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Went to every Cardiff GP, but don't miss it. Manchester is better - Friday's meeting last year was better than any meeting staged at Cardiff.

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The track was definitely a factor because a percentage of the supporters were there for the social side of the weekend as well as the meeting itself, so track conditions, although important, weren’t the be all and end all. So they continued to come. However another percentage of the crowd went first and foremost for an exciting meeting with good racing, the social part not important, so when track conditions didn’t allow that , they became dissatisfied and stayed away , therefore numbers continued to fall. That’s how I saw it.

My god is it any wonder that no one (other than the Fords) can make a quid out of the sport how are you expected to hold onto a fan base with a month and half between home match's.

Stayed at Bridgend a few times and Porthcawl caravan site both not far on the train. Never understood why people stayed in Cardiff and paid crazy prices for hotels. Like you quid over the years especially when Bomber won.

what do you think killed it then ? my thoughts are crowds never came back post covid and the night Bewley won it the track was beyond terrible.

I once stayed in Neath which was a good hour away by train so hotel was reasonable. I remember that one well as I had a few quid on Crumpie to win and he went through the card . Unbeaten on the night.

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Cardiff was a great occasion and the last gp held there was pretty good racing wise, the year before was awful though and that is probably what killed it although I thought they pulled the plug too soon. Nothing wrong with transport, plenty of trains and buses. You didn't have to book an expensive hotel, we always stayed locally, last time was Caerphilly 30 mins on the train.

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It wasn’t a great occasion. Dodgy tracks, rip-off hotels, public transport awful and roadworks. Wembley knew how to deal with 90k fans. Tube trains lined up, coaches given parking space. Cardiff struggled with 30k fans. Cardiff was OK for those who wanted to be on the squirt but sadly fell short in other key areas.

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Went there many times. Always looked forward to that weekend despite the dodgy surfaces they had to race on. The buzz in the City before the meeting won’t be captured again.

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Besides the odd few seasons the Cardiff track was awful year in year out. Thats the main reason why attendance dropped by supporters.

Yes , May 2nd was the last home meeting at Shielfield

As opposed to under the roof at Cardiff was my point… The Cardiff £ was guaranteed

I know the sport is in serious straiths in the UK but is that really correct ?

That's showers for you! I'm about half a mile as the crow flies to foxhall.

Yes my thoughts too. I've emailed bspl for clarification. I wonder if I'll get any response......from them?

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It’s been raining again the last few hours where I am in Ipswich, only just started to break out. Definitely not dry here though Speedy! Edit: starting to now though. Seems I’m a bit behind where you are.

……and look at the welcome he got when he visited with the Comets.