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Members' Lounge => Sport => Topic started by: Bri Roberts on October 25, 2013, 01:35:49 pm
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Just been exploring my options for this event and noticed this on the event website.
Anyone venturing up the Great Orme on the day ought to bear these costs in mind before setting off by car or upon foot.
Spectators will be able to park in a car park on the Great Orme itself. There will be a charge made by the landowner (collected on arrival), of £5 per vehicle to park on the field.
Spectators will need to show their tickets before accessing the roads leading to this car park. Spectators not in possession of a valid ticket will be obliged to purchase a Great Orme Special Stage ticket (£15 per adult / £1 per child aged 9-15, children aged 8 or under go free).
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F******g cheek! >>>
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How exactly do they intend to close off the Great Orme to walkers?
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It's possible, but tricky..
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Not so tricky, Ian, with these powers.
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They charged for pedestrian access to the Rally last year but even though Orme residents were given free tickets I can't remember being asked to produce it at any entry points.
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More "would like to be" Rally drivers going at great speed up the Orme at all hours of day and night for the next few weeks then if last year is anything to go by.
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I've probably missed this info as well, by not logging on recently, but can anyone tell me if the council plan to issue passes to allow for cars owned by Orme residents to use Ty Gwyn Road and Old Road which are closed from 08:00 Saturday 16th until late Sunday 17th.
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Sorry entered in error
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I've probably missed this info as well, by not logging on recently, but can anyone tell me if the council plan to issue passes to allow for cars owned by Orme residents to use Ty Gwyn Road and Old Road which are closed from 08:00 Saturday 16th until late Sunday 17th.
Also what about people visiting their relatives buried in the Orme Cemetaries? :rage:
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If the rally cars are staying overnight in Deeside on Saturday, 16 November and are not due back in Llandudno until after 2pm on Sunday, 17 November, I wonder why Mostyn Street will need to be closed from 8pm on Saturday evening until nearly midnight on Sunday?
http://www.walesrallygb.com/images/content/Route_1.4_National_2_Day_(1_October).pdf (http://www.walesrallygb.com/images/content/Route_1.4_National_2_Day_(1_October).pdf)
ROAD CLOSURES LLANDUDNO
Between the hours of 20:00 on 16 and 23:59 on 17 November 2013
MOSTYN STREET, LLANDUDNO
From its junction with Carlton Roundabout to its junction with North Western Gardens
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I wonder if the NWPolice will have the arrive Alive van out? They could make a fortune! :D
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I called in at the council offices this morning and enquired about access passes. Apparently they and two free passes to the Rally were sent out to Orme residents in the post, but mine and some of the other residents houses (they had rung up with the same query) on Llwynon Road were not registered on their database. The lady from marketing supplied me with the access passes and tickets while i was there. Interesting to see if my Council Tax continues to be taken out or if I've I disappeared off that database as well. Some Hope!
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I have just visited Venue Cymru to enquire about purchasing a £15 ticket for the Great Orme Special Stage on Sunday afternoon.
After asking a couple of VC individuals, I eventually found the Wales Rally GB desk hidden away under the stairs near the Arena. .
Unfortunately, I was unable to purchase a £15 ticket from them as they only sell a One Day Ticket for Sunday and that is for all the stages on Sunday at a cost of £33 which did not interest me.
I also asked if the £15 would include return transportation from Bodafon Fields again like it did last year but those individuals on the desk had no idea about that.
I do not think they were 'locals' which I suppose is not going to help over the next few days.
The good news is they told me I can pay £15 when I arrive on the Great Orme and this cost will also include parking for one car (£5) and a programme (£7.50).
I wonder if credit and debit cards will be acceptable !!
£15 does not sound too bad if it includes parking and a programme but I am not convinced the information I have been given is entirely correct.
However, I do not fancy queuing up that steep hill up the Great Orme on Sunday to find out exactly what I shall get for my £15 so I am beginning to seriously consider just going to watch the ceremonial finish which will be free.
We have not heard much from DVT and Craigydonian on this subject but, hopefully, one of them may welcome my feedback and help provide us with more information.
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Holy Trinity Church car park will be closed from late Saturday evening (16/11) to late Sunday evening (17/11). The only exception will be for those attending the Sunday morning services when access for cars will be through the rear entrance.
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Some photos from this evening's Wales GB Rally event outside Venue Cymru :
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And here's a shot of the World Rally Champion, Sebastian Ogier, arriving in Llandudno:
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Did you take those with the little Sony camera DaveR? I have been amazed how well they come out in the dark with mine.
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Did you take those with the little Sony camera DaveR? I have been amazed how well they come out in the dark with mine.
The Sony is very good for night time shots, but I used the Nikon + flash for these shots.
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Great to see! I chickened out of going out tonight in this weather! :laugh:
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Be warned - just seen this on Facebook
Be advised....hostile forces on the Great Orme playing war games...but hang on...Wales Rally GB doesn't reach Orme until tomorrow 1pm !!! Get real.
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And it is closed all day today - for what reason? :rage:
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We decided to take the safe option yesterday afternoon by walking into Llandudno.
Fortunately, we managed to find some excellent seats in a grandstand at the junction of Mostyn Street and Clomnel Street.
It was also an excellent position for taking a couple of dozen photos of the event.
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WRGB calls for WRC timing system probe after weekend collapse.
Wales Rally GB is calling for the FIA to initiate a formal investigation to report on the official WRC timing system, following reports that the management system deployed by the FIA’s appointed supplier was apparently hacked during the last weeks otherwise highly successful finale to the 2013 world championship....
The final results for the International event were not available for several hours after the rally ended: results for the 2 National events which ran alongside the WRC contest are not expected to be ready until later this week.
The safety tracking service was unaffected: had that come under attack the rally would have had to be cancelled.
Andrew Coe, Chief Executive of Wales Rally GB organisers IMS, says it’s important to establish what went wrong.
“We’re very disappointed, not least for our competitors. We’re running a major sporting event and failures like this, whatever the cause, tend to be blamed on the event. But this is absolutely not the fault of Wales Rally GB. We are required to use and pay for the full costs of the Championship system. We are of the view that the system has features, particularly in relation to vehicle tracking, which represent a step forward for our sport. However, if, as has been reported, the system has been subject to a hacking attack, which is not unusual during major sporting events, then it is vital that the provider ensures that every possible security measure and safeguard is put in place to avoid this situation happening again in the future. For the moment we are still awaiting a formal explanation, or apology, for what went wrong.
IMS are now working to manually process the results for the national events using raw data obtained from our own time card system and we apologise for the delay and inconvenience this has caused the amateur teams and crews who have supported Wales Rally GB this year. We are aiming to finalise and publish these results within the next 24-48 hours.”
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The Sportsmanship seems to be disappearing from sport. What with drugs, energy boosters, bribery, odds fixing, throwing matches, hacking and the likes, one must wonder which sport is actually clean of such incidents!
Boxers will be putting horse shoes in their gloves next! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: L0L _))*
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I watched the highlights on Monday night good to watch but very disappointing on the final day. The great orm was over with in a matter of a few minuets and not worth waiting for so I will just have to wait for twelve months and get there for the next one.