Hawk127 Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 13 minutes ago, Sir Sidney said: Not lost on me. UK speedway has plenty of issues but this isn't really the place to discuss those It was merely an observation but why does everyone take it so seriously. As a sport it can entertain but frankly each country has its issue and the UK is not exempt. Someone pointed out that at this level of international speedway something was stupid. At a lower level which can be UK speedway the descriptive term of stupid can also apply. It was simply concurring and as simple as that. WTF is the issue with forum contributors when someone makes a general comment. No wonder the sport is in dire straits, crap promoters and overly sensitive followers. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockster Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 35 minutes ago, Waspman said: What has Russia done wrong ? Oh yeah sent a cruise missile into a kids hospital Daniil Medvedev has played and won at Wimbledon today. What's the difference with Sayfutdinov & Laguta etc. Tarasenko and Emil ride over here. Seems ok to ride in league matches but not international. A bit hypocritical if I'm honest. They don't stop being Russian in the league. Appreciate they'd have to ride under a blank flag with no anthems etc. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 1 hour ago, Colinspeedway said: What is the view and facilities like over there? View is fine, not affected by podium in centre green and a decent view of big screen. Facilities are basic to say the least, only nod to a potential large crowd seems to be addition of 7 portaloos.. Catering is woefull however, just one small hatch serving beer, burgers and softdrinks, staffed by a very inexperienced team. Managed tonight but if anything approaching even a normal league match attendance on Saturday it will be chaos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 4 minutes ago, Shockster said: Daniil Medvedev has played and won at Wimbledon today. What's the difference with Sayfutdinov & Laguta etc. Tarasenko and Emil ride over here. Seems ok to ride in league matches but not international. A bit hypocritical if I'm honest. They don't stop being Russian in the league. Appreciate they'd have to ride under a blank flag with no anthems etc. Because the FIM are woke as they come 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTD26 Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 43 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: Go F yourself Hahahah awww have I hit a nerve? Grow up you absolute weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinspeedway Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 Just now, NickB said: View is fine, not affected by podium in centre green and a decent view of big screen. Facilities are basic to say the least, only nod to a potential large crowd seems to be addition of 7 portaloos.. Catering is woefull however, just one small hatch serving beer, burgers and softdrinks, staffed by a very inexperienced team. Managed tonight but if anything approaching even a normal league match attendance on Saturday it will be chaos! Thanks for the advice. The bar queues at Wroclaw were terrible for the SWC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 35 minutes ago, Fromafar said: It was a decent meeting and enjoyable.Difficult to say if pricing affected attendances for qualifiers.Basically your relying on British fans boosting the numbers for them. The price stopped me and my family from going 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 (edited) 1 minute ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: The price stopped me and my family from going Same here. Edited July 9 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 1 minute ago, Colinspeedway said: Thanks for the advice. The bar queues at Wroclaw were terrible for the SWC. As a side note everyone was body frisked on the way in, open bottles etc not allowed in the stadium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 36 minutes ago, Binman said: Is that the size of the crowd that was expected I would have said so... Many predicted it.. Bartek riding there I presume made those in charge of the event think that it would stimulate some interest.. However. You get to see him ride every week on Polish TV, and once a fortnight in the GP's, so hardly any "mystique"... Too many meetings in one place means not many will visit from elsewhere for all four due to the overall costs, and to expect Aces fans to fork out for 4 meetings is folly... Wroclaw had the same issue with a lack of crowd for the qualifiers... Should be two meetings, one final over two days... Charge £60 for both days, £35 for one.. I reckon 6,000 or so would have paid sixty quid... And only one night in a hotel if travelling from elsewhere.. Some decent marketing would have helped though... Did all the money go on a stand that won't get used till Saturday? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 27 minutes ago, NickB said: As a side note everyone was body frisked on the way in, open bottles etc not allowed in the stadium I wasn't frisked and I had an open bottle visible in my pocket which I was allowed to take in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 1 hour ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I do enjoy these qualifiers, it’s riders we don’t get to see a lot of,although there were no surprises it was I thought an enjoyable meeting I just wish they could get a crowd in to see it Can't see Wed semi final being as well supported as this evening. No Poland support and England in the Euro's. This has always been the issue in the SoN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 11 minutes ago, arnieg said: I wasn't frisked and I had an open bottle visible in my pocket which I was allowed to take in. Maybe they just got fed up of doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 48 minutes ago, NickB said: View is fine, not affected by podium in centre green and a decent view of big screen. Facilities are basic to say the least, only nod to a potential large crowd seems to be addition of 7 portaloos.. Catering is woefull however, just one small hatch serving beer, burgers and softdrinks, staffed by a very inexperienced team. Managed tonight but if anything approaching even a normal league match attendance on Saturday it will be chaos! Last time at the SoN in Manchester the standing areas had additional catering behind the stand. The Grandstand always struggles to cope - British Final a couple of years back it ran out of food and beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Hawes Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 2 hours ago, OveFundinFan said: So Antti Vuolas wins a race, gets back to his pit bay….. and puts his glasses on! Peter Karlsson used to do the same - I think he had prescription goggles. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 The sooner they bring back the 4 or 5 man sides the better. Never seen the appeal in this format, its horrendous. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 (edited) I am told the FIM are shocked at the ticket sales. One committee member has blamed the failure of the event on the lack of star riders. The SWC used to have the likes of Gollob, Crump, Ward, Nicki, Hancock, Jonsson, Hampel and Andersen. Expect Emil and Artem to be back in next year. The fans want to watch Team Russia! Edited July 10 by LagutaRacingFan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 10 hours ago, Waspman said: What has Russia done wrong ? Oh yeah sent a cruise missile into a kids hospital 10 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Are you thick? Seriously? Please don't give them the attention the crave, they make quite a successful job in getting people to bite but they are best left ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 Decent enough meeting, especially giving the amount of rain earlier in the day. Glad to see all the riders walk away from their accident, inparicular Thorsell and Melynchuk who seemed to miss the air fence from where I was. And onto today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 10 minutes ago, screm said: Please don't give them the attention the crave, they make quite a successful job in getting people to bite but they are best left ignored. make sure your info is fact checked by the BBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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