mikebv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 5 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said: I would assume SoN didn’t go well, they were spending a lot (hundreds of thousands) on the temp stand which when I attended in the final was about 30% full. It was a showcase to see the crowd levels and how well the track goes for future potential GPs. I think it will be staying at Cardiff for the foreseeable future. With extra stands the NSS could easily do a 6000 crowd for a GP at £50 average per person.. The issue with the SoN was shelling out for so many meetings that didn't have enough interest for "the locals", as expecting someone to travel and spend a week in a hotel, plus admission fees, was never a goer as a plan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBThirdbend Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 7 minutes ago, mikebv said: With extra stands the NSS could easily do a 6000 crowd for a GP at £50 average per person.. The issue with the SoN was shelling out for so many meetings that didn't have enough interest for "the locals", as expecting someone to travel and spend a week in a hotel, plus admission fees, was never a goer as a plan.. The cost for the SoN was around £400k wasn't it? If that's right 6000 at £50 a head doesn't break even. You'd need to sell some stack of pies and pints to fill in that shortfall. I paid £190 for me and my teenage daughter to go to the SoN. 3 of us went to Cardiff for about £60. 6000 is also only 25% of the supposedly terrible crowd at Cardiff. I think a GP at the NSS would be great but I can't see how it flies without tickets well over £75 each and a guaranteed sell out. I'd be thinking twice about putting my money in based on the SoN experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBThirdbend Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 22 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said: I would assume SoN didn’t go well, they were spending a lot (hundreds of thousands) on the temp stand which when I attended in the final was about 30% full. It was a showcase to see the crowd levels and how well the track goes for future potential GPs. I think it will be staying at Cardiff for the foreseeable future. I think 30% is generous from where we were sat. They would have all been under cover if someone had taken a fishing umbrella! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 32 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said: I would assume SoN didn’t go well, they were spending a lot (hundreds of thousands) on the temp stand which when I attended in the final was about 30% full. It was a showcase to see the crowd levels and how well the track goes for future potential GPs. I think it will be staying at Cardiff for the foreseeable future. I think there will be another GP at Cardiff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 21 minutes ago, RBThirdbend said: The cost for the SoN was around £400k wasn't it? If that's right 6000 at £50 a head doesn't break even. You'd need to sell some stack of pies and pints to fill in that shortfall. I paid £190 for me and my teenage daughter to go to the SoN. 3 of us went to Cardiff for about £60. 6000 is also only 25% of the supposedly terrible crowd at Cardiff. I think a GP at the NSS would be great but I can't see how it flies without tickets well over £75 each and a guaranteed sell out. I'd be thinking twice about putting my money in based on the SoN experience. They could do (easily), £300k for a one off event. The SON final proved that at around £80 average a ticket.. The Marketa (and maybe those in Demmark and Sweden, won't take £300k I would think.. A one night GP at the NSS would deliver (even now with the current infrastructure), 5000 fans.. Edited 1 hour ago by mikebv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Congratulations to Belle Vue on making the final the best team won overall. Sheffield have had a good season making the semi finals & winning the cup against an injury ravaged Ipswich side. After all the crap that they have thrown around about the state of the Foxhall track it was great to see passing galore last night & not bore fest gate & go racing! Also the second horrific accident in 5 meetings on one of the best race tracks in the country. Any how congratulations on a super season & hopefully we’ll have some more rivalry in 2025 winter well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 2 minutes ago, cowboy cookie returns? said: Congratulations to Belle Vue on making the final the best team won overall. Sheffield have had a good season making the semi finals & winning the cup against an injury ravaged Ipswich side. After all the crap that they have thrown around about the state of the Foxhall track it was great to see passing galore last night & not bore fest gate & go racing! Also the second horrific accident in 5 meetings on one of the best race tracks in the country. Any how congratulations on a super season & hopefully we’ll have some more rivalry in 2025 winter well!! Naughty... Edited 1 hour ago by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 minutes ago, mikebv said: Naughty... I don’t know what you mean 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago NSS are not competing with Cardiff for crowd Size ? if you look at various GP'S some crowds are around 4/5 thousand that's what NSS would fill easily and better racing for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Great to see Ben with no bones broken and no dislocations. Scans also clear so 9 day concussion protocol kicks in from today. Don't take concussions lightly. Their effects can last for a lifetime. This 9- day business gives the impression that afterwards everything's back to normal, but not so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, 4thbender said: The advent of air fences causes dirt to pile up around the foot of the air fence. Track staff do their best to shovel it back between races, but Sheffield is a huge 400-yard track and referees are under pressure to keep the meeting moving on at pace. What can be achieved between races is therefore limited. However, no-one wants to see riders injured (and we're all delighted that Ben is none the worse for his incident) but perhaps the speedway authorities might look at technical options for re-distributing the gathered dirt. What it needs is a very large wide vacuum cleaner built into a 4-wheeled vehicle that sucks up the dirt out by the fence around two bends then deposits it on the inside of the next two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevtheRev Posted 19 minutes ago Report Share Posted 19 minutes ago As Scotty demonstrated last night on TV not only do you have the dangerous build up of dirt on the outside, the middle was very slick and any rider going from the Deep dirt to the slick is likely to get in trouble - again dangerous. Potentially that is what happened to Ben. Very pleased he is not as bad as feared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBThirdbend Posted 18 minutes ago Report Share Posted 18 minutes ago 51 minutes ago, AceBelle said: NSS are not competing with Cardiff for crowd Size ? if you look at various GP'S some crowds are around 4/5 thousand that's what NSS would fill easily and better racing for sure But surely if you are picking a venue for the one British Grand Prix it's a consideration? Effectively shutting out 20k people who want to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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