S.B Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) Bus http://www.autoosta.lv/?lang=en railway http://www.pv.lv/en/train_routes/?stop_from=1&stop_to=243 got possibility of hotel car there and back tomorrow space for 2 let me know asap cost will be 75 eu eachToo much, but comfortstarted rain with thunderstorms Edited August 16, 2014 by S.B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 All down to the rain is it? They must think we were born yesterday https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10616067_950262068333457_6532691958036301917_n.jpg?oh=8e22fe21c0cf306cdb7f76a1a06e08e0&oe=5474D1E8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 All down to the rain is it? They must think we were born yesterday https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10616067_950262068333457_6532691958036301917_n.jpg?oh=8e22fe21c0cf306cdb7f76a1a06e08e0&oe=5474D1E8 Coventry manage with a track like that , What a mess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 All down to the rain is it? They must think we were born yesterday https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10616067_950262068333457_6532691958036301917_n.jpg?oh=8e22fe21c0cf306cdb7f76a1a06e08e0&oe=5474D1E8 PHOTO taken yesterday? Very wet and gloomy in Riga now (18.00) and no way the meeting would have gone ahead this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 PHOTO taken yesterday? Very wet and gloomy in Riga now (18.00) and no way the meeting would have gone ahead this evening. No idea Philip, I picked it up from facebook.. More from his blog https://www.flickr.com/photos/speed84/sets/72157646102752347/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 IT was yesterday about the time they decided to dig out the inside line round bends one and two, which they did, turned the material over and re-laid it through the night. Sadly their efforts were only partial successful and this morning it was felt that the track still needed several hours of dry weather to allow it to bed in. That was never going to happen (and didn't) and the riders told Tony Olsson (FIM) and Paul Bellamy (BSI) that in view of the impending weather there was no chance that the track would be rideable either today or even tomorrow. By early afternoon the track was under water after a deluge and there has been more rain since. People with much more knowledge of these things than me suggest that if the weather had been dry all week the track, much of which was solid, would have been okay but it was not to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Big downpour recently but now lovely and sunny. If it were Malilla or Vojens or Terenzano or ... it would be all systems go! Maybe if they had unblocked the drains earlier in the week it would have helped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanT Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Back in the hotel room In Riga. The whole saga had an air of inevitability about it from the get go. BSI have a lot to answer for here. Firstly blaming the rain is a cop out. Yes it rained heavily here but a re staging on Sunday would not have caused to much of an issue with anyone. We booked our break with that in mind, as I am sure many others have. Main question has to be how long have BSI been aware that a problem might be coming? I'll make the same comment with the Finnish GP that I'll make here. Why aren't these tracks tested well in advance of the staging date? It should be a requirement that tracks are ready well in advance for testing and verification by the BSI. To call off a GP on the morning of the meeting and then to re-stage it 141 miles away the next day is totally unacceptable. Many people have paid lots and lots of money to come here from many countries in Europe. To be subjected to this amateurish shambles reeks of incompetence and inefficiency. For Paul Bellamy to simply say our money will be refunded if you can;t make the re-staging is just not good enough. People will be out of pocket and will not get to see a Grand Prix which is the sole reason we are over here!! Had I known the GP was in Daugavpils I very much doubt I would have come over, and I am sure many others will be thinking likewise. BSI cannot be allowed to get away with this. Does anyone have an address for Paul Bellamy? I think a letter needs to be written and signed by several of us that made this trip but cannot get to the restaging. He cannot just make a one line comment and walk away. If we club together as supporters and let BSI know that people are angry, maybe we can make a difference and improve the Speedway GP for the future. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 I feel for you mate, genuinely... I just rely on the tv for my GP's but too have spent money like you have must be absolutely galling, I hope you get satisfactory replies when you do eventually locate the contact details for the people responsible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 IT was yesterday about the time they decided to dig out the inside line round bends one and two, which they did, turned the material over and re-laid it through the night. Sadly their efforts were only partial successful and this morning it was felt that the track still needed several hours of dry weather to allow it to bed in. That was never going to happen (and didn't) and the riders told Tony Olsson (FIM) and Paul Bellamy (BSI) that in view of the impending weather there was no chance that the track would be rideable either today or even tomorrow. By early afternoon the track was under water after a deluge and there has been more rain since. People with much more knowledge of these things than me suggest that if the weather had been dry all week the track, much of which was solid, would have been okay but it was not to be. So it wasn't the rain then, it was digging it up yesterday. It's not good enough. Especially as fans are now asking on twitter how to get from Riga to Daugavplis and the GP feed is ignoring them. Why doesn't someone answer them and try and help then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Good post IanT Really do feel for your sort who have spent good money to support a new venue just to be let down by what can only be termed bad management. The least the organisers do is transport all of you to Daugvapils foc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggie Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 So it wasn't the rain then, it was digging it up yesterday. It's not good enough. Especially as fans are now asking on twitter how to get from Riga to Daugavplis and the GP feed is ignoring them. Why doesn't someone answer them and try and help then? nobody is helping us here the only one who has responded is phil rising just want bsi to hire a couple of coaches to take us there and back not much to ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.B Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 When it all began. Latvian GP heads was said. that the stadium will be ready in the spring. to hold that GP some test races. We had a very warm winter and spring. but the main work began only in JuneEverything was done quickly. for a single race. Riga richer Daugavpils. plus city holidays. tourists etc. Remembered the cash. and forget about the drainage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fundinfan Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 another Gelsenkirchken by the tossers running the GP series. time they moved out and put this circus to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave69 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 When it all began. Latvian GP heads was said. that the stadium will be ready in the spring. to hold that GP some test races. We had a very warm winter and spring. but the main work began only in June Everything was done quickly. for a single race. Riga richer Daugavpils. plus city holidays. tourists etc. Remembered the cash. and forget about the drainage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.B Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) Had to carry in Bikernieki some test races before Latvian GP ? https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=332389070261736&id=100004719378644 Edited August 16, 2014 by S.B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) If BSI are giving refunds I hope they are (if it's applicable) refunding the generally extortionate booking and postage fees too. Daugavpils by coach been there got the Tshirt absolute crap journey. Edited August 16, 2014 by Triple.H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 If BSI are giving refunds I hope they are (if it's applicable) refunding the generally extortionate booking and postage fees too. AS BSI are not the promoters in this case I would presume that any refunds come from the Latvian organisers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 AS BSI are not the promoters in this case I would presume that any refunds come from the Latvian organisers...TBH Phil BSI need to stop passing the buck. I bet In F1 for example any minor cockup means a big Q+A with Bernie Ecclestone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 If those faithful supporters have got tickets to see the Latvian Speedway GP in Riga and the "promotors" decide at the last minute to change the venue (to wherever) then those supporters should be taken (and returned) to see the Latvian Speedway GP. It sounds if it is going to be a case "its not my responsibility" and "its not our responsibility. It is someones responsibility that this speedway gp is not being held where it was advertised to be held. Supporters bought their tickets in good faith. If the organisers want continued support then I think may well be in their interest to get this sorted, and quickly, to the satisfaction of those supporters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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