g13webb Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) No, it wasn't. The track has been built by the Danish company Speed Sport, owned by former world champion Ole Olsen. Preparations began two months before the Warsaw competition . Nearly four thousand tons of a special aggregates, which is the staff speedway tracks are made of , were loaded in King's Lynn in East England on the ship. "Celtic Warrior" which after three days docked in the Polish port at Gdansk. From there it was carried by150 trucks to Warsaw. Polish fans were asking - why the track material was imported from abroad? - They were told that a company laying temporary tracks, has extensive experience in the construction of such facilities. It took them some time to develop a proper, proven blend of aggregates, and because of that the material always comes from the same place. The same was true for the GP events in Cardiff and Copenhagen, where it was used track construction aggregates from England. I thought it's bound to be our fault. Was the ship carrying Shale or rubbish - Cow-dung ??? Edited April 18, 2015 by GRW123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel115 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Watched and read quite a few things on the state of the track it does not look good folks i guess thou we shall find out tommorow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Watched and read quite a few things on the state of the track it does not look good folks i guess thou we shall find out tommorow. So which track will run it on Sunday if Saturday's event gets pulled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Track could suit gaters like greg and hampel then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Why build a temp track which this could happen too when you have the stadiums and tracks in place already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencebel Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hope all riders stay safe............ Come on Tai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 PRACTICE at 9am (local time) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Any word yet if track is sorted ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Why build a temp track which this could happen too when you have the stadiums and tracks in place already?My thoughts exactly.!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Why build a temp track which this could happen too when you have the stadiums and tracks in place already? Think the answer is obvious.If it works it is a big success.Great stadium full with 50,000 fans and good speedway.On the other hand if it fails it is a big,big disaster.You have lots of people upset and angry.People like to take chances because the rewards can be good.But by now they shoud have learnt from the many failures.This time there can be no excuses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June01 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Any word yet if track is sorted ?From Twitter: Chris Holder @Chris_Holder23 Early morning practice! Track looks better then yesterday! Edited April 18, 2015 by June01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Double edged sword though.Guess this will be a very short practice,because how many times has the practice mucked up the track?If they have managed to get it into shape I just hope this won't put them back to square one again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilforever Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Where can I download a score card fpr this event please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Where can I download a score card fpr this event please You can find them in this sticky thread: http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=72860&page=10 Edited April 18, 2015 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Why build a temp track which this could happen too when you have the stadiums and tracks in place already? Because Olsen can make more money by building a track rather than using an existing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskiZuzel Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Was the ship carrying Shale or rubbish - Cow-dung ??? The ship was carying syenite - a coarse-grained gray igneous rock composed mainly of alkali feldspar and ferromagnesian minerals such as hornblende. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullbore Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Why build a temp track which this could happen too when you have the stadiums and tracks in place already? Which Speedway Stadium has a capacity of 50,000+? Niamh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 DIDN'T go to practice myself but have spoken to Tony Briggs, who did, and seems riders are happy with track. Does of course beg the question why it wasn't yesterday which would have saved a lot of people a sleepless night. The question does get asked but the answer is always the same. By the very nature of these tracks, on occasions some areas do not bind together and the problem does not always materialise until two or three days after the track has been laid. It's more like baking a soufflé than a cake, it doesn't always come out perfect. It's not an exact science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Good news that the track is a lot better. Holder would be one to tell you straight if the track was good or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytsejam Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Because Olsen can make more money by building a track rather than using an existing one. ....and we ALL know now that he only cares about finances and not one hoot about actually giving the fans good and exciting racing!! The sooner he is finally kicked out and allowed the tracks to prepare surfaces that we can have good racing on rather than his slick rubbish, the better. One thing you can normally be pretty sure about with any GP in Poland, is that it will be good racing but one thing you can normally be pretty sure about with any GP's on "temporary" services, is that it WON'T be!! Lets hope tonight bucks the trend but I fear it could be another "trappers" heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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