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On 6/20/2019 at 9:08 AM, Iggy said:

Cardiff City playing at home on 21st September at 3pm v Middlesbrough.  Not sure what that means for the parking which was at the stadium last year?

Yes I noticed that. No issue with the GP being moved to Sept but couldn't the GP organisers have worked with Cardiff City FC to avoid a clash? 

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5 hours ago, Gresham78 said:

Yes I noticed that. No issue with the GP being moved to Sept but couldn't the GP organisers have worked with Cardiff City FC to avoid a clash? 

SGP date was established months ago. Would have thought that someone from Cardiff, either the city or the football club, would have informed the soccer authorities not to give Cardiff City a home game on September 21st. Utter stupidity.

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43 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said:

SGP date was established months ago. Would have thought that someone from Cardiff, either the city or the football club, would have informed the soccer authorities not to give Cardiff City a home game on September 21st. Utter stupidity.

From a speedway point of view it does seem ridiculous.

BUT if you figure out how many sell-out events are held at the stadium every year it would be impossible to avoid clashes with the football at some point (playing at home every two weeks).

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13 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said:

SGP date was established months ago. Would have thought that someone from Cardiff, either the city or the football club, would have informed the soccer authorities not to give Cardiff City a home game on September 21st. Utter stupidity.

I've not looked myself but maybe rugby clashes with football?

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18 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said:

SGP date was established months ago. Would have thought that someone from Cardiff, either the city or the football club, would have informed the soccer authorities not to give Cardiff City a home game on September 21st. Utter stupidity.

With the greatest respect Phil it's Speedway that has moved the date of this event into the football season. Surely the first thing for them to consider was what other events are going on in the City on that date? I think it was the responsibility of the Speedway authorities to approach Cardiff City FC and request that they avoid having a home fixture on 21st Sept. As you say the date was fixed months ago so they could have given the football club plenty of notice.

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For so many years Cardiff is the one SGP I have always wanted to attend but I will be honest the hotel prices have put me off, but this year I will be attending, flying to and staying Bristol. I know there is threads on best tickets, seats etc for just one more time guys, where is the best place to sit, not to bothered on price.

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2 minutes ago, screm said:

For so many years Cardiff is the one SGP I have always wanted to attend but I will be honest the hotel prices have put me off, but this year I will be attending, flying to and staying Bristol. I know there is threads on best tickets, seats etc for just one more time guys, where is the best place to sit, not to bothered on price.

There isn't a bad place to sit. Pick a ticket price that suits your pocket. Personally I find the first tier on the bends to be my favourite.

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At first glance it appears that there isn't a bad seat in the place BUT for my first visit to Cardiff (many years ago!) I was given seats at the front on the home straight under the over-hang of the stand above.

I suggest that you avoid those because although you are close to the track you lose a lot of the stadium atmosphere.

 

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3 hours ago, screm said:

For so many years Cardiff is the one SGP I have always wanted to attend but I will be honest the hotel prices have put me off, but this year I will be attending, flying to and staying Bristol. I know there is threads on best tickets, seats etc for just one more time guys, where is the best place to sit, not to bothered on price.

On your bottom 

Seriously, most years we sit upper tier on 1st/2nd bend about halfway up it's a cracking view for the racing and Polish Lasses  and prices are in the mid range.

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Interesting to see the new BSI Boss at the NSS on Monday...

Maybe with Cardiff running in September,  if a success, then could there be another GP in the UK?

Maybe the first one so a large gap between them and it would set the series off with a cracking start as we know the racing will be "out of the top drawer"... ;)

With the additional seating I would think around 8000 -10000 would be possible,  wasn't it 7000 at the SWC?,  and I am sure more seating  or standing could be added to that..

I think September might actually benefit Cardiff given school holidays have finished and it's the penultimate one so, hopefully, everything to race for..

Be good to see two GP's in the UK to raise the profile of the Sport further, and the NSS and Cardiff would give a perfect balance between one delivering superb racing and the other providing the 'flagship event'...

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2 hours ago, mikebv said:

Interesting to see the new BSI Boss at the NSS on Monday...

Maybe with Cardiff running in September,  if a success, then could there be another GP in the UK?

Maybe the first one so a large gap between them and it would set the series off with a cracking start as we know the racing will be "out of the top drawer"... ;)

With the additional seating I would think around 8000 -10000 would be possible,  wasn't it 7000 at the SWC?,  and I am sure more seating  or standing could be added to that..

I think September might actually benefit Cardiff given school holidays have finished and it's the penultimate one so, hopefully, everything to race for..

Be good to see two GP's in the UK to raise the profile of the Sport further, and the NSS and Cardiff would give a perfect balance between one delivering superb racing and the other providing the 'flagship event'...

The downside of the September date is the fact that the University accommodation (at around £25 per night) is not available.

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On 7/30/2019 at 5:12 PM, screm said:

For so many years Cardiff is the one SGP I have always wanted to attend but I will be honest the hotel prices have put me off, but this year I will be attending, flying to and staying Bristol. I know there is threads on best tickets, seats etc for just one more time guys, where is the best place to sit, not to bothered on price.

For 3 years we sat on bend 3, highest level up (cheapest concession at £20), and I thought the view was really good. Could see all the track and action clearly. 

I don’t think there is a bad place to be Except where the press/tv cameras are,  it they lower down close to track level.

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10 hours ago, Rob B said:

And Cardiff City are playing at home same day.

I assume that the early summer stagings of previous Cardiff GPs means that a clash with the football like this has never happened before, has it ?

Will the extra 18k+ folk (locals and those from Boro) in the town for it affect the plans for the GP festivities this year at all ?

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