Wee Eck Posted Sunday at 01:12 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:12 PM 16 hours ago, bill94d said: Sorry to spoil the party but is there likely to be anyone offering a package to Adelaide in October 27? We want to visit my wife’s grandmother’s grave (and see the place) and we both thought this was too good an opportunity to miss. Ipswich does puzzle me though. We’ve never had a bad GP at BV and I’ve seen some shockers in Cardiff, so not surprised that’s binned. TravelPlus have already taken bookings even though little things like price and hotels haven’t been sorted yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted Sunday at 02:32 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:32 PM 5 hours ago, R87 said: Belle Vue should have both British rounds. Ipswich should be nowhere near a grand prix roster and certainly boring Glasgow shouldn't have a hope. “Boring Glasgow”.😂 This post alone should ensure no-one on this forum takes a single post of yours seriously. A ridiculous comment. Stupid, even. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonalResponsibility Posted Sunday at 03:07 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:07 PM 1 hour ago, Wee Eck said: TravelPlus have already taken bookings even though little things like price and hotels haven’t been sorted yet Hopefully there'll be a reasonable chance of getting tickets for those choosing not to pay for packaged trips like this. I don't think the capacity is huge and, understandably, Aussies will no doubt be keen to watch a GP on home soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted Sunday at 03:57 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:57 PM Great to have a new venue in the UK, 10-12k possible crowd makes it viable. Now see who wants to ride for Ipswich next season 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted Sunday at 04:49 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:49 PM I know people will say Ipswich is a small track but I can remind you that way back in the early 90s Arena Essex was being mentioned about hosting a Grand Prix, the track was given FIM status at one point (might have been 94) and there was plans to improve the stadium accordingly and then Hackney became a thing and the late Terry Russell went for that option instead, with the newly named London Stadium host a GP round in 1995. Its a shame for Belle Vue because IT IS the best track in the country, What i would have liked to have seen is two rounds back to back on the Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday, one in Manchester and the other in Ipswich, thus giving equal opportunity for fans in both the North and South to see a GP round. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted Sunday at 08:02 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:02 PM On 9/26/2026 at 4:07 PM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Mark lemon and that’s what he said it costs to put a GP on at belle vue I think the GP organisers expect the host club to pay a really sizeable sum just for the privalige of hosting, that would be in those costs. With a maximum of 6k fans at the NSS this makes it hardly worth it financially. There should be more opportunity at Ipswich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Sunday at 08:27 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:27 PM (edited) 26 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: I think the GP organisers expect the host club to pay a really sizeable sum just for the privalige of hosting, that would be in those costs. With a maximum of 6k fans at the NSS this makes it hardly worth it financially. There should be more opportunity at Ipswich. The rights holders make their money by charging the tracks a hosting fee.. I saw the list once a few years ago and it did change from venue to venue, but all were six figures... Cardiff was ran by the series owners themselves as it was the biggest money earner at that time.. It also has been said that temporary seating works out roughly at £1k per seat, which therefore can be very expensive to install... Edited Sunday at 08:29 PM by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted Sunday at 08:53 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:53 PM (edited) In an interview Coleman has said because of the location at Ipswich there is room to create a festival type event,at last someone gets what the British GP should be, maybe someone has listened to me at last 😜 If anyone has ever been to the Weston super mare beach race weekend that’s what the British speedway GP should be like Edited Sunday at 08:55 PM by THE DEAN MACHINE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted yesterday at 04:29 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:29 PM 19 hours ago, mikebv said: The rights holders make their money by charging the tracks a hosting fee.. I saw the list once a few years ago and it did change from venue to venue, but all were six figures... Cardiff was ran by the series owners themselves as it was the biggest money earner at that time.. It also has been said that temporary seating works out roughly at £1k per seat, which therefore can be very expensive to install... If the cost was £1K per seat, then the 2000 seater temporary stand would have cost £2m! Actual cost is somewhere between £50 and £100 per seat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted yesterday at 04:55 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:55 PM 12 minutes ago, Wee Eck said: If the cost was £1K per seat, then the 2000 seater temporary stand would have cost £2m! Actual cost is somewhere between £50 and £100 per seat My maths were a little out!!! The cost at the NSS was said to be circa £250k - £300k.. Hence two nights would seem to be a must to help cover that cost and, more importantly, make money... A 4,500 or so capacity would need a fair few quid entrance fee to make enough money to make all the work worthwhile.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago I have no problems with Ipswich staging a GP at all. Quite refreshing in actual fact. I was never a fan of the two GP's back to back at BV, I understand the lack of capacity and cost element etc but thought it was a bit daft. Admittedly, the track is awesome though. Ipswich has a much bigger capacity and hopefully will be a sell out. I'm sure those in charge will do the work that needs to be done. People are saying it's in the sticks/middle of nowhere but aren't the Swedish locations similar? A great climax to this year's GP series but generally the whole thing has become stale and any new track like Ipswich or Glasgow should be welcomed to mix things up and rekindle interest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Tinker said: I have no problems with Ipswich staging a GP at all. Quite refreshing in actual fact. I was never a fan of the two GP's back to back at BV, I understand the lack of capacity and cost element etc but thought it was a bit daft. Admittedly, the track is awesome though. Ipswich has a much bigger capacity and hopefully will be a sell out. I'm sure those in charge will do the work that needs to be done. People are saying it's in the sticks/middle of nowhere but aren't the Swedish locations similar? A great climax to this year's GP series but generally the whole thing has become stale and any new track like Ipswich or Glasgow should be welcomed to mix things up and rekindle interest. I agree actually about the double header back to back on consecutive days. The second one seemed a bit flat for everyone compared to the first and I think it was too much too quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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