screm Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Isn't time the GP riders all "grew a pair" and got rid of Olsen and the rest of his "even slicker than last time" track preparation team? Stevie Wonder and David Blunkett could prepare better tracks! Look at the Sky coverage last week from Scunthorpe and the previous evening from Wolverhampton? Let the guys who prepare these tracks on a regular basis do the job and keep Olsen and his meddling crew out of it. As someone who has been involved in the sport since 1986 as a presenter, interviewer and producer of programmes for ITV and MotorsTV (and followed it since 1969) I have seen some fantastic racing over the years but when it comes to the GP it's the exception as opposed to the rule. For god sake, the guy couldn't even prevent a rain off on an indoor circuit in Germany last year (our family were amongst the many Brits who wasted a fortune on that farce ) and he's still the GP director? When riders like Leigh Adams are struggling on their home track there has to be something wrong? Give me Premier League racing any time compared to that!!! Spot on micman,Olsen is screwing the sport in general and the GPs in particular.The Leszno track is rightly reguarded as one of the best in the world and week after week produces great racing in the Polish League so why cant the track team that prepares the place week after week be left alone to do their job,instead Olsen takes control and gives us another borefest.Better than the Czech GP but not by much especially when you think of what that track is capable of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Just go onto www.speedwayGP.com an bombard then with complaints on their contact us section I've done mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 How do you start a vote here? Used to be able to do it easily... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregM Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Straying from the GP's, I went to the World Cup down at Coventry last season when GB got humped by the Danes. I may be wrong, but I think Olsen was in charge of track preperation for the meeting. I met a couple of riders after the meeting, and asked why team GB were so poor. They suggested it was because the Brits were going for the dirt on the outside of the track that usually exists, however the track was completely different from league racing. That meeting was poor, with little overtaking. The next Monday, Coventry were racing at Brandon, and the meeting was extremely entertaining, and the track was graded differently. I may be wrong about it being Olsen in charge on that particular occasion, however it was another flag ship sky meeting where the track was gash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTLAND1314 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 You didn't say that as such, only by inference. You did say that Olsen et al only pay attention to money. They are producing lousy tracks that make for dismal speedway, which are televised everywhere and give the impression that speedway is a processional sport. Olsen is paid to produce these tracks and if money talks that suggests that he believes this situation is satisfactory, unless and until someone pays him more money to produce deeper tracks. My question is why the people who ARE paying him believe that the tracks he produces are satisfactory and give value for that money? Some ulterior motive, maybe - other than saving a few quid on the extra shale? I think we're on the same side of the argument here, but I'm a little thick and consequently am not getting what you are driving at re your last paragraph.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfromcov Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Straying from the GP's, I went to the World Cup down at Coventry last season when GB got humped by the Danes. I may be wrong, but I think Olsen was in charge of track preperation for the meeting. I met a couple of riders after the meeting, and asked why team GB were so poor. They suggested it was because the Brits were going for the dirt on the outside of the track that usually exists, however the track was completely different from league racing. That meeting was poor, with little overtaking. The next Monday, Coventry were racing at Brandon, and the meeting was extremely entertaining, and the track was graded differently. I may be wrong about it being Olsen in charge on that particular occasion, however it was another flag ship sky meeting where the track was gash. yes tour correct coventry was balder than a bald thing. unfortubatley all you can do is vote with your feet, ive cancelled sky this year and watch it on polish tv instead, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Don't think you're thick, mate! Simply asking why the powers that be would deem Olsen's tracks to be acceptable for top class speedway? Has nobody in the higher echelons not objected? Why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 thats bullrubbish. the reason behind it is danes are brought up and love slick tracks.olsen is killing the gp series by dictating slick tracks at places that are normaly well prepped and good racing And it has worked with deadly effect in the first GP's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 How do you start a vote here? Used to be able to do it easily... Why don't you set up another petition to send to No 10 Andy, you might actually get some signatures on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Just go onto www.speedwayGP.com an bombard then with complaints on their contact us section I've done mine You could take more direct action,email the GP organisers saying if Olsen has any part of track prep at Cardiff then you wont be going.Its not as if the place will be a sell out so anyone going can always wait till the last minute before buying a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jasper Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I believe Johnno said something along the lines that the Lezno track people had a done a great job then a gp official came out and told them to pack it all down, a recipe for disaster. Olsen needs to be sent a video of the Scunny, Wolves and Somerset meetings to see what sort of racing they offered, it was due to those meetings that I sat looking forward to watching the gp this weekend only to realise that after 2 laps of the opening race I knew we would not see anything of note. The only drive anybody picked up was on the home straight where it had built up against the fence and you could then dive bomb up the inside of somebody if they drifted 3 foot away from the kerb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 FURROW Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Ha, this is the only reason I could think of BSI/IMG not wanting the best racing the riders could provide for the public in their series. So it all boils down to clean sponsors names, forget the racing as long as the sponsors names are clean .................. how sad eh They must also think that the fans who attend to see the racing are irrelevant too then, as longs as the sponsors names are clean ...................... As per usual your ugly head has raised itself yet again blaring on about the GP"s knowing everything but never intending on attending will you ever give it a rest but is your needle to be stuck on the same record for ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jasper Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Why would you pay to go and watch that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbramble Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 This track preparation for the GPs is getting a joke. If its true, that the GP officials are interferring in the track set ups, then something is quite wrong when we have such relatively poor GPs to begin the series. The word from the experts last night was that this track would produce plenty of racing lines, and we would see loads of passing. That just didn't happen, and a competition that is argueably the jewel in the crown of the sport, is in danger of turning people off from attending, and even watching on TV. Leave the track men to do their jobs, keep Olsen away, and lets see how that goes. FFS, its obvious he doesn't know FA about setting up the tracks, and I think we all have got the message by now, except the man himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colincooke Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Just go onto www.speedwayGP.com an bombard then with complaints on their contact us section I've done mine I've just tried this screamer & when i submitted it said i had come from an unauthorised domain, wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 This track preparation for the GPs is getting a joke. If its true, that the GP officials are interferring in the track set ups, then something is quite wrong when we have such relatively poor GPs to begin the series. The word from the experts last night was that this track would produce plenty of racing lines, and we would see loads of passing. That just didn't happen, and a competition that is argueably the jewel in the crown of the sport, is in danger of turning people off from attending, and even watching on TV. Leave the track men to do their jobs, keep Olsen away, and lets see how that goes. FFS, its obvious he doesn't know FA about setting up the tracks, and I think we all have got the message by now, except the man himself. Olsens record of track prep is hardly one to be proud of,its either slick produces no proper racing and who could ever forget the episode in Germany last year.The quicker this idiot is retired the better but it seems he is none to keen to hand over his mantle to anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 As per usual your ugly head has raised itself yet again blaring on about the GP"s knowing everything but never intending on attending will you ever give it a rest but is your needle to be stuck on the same record for ever Well you'd think the least they would do is TRY to make the meetings entertaining so I don't have to keep having a laugh at their expense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTLAND1314 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Don't think you're thick, mate! Simply asking why the powers that be would deem Olsen's tracks to be acceptable for top class speedway? Has nobody in the higher echelons not objected? Why is that? Thanks for that. I just wonder, do any/all of the riders get asked for their preference (of track)? It's a very frustrating situation. I for one think the SGP series is the best thing to hit speedway, perhaps ever. Primarily as it has given SKY (and others) a very viewer friendly introduction to viewing the sport. However, the difficulty comes when my mates (who hadn't seen the sport before) come to me after seeing the GP's saying '...the racing is over by the end of the first lap'. I find it very hard to defend. The sport has got a great opportunity to gain a big following, but with slick tracks (resulting in no passing) are we shooting ourselves in the foot? How long will SKY keep covering the sport ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I'm actually bored with it all now and said to hubby the other day, I wish we hadn't bought our tickets for Cardiff this year.. but we have, so we'll go...but this is he last year....for me anyway... You need to go mate . Cardiff is a social gathering , sod the racing - the Cardiff track is usually crap anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendpostie Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Straying from the GP's, I went to the World Cup down at Coventry last season when GB got humped by the Danes. I may be wrong, but I think Olsen was in charge of track preperation for the meeting. I met a couple of riders after the meeting, and asked why team GB were so poor. They suggested it was because the Brits were going for the dirt on the outside of the track that usually exists, however the track was completely different from league racing. That meeting was poor, with little overtaking. The next Monday, Coventry were racing at Brandon, and the meeting was extremely entertaining, and the track was graded differently. I may be wrong about it being Olsen in charge on that particular occasion, however it was another flag ship sky meeting where the track was gash. So who is in charge of track prep at Peterborough for this years World Cup meeting in July ?, I had intended getting a couple of tickets but in all honesty if its going to be like the two GP tracks we've seen this year, then I'll not bother. Even the Sky team in the studio were not hiding there dislike of the slick tracks last night, surely they could have some influence on the Speedway powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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