RPNY 608 Posted July 20, 2012 I just read that as the new stadium in Manchester is unlikely to be finished in time, the SWC final is going elsewhere, with possibly Prague being a host venue next year. Couldnt we keep it in the UK and use Coventry? Good stadium, middle of the country and (lets face it they want us to be competitve) a lot of the GB team have good expereince of the track. Although at the moment I don't think even that would help us. It does baffle me at times that Coventry never stage any big meetings anymore. Maybe because I remeber as a kid traveling up there for Test Matches, British/Overseas finals, NLRCs etc... Its a great track (when prep's properly) good stadium and perfectly located. Why isnt it used more? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted July 20, 2012 i suggested the same on another thread. when u look at the british riders most ride coventry well as either coventry riders or assets at one time or another. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,107 Posted July 20, 2012 Think it was well explained....if the Manchester stadium is finished in time for 2014 then it will be held there.So no chance of GB hosting it two years on the trot.Then again if it isn't finished until 2015 then the same scenario for 2014 ad infinitum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted July 20, 2012 How many spectators can Coventry hold, and what are the facilities like.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted July 20, 2012 Brandon Stadium, located in Brandon, Warwickshire, England, is the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team and is also host to the city's Greyhound racing stadium known as Coventry Greyhounds. The stadium's capacity is 5,000 and was built in 1948. The record attendance for Brandon was set during a speedway meeting and stands at 25,000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickthemuppet 976 Posted July 20, 2012 Why not Ipswich . Good race track now , plenty of car parking space and a stadium that can hold 10,000 plus and has had a gate of 19,000 for a Speedway match there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,107 Posted July 20, 2012 People seem to lack basic understanding of the situation........it isn't a matter of listing tracks and asking why they don't get a certain meeting.Maybe the track doesn't want the meeting?Maybe the FIM won't give them the meeting?maybe even if they do want the meeting they don't make a better offer than another track? etc....as it is Manchester is going to get a super duper new stadium and this meeting has been earmarked for it......so.As far as i know they now have enough bricks for a wall of the toilet block at least,so looking good for 20?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted July 20, 2012 fim have gave coventry the u21 championship final so you never know, maybe one day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LagutaRacingFan 1,945 Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Facilities not good enough Food outlets are not opened some times Small capacity Coventry's track is ok but often has ruts in it. Michael Jepsen Jensen doesn't like riding on it. Edited July 20, 2012 by Jepsen Jensen Racing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) mjj will have to adjust quick then as he is riding it on 17th aug in finals lol also with regards to your above comments, it doesnt matter if he likes riding it in world cup as we are looking for an advantage for team gb not denmark Edited July 20, 2012 by mdmc82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LagutaRacingFan 1,945 Posted July 20, 2012 So your idea of it being at Coventry is for Harris,Kennett and Nicholls to have home advantage. Doesn't matter, They would still get beat by the Danes,Aussies and Poles, It's supposed to be a level playing field. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,107 Posted July 20, 2012 TBH it doesn't matter where they hold it in GB,Coventry or Lakeside ....next year or the year after Scott will be another year past his best as will probably Harris,Kennett and most you would like to list.It seems we have maybe 4 or 5 years to wait until another crop of riders come to the fore.Until then unless we have more silly rules like GB can use three jokers at any time during a meeting we can forget about SWC medals.There really are 3 or 4 teams better than us at least Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPNY 608 Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) The stadium's capacity is 5,000 and was built in 1948. The record attendance for Brandon was set during a speedway meeting and stands at 25,000 5000 my backside surely! i would have though the grandstand alone holds that? Its at least double that capacity I think. Jepsen Jensen racing, if you dont mind, please dont reply to any topics I start in the future dude. You seem to just want to wind people up and that's not why I come on here. Nothing personal sir... Edited July 20, 2012 by Tex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,107 Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) So even if the grandstand holds 10,000 and the rest of the stadium can hold another 20,000,do Coventry want to host these meetings?Just because they are hosting a round of the U21s doesn't mean yes Edited July 20, 2012 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Humphrey Appleby 13,987 Posted July 20, 2012 So even if the grandstand holds 10,000 and the rest of the stadium can hold another 20,000,do Coventry want to host these meetings?Just because they are hosting a round of the U21s doesn't mean yes More to the point, how much do they have to pay to host these meetings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
