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Planning to go – does anyone live nearby who could give an update on the chances of racing taking place?
I understand that the course is frozen at present, but the forecast offers a glimmer of hope (well, Metcheck’s version of it does), as barely freezing temperatures are forecast for Sunday night.
I hope it does go ahead, as have never been to the course and would love to go.
Planning to go – does anyone live nearby who could give an update on the chances of racing taking place?
I understand that the course is frozen at present, but the forecast offers a glimmer of hope (well, Metcheck’s version of it does), as barely freezing temperatures are forecast for Sunday night.
I hope it does go ahead, as have never been to the course and would love to go.
I hope the weather is kind to you.
If you make it, wrap up well and watch racing from the grandstand roof. Great viewing but it can get very chilly.
Yes, as Paul says, as far up the grandstand as possible is the place to be at Ludlow, as the course is perfectly flat and there’s enough clutter in the infield (the parade ring, death burger stalls and golf course fixtures and fittings) to render viewing from ground level a little substandard.
The stand itself is a lovely, ornate wrought iron relic – vintage uncertain, but when I was there last I’m sure I saw the legend "Abraham Darby was ere" scratched into a panel.
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Thanks chaps. I love the smaller jumping tracks – not too busy, and closer to the ideal of a point-to-point (well – my ideal anyway!)
Ludlow is one I’ve wanted to visit for ages, so fingers crossed re the weather. I’ll take the tip about the grandstand roof, though my wife is more averse to cold than I am!
I hope it is on, Benny, as I have a train ticket already.
Even if you can’t persuade your wife, I think you should make the effort to get up there (steps at the back of the stand). As it has already been stated it’s an excellent view.
Colin
If you need a nice warm then the Prawn Curry Van is on the inside next to the winners enclosure and overlooks the Water Jump.
A prawn curry van sounds awesome, thanks for the tip. It sounds like Ludlow’s reputation for good food might extend to the racecourse as well then… a prawn curry van is well in excess of the normal racecourse fayre.
That said, the hog roast at Chelters yesterday wasn’t bad, though you’d expect that to be the case for £6!
I really hope Ludlow goes ahead for you, but as we found out last month to our cost (Christian was already at Birmingham Airport!!), the course, due mainly to the fact that it’s so open, isn’t a great one for beating the elements. I’ve just checked the weather forecast for Monday, and it looks like it will be about 4c, so you might just get away with it.
Either way, I would expect an inspection to be held.
Darren – AngloGerman
________________________________________‘The Hungarian’s going hell for leather’ – Jim McGrath
As I predicted, inspection at Ludlow – 8 am on Sunday to see if Mondays meeting can go ahead. Personally, and I don’t want to be a killjoy here, but I don’t think it will go ahead.
Darren – AngloGerman
________________________________________‘The Hungarian’s going hell for leather’ – Jim McGrath
I’m about 20 miles away and give it next to no chance. Temperature never got above freezing today and at 7pm Sat its already -5 outside.
Look on the brightside.
Wolverhampton will be on!
What more do you want
Where shall I start?
Then again I was planning to be at Wolves tomorrow anyway – just to get it out of the way for 2009. Indeed the way the weather looks I may as well do all the AW courses this week then I will not need to worry about them again for the remainder of this year.
Every cloud and all that!!!
If it wasn’t for the AW you’d have to wonder if racing would survive the recession with the lack of activity there would be without the AW.
Good luck with getting a cup of tea or soup at Wolves, Paul.
If it wasn’t for the AW you’d have to wonder if racing would survive the recession with the lack of activity there would be without the AW.
Good luck with getting a cup of tea or soup at Wolves, Paul.
Racing has survived pretty well without AW racing for most of its history.
Anyway would it be a bad thing if racing was forced to face the same economic realities as everywhere else?
Tea and soup is already sorted at Wolves Simon – are you planning to be there tomorrow?
Ignoring the merits or otherwise of AW racing (which like most things is OK in moderation) I did have the utmost respect for the jocks at Wolves last Tuesday evening. By the end of racing the temperature was minus five and, lets face it, those flat jocks have no spare flesh on them. They must have been absolutely freezing going out in their silks. I was cold and I had several layers , including two layers of thermals.
I’ll not be there tomorrow, as for racing it should face a major downturn this year, more than it has known since AW arrived and if that is combined with a worse than usual weather year, that will be a lot of income lost.
Interesting point about whether it should survive any more than other industris but if it does have to tighten it’s belt it’s hardly likely to be at the expense of the AW is it?
After all, it’s the only gtd action and money the sport has.
Taking your own soup and tea then?
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