone's name the more youse like them Whatever yer linguistic skills, youse find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language Yer gotta understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, while 'scuse me' is alway polite Yer know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasions via yer nose Yer understand that 'you' has a plural and that it's 'youse' Yer know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle Yer biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules of beach cricket Yer shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac cookies' Yer still think of Kylie as 'that girl off Neighbours' When returning home from overseas, youse expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - just in case yer trying to sneak in fruit Yer believe the phrase 'smart casual' refers to a pair of black tracky-daks, suitably laundered Yer understand that all train timetables are works of fiction When working at a bar, ya understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer Ya get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem and then have trouble remembering the second Youse'll find yourself ignorant of nearly all the facts deemed essential in the government's new test for migrants. Gorrit? GOOD!! Copyal8r, Sport. Edited October 19, 2008 by BigFatDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Know Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I cannot think of a worse place to have a g.p or go. IMG know it will lose cash, riders are not interested in going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) I cannot think of a worse place to have a g.p or go. IMG know it will lose cash, riders are not interested in going. Then why are they getting peoples' hopes up by pretending it's going to happen, or have they found another sucker to lose bundles of cash? Edited October 19, 2008 by Humphrey Appleby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatDave Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I cannot think of a worse place to have a g.p or go. Worse than Gelsenkirchen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Then why are they getting peoples' hopes up by pretending it's going to happen, or have they found another sucker to lose bundles of cash? If someone in Australia thinks they can make money on an SGP round, or just wants to inflate their own ego by running one, surely IMG would be daft not to accept their offer and at least give the appearance of the series being slightly more Global. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozyace Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Where's Ole? Last seen walking down Bourke Street in Melbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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