Assen Motogp - Sunday 26th June

Discussion in 'Racing & Bike Sport' started by Red899, Jun 13, 2016.

  1. Just been checking up to see why Assen's on a Sunday not a Saturday this year and came across this;

    The Dutch Grand Prix at Assen to Be Held on a Sunday for the First Time

    Now, moving the race from Saturday to Sunday has purely economic reasons, in case you wonder. The organizers found out that sporting events that take place on a Sunday draw larger crowds, so the move was a fairly simple one.


    Makes a bit of a mockery of WSB's decision to move race 1 to Saturdays doesnt it?

    I for one will miss it :(
     
    #1 Red899, Jun 13, 2016
  2. Nearly sold out.
     
    #2 900streetfighter, Jun 13, 2016
  3. i was quite surprised how far down it was on the list of attendances tbh (lower than malaysia and indy for eg o_O )

    MotoGP Feature - Top ten most popular MotoGP races

    what is the maximum capacity there if they had 97k in 2015 on a saturday and they changed it to sunday to achieve even more?
     
    #3 Red899, Jun 13, 2016
  4. i heard they moved it to Sunday because of pressure from the Rossi fan club because he is the Sunday man
     
    #4 6GR, Jun 21, 2016
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  5. It's been running how long? and they just noticed this? ;)
    Schtop! Thisch motorschycle rasche ish not ready. We schould hold it on Schunday for more crowdsh...[1]

    Or the TV money was big enough to make them change.
    I think it's a shame, lots of things get lost in the name of progress (and sometimes rightly so for safety etc), but I liked the fact it was on Saturday just because it was something different.

    [1] with all due apologies for any real dutch peeps reading...
     
    #5 bikermike, Jun 22, 2016
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  6. Saturday race was also good for fans from other countries with Sunday to get home.
     
    #6 900streetfighter, Jun 22, 2016
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  7. qually on 'tinternet now
     
    #7 6GR, Jun 25, 2016
  8. looks like could be a good un,, ducati on pole , Rossi second,,,,,,, crashalot managed middle of second row
     
    #8 6GR, Jun 25, 2016
  9. Redding fromt row. Brilliant
     
    #9 bradders, Jun 25, 2016
  10. Saturday or Sunday doesn’t seem to matter when it comes to the quality of racing at Assen does it, mega days racing :clapping:
     
    #10 Red899, Jun 27, 2016
  11. quite entertaing but a bit of a lottery racing in those conditions
     
    #11 6GR, Jun 27, 2016
  12. Too early for spoilers?!

    3 classes. 3 new winners. One will never win another again!! And tbf looked completely in comtrol in mgp while he did it
     
    #12 bradders, Jun 27, 2016
  13. just giving a little away there
     
    #13 6GR, Jun 27, 2016
  14. More like a little teaser that gets you to the cinema than the plot ;)
     
    #14 bradders, Jun 27, 2016
  15. I was there. It was a cracking weekend with the mental Dutch weather really throwing a spanner in the works. The Moto3 race was the highlight though to be honest! Saw a few UK Multis at my hotel (Bonte Wever) so Hi if it was anyone on this forum. BTW, move to Sunday may have worked as attendance was 105,000 I think!
     
    #15 Firebladeboy, Jun 28, 2016
  16. that last 125 lap was incredible !!
     
    #16 6GR, Jun 28, 2016
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