JCookie Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 26 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: They've had 1 season When do you suggest they start then? Next year too soon? 2025? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: The issue with Cardiff is hotel costs. People can justify the tickets as it's a one-off each season. Factor in the hotels, you can get a weeks holiday for the same. Last years ticket price + hotel for 3 (2ad - 1ch) of us currently looking at around £325-400. Unbelievably expensive for effectively 30mins of actual racing. That’s of course assuming you actually get racing, the track this year was disgraceful and certainly didn’t provide good racing. Hotels have gone into complete rip off mode and that coupled with outrageous ticket prices on top of this years rubbish show means the rumoured 11,000 paying customers this year will take a hit, we personally know several friends that having gone for decades are saying enough is enough and will watch it on tv in 2023. And who can really blame them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, JCookie said: When do you suggest they start then? Next year too soon? 2025? They'd already made adjustments in 2022 but I guess you didn't notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed29 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 any change we might get new Speedway Game on Xbox & PS5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmParkRG2 Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 10:47 AM, Daniel Smith said: The issue with Cardiff is hotel costs. People can justify the tickets as it's a one-off each season. Factor in the hotels, you can get a weeks holiday for the same. Last years ticket price + hotel for 3 (2ad - 1ch) of us currently looking at around £325-400. Unbelievably expensive for effectively 30mins of actual racing. I think the "E-Ticket only" also helped to keep people away. My wife, son, two grandchildren and myself would have gone if we were allowed to print out tickets as we have been able to in the past. The no printout email ticket policy prevents oldies (some may say dinosaurs) like me who do not have, and do not want a modern phone, at up to date prices, which many of us cannot afford, are being discriminated against, in this modern technical world. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 4:31 PM, JCookie said: I tell a lie, they did put a new stage in to present the riders. Which meant some fans couldn't see the racing at some tracks. Apart from that though they've done nothing. Surely people know this is speedway, and in the speedway all the promises in the world invariably add up to absolutely nothing... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Humphrey Appleby said: Surely people know this is speedway, and in the speedway all the promises in the world invariably add up to absolutely nothing... Not sure what you mean? When the new Swindon track is built I'm sure we'll see an improvement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severnsider Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 18 hours ago, ElmParkRG2 said: I think the "E-Ticket only" also helped to keep people away. My wife, son, two grandchildren and myself would have gone if we were allowed to print out tickets as we have been able to in the past. The no printout email ticket policy prevents oldies (some may say dinosaurs) like me who do not have, and do not want a modern phone, at up to date prices, which many of us cannot afford, are being discriminated against, in this modern technical world. Think that is a stadium issue rather than the SGP. At rugby on Saturday for Wales v New Zealand they were all tickets via the Stadium app as it uses a rotating QR code. At the speedway I weas able to have all the tickets on the one phone and everyone got in. I didn't transfer to the other spectators on my order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 20 hours ago, ElmParkRG2 said: I think the "E-Ticket only" also helped to keep people away. My wife, son, two grandchildren and myself would have gone if we were allowed to print out tickets as we have been able to in the past. The no printout email ticket policy prevents oldies (some may say dinosaurs) like me who do not have, and do not want a modern phone, at up to date prices, which many of us cannot afford, are being discriminated against, in this modern technical world. Whilst a little more expensive, (£5 for the top tier) we bought tickets on the day from the ticket office next door and had an old school paper ticket. Not sure it was widely shared that this would happen, just lucky I work in Cardiff and popped in to ask a week or so before A lot easier with a larger group who all went their separate ways to meet in the stadium after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 3 hours ago, DJC said: Whilst a little more expensive, (£5 for the top tier) we bought tickets on the day from the ticket office next door and had an old school paper ticket. Not sure it was widely shared that this would happen, That's the problem; they make things too complicated, not all the options are published, and nobody knows what's going on. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, chunky said: That's the problem; they make things too complicated, not all the options are published, and nobody knows what's going on. Is that Cardiff in particular or Speedway in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lefty said: Is that Cardiff in particular or Speedway in general? Well, in Cardiff, they at least know what sheep are for! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 9:14 PM, speed29 said: any change we might get new Speedway Game on Xbox & PS5 Not any time soon I'd guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmax Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 10:47 AM, Daniel Smith said: The issue with Cardiff is hotel costs. People can justify the tickets as it's a one-off each season. Factor in the hotels, you can get a weeks holiday for the same. Last years ticket price + hotel for 3 (2ad - 1ch) of us currently looking at around £325-400. Unbelievably expensive for effectively 30mins of actual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmax Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Compare that with hotel in Torun. Booked the same hotel again for 2023. £121 for 2 nights , breakfast included. Great position. On edge of old town and on tram route to stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 20 hours ago, Fullmax said: Compare that with hotel in Torun. Booked the same hotel again for 2023. £121 for 2 nights , breakfast included. Great position. On edge of old town and on tram route to stadium. we get an apartment in Warsaw, £177 for 5 nights, close to Centrum and plenty of bars and restaurants .. Cardiff really is expensive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 12:07 PM, DutchGrasstrack said: 2023 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX CALENDARApril 29 – FIM Speedway GP of Croatia – Donji KraljevecMay 13 – FIM Speedway GP of Poland – WarsawJune 3 - FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – PragueJune 10 - FIM Speedway GP of Germany – TeterowJune 24 - FIM Speedway GP of Poland – GorzowJuly 15 - FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – MalillaAugust 12 - FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga*September 2 - FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – CardiffSeptember 16 - FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – VojensSeptember 30 - FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun2023 FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP CALENDAR (all events to be staged at Wroclaw’s Olympic Stadium in Poland)Tuesday, July 25 – FIM Speedway World Cup Semi-Final 1Wednesday, July 26 – FIM Speedway World Cup Semi-Final 2Friday, July 28 – FIM Speedway World Cup Race OffSaturday, July 29 – FIM Speedway World Cup Final2023 SGP2 FIM SPEEDWAY UNDER-21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDARFriday, June 2 – FIM SGP2 of Czech Republic – PragueFriday, June 23 – FIM SGP2 of Poland – GorzowFriday, September 15 – FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens2023 SON2 FIM TEAM SPEEDWAY UNDER-21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPFriday, August 11 – FIM Speedway of Nations - SON2 – Riga, Latvia*2023 SGP3 FIM SPEEDWAY YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPFriday, July 14 – FIM SGP3 Final – Malilla FIM SGP2 World Championship – Qualifying Meetings 20 May ACCR Qualifying round Pardubice Czech Republic 20 May AMZS Qualifying round Krsko Slovenia 20 May DMU Qualifying round Vojens Denmark FIM SGP3 World Championship – Semi finals 12 July SVEMO Semi final 1 Västervik Sweden 12 July SVEMO Semi final 2 Västervik Sweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 In the Star last week concern over the Warsaw GP regarding safety issue with the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 2:50 PM, racers and royals said: FIM SGP2 World Championship – Qualifying Meetings 20 May ACCR Qualifying round Pardubice Czech Republic 20 May AMZS Qualifying round Krsko Slovenia 20 May DMU Qualifying round Vojens Denmark FIM SGP3 World Championship – Semi finals 12 July SVEMO Semi final 1 Västervik Sweden 12 July SVEMO Semi final 2 Västervik Sweden Strange that Vojens got SGP2 qualifying when they have a final round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 13 minutes ago, Rob B said: Strange that Vojens got SGP2 qualifying when they have a final round. Is a bit- but they were probably struggling to get tracks interested in holding a qualifier so said to Vojens you can have a final if you also do a qualifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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