PotteringAround

Wonder if last night's amazing racing will cause the last few Friday GP tickets to go quite quickly? Obviously the Saturday has been a sell-out for quite a while now, But there's still a few hundred left for Friday (albeit mainly on the temporary stand). With a month left before the GPs, I can't imagine their being any walk-up sales available on the day. Glad I got my Friday and Saturday tickets when they went on sale.

The semi-final picks them. After the 6 qualifiers, Craig Cook was 7th, Jason Edwards was 8th, Vinnie Foord was 9th. Anyone else drops out and it's Nathan Ablitt (10th), Joe Thompson (11th) and Sam Hagon (12th)

Probably about a 15 minute drive or taxi ride down Hyde Road or Stockport Rd towards the city centre and on to Salford. (definitely the best option). The famous 53 bus goes from near the stadium to Salford Quays, but it's not a straight route, and I reckon could take an hour. Best public transport options would be a bus down either Stockport Road or Hyde Road into the City Centre, and then a tram to Salford Quays.

You do understand Doyle and Sayfutdinov scored 8 points in the match and Thompson scored 7, yes? They're the points scored in the match. They're the points that count in the averages. They're the points by which the BSPA press office rank the top scorers in the points list? Bonus points are just for the pay packet. But Ipswich have said that Doyle and Sayfutdinov had excuses for ducking out, and giving the place to the next in line. So I don't see what people are getting their knickers in a twist over. If I were offered some extra work on top of my main job at a lesser payrate I may well turn it down too.

Impartial observer here, but yours seems the bizarre comment. If a match is balanced to finish 45-45 or 46-44, wouldn't you find 8+1 more valuable than 7+2, if the 8 point rider gets you over the line where the 7 only gets a draw? Of course 8+1 is better than 7+2. The bonus points are only for the paypacket. They don't count towards the match score, nor the riders average. in both match score and CMA calculation 8 is better than 7. So sorry, yours is the bizarre comment. The pay for the second half races wasn't enough for Doyle and Sayfutdinov to take part. Fair enough. They're subcontractors and have their own rates in mind.

I must've missed that rule in sport that says you have to give up your dreams if your dad buys a club. Imagine David Beckham being all ready to sign for Manchester United and then his dad comes along and buys Charlton Athletic.

What are you finding inexplicable? Everyone else understands it. For a few years now Cairns has been wanting to ride at the best track in the country as soon as he was old enough. It's a track he likes, and he rides well. It's the British track which is most similar to the Polish tracks. It's the British track which will host the Grand Prix and other world events.

Yes, it was.

Erm.... I did tell everyone. My reply isn't hidden from anyone. If you couldn't work it out from the obvious... And you didn't ask "who is sniffing around" You asked who he'd already agreed to sign for. Asked and answered.

You're a King's Lynn fan. You should know.

Down to the last 18 tickets for the Saturday G.P.

Has the UK seen the last of Kildemand? I can see the Aces getting close to 60 points here.

Down to double figures on tickets for the Saturday G.P. Looks like just 74 are left. If anyone is looking for Grandstand Tickets for the Friday, it seems a couple have been released back for sale. Other than that, there's still a few on the backstraight standing. After those, you're down to the temporary stand (although I think that's a better view than the back straight).

Yes @Ray Stadia @RoundTheBoards @SPEEDY69 you're all correct. As everyone knows, a bike leaving the shale and hitting the concrete kerb with the back wheel is liable to take-off. I think someone has maybe had a drink and meant to actually type: "Best wishes to Tai for a full and speedy recovery"

It also says Ablitt (8.33) will be the No.1 So that must mean Roynon (8.84) is out. It leaves 6.16 to replace Muff 1. Nathan Ablitt 8.33 2. Luke Harrison 7.66 3. ??????????? 6.16 4. Luke Harris 5.36 5. Mickie Simpson 4.49 6. Jamie Etherington 3.00 7. Harrison Rogers 3.00

Max Perry Lion Cubs 6.89 Vinnie Foord Kent Eagles 6.29 Sonny Springer Fox Cubs 5.60 Sam McGurk Edinburgh Academy 5.56 Luke Harris Steelers 5.36 Stene Pijper Boro Tigers 4.82 Cooper Rushen Lion Cubs 3.00 37.52

Looks like 3 tickets have become available in the main stand Block F for Saturday and 4 in the main stand Block F for Friday if anyone needs to grab them quickly before they go again.

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Presumably that was a typo, and you mean a step down from the Championship? (NL can't be a step down from itself ) Personally I prefer NDL to Championship. I watch Premiership to see the top stars, and NDL to see the young upcomers. I tend to skip Championship.

So now the events are selling out, the whinging has got down to the level of moaning about the cost of a cap, some sunglasses and a blob of AmbreSolaire? There's some sad case about

Ticket sales still seem to be going well, since the one-day options went on sale this morning. Glad I got mine last Friday. Obviously the main grandstand was already a complete sell out last week, but there were one-day tickets for both Friday and Saturday on the back straight standing at 10am this morning. They all appear to have gone now. The temporary East stand still has tickets, but the middle sections have pretty much all gone for Saturday.

You comment is silly. The capacity is the capacity. The variable factor is the price. Since it sold out so quickly, the price seemingly could have been higher. That's how supply and demand economics works. "What you are saying is like saying, if Ferrari worked harder and made an extra 30 million cars every year, we could all buy a new Ferrari for £10,000. In reality, the supply of Ferraris is limited, and those that can afford to pay for them, get them at the market-clearing price. Re Cardiff, I think it has run its course. The novelty has worn off, and Manchester will be massively better. The big draw of Cardiff was the social side, and when it drew 40,000 the streets were swarming with people and the stadium had a great atmosphere. We used to go every year, but last year was the first time I'd been for 5 years. The atmosphere, both in the city centre and in the stadium was noticeably more subdued. Cardiff's racing is never that great, and its notorious problem of not having enough hotels is a problem when Cardiff is so out-of-the-way for many people. Belle Vue doesn't have the same problems as the racing is superb, and being more central in Britain makes it more accessible. I'm looking forward to these very special meetings on a superb track I can get to in under an hour.

You don't make any sense. The grandstand sold out in less than a day. They can't bring any more people in beyond a full house. If anything, the speed of the sales says the prices were too low.

on the SGPManchester.com website for the single day option available which will be available from Wednesday it already shows the Main Grandstand sold out, so the only options would appear to be south stand or east stand. (unless south stand also sells out before Wednesday)

Why would they hold tickets back for Wednesday if they can sell them now? That would make no sense, and SGP isn't a charity. Where are all the people who were predicting an empty stadium? I knew they'd sell fast, and got mine early. All the grandstands seemed available at 10am, so if any are held back they can only be the back-straight I'd guess. The grandstand is now showing completely full, it's hard to tell how many back straight have sold, although I'm hearing they're almost all gone. East stand seems to be selling pretty well too. I don't expect the East stand will sell out before Wednesday, but I suspect that if people want to go for just 1 day, then the East stand will be the only option available by Wednesday. If I only wanted to go one day, I think I'd buy the 2-day package, and try to sell the other day on to another fan. Perhaps someone needs to set up an app to match people who can only go Friday, with people who can only go Saturday, get the 2-day discount and share the saving.