FAST GATER Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 58 minutes ago, stevehone said: i don't think his form has dipped, i think other riders realise that if they rattle him he's not the rider we expect Maybe I have always thought his greatest asset was his mental strength he appears to me just to be having a dip plus he is only human .Also there is the prospect of the "triple" and title number five ,it's an open secret he wants seven ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryxo Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 On 8/12/2024 at 9:23 AM, Speedball said: We always tend to park at Newport train station. Cuts out the hassle of having to drive in and out of Cardiff and finding a space. Regular trains for the short hop into Cardiff and the station is right in the centre so only a short walk to the stadium. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 (edited) On 8/11/2024 at 2:07 PM, Kerryxo said: Hi all, Sorry , not sure if this should go in the general discussion board, but looking for some help! Driving over from North London. Are we best parking up in Cardiff, or anyone with local knowledge know any decent park and ride? Open to it being further out if it cuts down on drive, my 8 year old makes a terrible passenger. Thanks We always park in Cardiff city centre signposted from m4 motorway. County Council car park runs free regular special buses, or there are multi-storey car parks. Allow plenty of time as motorway always busy. Edited August 13 by Ovalman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmax Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Are half the hotels in Cardiff going to be empty on Saturday night ? Will people honestly pay nearly £200 for 1 night in a Ibis Budget in Cardiff . They must be mad. We've always stopped but not this year . I refuse to pay more for for 2 nights in a Cardiff City centre hotel than we are paying for flights and 4 nights accommodation in Torun for the Polish GP. Infact if we hadn't already arranged to go with friends we'd have given it a miss. Definitely the last one for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 22 minutes ago, Fullmax said: Are half the hotels in Cardiff going to be empty on Saturday night ? Will people honestly pay nearly £200 for 1 night in a Ibis Budget in Cardiff . They must be mad. We've always stopped but not this year . I refuse to pay more for for 2 nights in a Cardiff City centre hotel than we are paying for flights and 4 nights accommodation in Torun for the Polish GP. Infact if we hadn't already arranged to go with friends we'd have given it a miss. Definitely the last one for us. It will be the last Cardiff full stop. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Just checked on booking .com and plenty of rooms available some at £100 less for two nights than last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmax Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, racers and royals said: It will be the last Cardiff full stop. Let's hope so. Prices now are ridiculous. GP's for us are a weekend away and not just watching a Speedway meeting. Amazed that our own British GP is perhaps one the most expensive ones to attend in the whole GP calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 4 hours ago, racers and royals said: It will be the last Cardiff full stop. I fear you are right but I hope not. Absolutely love Cardiff weekend and been every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IainB Posted August 13 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 13 I can't believe all these people slagging Cardiff off and not attending. It's the biggest showpiece event in our sport (or at least it used to be) and all many can do on here is moan about everything to do with it... well I hope you're all happy it seems you've got what you all wanted! You'll be moaning about ticket prices at Belle Vue next year, complaining you've got soaked to the skin in the rain and complaining that there's nothing to do around the stadium. £23 for a world class event in a state of the art stadium... with a roof! And all you can do is moan because you've lost your sense of adventure for 1 day of your life and need a comfy bed for a night instead of driving there and back in one go or staying somewhere away from Cardiff... you ought to be ashamed of yourselves! Remember where it was before Cardiff? Hackney, Bradford, Coventry... you don't know what you've had until it's gone. Well done everybody that stopped going! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 2 minutes ago, iainb said: I can't believe all these people slagging Cardiff off and not attending. It's the biggest showpiece event in our sport (or at least it used to be) and all many can do on here is moan about everything to do with it... well I hope you're all happy it seems you've got what you all wanted! You'll be moaning about ticket prices at Belle Vue next year, complaining you've got soaked to the skin in the rain and complaining that there's nothing to do around the stadium. £23 for a world class event in a state of the art stadium... with a roof! And all you can do is moan because you've lost your sense of adventure for 1 day of your life and need a comfy bed for a night instead of driving there and back in one go or staying somewhere away from Cardiff... you ought to be ashamed of yourselves! Remember where it was before Cardiff? Hackney, Bradford, Coventry... you don't know what you've had until it's gone. Well done everybody that stopped going! Well said 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Noodles said: I fear you are right but I hope not. Absolutely love Cardiff weekend and been every year. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted August 13 Author Report Share Posted August 13 Premier inn prices now falling, probably due to extremely high initial price and lack of interest, will be sad if it moves from Cardiff, but if its Manchester what will be the price structure, more than likely a lot higher than SON !!! Also no hotels near belle Vue so will have to stay in city centre 2 miles away, transport not bad during the day, but was a nightmare to return to city centre at 1st SON staging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 16 hours ago, Fullmax said: Are half the hotels in Cardiff going to be empty on Saturday night ? Will people honestly pay nearly £200 for 1 night in a Ibis Budget in Cardiff . They must be mad. We've always stopped but not this year . I refuse to pay more for for 2 nights in a Cardiff City centre hotel than we are paying for flights and 4 nights accommodation in Torun for the Polish GP. Infact if we hadn't already arranged to go with friends we'd have given it a miss. Definitely the last one for us. Use something like Trivago for price comparisons. There are much cheaper options and even hotels like Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa, Park Plaza and Hilton are cheaper than Ibis Budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 (edited) 10 hours ago, Neila said: Premier inn prices now falling, probably due to extremely high initial price and lack of interest, will be sad if it moves from Cardiff, but if its Manchester what will be the price structure, more than likely a lot higher than SON !!! Also no hotels near belle Vue so will have to stay in city centre 2 miles away, transport not bad during the day, but was a nightmare to return to city centre at 1st SON staging Premier Inn prices were at their cheapest on Saturday but gone up a bit since then. I was staying in the bay but changed on Saturday to stay at Premier Inn Stadium. When I looked at staying in Manchester for SON the city hotel prices were comparable to Cardiff. I didn't go because of the absolutely rediculous ticket prices. Edited August 14 by Noodles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Reminder tomorrow is qualifying and Sprint final at 3pm live on Discovery + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 On 8/13/2024 at 8:14 PM, iainb said: I can't believe all these people slagging Cardiff off and not attending. It's the biggest showpiece event in our sport (or at least it used to be) and all many can do on here is moan about everything to do with it... well I hope you're all happy it seems you've got what you all wanted! You'll be moaning about ticket prices at Belle Vue next year, complaining you've got soaked to the skin in the rain and complaining that there's nothing to do around the stadium. £23 for a world class event in a state of the art stadium... with a roof! And all you can do is moan because you've lost your sense of adventure for 1 day of your life and need a comfy bed for a night instead of driving there and back in one go or staying somewhere away from Cardiff... you ought to be ashamed of yourselves! Remember where it was before Cardiff? Hackney, Bradford, Coventry... you don't know what you've had until it's gone. Well done everybody that stopped going! Simple. Because it's utter garbage and has been since day 1. Awful racing, cost is ridiculous, nothing to do in a filthy dump of a city. Sooner they stick the contract in the shredder the better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 18 minutes ago, R87 said: Simple. Because it's utter garbage and has been since day 1. Awful racing, cost is ridiculous, nothing to do in a filthy dump of a city. Sooner they stick the contract in the shredder the better. You are not a Speedway fan then! If you were, it's your duty to attend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 15 minutes ago, R87 said: Simple. Because it's utter garbage and has been since day 1. Awful racing, cost is ridiculous, nothing to do in a filthy dump of a city. Sooner they stick the contract in the shredder the better. Some of your contributions...... 2022 'Cardiff hasn't produced a single decent moment in 20 stagings. End of story.' 2023 'It's Cardiff. Probably the grubbiest and most boring city in the UK. It needs binning.' Your comment in relation to the closure of Wolverhampton ' Good Riddance' Your comment in relation to Belle vue, 'Its the only track in the UK its worth watching the sport now given the rubbish all the others churn out.' Your comment in relation to AGM, 'Ludicrous that Birmingham and Workington have decided to move up a league when neither of the could make it pay in lower leagues last year. Even more crazy is Oxford running in 3 leagues! Predict all 3 will be gone before end of next season.' I could go on but I guess you will continue to pollute the forum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Racer Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 On 8/13/2024 at 3:32 PM, racers and royals said: It will be the last Cardiff full stop. One more year to run R & R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 7 minutes ago, London Racer said: One more year to run R & R Thanks- i was only a year out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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