Tony Olsson To Step Down As A Race Director For Sgp

[PHILIPRISING]

My geography isn't great but looking at a map the only GP venues where Sweden is further away from London is Cardiff and Prague,travelling back from Tampere,Mallila,Copenhagen,Riga,Vojens and Stockholm I wouldn't exactly call taxing.I think the original post is correct and is heart is not in it any more ,shame !

SEE rusky's earlier post... getting back to Sweden is one thing, getting to where he lives quite another.

[Ghostwalker]

SEE rusky's earlier post... getting back to Sweden is one thing, getting to where he lives quite another.

If you want to get Visby, you don't have to travel all the way to Stockholm since there are direct flights from

several cities in Sweden and Europe. http://www.swedavia.se/visby/flyginformation/destinationer/

[rusky]

If you want to get Visby, you don't have to travel all the way to Stockholm since there are direct flights from

several cities in Sweden and Europe. http://www.swedavia.se/visby/flyginformation/destinationer/

That is true there are flights to other locations, albeit on an infrequent basis. Onward travel from most of those airports mentioned is not easy either.

 

New science, Tony frequently has to wait in Arlanda Stockholm airport for anything up to 6 or 7 hours for a flight on occasions. I will ask him the specifics of his journey home from Cardiff at the weekend, but I seem to remember it's quite an intense journey, not something most of us would want to do do every 2 weeks for most of the year, to several times throughout the off season for various meetings and seminars.

[Humphrey Appleby]

New science, Tony frequently has to wait in Arlanda Stockholm airport for anything up to 6 or 7 hours for a flight on occasions. I will ask him the specifics of his journey home from Cardiff at the weekend, but I seem to remember it's quite an intense journey, not something most of us would want to do do every 2 weeks for most of the year, to several times throughout the off season for various meetings and seminars.

He's not doing it every 2 weeks for most of the year he's doing it for 12 rounds (maybe 13 rounds if you count the SWC) which is less than half a year. He'd have undoubtedly done far more traveling as a rider, and indeed I did more travelling than that for my job for 16 years.

 

I would love to have a job where I could work for a few days every two weeks for half a year. Of course, Olsson may have his reasons for wanting to do something else, but let's not pretend it's a hard life.

[f-s-p]

I would love to have a job where I could work for a few days every two weeks for half a year. Of course, Olsson may have his reasons for wanting to do something else, but let's not pretend it's a hard life.

Providing the money is good enough for the full year.

[rusky]

He's not doing it every 2 weeks for most of the year he's doing it for 12 rounds (maybe 13 rounds if you count the SWC) which is less than half a year. He'd have undoubtedly done far more traveling as a rider, and indeed I did more travelling than that for my job for 16 years.

 

I would love to have a job where I could work for a few days every two weeks for half a year. Of course, Olsson may have his reasons for wanting to do something else, but let's not pretend it's a hard life.

HA, I can assure you that if being Race Director was a few days, every 2 weeks, for half a year Tony would not be stepping down !!! To do this Job to the level that Tony has committed to is pretty much full time from early March to late October, the bit between, could realistically be considered as few days work, every 2 weeks (definition of a few, probably 7 or 8 days). The amount of documentation that surrounds these events is phenomenal, and is extremely time consuming on its own. Whoever follows Tony has a hard time in store for them - it is certainly not the easy ride that many think.

 

Ghostwalker, Do really believe that the track racing clubs will break away ? This rumour has been doing the rounds as long as I can remember (measured in 10's of years). I really don't think that the riders in particular would want the international isolation that would most likely come with that, if it did come together. I for one have my doubts - as do many others.

[Ghostwalker]

 

Ghostwalker, Do really believe that the track racing clubs will break away ?

 

 

I moved the reply to the thread about the Swedish 2014 season since it is a bit off topic for this thread.

http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=67537&page=49&do=findComment&comment=2481670

[PHILIPRISING]

HA, I can assure you that if being Race Director was a few days, every 2 weeks, for half a year Tony would not be stepping down !!! To do this Job to the level that Tony has committed to is pretty much full time from early March to late October, the bit between, could realistically be considered as few days work, every 2 weeks (definition of a few, probably 7 or 8 days). The amount of documentation that surrounds these events is phenomenal, and is extremely time consuming on its own. Whoever follows Tony has a hard time in store for them - it is certainly not the easy ride that many think.

 

Ghostwalker, Do really believe that the track racing clubs will break away ? This rumour has been doing the rounds as long as I can remember (measured in 10's of years). I really don't think that the riders in particular would want the international isolation that would most likely come with that, if it did come together. I for one have my doubts - as do many others.

AFTER chatting with TO this weekend, the most likely scenario would appear to be giving the clubs autonomy while still within the framework of SVEMO and affiliated to the FIM.

 

As rusky points out, any breakaway without the blessing of both SVEMO and the FIM would result in complete isolation.

[Humphrey Appleby]

HA, I can assure you that if being Race Director was a few days, every 2 weeks, for half a year Tony would not be stepping down !!! To do this Job to the level that Tony has committed to is pretty much full time from early March to late October, the bit between, could realistically be considered as few days work, every 2 weeks (definition of a few, probably 7 or 8 days). The amount of documentation that surrounds these events is phenomenal, and is extremely time consuming on its own. Whoever follows Tony has a hard time in store for them - it is certainly not the easy ride that many think.

 

I run a national motor sports championship myself, albeit one at a much lower level, with fewer rounds and less travel, so I do have some grasp of the work involved. Equally, I do it in addition to my full-time job, and 7 or 8 days work every two weeks is still less than what most working people do, albeit that I'm sure being race director involves a lot of unsocial and long hours whilst on the job.

 

Many people would love to have a job like that, so you'll have to forgive me if I take the suggestion that it's a tough life with a bit of pinch of salt. Are they going to advertising for a new race director and if so can anyone apply...?

[theknow 2]

It will be if ya face fits job

SEE rusky's earlier post... getting back to Sweden is one thing, getting to where he lives quite another.

That is his choice though and he knew that when he took the Job. Lots a jobs have hassle, pressure and travel but if he has found this is not the job for him now then good luck to him in what he does.