Humphrey Appleby Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, iainb said: You're kind of proving my point that the tail is wagging the dog Simple matter of economics. Poland gets better crowds and presumably commands better sponsorship than the SGP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Humphrey Appleby said: Simple matter of economics. Poland gets better crowds and presumably commands better sponsorship than the SGP. I agree, but the FIM have responsibility for the whole of speedway not just Poland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, iainb said: I agree, but the FIM have responsibility for the whole of speedway not just Poland There's never been the money to make the SGP a full-time circus, nor probably enough tracks able and willing to host the number of rounds necessary to make it full time circus. You'd probably need to be running every week from April to September, which is 26 rounds or so (although some of those could be the SoN). I think you'd end-up with spectator fatigue seeing the same few riders week after week, even putting aside the issues that you'd ruin the Polish leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Yes. They work very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mark said: Yes. They work very well. VERY good for the armchair viewers but not so good for the organisers. Doubt whether there will be any in 2021. But who knows if the dreaded Covid-19 is still wrecking our lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 The two-at-a-time GPs were a necessary novelty, no more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 6 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: VERY good for the armchair viewers but not so good for the organisers. Doubt whether there will be any in 2021. But who knows if the dreaded Covid-19 is still wrecking our lives. I'm surprised. Thought setting up a track, TV cameras and all the other things that make a GP work would be easier to do once but for two meetings. Can you explain why is not like that please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Keep it as it was this year, really enjoyed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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