topaz325 1,855 Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, lastword said: Perhaps someone could answer this question for me? Surely there must be a limit imposed on crowd numbers for any event at present? With the grandstand seating already completely sold out for the SON how will that work? Not to mention all the tickets already sold for the back straight standing. If permission has been given for unlimited attendance then I withdraw my query, but I haven't seen that announced anywhere. Still up in the air, either limited numbers to social distance or behind closed doors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAH 409 Posted August 31, 2020 56 minutes ago, topaz325 said: Still up in the air, either limited numbers to social distance or behind closed doors. could be moved to poland ? and NSS will hold the event next season ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno 1,790 Posted August 31, 2020 That's got to make sense for this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,855 Posted August 31, 2020 50 minutes ago, geoff58 said: could be moved to poland ? and NSS will hold the event next season ? Possibly, I did mention this some time ago but the feeling is still to run at the NSS at this time, we shall see? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfie456 499 Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, geoff58 said: could be moved to poland ? and NSS will hold the event next season ? As I said weeks ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,258 Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) Is Ipswich an FIM certificated track? If they want to keep it in the UK maybe they could step in if the 'test event' (British Final), goes well..? Might be able to get 50% in by then? If so, circa 5000 would be a decent crowd.. Be interesting to watch the Polish track experts around there too.. Edited September 1, 2020 by mikebv 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hacksaw Jim Duggan 199 Posted September 1, 2020 A wider audience doesn't really want to see something like a SON event wasted at a dump of a stadium and standard track like Ipswich.... that's not happening. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racin Jason 72 1,275 Posted September 2, 2020 19 hours ago, Hacksaw Jim Duggan said: A wider audience doesn't really want to see something like a SON event wasted at a dump of a stadium and standard track like Ipswich.... that's not happening. 19 hours ago, Hacksaw Jim Duggan said: A wider audience doesn't really want to see something like a SON event wasted at a dump of a stadium and standard track like Ipswich.... that's not happening. Don’t know when you last went to Ipswich in person but the stadium is vastly improved in the last few years. Enough seating for 3500 and excellent views from all of the stadium. The track has been altered 3 times to try and improve the quality of the racing. Whether that has been achieved is open to debate but the club has continued to spend big sums to try and up the entertainment levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hacksaw Jim Duggan 199 Posted September 2, 2020 Just now, Racin Jason 72 said: Don’t know when you last went to Ipswich in person but the stadium is vastly improved in the last few years. Enough seating for 3500 and excellent views from all of the stadium. The track has been altered 3 times to try and improve the quality of the racing. Whether that has been achieved is open to debate but the club has continued to spend big sums to try and up the entertainment levels. It's still a dump though and the racing is still average. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAH 409 Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Racin Jason 72 said: Don’t know when you last went to Ipswich in person but the stadium is vastly improved in the last few years. Enough seating for 3500 and excellent views from all of the stadium. The track has been altered 3 times to try and improve the quality of the racing. Whether that has been achieved is open to debate but the club has continued to spend big sums to try and up the entertainment levels. gaters paradise boring racing !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted September 2, 2020 Obviously not been to Ipswich for a long time up until last year but I was very impressed with the improvements made over the years. I saw some ok races and a very good race between Fricke and heeps, yes its only one race but it shows that it can produce outstanding racing size wise its the best stadia in the UK to get a bigger crowd in, so good luck to you hopefully hosting a few big meetings 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,084 Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Hacksaw Jim Duggan said: It's still a dump though and the racing is still average. I wouldn't say it is a dump, it has much improved as a stadium but the racing is still usually quite poor in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Blue 616 Posted September 2, 2020 Foxhall stadium isn't a dump these days, obviously given its age it would however take vast amounts of money to have all the mod cons of a purpose built venue but its certainly equipped well enough to host big events. You've got to realise that every year apart from this one it caters for the better part of 10k crowds for the stock car and banger world championships. The one point I will concede to is the standard of the track and racing, most of us locals at Ipswich would love to have a track like Belle Vue's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Irving 393 Posted September 2, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 5:56 PM, Hacksaw Jim Duggan said: A wider audience doesn't really want to see something like a SON event wasted at a dump of a stadium and standard track like Ipswich.... that's not happening. 6 hours ago, Hacksaw Jim Duggan said: It's still a dump though and the racing is still average. I’m guessing Foxhall is the only stadium you’ve been to. It must be, because if you think Foxhall is a “dump”, then you simply haven’t been to 99.9% of Speedway stadia up and down the country! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hacksaw Jim Duggan 199 Posted September 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Steve Irving said: I’m guessing Foxhall is the only stadium you’ve been to. It must be, because if you think Foxhall is a “dump”, then you simply haven’t been to 99.9% of Speedway stadia up and down the country! I’ve been to most, most are dumps. It is a SON being spoken about, no one wants to see it at a track, or town, like Ipswich. Dont forget now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites