Trackrat Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 3 hours ago, foreverblue said: I thought the track was ok last year with some good racing. You're used to that dump at Poole. Cardiff could never be considered good racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFCB Wildcat Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 57 minutes ago, AceBelle said: parklife weekend /OASIS that's why !! So that makes it okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 1 hour ago, NickB said: Parklife festival that weekend, already one of the highest demand weekends in Manchester all year, nothing to do with Speedway Parkllife is in July. 11, 12, 16, 19, 20 July - Manchester, Heaton Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 1 hour ago, AFCB Wildcat said: For those that bitched about 'rip off Cardiff' , I see that Premier inns in Manchester are all around £400 or more for those 2 nights. Bargain! 👍 Huh? Loads of city centre hotels with available rooms for Friday at £150.00 and £350 Sat/sun on booking.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 (edited) IMO we should give B/Vue a chance it is one of the finest tracks in the world ,I went to Cardiff for a number of years but cost and the track itself were the main reasons I stopped going . Edited December 20 by FAST GATER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFCB Wildcat Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 3 minutes ago, 1 valve said: Huh? Loads of city centre hotels with available rooms for Friday at £150.00 and £350 Sat/sun on booking.com Perhaps there are. I was talking about Premier inn. The prices on Booking.com aren't much different to Cardiff on a gp weekend. All I was saying is that Cardiff is no different to Manchester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 I'd booked my Cardiff hotel but luckily on a refundable rate so i've just cancelled and will get my money back. I feel sorry for those who wont get a refund. The date should not have been announced months ago as I reckon many people probably booked the hotels on a non refundable basis due to the prices being cheaper. As much as I love the GP I doubt I'lll risk getting tickets for Manchester, I know some will say it doesn't rain much up there but if it does that could be a whole weekend wiped out. I wonder what the riders think about a double header GP ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisB Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 11 minutes ago, hammer1969 said: Parkllife is in July. 11, 12, 16, 19, 20 July - Manchester, Heaton Park 14th/15th June https://parklife.uk.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 13 minutes ago, hammer1969 said: Parkllife is in July. 11, 12, 16, 19, 20 July - Manchester, Heaton Park Parklife is 14 - 15 June. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 19 minutes ago, Trackrat said: You're used to that dump at Poole. Cardiff could never be considered good racing. I thought the racing last year was good, much better than previous years and it was the whole weekend experience that made it a great occasion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 Maybe the subsidy by from the Welsh tourist board has finished or been dramatically reduced to make the event unviable. Local businesses are going to suffer unless some other event gets booked in. Also it shows the way not to address the problem of declining attendance is to shove the prices up way beyond inflation. BV need to take heed - no guarantee of the meetings being a sell out as both will be on TV & should price tickets to pass on the benefit of their fixed costs now being spread across two meetings instead of just the one intended. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 41 minutes ago, AceBelle said: why would anyone book and pay for something in advance with checking on cancellation fees ? surely you would have insurance more fool them for booking without checking let's face it it's dear in the 1st place !! I don’t think that’s the point he is making (getting money back ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 10 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I don’t think that’s the point he is making (getting money back ) if people can't manage their finances more fool them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheese Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 1 hour ago, IainB said: So, the "new era" keeps going from strength to strength, the series is down to 1 big stadium in a major city, there's little to no promotion, all of the world's best riders are not riding in the series, the points system is a shambles, you can win a GP by coming 10th, the "sprint race" is not a sprint race... hang on though, there's TV screens and a camera in each pit bay, that'll get the masses queuing for tickets! At least we have the new countries they said they'd take the series to. 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 3 minutes ago, The Cheese said: At least we have the new countries they said they'd take the series to. 🙄 England 😂🤣😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 4 hours ago, foreverblue said: Is Manchester easier to get to than Cardiff? Much easier... I live in Stockport... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 1 hour ago, AFCB Wildcat said: So that makes it okay? put you're tissues away deal with it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 57 minutes ago, KrisB said: 14th/15th June https://parklife.uk.com Sorry my mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 57 minutes ago, PotteringAround said: Parklife is 14 - 15 June. Sorry my mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted December 20 Report Share Posted December 20 9 minutes ago, mikebv said: Much easier... I live in Stockport... for me yes 10 mins in car instead of 4 hours to cardiff 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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