PHILIPRISING Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 So did 185 people try to blag their way in ? NO, didn't see all the Polish applications myself but most were certainly genuine but PZM along with the stadium decided on a limit of 200. Probably 50 saying they work for Bahnsport Aktuel..... JUST one reporter and one photographer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 HAD a tour of the media facilities ... fantastic. They had 900 media accreditations for the European Championship games (soccer)... 200 on Saturday out of 385 applications. Â Unlike Cardiff, the roof is transparent so light comes through and easy to see why it is such a complex and time consuming exercise to shut/open and why they were caught napping when England came for the opening against Poland and rain saturated the pitch to such an extent that it was called off ... doesn't just happen in speedway! Â Personally would fancy sitting in the very top rows but there are no pillars so an uninterrupted view for everyone. Pits situated inside along the back straight. Â Less practice this year ... four runs per rider instead of six (hoorah) and a two-minute clock for the draw which will be started by the Race Director. Any rider not at the draw within that time loses his turn. Not sure what would happen if all four were late! Â All in all, very impressive ... and that's before the crowd arrives. The postponement of Englands game at the stadium was nothing but incompetence.The weather forecast was known in advance but no efforts were made to close the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 The postponement of Englands game at the stadium was nothing but incompetence.The weather forecast was known in advance but no efforts were made to close the roof. THERE was a high degree of incompetence, of course, but some other factors too apparently. Lessons have been learned, we're told, but won't affect the speedway anyway because the roof is and will remain closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Lessons have been learned, we're told, but won't affect the speedway anyway because the roof is and will remain closed. Let's hope then, the shale has been scientifically stored in a pyramid shape... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Â I'm not seeing Covatti on the sub list? Â It's Peter Kildemand first, then Piotr Pawlicki and Linus Sundstrom. Â Pawlicki is now first reserve since Kildemand have injured his knee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 According to DutchGrasstrack on twitter, practice is not going well because of a bad track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) According to DutchGrasstrack on twitter, practice is not going well because of a bad track.Oh dear, that doesn't sound good. Hope they get it sorted. Wouldn't be good advert for first speedway GP of the season and we don't want any injured riders Edited April 17, 2015 by mdmc82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) According to DutchGrasstrack on twitter, practice is not going well because of a bad track. Maybe the shale hasn't been stored in a scientifically controlled pyramid shape then? Oh well, Phillipe did make sure to say it was organised by the PZM... Edited April 17, 2015 by Humphrey Appleby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 @jesperspeedway: Warsaw SGP practice cancelled #badtrack  That's not a very good start to the GP series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrow boy Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Mojo is there and she reports that only Nikki Pedersen ventured on to the track 30 minutes later than scheduled. Did a few solo laps and then noyhing. She further reports that the stadium is emptying and it looks like the practice is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 IT was Ole Olsen and his Speed Sport team who laid the track with brand new material shipped from England. The riders were unhappy with soft patches at the entry to turn three and while some were happy to practice others were not. Eventually Nicki Pedersen and Tomas H Jonasson did a number of laps to determine the extent of the problem. The rest of the track appears to be fine but for some reason one particular area hasn't bound together as it should. Â The FIM decided to curtail practice to allow Ole's team to starting working on the problem area. Of course, it is both embarrassing and worrying with such a huge event only a little more than 24 hours away. It would be easy to blame human error but when 90 per cent of the track is okay Ole is, frankly, at a loss to explain why the other 10 per cent isn't. Â Pedersen said afterwards that he feels the fault can be remedied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 At least this is the first time this has happened..... Oh wait!!! This sport really is a joke all the way to the top it seems 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) To be honest it would be easy to mock.....all the talk of a brilliant stadium,but the track is poor.Oh no,we have heard that before.But really...........fingers crossed they get this sorted.It would be a big blow if they don't.At the end of the day instead of 5 or 10,000 people going home peeved,we could end up with 50,000!!!! and millions of viewers around the world......... Edited April 17, 2015 by iris123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Blue Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 IT was Ole Olsen and his Speed Sport team who laid the track with brand new material shipped from England. The riders were unhappy with soft patches at the entry to turn three and while some were happy to practice others were not. Eventually Nicki Pedersen and Tomas H Jonasson did a number of laps to determine the extent of the problem. The rest of the track appears to be fine but for some reason one particular area hasn't bound together as it should. Â The FIM decided to curtail practice to allow Ole's team to starting working on the problem area. Of course, it is both embarrassing and worrying with such a huge event only a little more than 24 hours away. It would be easy to blame human error but when 90 per cent of the track is okay Ole is, frankly, at a loss to explain why the other 10 per cent isn't. Â Pedersen said afterwards that he feels the fault can be remedied. Â Â If we cant blame human's ..... it makes you wonder what animal is employed to lay the track!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 How much will the Poles fine the riders who get injured on foreign shale 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedwaysliders Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Is there no rules set out to get a grand prix standard track?How does the world gov body give clearence on a track that has not been raced on? Seems bonkers to me that they didnt have to have a dress rehearsel with some kind of open meeting in order to get a grand prix standard licence to run the event!!!! Edited April 17, 2015 by speedwaysliders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 @TWoffinden: #WarsawSGP what a joke 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 @TWoffinden: #WarsawSGP what a joke Is that really Tai? Phil will talk to all the riders and i'm sure all will say it will be great or was great and 90% of the track is the best they have ever ridden and what a stadium and the press facilities have to be seen to be believed   Ha ha,sorry I couldn't resist.It's in me nature,but I really do hope this goes ahead and is a decent GP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Deary me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm totally shocked by this.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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