cota kid Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Quite simply the indoor WTC has become a farce. Three rounds this year have now been cancelled and its going to take a huge amount of effort to put some prestige back into this event. I put the blame firmly onto Andy's favourite company, Octagon, their pathetic attempts at organising and promoting this series have put the indoor WTC back 10 years and totally justifies Avondale's decsion to go it alone. The question is who will organise it next year? Mr Bean, the English FA, DEFRA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonsurge Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 (edited) What are the FIM doing about it? I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that Octagon's contract is with the FIM and that there's a clause that mandates penalties for bringing the sport into disrepute. If not, it's as much the FIM's fault as anyone else. My personal opinion is that the IWTC isn't really trials; it's just a trick-riding demonstration but I appreciate that at least as the riders are concerned, it's where the money is and it's the only wide-scale public exposure that the sport gets due to its TV-friendly nature. However, I keep coming back to the thought that an updated, international version of the old Kickstart format would draw a much bigger audience, be cheaper to run and more effective at raising the profile of the sport. Let's face it, there's not much to see at indoor events for the non-afficionado once the initial "wow" factor has worn off. Edited February 13, 2008 by neonsurge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishy Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 The question is who will organise it next year?Mr Bean, the English FA, DEFRA. Mr Bean is worth watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdenzil Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I suggest that Cota approaches his new "arabian friends", they will have plenty of spare cash and who knows with CK at the helm, it can only be a roaring success. Mind you with Redcar Bowl and hMiddlesbrough Town Hall Crypt as possible international venues, it will be heavily geared towards the Brits. My votes for CK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Give it to Billy Smart next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betapete Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I suggest that Cota approaches his new "arabian friends", they will have plenty of spare cash and who knows with CK at the helm, it can only be a roaring success.Mind you with Redcar Bowl and hMiddlesbrough Town Hall Crypt as possible international venues, it will be heavily geared towards the Brits. My votes for CK. Redcar bowl used to host world darts finals for years!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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