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Post by speedyguy on Mar 3, 2014 20:02:23 GMT
All the updates in regard to the 2014 season:
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Post by speedyguy on Mar 6, 2014 7:49:22 GMT
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Post by speedyguy on Mar 23, 2014 22:32:52 GMT
Off the BSPA website with acknoledgments:
COVENTRY SPEEDWAY STATEMENT
SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2014
COVENTRY promoter Mick Horton has issued the following statement following the postponement of the Elite Riders’ Championship on Sunday.
“I have made the decision today that the teams representing Coventry Speedway will not be taking to the track at Brandon until such time as the stadium bring in the correct and proper track curator to prepare our track.
“The track has been totally unacceptable. I am embarrassed and humiliated and I am not prepared to take all of the criticism because this is 100 per cent down to the stadium.
“They got rid of our old track curator and brought in a new one and it simply hasn’t worked. I am totally humiliated and can only apologise.
“I have told the stadium staff what the situation is – it’s destroying me. We said early this morning that the track should be bladed but they decided to let it dry and pack it, and it was still rubbish.
“Television were here and I have taken a lot of criticism, and I know I’m going to get the flak. But I want to make it very clear that this was totally out of my control, this was 100 per cent down to the stadium.
“They brought in the track staff and assured Coventry Speedway that this track curator and track staff team was the best that we could get. The rest is history – it has been a total shambles starting on Friday with the Storm match and now on Sunday for a major national event.
“There is no way that I will allow a Coventry team on that track until it is correct, and until that time, until it is in a suitable condition to race on, we will decline any further shared events or TV meetings.
“In all my years of speedway, this is my lowest moment. I feel absolutely humiliated by something that is totally out of my control.”
BRITISH SPEEDWAY STATEMENT
SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2014
BRITISH Speedway Chairman Alex Harkess has confirmed the BSPA (British Speedway Promoters' Association) are to launch a full investigation into events surrounding the cancellation of the Elite Riders' Championship at Coventry.
The meeting was cancelled due to an unfit track - something which Harkess admits was "totally unacceptable".
He said: "The first thing to say is to apologise to the many supporters who paid good money to see the event which had a superb line-up.
"It is also not the start anyone wanted for the start of our new TV deal with Sky Sports.
"We regret very much what happened but on Saturday morning I had assurances that everything would be fine with the track.
"I can understand totally the anger of supporters and, of course, we offer our sincere apologies to everyone who was inconvenienced.
"We will now carry out a full investigation to establish why this totally unacceptable situation was allowed to develop and will comment further when this investigation has been concluded."
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