Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted March 13, 2018 Great start to season lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) Rossiter said in 2011 that the season shouldn't start at least until British Summer Time starts but speedway prefers the cold, dark and wet for some reason. Yes they can get lucky with the weather but chances are it'll be as it is. Edited March 13, 2018 by Crump99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,701 Posted March 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, scoobydoo said: Oh hell wait for the fun to begin now With temps feeling like -5* on Sunday it wouldn't have felt much like fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Crump99 said: 7 minutes ago, Crump99 said: 7 minutes ago, Crump99 said: Rossiter said in 2011 that the season shouldn't start at least until British Summer Time starts but speedway never learns! Yet when you run later in the year against the World/Cup/ Euros etc) the gates are less and do any of us know what the weather will be in the future near impossible. Edited March 13, 2018 by Sidney the robin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted March 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Sidney the robin said: Yet when you run later in the year against the World/Cup/ Euros etc) the gates are less and do any of us know what the weather will be in the future near impossible. We know that it's a summer sport and the weather should be better in the summer months whereas March is more than likely to be rubbish. I doubt that other events generally cause too many problems but that's something that goes with the territory and needs to be worked around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HertsRacer 222 Posted March 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, blupanther said: With temps feeling like -5* on Sunday it wouldn't have felt much like fun Especially as they are forecasting snow now.for Sunday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teaboy279 1,038 Posted March 13, 2018 Fair play, I wonder if the number of people unable to attend due to the late start time helped make this decision easier. Hopefully most of the line up can be retained for the restaging and that it goes back to an afternoon start time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
full-throttle 182 Posted March 13, 2018 I'll look on the brightside, £20 plus fuel saved, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted March 13, 2018 22 minutes ago, Crump99 said: We know that it's a summer sport and the weather should be better in the summer months whereas March is more than likely to be rubbish. I doubt that other events generally cause too many problems but that's something that goes with the territory and needs to be worked around. Yet late March was always the point for me that speedway got started for me anyway you are right Crump99 you have to be realistic.Speedway it is so tough now you have the World Cup/ euros to compete against in the summer some forward thinking and planning needs to happen interesting to see if it does.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,080 Posted March 13, 2018 Gutted , i suppose train tickets are non refundable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammer1969 421 Posted March 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Paulco said: Gutted , i suppose train tickets are non refundable Ring the train company they might be refundable if not keep hold of them because of the snow is bad the train might not run anyway on which case you may be able to get a refund. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,824 Posted March 13, 2018 It's no wonder the sport is hemorrhaging supporters on a yearly basis with calamity cases like this. First the time change now cancelling 5 days before the event. I get it's a risk for the promotion by losing money however for those who have booked accommodation and no refund policy?? As usual it's the supporters that get treated like 2nd class citizens. Long term forecast is poor, I get that too. And what If forecast improves later in week?? I'm struggling to get excited about our great sport these days as it's obvious each year is going to be another one that alienates supporters further. We should all be excited about the start of a new season with some great line ups for individual meetings but I can't see many taking place whilst promoters won't take any risk running a meeting these days. I'll be saving my money for something that I know won't waste my money. Disappointing and predictable outcome. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted March 13, 2018 Sensible decision given the recent conditions and the truly awful forecast for the weekend. May in the end work out for the best for event if the right replacement date can be found. Really feel for the likes of Paulco and Willie with pre booked travel and hotel - hope you manage to get refunds fellas. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocket007 101 Posted March 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, stevebrum said: It's no wonder the sport is hemorrhaging supporters on a yearly basis with calamity cases like this. First the time change now cancelling 5 days before the event. I get it's a risk for the promotion by losing money however for those who have booked accommodation and no refund policy?? As usual it's the supporters that get treated like 2nd class citizens. Long term forecast is poor, I get that too. And what If forecast improves later in week?? I'm struggling to get excited about our great sport these days as it's obvious each year is going to be another one that alienates supporters further. We should all be excited about the start of a new season with some great line ups for individual meetings but I can't see many taking place whilst promoters won't take any risk running a meeting these days. I'll be saving my money for something that I know won't waste my money. Disappointing and predictable outcome. You say you know the long term forecast is poor, but still moan it's called off early. Had it not been called off until 10.00am Sunday, you would have moaned that they knew all week what the weather was likely to be like. Just no pleasing some. P.S. I know there are some who have been inconvenienced, but hundreds of others haven't. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted March 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, Paulco said: Gutted , i suppose train tickets are non refundable Will the train even run on Sunday? If not, then there certainly will be refundable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites