Riga Gp Tickets 2014

[Ghostwalker 1,859]

This what the weather looks like now; http://instagram.com/p/rwYYC-I_IH/ http://instagram.com/p/rwY81ko_It/

courtesy of https://twitter.com/dmu_sport

Edited August 16, 2014 by Ghostwalker

[phillipsr 2,053]

Poles are going to love this. Wasnt there version of the ELRC going to be tomo

[PHILIPRISING 7,298]

ABSOLUTELY smashing it down now ... track flooded

Poles are going to love this. Wasnt there version of the ELRC going to be tomo

SOME of the riders are actually happy not to face a race against time back to Poland...

[pandorum 1,259]

^{Nicki Pederson just tweeted its off until tomorrow and now being held in Daugavpils}

^{That's a bugger}

^{I was there last week and it was red hot and not a cloud in the sky.}

^{Never saw a single poster advertising the meeting though.}

Edited August 16, 2014 by pandorum

[lucifer sam 3,953]

Heads should roll... anyone employed doing that track should not be employed by BSI again.

 

It's clearly not the weather that is the main factor: if it was, then the restaging would be in Riga tomorrow, not Daugavpils.

 

All the best

Rob

[PHILIPRISING 7,298]

Heads should roll... anyone employed doing that track should not be employed by BSI again.

 

It's clearly not the weather that is the main factor: if it was, then the restaging would be in Riga tomorrow, not Daugavpils.

 

All the best

Rob

TRACK was the responsibility off the local promotion and subject to inspection by the FIM. They actually declined the offer of having Ole Olsen lend a hand ..

 

Given the rain that was forecast, and has now materialised, it was deemed impossible to ensure that the track would be fit by tomorrow. Daugavpils the safer bet.

[racers and royals 8,730]

Eurosport are saying it will be live tomorrow at 12.45pm on British Eurosport 2

[RobMcCaffery 2,752]

Eurosport are saying it will be live tomorrow at 12.45pm on British Eurosport 2

Excellent news. Many thanks.

[Agrotron 955]

Moved to DAUGAVPILS for sunday

[Trees 2,814]

TRACK was the responsibility off the local promotion and subject to inspection by the FIM. They actually declined the offer of having Ole Olsen lend a hand ..

Knew it lol, why didn't the FIM or BSI make sure it was covered?

ABSOLUTELY smashing it down now ... track flooded

 

SOME of the riders are actually happy not to face a race against time back to Poland...

Bet Poland won't be very pleased though!!

[Agrotron 955]

Knew it lol, why didn't the FIM or BSI make sure it was covered?

Bet Poland won't be very pleased though!!

 

Two words fk Poland!

[Tsunami 10,219]

Thanks r&r. Actually looks quite impressive tbf. Certainly looks like a nice wide track.

 

 

Well, those "experts" have got this one spot on. Ouch!

Which "experts" would those be. You yourself seemed pleased about what you saw, and things seemed to be in hand TILL the RAINS came. It happens, natural phenomenon, nobody's fault. What would 'your' experts have done differently and got this meeting on. Ouch.

[Rob B 1,257]

 

In what way has it been a disaster? What is wrong with the stadium? Judging from the pics I have seen the stadium look fine and why does it matter if there aren't any

flood lights 1-2 weeks before the GP if they have been installed in time for the practice and actual race night? And why are you blaming the poor weather on the organizers? There

is nothing they can do about it. If it rains allot on the day before and the day of the GP what are they supposed to do about it? No un-roofed track in the world

would manage to stay unaffected by large amount of rains. If you remember last years at Cardiff, the track was in a very poor condition the day before the GP

despite that the track have a roof.

So the fact the GP is been cancelled and being moved is not a disaster?

 

Yes they have had rain but the problem is the track was only laid a few weeks ago without inadequate drainage, no where enough time.

 

BSI should have moved it to Daugvapils a couple of months ago when it was obvious then there was going to be problems.

[Ghostwalker 1,859]

More photo`s http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/zdjecia/galeria/5748/odwolane-grand-prix-lotwy-w-rydze/4-251859#photo-start

 

Those are from this morning,

 

These are from 40 minutes ago;

http://instagram.com/p/rwZPRio_I_/

http://instagram.com/p/rwY81ko_It/

http://instagram.com/p/rwYYC-I_IH/

So the fact the GP is been cancelled and being moved is not a disaster?

 

Yes they have had rain but the problem is the track was only laid a few weeks ago without inadequate drainage, no where enough time.

 

BSI should have moved it to Daugvapils a couple of months ago when it was obvious then there was going to be problems.

 

I doubt any track could have coped with the amount of water that have fallen over Riga the last couple of days.

[hagonshocker 1,956]

A mere question and not an attempt to annoy the more snooty touchy members of this forum but what has/is/will the weather be like in Daugavpils??

And just to add not exactly going swimmingly well with the new venues this year is it?