screm Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Its pretty certain I will go to another GP abroad next year, Prague is very high on the list as I really enjoyed this year. I would book the same hotel but not the same room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Why not the same room? What did you do in that room you should'nt have done? Honest answer please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Why not the same room? What did you do in that room you should'nt have done? Honest answer please. I stayed at Hotel Assenzio, and would again, hotel was clean, staff were very helpful, room was basic but perfectly good, breakfasts were spectacular, only problem is we seemed to have the only room on the ground floor and had traffic noise all night. So if I return to this hotel its safe to say I wont be wanting room 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Do any of the other Gp's come close to the experience of Cardiff? I'm thinking of going (never seen speedway abroad) so would appreciate reccomendations? Forget the gps go to Parduvice for the Golden Helmet weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Forget the gps go to Parduvice for the Golden Helmet weekend. One or two un-savoury characters going there this year, and with a bit of luck they wont read this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Forget the gps go to Parduvice for the Golden Helmet weekend. How do you get to that meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'd second the suggestion of the Golden Helmet weekend in Pardubice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 How do you get to that meeting. The year I went I hired a car at Prague airport and drove-however it`s really easy by train from Prague. www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en is a really good website for European rail journeys and times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 The year I went I hired a car at Prague airport and drove-however it`s really easy by train from Prague. www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en is a really good website for European rail journeys and times. thank you Racers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Good for you, although if everything was perfect in speedway, it would remove some people's raison d'être. NO!, they have just got the loose stuff off the track, need it slick. When it was knee deep around the fence, it was still gate & go, as you dare not stick your wheels into in fear of ending up flat on your proverbial arse, How do you get to that meeting.Fly to Prague train service to Parduvice is frequent and just over an hour,Rail Planner is a brilliant app. Edited July 24, 2014 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Just so its right, Fromafar, and I hope you dont mind, it is Pardubice, Just for info, pardubice is the "home" of the company that makes Semtex, so if you go just check your suitcase before you cross the borders. On Wilkipedia it shows "Sports" and speedway does get a mention along with chess and basketball. Ice Hockey and tennis also feature. Edited July 25, 2014 by OveFundinFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Just so its right, Fromafar, and I hope you dont mind, it is Pardubice, Just for info, pardubice is the "home" of the company that makes Semtex, so if you go just check your suitcase before you cross the borders. On Wilkipedia it shows "Sports" and speedway does get a mention along with chess and basketball. Ice Hockey and tennis also feature. And it home to the Famous horse jump race that makes the grand National tame in comparison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Pardubice is indeed an awesome weekend Another cool suggestion is the Gorzow SGP / Zielona Gora WSL weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadey Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I've been to a few foreign GPs in the last 7 years or so. Some are easy to do, some need a bit more planning. Prague I have done a couple of times, easy access as it has it's own airport, food and drink are very cheap, hotels are plentiful, trams run from the city centre to within 5 minutes walk of the stadium. They also serve beer in the stadium that you can take to your seat unlike the Polish venues, I think a round of beers for 9 of us in the stadium was about £12!! Bydgoszcz has an airport, but flights tend to sell out or become expensive when the GP is in town, also hotels are limited so need to be booked well in advance. The city is not very touristy, but has a few interesting things to see. Food and drink are again very cheap. An option here would be to take a flight to Poznan (very nice city) and then the train up to Bydgoszcz (2 hours). The track is a bit basic but normally produces good racing. Torun I have been to the last 2 years, and going again this year, October can get chilly in Poland which may put some off. There is also no airport here so you would have to fly to another city and take the train or similar. Poznan, Bydgoszcz or Warsaw are reasonable options for this. The old town is very nice but largely undiscovered by foreign tourists so food and drink prices are low. Accommodation sells out on GP weekend so best to book well in advance. The stadium is purpose built for speedway and only a few years old, the track is always well prepared and produces good racing. A taxi from the city centre costs around £4-£5. Gorzow is a bit harder to get to as train connections are a bit more limited, for example from Poznan it usually involves a change of train. Flying to eastern Germany and connecting from there may be an option but I have not ever looked in to this. In my opinion the city is not as nice as Torun and there don't seem to be many hotels in the city itself. However the stadium is only a few years old and the track produces good racing. Tampere has its own airport, you could also fly to Helsinki and take the train (2 hours). Plenty of hotels here but everything is more expensive as it is Scandinavia. The pub right outside the railway station does beer for under €4 but most places seemed to be around the €6-€7 range. As has been well documented on this forum, the racing this year was poor, but the stadium is within walking distance of city centre hotels. The city itself is situated between 2 lakes and is a pleasant place to spend a day or 2. I've just scrolled up and realised how much I have typed, hope this is of help to people thinking of travelling to a foreign GP. If anybody has any questions just ask, and I will do my best to help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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