f-s-p Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Front page news in todays Aamulehti, the second biggest newspaper in Finland is that talks are ongoing with IMG/BSI for SGP to be staged at Ratina Stadion in Tampere. The city has given signs of green light for the project and Kaj Laukkanen with Jarno Kosonen are said to be the promoters behind the plan. Apparently the negotiations have progressed really well, since it's mentioned that marketing for the first of three GP's would/could start in February -13. This is excellent stuff! I dont even need to change my bus when I travel the 20 minutes for this one!!! Edited October 10, 2012 by f-s-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Here's a link to the article: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aamulehti.fi%2FEtusivu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_minall Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Oh no, another running track... it's like the Berlin GP of 2001 all over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Oh no, another running track... it's like the Berlin GP of 2001 all over again To be fair, 2001 was the first year of one off tracks, they've had a few more attempts since then and they're generally pretty good now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 AND there were particular problems in Berlin which meant that the track simply couldn't cope with the heavy rain. As SCB says, things have moved on since then. There will be a new temporary track at the Friends Arena in Stockholm next year and, in all probability, in Warsaw in 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 AND there were particular problems in Berlin which meant that the track simply couldn't cope with the heavy rain. As SCB says, things have moved on since then. There will be a new temporary track at the Friends Arena in Stockholm next year and, in all probability, in Warsaw in 2014. What has stopped Warsaw from going in 2013 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 What has stopped Warsaw from going in 2013 ? TOO soon ... not all the ducks in a row. Domestically the PZM have enough on their plate at the moment. Much more realistic in 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Domestically the PZM have enough on their plate at the moment. Much more realistic in 2014. What do the PZM have to do with respect to running a GP? More likely that the readies simply aren't there at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I find it unbelivable that Malilla is not on the 2013 calendar - been there three times for GPs in 2008, 2009 and 2011, because it's such a top track. Not sure how Malilla goes and yet Ullevi (which always looks empty) stays. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Not sure how Malilla goes and yet Ullevi (which always looks empty) stays. Presumably for similar reasons why F1 GPs are held out in the desert and not at proper race circuits where real fans can attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I find it unbelivable that Malilla is not on the 2013 calendar - been there three times for GPs in 2008, 2009 and 2011, because it's such a top track. Not sure how Malilla goes and yet Ullevi (which always looks empty) stays. All the best Rob ullevi have on year reaming on their contract. Problem with Målilla is the isolated location and lack of "facillities" nearby. Good racing but not so much else. I also think that Gotevent can give IMG better offers then Målilla. Add to that a few thousand more in the crowd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 What do the PZM have to do with respect to running a GP? More likely that the readies simply aren't there at the moment. WRONG on both counts G&B Arena in Malilla to undergo some significant spectator upgrades over the next 12 months. True, Ullevi still has a year to run but wouldn't be surprised to see Malilla back on the 2014 calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Jarno should get the Wild Card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 G&B Arena in Malilla to undergo some significant spectator upgrades over the next 12 months. Not sure what the PZM has to do with Malilla, but why can't Malilla upgrade their facilities over the winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Jarno should get the Wild Card. I'd reckon it will be Timo Lahti or maybe Kalle Katajisto. At least one of those would be my choice. But obviously allot can happen during the more then 19-20-21 months or so to go to the gp. Edited October 10, 2012 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Is the round planned to increase the series size further or to replace another? ie Will it be the Finnish GP or the Nordic GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Not sure what the PZM has to do with Malilla, but why can't Malilla upgrade their facilities over the winter? MAYBE they could but what's the hurry given that Gothenburg still has a year to run. GP in Warsaw will involve PZM. DON'T get ahead of yourselves. This is not a done deal as I understand. But of course there is a vacancy for a Nordic GP now that Vojens have left the rota. But if you had to choose a wild card now surely the World longtrack champion would have a good shout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 MAYBE they could but what's the hurry given that Gothenburg still has a year to run. GP in Warsaw will involve PZM. DON'T get ahead of yourselves. This is not a done deal as I understand. But of course there is a vacancy for a Nordic GP now that Vojens have left the rota. But if you had to choose a wild card now surely the World longtrack champion would have a good shout. Well he is back to being Swedish now so can we really have a Swedish rider as a wild card in Finland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 MAYBE they could but what's the hurry given that Gothenburg still has a year to run. Yes, but isn't Gothenburg one of the events that BSI promotes itself? Malilla and Gothenburg have run side-by-side up until now, so it's a bit odd that Malilla should drop out if it's supposedly making money as previously claimed. GP in Warsaw will involve PZM. As promoter, or simply running under its auspices? All GPs run under the auspices of a national federation, but the impression given was that Warsaw would be a BSI-promoted GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 WHY odd? They wouldn't have three GPs in Sweden. Stockholm has become available and has a roof and Gothenburg has a contract for 2013. What's so hard to understand? Perhaps your impression about Warsaw was wrong... Well he is back to being Swedish now so can we really have a Swedish rider as a wild card in Finland? DIDN'T know that. Know that he was born in Sweden but presumed he was still racing on a Finnish licence. You live and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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