Richspeedway Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 What does everyone think of the changes? http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/917/swc-shake-up-for-2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 What does everyone think of the changes? http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/917/swc-shake-up-for-2012 20 heats instead of 25 naturally the admission price will be adjusted accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Sounds like a desperate attempt to avoid the commercial catastrophe of hosts not qualifying for the finals. 4 riders instead of 5, meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 20 heats instead of 25 naturally the admission price will be adjusted accordingly. Hope GB apply for the 2013 Final - at least it will guarantee our place. But in all seriousness are we heading towards buying a trophy in international speedway. Bid for the pleasure of hosting the WTC in your backyard and as a bonus your in the final. So Poland have it for the next 10 years!! Not sure I'm liking this idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 But in all seriousness are we heading towards buying a trophy in international speedway. Bid for the pleasure of hosting the WTC in your backyard and as a bonus your in the final. Surely the current host nation/city/stadium have to bid for the rights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Surely they will have to put in place a contingency for riders getting injured during meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richspeedway Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I feel the same, if they are going to let any nation go straight into the final then it should be the holders. Like Mattk says it is just to make sure the final has a good crowd in as the home fans will know that their nation will be in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 excellent new rule change i think...will make the rounds and especially the race off much more competitive..and the hosts should always be there, like football world cups and euros etc.....very positive move i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 excellent new rule change i think...will make the rounds and especially the race off much more competitive..and the hosts should always be there, like football world cups and euros etc.....very positive move i think However will there be anyone at the race-off ? recently i believe the host country have been been in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 However will there be anyone at the race-off ? recently i believe the host country have been been in it Interesting. If the hosts will be seeded directly to the finals, it now makes no sense at all having the race-off and finals in the same location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Surely the current host nation/city/stadium have to bid for the rights? They do - that's what I'm saying - Bid High and its at your track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 FURROW Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Sounds like a desperate attempt to avoid the commercial catastrophe of hosts not qualifying for the finals. 4 riders instead of 5, meh. Well unless I've missed something tell me when the hosts didn't qualify for the final I've only missed one world cup and I've not known it to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 So in other words, a reversion to pretty much the original WTC format... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Well unless I've missed something tell me when the hosts didn't qualify for the final I've only missed one world cup and I've not known it to happen Absolutely ... so is it really surprising that it is precisely now that they change the system. In previous years Denmark and Poland have always been going to qualify for the final, even if it had to come via the race off. But for the next two years things aren't so easy to predict are they. In 2012 there was no surity that the Swedes would get through to their finals (50-50 chance at best) BUT in 2013 if Belle Vue gets built England will be staging the final. Actually our only chance of being in that final is if this change was made. So this is no favour to the Poles; this is for Team GB's benefit isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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