2009 Speedway Gp

[MARK246 243]

I would think that you will not see a German Grand Prix next year. Then they could make the Oz GP more interesting by putting the £200,000 race there next year

 

That could be interesting, with only the champion assured of a place in the following years GP's unless there is more than one rider in contetion who the hell is going to bother going to Oz.

 

Will the fans flock to watch 16 Aussies ride a joke meeting?

 

Would you book a flight after this weekends fiasco?

 

Welcome to the circus where are the clowns?

[BigFatDave 258]

While Gelsenkirchen is definitely GONE as a venue there may still be a German GP, and news is that the Oz GP is still a goer at the moment; bit of behind-the-scenes bribery, corruption and skullduggery goin on' to keep everyone happy.

[iris123 21,079]

I thought the Oz GP was a goner

Someone posted somewhere that the decision was made last weekend.Plus i did see the news from Hans Andersen that he and the other riders wanted enough money to cover all the costs,which they didn't think was likely

[Humphrey Appleby 13,974]

and news is that the Oz GP is still a goer at the moment

 

That would be a bit of a long way to go for a GP to be rained-off in an indoor stadium.

 

[BigFatDave 258]

Naturally when we finally DO get a GP in Oz again some of youse Pommy B******* will come out here to take in the thrills and spills and a fair few of ya, the intelligent ones anyhow, will wanna stay on. ITS NOT THAT SIMPLE!!

 

Fer starters yer gunna hafta pass as Dinki-di Aussies in order ta blend in with the locals as it were, so now's the time ta start trainin'!! Keep watchin' Neighbours, drink heapsa Pi$$, guzzle Meat Pies with Sauce and Practise, Practise, Practise! Youse'll know when it feels right: just check off how yer goin' on tha list below.

 

 

Yer gotta know the meaning of 'girt'

 

Yer gotta believe that stubbies can either be worn or drunk

 

Yer gotta think its normal to have a Prime Minister called Kevin

 

Yer waddle when ya walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in yer wallet or purse

 

Youse've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden

 

When ya hear that an American 'roots for his team' ya wonder how often and with whom

 

Yer understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs' refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds

 

Yer gotta pronounce Melbourne as 'Mel-bn'

 

Yer gotta pronounce Penrith as 'Pen-riff'

 

Yer believe the 'L' in the word ' Australia ' is optional - practise sayin' Straya.

 

Yer can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas'

 

Yer believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate its highways with gigantic fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep

 

Yer call your best friend 'a total b*****d' but someone youse really, truly despise is just 'a bit of a b*****d'

 

Yer think 'Woolloomooloo' is a perfectly reasonable name for a place

 

Yer gotta believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin

 

Yer gotta unnerstand that 'Wagga Wagga' can be abbreviated to 'Wagga' but 'Woy Woy' can't be called 'Woy'

 

Yer gotta believe that cooked-down axlegrease makes a good breakfast spread

 

Yer gotta believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, at which point the poor b******* become ******* Kiwis again.

 

Yer gotta know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one except Vic White says 'cobber' (NB This is optional, Cobber)

 

Yer gotta know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again'

(No Way, etc, etc!!)

 

Yer gotta believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionary known as the Wagon Wheel has become smaller with every passing year

 

Yer still don't get why the 'Labor' in 'Australian Labor Party' is not spelt with a 'u'

 

Yer wear ugh boots outside the house

 

Yer believe that the more youse shorten someone's name the more youse like them

 

Whatever yer linguistic skills, youse find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language

 

Yer gotta understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, while 'scuse me' is alway polite

 

Yer know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasions via yer nose

 

Yer understand that 'you' has a plural and that it's 'youse'

 

Yer know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle

 

Yer biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules of beach cricket

 

Yer shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac cookies'

 

Yer still think of Kylie as 'that girl off Neighbours'

 

When returning home from overseas, youse expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - just in case yer trying to sneak in fruit

 

Yer believe the phrase 'smart casual' refers to a pair of black tracky-daks, suitably laundered

 

Yer understand that all train timetables are works of fiction

 

When working at a bar, ya understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer

 

Ya get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem and then have trouble remembering the second

 

Youse'll find yourself ignorant of nearly all the facts deemed essential in the government's new test for migrants.

 

Gorrit? GOOD!! Copyal8r, Sport.

Edited October 19, 2008 by BigFatDave

[The Know 221]

I cannot think of a worse place to have a g.p or go. IMG know it will lose cash, riders are not interested in going.

[Humphrey Appleby 13,974]

I cannot think of a worse place to have a g.p or go. IMG know it will lose cash, riders are not interested in going.

 

Then why are they getting peoples' hopes up by pretending it's going to happen, or have they found another sucker to lose bundles of cash?

Edited October 19, 2008 by Humphrey Appleby

[BigFatDave 258]

I cannot think of a worse place to have a g.p or go.

Worse than Gelsenkirchen?

[HenryW 1,178]

Then why are they getting peoples' hopes up by pretending it's going to happen, or have they found another sucker to lose bundles of cash?

If someone in Australia thinks they can make money on an SGP round, or just wants to inflate their own ego by running one, surely IMG would be daft not to accept their offer and at least give the appearance of the series being slightly more Global.

 

[Ozyace 0]

Where's Ole?

 

Last seen walking down Bourke Street in Melbourne

[shazzybird 10]

14 November - Melbourne

 

Hmmmmm all well and good but what if Nikki isn't quite prepared for the GP and all the fans have there tickets and are there ready to watch the meeting but the shale has been left out over night and it's rained and now they can't dry the track out in time so it will have to be arranged for the following week at another venue just a thought

[BigFatDave 258]

Hmmmmm all well and good but what if Nikki isn't quite prepared for the GP just a thought

What?? You mean he's just found out his Hairdryer runs on a different Voltage?

[Trees 2,814]

If someone in Australia thinks they can make money on an SGP round, or just wants to inflate their own ego by running one

Well if they don't look back at the disaster the last one was then they must be mad!

[Jeff. 2]

Well if they don't look back at the disaster the last one was then they must be mad!

 

Ah right so if at first you dont succeed, give up.

 

Fortunately the world is full of people with ambition to make things work, not give in at the first sign of difficulty

 

[Humphrey Appleby 13,974]

Fortunately the world is full of people with ambition to make things work, not give in at the first sign of difficulty

 

There is ambition, and there is stupidity (not that BSI had to pay for their Aussie ambitions themselves last time around). There is no point staging a hugely expensive event in a country where speedway falls way down the pecking order of sports, and in a city with few speedway traditions in recent years.

 

Last time around, the riders were unhappy because they lost money, and the promoter lost a vast amount of money. What would be different now, and in a more difficult economic climate?

 

Ah right so if at first you dont succeed, give up.

 

Easy to say if it's not your money. Would you invest your money in promoting an Aussie GP?

Edited October 22, 2008 by Humphrey Appleby