Humphrey Appleby Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 AFRAID not ... maybe 2015 I think an American GP has been postulated as long as the SGP has been going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 BUT Monster haven't been involved as long as the SGP has been going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 After my resent trip to the Czech Golden helmet weekend the question I have is why oh why do SGP even bother with the Marketa ? Pardubice is a far better race track and Stadium - would be a far better venue for the GP But Prague as an attractive place has so much to offer. It's probably one of the best tourist venues in Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffster Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 After my resent trip to the Czech Golden helmet weekend the question I have is why oh why do SGP even bother with the Marketa ? Pardubice is a far better race track and Stadium - would be a far better venue for the GP Simple, Haza - Pardubice do not want the SGP I have attended every Czech Golden Helmet since 1997, and have had conversations with Petr Moravec over the years on that very subject - Pardubice feel that they wont make money out of a GP, when they take into account the staging fees that they would have to pay BSI / IMG, the cost of staging an SGP, etc They much prefer staging the World Under 21 Final, Under 21 Team Cup etc on the Saturday, as a curtain raiser to the Golden Helmet It's crazy I know, and I would love to see a GP at Pardubice, but just cant see, at least for the forseeable future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think an American GP has been postulated as long as the SGP has been going... Shouldn't Argentina also be considered as a possible SGP venue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Västervik confirmed as one of the two semi final venues. http://mobil.vt.se/D...7005335&p=Sport I do wonder what happened? I thought Eskilstuna (again) were supposed to host one round? At least there were talks between BSI and Smederna regarding SWC. Edited October 17, 2013 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Shouldn't Argentina also be considered as a possible SGP venue? Any of the 27 or so countries where they regularly stage speedway could be, and possibly even some others besides. Wasn't one of the more crazy suggestions to have a GP in Dubai, although I'm not sure how well that would work in 50 degree heat. As always though, it comes down to promoters willing to stump up the readies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Shouldn't Argentina also be considered as a possible SGP venue? Surely events over the past year put paid to any thoughts in the short term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Shouldn't Argentina also be considered as a possible SGP venue? Surely events over the past year put paid to any thoughts in the short term? I am sorry to hear there are problems in Argentine speedway - I always thought it was one of the emergent speedway nations and was very active? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 BECAUSE, as many have alluded to previously, Prague is a great city to visit and for many that is a vital component of a SGP weekend. That would be inconsistent with running a SGP at Malilla in a forest 100 miles from anything interesting. It takes all sorts maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I am sorry to hear there are problems in Argentine speedway - I always thought it was one of the emergent speedway nations and was very active? Hardly emergent. There's been racing there for donkey's years and few reasonable riders have found their way to Europe over the years, but there's hard economic times there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 But Prague as an attractive place has so much to offer. It's probably one of the best tourist venues in Europe? I thought this was a speedway forum ? I agree Prague is a great city lots to see and do cant fault what you say -but we go there to watch a speedway gp with good racing hopefully lots of passing when has that ever happened at the Marketta ? Parbudice is a great track =great racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Interesting: speedwayracing.se is naming Bydgoszcz as the first event of the SWC, any info on this ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 They also posted the full calendar... 05.04 - Auckland 26.04 - Bydgoszcz 17.05 - Tampere 31.05 - Prague 14.06 - Malilla 28.06 - Copenhagen 12.07 - Cardiff 16.08 - Gorzów 30.08 - Daugavpils 13.09 - Vojens 27.09 - Stockholm 11.10 - Toruń Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 COULD still be a change ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Interesting: speedwayracing.se is naming Bydgoszcz as the first event of the SWC, any info on this ?? They also writes that Bydgoszcz GP might be moved to Gdansk or Berlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Sportowefakty are reporting that Lonigo Italy is the chosen venue for the 2014 GP challenge final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw40 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 They also writes that Bydgoszcz GP might be moved to Gdansk or Berlin. Still no further info on this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballinger Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Still no further info on this ? Edited October 23, 2013 by ballinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 They are making good progress on the Tampere track: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXQiRLSIIAAEdpI.jpg:large Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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