OveFundinFan Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Neila said: Could be bad news for the GP, the millennium stadium is classed as a indoor venue by the Welsh government, so strict numbers and covid rules, an upcoming Tom Jones and stereophonics concert has just been cancelled due to strict rules !! Things can change but does not make it easy for the promoter to sell tickets not knowing if the event could go ahead That’s ok. Move the gp to NSS, sell all the tickets to Polish, Swedish, Russian fans to boost the local economy and the rest of us can watch on stream. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 8:28 PM, TINYS said: If Welsh rules are anything like Englands then they change with the wind. And even more ignored in practice, despite being supposedly stricter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severnsider Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/8/2021 at 12:51 PM, Neila said: Could be bad news for the GP, the millennium stadium is classed as a indoor venue by the Welsh government, so strict numbers and covid rules, an upcoming Tom Jones and stereophonics concert has just been cancelled due to strict rules !! Things can change but does not make it easy for the promoter to sell tickets not knowing if the event could go ahead For the autumn rugby internationals the stadium had to have the roof open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Would be a massive gamble if the roof had to remain open, temporary tracks won't take any rain, I was amazed Horsens got away with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Tickets for Cardiff are on sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 SGP 2 starts at 1pm on the Sunday and is free to the GP ticket holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, racers and royals said: SGP 2 starts at 1pm on the Sunday and is free to the GP ticket holders. Yes seems decent value two for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Tickets on sale because they have a promoter- and who would have thought " The event is set to reunite fans from across the UK and around the world and Paul Bellamy, chairman of Sidetrack Ltd, which runs the FIM British Speedway GP on behalf of Discovery Sports Events, can’t wait to see bikes roar back into the iconic Principality Stadium. " Edit SIDETRACK LTD Company number 13627643 Edited January 27, 2022 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 21 hours ago, racers and royals said: Tickets on sale because they have a promoter- and who would have thought " The event is set to reunite fans from across the UK and around the world and Paul Bellamy, chairman of Sidetrack Ltd, which runs the FIM British Speedway GP on behalf of Discovery Sports Events, can’t wait to see bikes roar back into the iconic Principality Stadium. " Edit SIDETRACK LTD Company number 13627643 Not sure if I like Sunday seats being unreserved, first come first served it seems, that could be interesting if lots of fans decide to do the whole weekend. Personally I think it would be better if you have the same seat both days but as Sunday is free if you went Saturday I suppose I shouldn't complain. Anyway got my tickets, booked my hotel just hope a stupid virus doesn't rear up and spoil it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, hammer1969 said: Not sure if I like Sunday seats being unreserved, first come first served it seems, that could be interesting if lots of fans decide to do the whole weekend. Personally I think it would be better if you have the same seat both days but as Sunday is free if you went Saturday I suppose I shouldn't complain. Anyway got my tickets, booked my hotel just hope a stupid virus doesn't rear up and spoil it all. Might cause a few arguments on Sunday, that’s my seat , sod off !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 For GP would be a crowd of 40000 ish but for GP2 would be surprised if 5000 turned up even if tickets included in price, a lot of people won't be staying in Cardiff and many who do stay will want to get home for work on Monday especially if you have a fair distance to travel. I'm staying over then flying back north on Monday, flights half the price of petrol to travel down, and no 6+ hours of driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Neila said: For GP would be a crowd of 40000 ish but for GP2 would be surprised if 5000 turned up even if tickets included in price, a lot of people won't be staying in Cardiff and many who do stay will want to get home for work on Monday especially if you have a fair distance to travel. I'm staying over then flying back north on Monday, flights half the price of petrol to travel down, and no 6+ hours of driving I guess that's why they have scheduled the GP2 event for 1pm...to still give a reasonable amount of time to travel home after the event. Having said that, I am sure you are right and the attendance on the Sunday will be well down on the Saturday...A large number of those attending the Saturday don't stay overnight in the local area, which was why the Saturday event was moved to an earlier time a few years ago, to let people get home at a more reasonable time. Those people aren't going to travel back to Cardiff again for a GP2 meeting, I wouldn't have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 6:14 PM, racers and royals said: Tickets on sale because they have a promoter- and who would have thought " The event is set to reunite fans from across the UK and around the world and Paul Bellamy, chairman of Sidetrack Ltd, which runs the FIM British Speedway GP on behalf of Discovery Sports Events, can’t wait to see bikes roar back into the iconic Principality Stadium. " Edit SIDETRACK LTD Company number 13627643 Very interesting that it's a new Paul Bellamy company that is running the show for them. I wonder if this was put out to tender or if they just asked him if he could organise it? If the event is no longer being organised by the series promoters, you would think that the BSPL would have wanted to take back control of this major event in the UK... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzel71 Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 Anyone know if the Friday qualifying practice is open to spectators and if so, does your GP ticket get you into that as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 11 hours ago, HenryW said: Very interesting that it's a new Paul Bellamy company that is running the show for them. I wonder if this was put out to tender or if they just asked him if he could organise it? If the event is no longer being organised by the series promoters, you would think that the BSPL would have wanted to take back control of this major event in the UK... Henry i agree it`s interesting. I haven`t seen anything to suggest Paul has left IMG- conflict of interests ? I just wonder if DSE are the "real" promoters and he is a front for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 Maybe got to have someone who has previous knowledge of running events at Cardiff then eventually discovery will take over ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 18 hours ago, Neila said: For GP would be a crowd of 40000 ish but for GP2 would be surprised if 5000 turned up even if tickets included in price, a lot of people won't be staying in Cardiff and many who do stay will want to get home for work on Monday especially if you have a fair distance to travel. I'm staying over then flying back north on Monday, flights half the price of petrol to travel down, and no 6+ hours of driving Agree. We're staying in the city centre but we've got to get back for the kids & work the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erniew Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 I've booked tickets for 5 of us, accommodation booked for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It's a great weekend of which the speedway is only a part, can't wait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Group of 6, usually stay Friday and Saturday but doing Saturday and Sunday this year makes sense with a meeting in the city and with most of our group either retired or working part time, it’s not really a problem . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 1:14 PM, TINYS said: Tickets for Cardiff are on sale And mugs will pay for them. Bin it and get it into Belle Vue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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