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The promoters of BMK Uddevalla announced today they will NOT host MXGP of Sweden at Uddevalla next year. They have a contract for three years and will not fullfill it. They hope the race can return in 2017 but for that to go through they need financial help. It's been no secret that hosting the races have been a break even kind of deal at best for years. Several fans and riders over the world will be happy when they read this, the track has gotten a lot of critique the last couple of years and since they changed it up it's been for the worse and with a lot shorter lap times. For us in Sweden this is kind of sad since we wont be able to go to a local GP.
hopefully they will replace it with another proper motocross track (ie hawkstone park) not the usual garbage that we see when they go somewhere new
Although the Hyvinkää track isn't good enough as a GP track, that's just my opinion.
But why have they done the changes in Uddevalla? This years track was garbage. It was way better a few years ago.
I witnessed so much history at that circuit over the years.. Jeffrey Herlings destroying the 250 field in 2012 with sand-riding skills that where out of this world. Steve Ramon and Philipaerts fighting for a 450cc title somewhere around 2008. Stefan Everts getting a world title few years prior. A Motocross of Nations without the USA team a bit before that .. great memories of that place.
It's a bummer to see the GP's go in the Scandanavia region. I really enjoyed the track from last year in Finland and they didn't return there either this year.
Hopefully they will pick some worthy natural outdoor tracks. (with the rumors of a stadium based GP i am not really a big fan of that ... I'd rather see a GP being held on a true outdoors motocross circuit...)
On that note, i wouldn't mind seeing a double USGP, one early on in the season and one near the end perhaps. One on each coast of the USA ... West = Glen helen, East = Unadilla..
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Unadilla would be the best US track to host a gp I think.
And I have never been to glen Helen or talked to very many people who have but it would be a valid option too since it already has held multiple gp's.
The track that i have always wanted to go to in Sweden is Ulricehamn, it looks amazing!
Tell me about the "sadness" during one of your 25 paid vacation days or 16 paid holidays.
#alittlejealous
Pit Row
I think Luongo wants to follow the same Ecclestone recipe to achieve success for his sport and his wallet.....
So maybe sweden is sort of like France in this scenario.
From time to time we will all "WISH" that a GP could take place in a certain country, (I sure wish one could return to Poland) but there are "games" out there to be played to win Luongo's heart and so,,,, well so it goes........
For the record, I don't like Lommel either.
Sevlievo back on the calendar would be great, awesome track!
if you take the other dutch/ Belgian gps for example - how beautiful is lommel? its just a sandpit in the middle of an industrial estate! valkenswaard is a man made circuit next to a go kart/ road race track! lierop is set in the trees, so definitely more scenic than the other 2!!! they used to hold gps at genk! again, another flat track part of a road race/ go kart facility...
would be briiliant to see a gp at kester again, but its not gonna happen!! I think lierop should still have a place on the gp calendar, variety is a good thing! lierop has its own unique challenges, as maggiora does. That's part of the beauty of the world championship- the diversity in the tracks!
still think hawkstone park should have a place in the world championship too- probably the best track we have over here
Heinola would be great.
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