Scipio777 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 A two day meeting in Manchester, In October?? Really. sorry I love this sport, and have supported for over half a century now, but this does not seem logical to me.... The liklehoood to me seems that at least one day will be rained off, and there will be no time to re-schedule. Hotel fees and flight costs will be at wasted One day -Friday?/Saturday? would at least leave Sunday open for re-staging. As it stands fans from outside the region and Country have to book for a two night stay, and will possibly have to leave without the meeting being staged. I know this is a gamble we all routinely take every year, but this seems a step too far -though I admit I have not checked the historical weather records, and perhaps the FIM have...?? I live about 40 miles away, and had booked a hotel for this year. Will see if any tickets are available on the day next year, if it does not fall on half term again, when I will (hopefully)be abroad. Regards T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Scipio777 said: A two day meeting in Manchester, In October?? Really. sorry I love this sport, and have supported for over half a century now, but this does not seem logical to me.... The liklehoood to me seems that at least one day will be rained off, and there will be no time to re-schedule. Hotel fees and flight costs will be at wasted One day -Friday?/Saturday? would at least leave Sunday open for re-staging. As it stands fans from outside the region and Country have to book for a two night stay, and will possibly have to leave without the meeting being staged. I know this is a gamble we all routinely take every year, but this seems a step too far -though I admit I have not checked the historical weather records, and perhaps the FIM have...?? I live about 40 miles away, and had booked a hotel for this year. Will see if any tickets are available on the day next year, if it does not fall on half term again, when I will (hopefully)be abroad. Regards T So October this year was fine for you but October next year is not? Edited September 25, 2020 by Noodles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio777 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 lol - exactly - I invested money to go in May 2020. I am a fan, so decided to risk it for October this year to support my sport. If the original date would have bee a 2 day event in Manchester, in October, no I would not, It makes no sense. Are you still going? Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Scipio777 said: lol - exactly - I invested money to go in May 2020. I am a fan, so decided to risk it for October this year to support my sport. If the original date would have bee a 2 day event in Manchester, in October, no I would not, It makes no sense. Are you still going? Regards I doubt it will be October 2021. Its a meeting normally held mid summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 11 hours ago, Noodles said: So October this year was fine for you but October next year is not? October was a “ get out clause” .I certainly won’t book Pre- book for October In Manchester for a 2 day event.I have asked for a refund.If it was a good forecast come the time and there was tickets I might consider it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Mark said: I doubt it will be October 2021. Its a meeting normally held mid summer They have already stated in will be held in October next year though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 10:16 AM, arnieg said: e-mail in my inbox timed at 9.59am Apply for refund before end of Oct or ticket rolls over to next year's event at Belle Vue (date unspecified) Lucky you, I`m still waiting for an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio777 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 I did get an e mail , and have applied for a refund -- next years event will apparently be in Manchester, in October again: "Following discussions with Belle Vue, we are however pleased to announce that the event will return in 2021, with the date to be confirmed but will take place over a weekend in October." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: They have already stated in will be held in October next year though!!! I missed that, sorry. Strange decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 50 minutes ago, screm said: Lucky you, I`m still waiting for an email. Also had E-mail and have applied for refund.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 No email yet but likely will apply for refund, too cold for me on October. Getting old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockster Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 No email for me either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 On 9/23/2020 at 9:45 PM, PHILIPRISING said: DO you want a round of applause? It would have been at the NSS had the government not changed course. Any thoughts on the dates and track for SON 2020 ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 7 hours ago, Mark said: Any thoughts on the dates and track for SON 2020 ? Thanks My guess would be Torun or Lublin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 32 minutes ago, racers and royals said: My guess would be Torun or Lublin DATES likely to be the same as originally planned for NSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Apparently Russia might not be eligible for the Speedway of Nations as they don't have a junior rider. Bringing one over from Russia with machinery would be very expensive. What a stupid rule from the BSI. What has a junior rider got to do with a tournament? This isn't the Under 21s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, KeirStarmerFan said: Apparently Russia might not be eligible for the Speedway of Nations as they don't have a junior rider. Bringing one over from Russia with machinery would be very expensive. What a stupid rule from the BSI. What has a junior rider got to do with a tournament? This isn't the Under 21s. I wish just for once you would get your facts right- nothing to do with BSI - it`s a FIM ruling and Russia have had all year to prepare for this competition- the U21 can borrow equipment from a Russian rider in Poland so it`s not that expensive to get him there- the team manager presumably has to get there as well !!! Edited September 30, 2020 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, racers and royals said: I wish just for once you would get your facts right- nothing to do with BSI - it`s a FIM ruling and Russia have had all year to prepare for this competition- the U21 can borrow equipment from a Russian rider in Poland so it`s not that expensive to get him there- the team manager presumably has to get there as well !!! Russia had an under 21 rider before dirty polish money stole him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin man 76 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, KeirStarmerFan said: Russia had an under 21 rider before dirty polish money stole him. As Racers and Royals has already pointed out, it is hardly a big deal to get a single Russian U21 rider to Poland, to potentially take one ride on each day, when they don't even need their own machinery. Last year, Finland did exactly the same with Timi Salonen. They got him to Manchester to ride on Tero Aarnio's bikes. If you don't believe me, check footage of the meeting yourself. Having been in the pits as a sponsor of the Finnish team, the third pit bay was empty. When questioned what he was riding at scrutineering, the machine examiners were told they had already examined it (Tero's spare bike). If Finland can do it, it's hardly that difficult for the Russians with more riders to pick from and more resources. So please do everyone a favour and stick to the point, rather than going off at a tangent and moaning about Chuganov riding on a Polish licence. Hardly ideal, but there are other replacements available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 4 hours ago, KeirStarmerFan said: Apparently Russia might not be eligible for the Speedway of Nations as they don't have a junior rider. Bringing one over from Russia with machinery would be very expensive. What a stupid rule from the BSI. What has a junior rider got to do with a tournament? This isn't the Under 21s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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