Speedway World Cup

[Richspeedway 327]

What does everyone think of the changes?

 

http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/917/swc-shake-up-for-2012

[racers and royals 8,750]

What does everyone think of the changes?

 

http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/917/swc-shake-up-for-2012

20 heats instead of 25 naturally the admission price will be adjusted accordingly.

[MattK 3,447]

Sounds like a desperate attempt to avoid the commercial catastrophe of hosts not qualifying for the finals. 4 riders instead of 5, meh.

[Sandie 53]

20 heats instead of 25 naturally the admission price will be adjusted accordingly.

 

Hope GB apply for the 2013 Final - at least it will guarantee our place.

 

 

But in all seriousness are we heading towards buying a trophy in international speedway.

Bid for the pleasure of hosting the WTC in your backyard and as a bonus your in the final.

 

So Poland have it for the next 10 years!!

 

Not sure I'm liking this idea!

 

 

[MattK 3,447]

But in all seriousness are we heading towards buying a trophy in international speedway.

Bid for the pleasure of hosting the WTC in your backyard and as a bonus your in the final.

Surely the current host nation/city/stadium have to bid for the rights?

[racers and royals 8,750]

Surely they will have to put in place a contingency for riders getting injured during meetings.

[Richspeedway 327]

I feel the same, if they are going to let any nation go straight into the final then it should be the holders. Like Mattk says it is just to make sure the final has a good crowd in as the home fans will know that their nation will be in it.

[Bruiser McHuge 589]

excellent new rule change i think...will make the rounds and especially the race off much more competitive..and the hosts should always be there, like football world cups and euros etc.....very positive move i think

[racers and royals 8,750]

excellent new rule change i think...will make the rounds and especially the race off much more competitive..and the hosts should always be there, like football world cups and euros etc.....very positive move i think

However will there be anyone at the race-off ? recently i believe the host country have been been in it

[MattK 3,447]

However will there be anyone at the race-off ? recently i believe the host country have been been in it

Interesting. If the hosts will be seeded directly to the finals, it now makes no sense at all having the race-off and finals in the same location.

[Sandie 53]

Surely the current host nation/city/stadium have to bid for the rights?

 

They do - that's what I'm saying - Bid High and its at your track!

[5 FURROW 97]

Sounds like a desperate attempt to avoid the commercial catastrophe of hosts not qualifying for the finals. 4 riders instead of 5, meh.

Well unless I've missed something tell me when the hosts didn't qualify for the final I've only missed one world cup and I've not known it to happen

[Humphrey Appleby 13,973]

So in other words, a reversion to pretty much the original WTC format...

[Grand Central 2,654]

Well unless I've missed something tell me when the hosts didn't qualify for the final I've only missed one world cup and I've not known it to happen

 

Absolutely ... so is it really surprising that it is precisely now that they change the system.

 

In previous years Denmark and Poland have always been going to qualify for the final, even if it had to come via the race off. But for the next two years things aren't so easy to predict are they.

 

In 2012 there was no surity that the Swedes would get through to their finals (50-50 chance at best) BUT in 2013 if Belle Vue gets built England will be staging the final. Actually our only chance of being in that final is if this change was made.

 

So this is no favour to the Poles; this is for Team GB's benefit isn't it?