oleoleole Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 When is "the time" for the investigation into the fiasco of the German GP? At "the time" we were told that now is not "the time" for investigations and recriminations and that the most important thing was the final GP in Bydgoszcz. Well we have finished the GP's for this year so when are we going to hear any more about the infamous rain-off in an indoor stadium!!? I am not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansfan Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 When is "the time" for the investigation into the fiasco of the German GP? At "the time" we were told that now is not "the time" for investigations and recriminations and that the most important thing was the final GP in Bydgoszcz. Well we have finished the GP's for this year so when are we going to hear any more about the infamous rain-off in an indoor stadium!!? I am not holding my breath. I was one of the idiots caught up in the fiasco, I sent a long lengthy letter to 'the powers that be' what a load of bol...s came back!!!! All the excuses you would expect!! When I asked why the reruns on Sky weren't advertised for the Sunday they said 'you will have to take that up with sky' They must have known the bloody meeting wasn't being run not to include it in the schedules in the Sunday papers!!!! My Husband, myself and our friends have reluctantly decided that we will not take part in the 'circus' anymore, we have all attended our last GP abroard we can think of better things to do with our money, especially as 'our heroes' are sticking their 2 fingers up to us all!! We usually go to 3 or 4 but not any more, the least they could have done would have been to give a gesture to us all for wasting our hard earned cash, but no they give us a choice of certain GP's not all of them, well you know what they can stick them where the sun doesn't shine and I hope hard working people will vote with their feet!!!!! Furthermore I do hope that if the riders turning their backs on us (the people that put them where they are) want to come back part way through the season are told 'on your bike' LITERALLY!!! I am a very big fan of Hans and it will be a shame not to see him but he is not bigger than the sport!! It is such a shame to say it but I personally think that Speedway as we know it will be dead in the water before long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I was one of the idiots caught up in the fiasco, I sent a long lengthy letter to 'the powers that be' what a load of bol...s came back!!!! All the excuses you would expect!! When I asked why the reruns on Sky weren't advertised for the Sunday they said 'you will have to take that up with sky' They must have known the bloody meeting wasn't being run not to include it in the schedules in the Sunday papers!!!! My Husband, myself and our friends have reluctantly decided that we will not take part in the 'circus' anymore, we have all attended our last GP abroard we can think of better things to do with our money, especially as 'our heroes' are sticking their 2 fingers up to us all!! We usually go to 3 or 4 but not any more, the least they could have done would have been to give a gesture to us all for wasting our hard earned cash, but no they give us a choice of certain GP's not all of them, well you know what they can stick them where the sun doesn't shine and I hope hard working people will vote with their feet!!!!! Furthermore I do hope that if the riders turning their backs on us (the people that put them where they are) want to come back part way through the season are told 'on your bike' LITERALLY!!! I am a very big fan of Hans and it will be a shame not to see him but he is not bigger than the sport!! It is such a shame to say it but I personally think that Speedway as we know it will be dead in the water before long! I agree with all you say we too noticed Sky had no reruns which we at the time thought was strange , also on the day of the GP there seemed to be little in the way of getting ready for a GP .I think now as i did at the time it was never going to happen . Also we as a group are still waiting for our ticket refunds when we were told we,d have the money by 31st oct . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robolots Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 The reason SKY had no reruns is that they just updated the EPG (electronic program guide) when they new the GP was off. There is nothing sinister in the fact that SKY had no re runs scheduled, as for everything else ???????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 The reason SKY had no reruns is that they just updated the EPG (electronic program guide) when they new the GP was off. There is nothing sinister in the fact that SKY had no re runs scheduled, as for everything else ???????????? At 8am on the Saturday morning my wife was setting up the VHS to copy the GP from the late night re-run. She remarked to me that there were no re-runs scheduled! That was 4 hours before the GP was cancelled. How queer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 At 8am on the Saturday morning my wife was setting up the VHS to copy the GP from the late night re-run. She remarked to me that there were no re-runs scheduled! That was 4 hours before the GP was cancelled. How queer! The what now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff. Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 The what now? I believe it is some sort of primitive device for recording TV shows, long since obsolete!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 The reason SKY had no reruns is that they just updated the EPG (electronic program guide) when they new the GP was off. There is nothing sinister in the fact that SKY had no re runs scheduled, as for everything else ???????????? That was bloody clever how it also updated printed magazines. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 The what now? Technology snob. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Know Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 time to forget i think. everyone knows ole is to blame, get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 NO not time to forget, i don't suppose you lost hundreds of pounds on the German fiasco. I agree with Hansfan on this one I'm still very upset by what happend, i've been to 72 GP's in 12 countries & I'm not sure I will bother any more. I will go to Cardiff next year if I get my free ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 (edited) At 8am on the Saturday morning my wife was setting up the VHS to copy the GP from the late night re-run. She remarked to me that there were no re-runs scheduled! That was 4 hours before the GP was cancelled. How queer! I believe it is some sort of primitive device for recording TV shows, long since obsolete!!!!!!!! Just bought it to replace our System 2000 machine. Edited November 19, 2008 by pugwash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 The reason SKY had no reruns is that they just updated the EPG (electronic program guide) when they new the GP was off. There is nothing sinister in the fact that SKY had no re runs scheduled, as for everything else ???????????? We flew to Germany on the Thursday and there was no reruns either late Saturday or early Sunday on the Sky Guide as we always record the rerun in case the live show over run .I still say this meeting was never going to happen . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Just bought it to replace our System 2000 machine. Why replace it when it clearly aint broken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Know Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 NO not time to forget, i don't suppose you lost hundreds of pounds on the German fiasco. I agree with Hansfan on this one I'm still very upset by what happend, i've been to 72 GP's in 12 countries & I'm not sure I will bother any more. I will go to Cardiff next year if I get my free ticket. Lost a lot of money but i will still go to all the g.p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Lost a lot of money but i will still go to all the g.p. It hardly seems that long ago that you were wondering whether to change your sporting sponsorships after the Harris nomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Know Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 It hardly seems that long ago that you were wondering whether to change your sporting sponsorships after the Harris nomination. i will be at the g.p but did i say as a sponsor, no i didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 The whole thing was a disgrace. It was known well before the Saturday that the German GP was never going to happen. They have got away with it all absolutely scott free in my eyes. Crumpy half complained but not really. I would like to have seen Nikki's reaction had he not had such a commanding lead at the time.. The only one who really kicked up was Greg. Having gone all the way to Germany for no reason at the cost of at least 500 per person, I'm still seething that no one has given me a decent explanation for the turn of events. I emailed Nicola Sands at BSI, I said I knew it wasn't her that was personally responsible for the cancelation, but as hers was the only email on the website, could she give me an explanation.. She basically didnt at all, just apologised. The whole thing stinks and the "good will gesture" of a ticket for next year is just not sufficient in my opinion. I would probably still go to a few of the GP's next year, I wouldn't want to cut my nose off to spite my face, even though I am very P'd off with the whole thing. However Im now in Tokyo so it's not an issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 The whole thing was a disgrace. It was known well before the Saturday that the German GP was never going to happen. They have got away with it all absolutely scott free in my eyes. Crumpy half complained but not really. I would like to have seen Nikki's reaction had he not had such a commanding lead at the time.. The only one who really kicked up was Greg. Having gone all the way to Germany for no reason at the cost of at least 500 per person, I'm still seething that no one has given me a decent explanation for the turn of events. I emailed Nicola Sands at BSI, I said I knew it wasn't her that was personally responsible for the cancelation, but as hers was the only email on the website, could she give me an explanation.. She basically didnt at all, just apologised. The whole thing stinks and the "good will gesture" of a ticket for next year is just not sufficient in my opinion. I would probably still go to a few of the GP's next year, I wouldn't want to cut my nose off to spite my face, even though I am very P'd off with the whole thing. However Im now in Tokyo so it's not an issue! I'll have your free tickets if you don't want them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Know Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I'll have your free tickets if you don't want them! Me first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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