British GP Cardiff Saturday 2nd September

[erniew]

DazS, All very well saying pay on the day but the issue is that the few business days fix hasn't happened which leads me to believe the problem is more serious than they're admitting to. Cash on the day is fine for next year but doesn't solve this years issue. many people, me included, will have ordered and paid for, several tickets at a considerable cash outlay so the problem is slightly worrying, if the ticket problem is not solved, how do we gain entry? how do we get a refund/ Remembering also that many of us bought the tickets taking advantage of the early booking discount so having to re-purchase is at an additional cost. Definitely not good. Seetickets need to get their finger out and at least keep us informed

[DJC]

16 minutes ago, erniew said:

DazS, All very well saying pay on the day but the issue is that the few business days fix hasn't happened which leads me to believe the problem is more serious than they're admitting to. Cash on the day is fine for next year but doesn't solve this years issue. many people, me included, will have ordered and paid for, several tickets at a considerable cash outlay so the problem is slightly worrying, if the ticket problem is not solved, how do we gain entry? how do we get a refund/ Remembering also that many of us bought the tickets taking advantage of the early booking discount so having to re-purchase is at an additional cost. Definitely not good. Seetickets need to get their finger out and at least keep us informed

Surely you get a confirmation email once purchased that confirms the tickets will appear in the app/wallet before the event?

 

[therefused]

2 hours ago, DJC said:

Surely you get a confirmation email once purchased that confirms the tickets will appear in the app/wallet before the event?

 

Exactly this, its more than two weeks away, I've never had any issues with seetickets or ticketmaster apps, the tickets will be there by the time of the event. 

[Deano]

4 hours ago, DJC said:

Surely you get a confirmation email once purchased that confirms the tickets will appear in the app/wallet before the event?

 

I did receive the email and they were there in the app. But they’ve since disappeared.

 

They’ve now appeared! 

Edited August 16, 2023 by Deano

[Zuzel71]

2 hours ago, Deano said:

I did receive the email and they were there in the app. But they’ve since disappeared.

 

They’ve now appeared! 

Mine are back now too.

[erniew]

So are mine.

[TheSmiler]

Has anyone else been given a free upgrade on their tickets? I booked the cheap cat 7 tickets upper tier bend 3, but looked at the app and it’s upgraded to middle tier bend 4 row 8! 

Great to have an upgrade to the seats but surely that screams that ticket sales are very low. 

[ipswichwitches]

7 minutes ago, TheSmiler said:

Has anyone else been given a free upgrade on their tickets? I booked the cheap cat 7 tickets upper tier bend 3, but looked at the app and it’s upgraded to middle tier bend 4 row 8! 

Great to have an upgrade to the seats but surely that screams that ticket sales are very low. 

Yes, mine have been upgraded from U15 (CAT 6) to M18. When I enquired with SeeTickets they said this was due to production changes. Some friends of mine are Upper Tier on the back straight and they haven't had their tickets changed.

The SeeTickets site still has CAT 6 tickets for sale in U13, U26, U29, U30,U31 & U33. Some categories don't appear to be available now. The stadium in never full, so maybe they've decided to not open it all and to concentrate the crowd in to certain areas.

[Jaizer]

Am I missing something or why was the British U21 champion overlooked for SON2, the British final and now the SGP reserve position?

[DJC]

35 minutes ago, Jaizer said:

Am I missing something or why was the British U21 champion overlooked for SON2, the British final and now the SGP reserve position?

“British Under-21 Champion Connor Bailey was also amongst the riders considered; however, after he turned down opportunities to represent Great Britain in the recent FIM Speedway of Nations 2, and to ride in the British Final, the decision was taken to select Anders and Jason.”

 

CARDIFF LINE-UP COMPLETE – British Speedway Official Website

[severnsider]

On 8/15/2023 at 10:07 PM, DazS said:

pay cash on the day, stop using there system, 

Not sure you can do this as the Principality has electronic tickets only for entry as far as I'm aware as entry to the rugby matches are only on phone apps

[DJC]

21 minutes ago, severnsider said:

Not sure you can do this as the Principality has electronic tickets only for entry as far as I'm aware as entry to the rugby matches are only on phone apps

We bought tickets with cash in the ticket office (top floor of the WRU gift shop)  on Westgate street,have bought them on the day since the second staging. 

Yes it is electronic entry, but the physical tickets have a QR code on them as well.

[gmarsbar2]

2 hours ago, DJC said:

“British Under-21 Champion Connor Bailey was also amongst the riders considered; however, after he turned down opportunities to represent Great Britain in the recent FIM Speedway of Nations 2, and to ride in the British Final, the decision was taken to select Anders and Jason.”

 

CARDIFF LINE-UP COMPLETE – British Speedway Official Website

Jason Edwards also didn't appear in either meeting. Vatcher just throwing Connor Bailey under the bus for no apparent reason. 

And why is  Neil Vatcher even involved in the decision making?

Edited August 17, 2023 by gmarsbar2

[DazS]

it is simple for me and i love my speedway as much as any one else, once cash has gone its game over, people need to understand what is really going on, its not a conspiracy theory the central banks are telling you, they want to know where every penny goes. so i will use cash as much as i can. if they dont let me pay cash i dont go. when it goes digital, they can control how you use it. 

[severnsider]

1 hour ago, DJC said:

We bought tickets with cash in the ticket office (top floor of the WRU gift shop)  on Westgate street,have bought them on the day since the second staging. 

Yes it is electronic entry, but the physical tickets have a QR code on them as well.

That's good.

For the rugby you can't use physical tickets as the qr code changes

[Deano]

4 minutes ago, DazS said:

it is simple for me and i love my speedway as much as any one else, once cash has gone its game over, people need to understand what is really going on, its not a conspiracy theory the central banks are telling you, they want to know where every penny goes. so i will use cash as much as i can. if they dont let me pay cash i dont go. when it goes digital, they can control how you use it. 

Or you just got your cash via a swift cash in hand tax dodge. Whenever anyone insists on cash these days people get suspicious.

[DazS]

1 minute ago, Deano said:

Or you just got your cash via a swift cash in hand tax dodge. Whenever anyone insists on cash these days people get suspicious.

peanuts to what the banks and big corporation scam you for, i bet they are glad they have people like you supporting them, 

[Ace no.5]

Statement from Connor Bailey in response to Vatcher. I feel he's been really hard done to here...! A very mature and classy statement. Shouldn't be treating our young future stars like this.

 

Having recently become U21 British Champion and riding as well as I ever have, it’s very disappointing that I haven’t been offered a reserve spot at the upcoming Cardiff SGP. 

Furthermore, I feel I need to directly address the statement made by British Youth boss Neil Vatcher on the official British Speedway website earlier today, where it quoted Mr Vatcher as saying the following:

“British Under-21 Champion Connor Bailey was also amongst the riders considered; however, after he turned down opportunities to represent Great Britain in the recent FIM Speedway of Nations 2, and to ride in the British Final, the decision was taken to select Anders and Jason.

For clarity, I was asked to be the reserve at SoN 2 behind Dan Gilkes and Anders Rowe, both of whom I had beaten to the U21 title a couple of weeks earlier. Aside from the logistical and commercial challenges of getting to Latvia, riding at reserve would not have guaranteed that I saw much action. 

Regarding my invite to participate in the British Final, this invite was received at 9PM the night before the event, when I was away celebrating my 21st Birthday. Up until this point no one had mentioned to me that I might be considered for a spot in main lineup of the final. Had I had more notice of this, I would have jumped at the chance!

It saddens me greatly that these two instances appear to have brought into question my commitment to speedway and have impacted my chances of taking one of the reserve spots at the Cardiff SGP in what would have been an incredible experience. 

Meanwhile, I would like to wish Anders and Jason the best of luck at the event.

[DJC]

3 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said:

Jason Edwards also didn't appear in either meeting. Vatcher just throwing Connor Bailey under the bus for no apparent reason. 

And why is  Neil Vatcher even involved in the decision making?

Not a clue and if that was his justification then Kemp or Gilkes would be reserve not Edwards! 

 

[Hawk127]

Vatcher who has no one can confirm has ever been a rider and as a consequence has no track experience is gifted the opportunity to take charge of riders and makes decisions based on nothing other than your face fits or not and nothing to do with rider skills. It says it all about what is wrong with the sport in this country. If no one else with some relevant experience wants to take on the mantle, then desist from competing as your credibility goes out the window. You cannot have someone like Vatcher taking charge, on the basis of the excuses given for his involvement. I would suggest that you have so many on this forum who could do a better job. It is hard to decipher what Vatcher brings to the party and one or two contributors on here could make a better success of the role.  Vatcher is a lost cause and should disappear from the speedway scene notwithstanding those who believe that he is doing the sport a favour.