2020 Season -- Will the pandemic end it?
- Thread starter Mr. Lowside
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Robbo
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Be careful regarding cancelling the flight.
Do your research first.
For example, if it’s a non-refundable ticket booked directly through Air Canada...
If YOU cancel it, they give you a credit to be used by April 30, 2021.
If AC cancel the flight, they give you a credit to be used up to 24 months from the flight cancellation date.
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Dirty Frank
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13-Time Canadian Superbike Champ Szoke Loses Title Sponsor
Jordan Szoke, the 13-time Canadian Superbike Champion, reports the COVID-19 pandemic has caused him to lose title sponsor Mopar Express Lane.
www.roadracingworld.com
I booked Air France and had purchased cancel for any reason insurance, so I should get 80% back. Otherwise they're only offering a one year credit.
As for the tickets, they said:
"The promoter of the event is currently working with the FIM to re-schedule the event and is also re-defining its ticketing policy.
This means, at the time I write, we are unaware of the option they will offer to their clients. "
Worst case hopefully my Mastercard can reimburse me.
As would have CSBK
Mr. Lowside
Active member
Shitshow. Everywhere.
Welp.... Its still says "Mopar CSBK" on their website, I guess we'll find out in coming days
Mr. Lowside
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Still no word from CSBK. Shameful.
Thousand$ spent to prepare by participants.
The organizers are mute.
Be mature, Colin, and say something, ffs.
Thousand$ spent to prepare by participants.
The organizers are mute.
Be mature, Colin, and say something, ffs.
What do you want him to say?
"Nope, we're not going racing guys, pack up go home." << what if that changes due to vaccine breakthrough or miracle cure or other forces, and then you're all bitching and moaning because you have to scramble to prepare your bikes.
"Yep, we're going ahead as planned at the moment" << then you're all bitching and moaning when it doesn't because you prepared.
The only thing he could say is, "Well, it's not looking good but we're doing what we can" << and then you'll all ***** and moan that his statement didn't tell you anything you don't know.
We're all in a foggy swamp, feeling our way out as best we can. Chill out, be patient, do some pushups or drink a beer.
"Nope, we're not going racing guys, pack up go home." << what if that changes due to vaccine breakthrough or miracle cure or other forces, and then you're all bitching and moaning because you have to scramble to prepare your bikes.
"Yep, we're going ahead as planned at the moment" << then you're all bitching and moaning when it doesn't because you prepared.
The only thing he could say is, "Well, it's not looking good but we're doing what we can" << and then you'll all ***** and moan that his statement didn't tell you anything you don't know.
We're all in a foggy swamp, feeling our way out as best we can. Chill out, be patient, do some pushups or drink a beer.
Mr. Lowside
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Oh, I don't know. Perhaps something like this (note the date):
MotoAmerica’s Statement On COVID-19
MotoAmerica is continuing to assess the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the opening round of the series, scheduled for April 17-19 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and will make decisions in a timely manner based on...
motoamerica.com
And several *subsequent* rescheduling announcements (VIR, etc.)
Is that too much?
For all I know, you're CSBK's do-nothing PR flak.
Mr. Lowside
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My point exactly — "Racers? Pertinent. LOL"
Quoting myself because it's still the same situation (and that was only a couple of weeks ago).
It is now less than 4 weeks until the scheduled Shannonville RACE practice weekend. As of right now, Shannonville has only cancelled events scheduled in the first half of April. I have a hard time believing that practice weekend is going to happen as scheduled ... but cancelling/postponing it has other repercussions (when would they reschedule it to, when the rest of the year's weekends are already all booked up? what do you do with the people - like myself - who were planning to go to the first practice day because that's the one that was included with buying my RACE license?). So, it's not going to get cancelled/delayed until they get forced to.
RACE is in the same situation, CSBK is in the same situation, SOAR is in the same situation although they have a few more weeks of wiggle room.
MotoGP Catalunya and Mugello have been postponed. This now puts the tentative season start at Sachsenring in July. https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/motogp-catalunya-and-mugello-added-to-postponed-list
It's starting to be difficult to believe where and when they could reschedule all of these "postponed" events to.
WorldSBK still shows its next event as Imola Italy on 8-10 May, but that's only 4 weeks out, and it's hard to imagine that this would proceed. Next one after that is Aragon Spain on 22-24 May ... seems unlikely. Both Italy and Spain are on the mend with the virus having peaked. We'll see.
It's starting to be difficult to believe where and when they could reschedule all of these "postponed" events to.
WorldSBK still shows its next event as Imola Italy on 8-10 May, but that's only 4 weeks out, and it's hard to imagine that this would proceed. Next one after that is Aragon Spain on 22-24 May ... seems unlikely. Both Italy and Spain are on the mend with the virus having peaked. We'll see.
Oh, I don't know. Perhaps something like this (note the date):
MotoAmerica’s Statement On COVID-19
MotoAmerica is continuing to assess the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the opening round of the series, scheduled for April 17-19 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and will make decisions in a timely manner based on...
And several *subsequent* rescheduling announcements (VIR, etc.)
Is that too much?
For all I know, you're CSBK's do-nothing PR flak.
LOL. I'm not, they can't afford me
But if you'd seen the negative response to moto America's series of non-statements you know why those event organizers with the luxury of time are using it to figure out what to do.
No statement changes the simple fact nobody knows what the hell is going to happen yet. But it's not looking good.
