Track Building Gelsenkirchen Gp (11 Oct.)

[KFCBaby 0]

Just heard from my family (every single memeber of my family has gone apart from me!) in Germany...they are very annoyed to say the least. The stadium has a roof...how can it go this wrong??

 

We have also been unlucky enough to have gone to the Ullevi GP that was cancelled. If they deal with it the sameway im pretty sure no one will get any other money back for flights and hotels ect.

[f-s-p 832]

What's the odds on Gollob picking up a $200,000 cheque next week in Bydgoszcz.

I bet he can't believe his luck.

From a tv viewers perspective it's good news, meeting switched from a poor venue to the mecca. Bring it on.

Olsen only has a week to get the track sorted now, can he pull it off for the danes?

 

Amateur hour

Really feel for those thatb travelled over.Just spoke to Conkers and he sounds a bit peeved to say the least

I know the feeling as I was one of the few that were in Gothenburg when it was postponed. Bought a shirt on that trip for 500sek after spending 350 € for flights and hotel. Was pretty expensive! Honestly, there are a lot of pissed off people at a place that spiegal has described as not so nice. And on top of that Mateusz has promised a riot!

 

Honestly, there is now a realistic 1,8% (this was 111th, 2 have been postponed) chance of Bydgoszs to be postponed too. Have William Hill opened on this yet?

Edited October 11, 2008 by f-s-p

[Steve Shovlar 10,439]

As others have said, what a cock up!

 

Unfortunately the people who have travelled all that way to Germany don't have a leg to stand on with getting the hotel/travel expenses paid for.

 

The writing was on the wall yesterday with cancelled practice. This has come as no suprise with the postponement a far better thing to do rather than start the emeting and have another fiasco like Gothenburg.

 

Feel sorry for those that have made the trip out there though.

[Jay 1]

I wonder if those that arranged travel insurance will be covered due to the event being cancelled? might be worth looking into??

[Jenkie 0]

That's got to be a first - Indoor speedway meeting cancelled because the track is too wet....you couldn't make it up.

 

Having said that, rider safety MUST always come first, and if the track was unrideable and dangerous, then it was right to cancel the meeting.

[salty 2,200]

What a farce!!!!

Be interesting to see who carries the can for this one!

It simply isn't acceptable for Olsen/BSI/IMG to blame the "locals" like they did after Gothenburg.

Feel very sorry for all those who made the trip out there.

 

Gollob will be happy about the location for the re-staging though. Hopefully Smolinski gets to keep his wild card spot.

[f-s-p 832]

Which is correct here:

 

Track material got wet the week before?

 

or

 

Track got wet last night after they left the roof open?

 

This was said in another thread...

 

 

[pugwash 3,208]

It has been mooted to me that it could be a deliberate ploy by the promotion:-

 

Tickets sales reportely to be very poor indeed. (Just a couple of thousand?)

Meeting insured for a call off.

Polonia Bydgoszcz already lined up for next saturday.

City Hotel Bydgoszcz suprisingly fully booked.

Guaranteed mega sell out with T Gollob set to pick up $200k.

 

I smell a rat.

[salty 2,200]

Which is correct here:

 

Track material got wet the week before?

 

or

 

Track got wet last night after they left the roof open?

 

This was said in another thread...

Don't think the roof does open?

[home straight 290]

What an absolute disgrace

[pugwash 3,208]

Latest webcam pic at 13:20 local time shows the grader still going around.

Maybe they've got Olsen tied on the back and are dragging him round.

 

The roof does open, it was open at close of play last night and was still open first thing this morning.

See DGT's webshots on page 1 of this thread.

Edited October 11, 2008 by pugwash

[f-s-p 832]

It has been mooted to me that it could be a deliberate ploy by the promotion:-

 

Tickets sales reportely to be very poor indeed. (Just a couple of thousand?)

Meeting insured for a call off.

Polonia Bydgoszcz already lined up for next saturday.

City Hotel Bydgoszcz suprisingly fully booked.

Guaranteed mega sell out with T Gollob set to pick up $200k.

 

I smell a rat.

You are joking... Right?

[Gemini 4,894]

Honestly, there are a lot of pissed off people at a place that spiegal has described as not so nice. And on top of that Mateusz has promised a riot!

 

 

Ah...but will Mateusz bother to arrange it now the G.P. has been transferred to Poland? Seriously I feel really sorry for the fans who have made the trip over to Germany. What a mess.

[iris123 20,969]

Which is correct here:

 

Track material got wet the week before?

 

or

 

Track got wet last night after they left the roof open?

 

This was said in another thread...

Don't think it could be the "over night" theory,as the track was crap yesterday anyway

[Paddy The Rebel 300]

It has been mooted to me that it could be a deliberate ploy by the promotion:-

 

Tickets sales reportely to be very poor indeed. (Just a couple of thousand?)

Meeting insured for a call off.

Polonia Bydgoszcz already lined up for next saturday.

City Hotel Bydgoszcz suprisingly fully booked.

Guaranteed mega sell out with T Gollob set to pick up $200k.

 

I smell a rat.

the words hit the nail on the head come to mind there