davidba Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Back from a great trip to Torun to see the amazing stadium and despite a one sided score lots to relish from the meeting. Next stop was supposed to be Poznan v Daugvapils on 6th June, but somewhere along the way they've swapped dates and are now racing in Latvia that day! So, my back up plan is probably gonna be a 2 hour train ride to Gorzow for the Zielona Gora meeting instead.Looking on the maps, it seems as though the stadium is just over the river from the train station,but it may be a bit of a walk to the bridge,anyone done this before and know how long it takes? This may be important if the fixture has an earlier start as i cant get to Gorzow till 3.30pm.They usually start at 6pm but i guess if its a tv meeting they may start earlier, but they never tell you till the last moment?? Cheers ps no chance of this meeting selling out is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Can't help you i am afraid.I went by bike from Germany a couple of seasons back and thought it would be a doddle to find.Rode all over the place and couldn't find it.Stopped at a petrol station and asked there and was getting nowhere as the woman didn't understand english at all and only a little german.As luck would have it Jonasson's mechanic pulled in to fill up,so he told me to follow him It is a big local derby though,so the likelyhood is tickets will go like hot cakes.Good luck and stay safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) Back from a great trip to Torun to see the amazing stadium and despite a one sided score lots to relish from the meeting. Next stop was supposed to be Poznan v Daugvapils on 6th June, but somewhere along the way they've swapped dates and are now racing in Latvia that day! So, my back up plan is probably gonna be a 2 hour train ride to Gorzow for the Zielona Gora meeting instead.Looking on the maps, it seems as though the stadium is just over the river from the train station,but it may be a bit of a walk to the bridge,anyone done this before and know how long it takes? This may be important if the fixture has an earlier start as i cant get to Gorzow till 3.30pm.They usually start at 6pm but i guess if its a tv meeting they may start earlier, but they never tell you till the last moment?? Cheers ps no chance of this meeting selling out is there? We walked it quite easily about 20-25 mins. No chance of selling out, as long as you get there in good time. When you get inside be careful where you sit, most of the better seats are reserved for season ticket holders, and it's not that obvious which ones they are <well it wasnt last season>, some friends of mine got moved a few times, most annoying just before the start. Edited May 11, 2010 by spanner47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel115 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 David maybe get a cab and write this down on a piece of paper "Na stadion Stali Gorzow prosze" give it to driver and he will know how to get there,tickets may be hard to get local derby but they should be available.Enjoy your stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidba Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 David maybe get a cab and write this down on a piece of paper "Na stadion Stali Gorzow prosze" give it to driver and he will know how to get there,tickets may be hard to get local derby but they should be available.Enjoy your stay. Thanks for the info guys, any idea when the start time will be announced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 We walked it quite easily about 20-25 mins. No chance of selling out, as long as you get there in good time. Trust me, having been with David on Sunday safely ensconced in our deluxe seats at Torun three hours before the meeting started, he WILL there in good time!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidba Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Gorzow have finally confirmed to me that the meeting on the 6th June starts at 5pm, so with a train from Poznan due in at 3.30pm it should be possible to get to the stadium and find a ticket(Fingers crossed!) so i've booked a hotel in Gorzow for the night. So no more floods,volcanic ash or national tragedies and i should be fine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel115 Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 You should be fine as of now flooded partially are following speedway cities Opole,Rzeszow,Krosno,Wroclaw and Krakow that is what i got from news online(exept for krosno track i dont know the conditions at other tracks some like Rzeszow are next to river that flooded) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidba Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Good job bluejam put me in contact with Gorzow's press officer and he has reserved me a ticket as it is completley sold out!!Gonna be an unusual experience for a British speedway fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 It is a big local derby though,so the likelyhood is tickets will go like hot cakes.Good luck and stay safe Good job bluejam put me in contact with Gorzow's press officer and he has reserved me a ticket as it is completley sold out!!Gonna be an unusual experience for a British speedway fan! Hope you have a great time.It is a fantastic stadium and i know from experience that the people at the club are very friendly.Good luck with the weather as it is beautiful here in Hamburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejam Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Good job bluejam put me in contact with Gorzow's press officer and he has reserved me a ticket as it is completley sold out!!Gonna be an unusual experience for a British speedway fan! Glad I could be of assistance to you David.I hope the trip goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidba Posted June 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 (edited) Lady luck on my side again as it peed it down today in Gorzow! What an amazing experience that was!As i'm sure many of you saw online,it was an action packed one full of controversies and overtaking.At the stadium itself it was mad, i was right near the ZG fans,or as near as you could get with the masses of riot police in the way and it was a good job they were there! It was bloody hot so i melted a bit and the trip was very tiring in the heat,especially when trains were delayed and i thought i was going to miss my connections and thus miss the meeting(Luckily the train to Gorzow was held up too so i just made it!)But once i finally made it the atmosphere was incredible and the hospitality great as i collected my pass and was whisked past the huge queues in the vip entrance! Finally got to see Pawlicki and he started really well though seemed to tire,whereas Gollob got better after early bike problems.Protasiewicz was the pick of the opponents,certainly different from his inept Parken showing. I got covered head to foot in dust and larger pieces of shale hit me so hard i nearly fell over,they hardly bothered with watering,but it was all part of the fun. Stayed in Gorzow but had to detour to my hotel as roads blocked with riot police.At the hotel i then watched second half of the Leszno match and a 5 minute round up of speedway news on the national news.Hampel was all over the place on tv,if he wins the world championship things will go ballistic! Well i got a 6 week break now for my foreign adventures while they try and operate on my back,then its Gniezno v Daugvapils on the 18th July!! Edited June 8, 2010 by davidba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidba Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Dont know why my last post doesn't appear in new content listings? Anyway in summary,go to Gorzow,it's amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel115 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Nice that you enjoyed your match in Gorzow it can get nasty sometimes during derby with fans fighting etc I am from Rzeszow and was at quite a few derby matches with Tarnow back in the old days it was scary at times riot police everywhere and some groups of fans from tarnow being escorted after the match to prevent fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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