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Title: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL in location
Post by: Balloon on March 18, 2011, 12:56:30 PM


Location: London.......South of England, dirty, expensive, nobody from the central, northern or Scottish regions will want to trek down to the capital. Should of been held in a more central location (Birmingham, home of Dorian's Gym)

Venue: The ExCel Arena.......Horribly run down facility, cheap, not particularly cheerful. Cramped seating. Located next to a heavily polluted and stinky river. (See Pic Below)  :-X

The Big one.....

Ticket Prices:
This really is a joke.
Expo Saturday and Sunday: $40 PER DAY????? Wow.

Prejudging: Ranges from $32 to $57 depending on seating.

Night Show: $50 to $90 depending on seating

In perspective:

I can watch Man United football game or see top notch Wimbledon Tennis all day for cheaper than I can attend a 3rd Tier Bodybuilding show?

Below is the Arena.....(The bodybuilders aren't going to be able to climb the steps to get into the arena)



Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL
Post by: Meso_z on March 18, 2011, 01:00:04 PM

give me a fucking break, they should pay people to watch bb shows nowadays.
Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL
Post by: brent2741 on March 18, 2011, 01:02:12 PM
Location: London.......South of England, dirty, expensive, nobody from the central, northern or Scottish regions will want to trek down to the capital. Should of been held in a more central location (Birmingham, home of Dorian's Gym)

Venue: The ExCel Arena.......Horribly run down facility, cheap, not particularly cheerful. Cramped seating. Located next to a heavily polluted and stinky river. (See Pic Below)  :-X

The Big one.....

Ticket Prices:
This really is a joke.
Expo Saturday and Sunday: $40 PER DAY????? Wow.

Prejudging: Ranges from $32 to $57 depending on seating.

Night Show: $50 to $90 depending on seating

In perspective:

I can watch Man United football game or see top notch Wimbledon Tennis all day for cheaper than I can attend a 3rd Tier Bodybuilding show?

Below is the Arena.....(The bodybuilders aren't going to be able to climb the steps to get into the arena)





dont forget to post pics after you get back from the show  ;)
Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL in location
Post by: Ron on March 18, 2011, 01:05:18 PM

Instead of complaining about everything, go there and support.  Then we get the same complaints on how the prize money is so low, etc.    I am pretty sure this is one of the rare times that some of the top bodybuilders are going to have an IFBB pro contest in the UK, so let people enjoy it instead of complaining left and right.

The glass is half full, not half empty.

Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL in location
Post by: Nails on March 18, 2011, 01:07:52 PM
America still rules





 (http://brandon.fuller.name/photos/2003/2003-08-23--NASCAR_-_Bristol_Crowd.jpg)
Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL in location
Post by: old_lifter on March 18, 2011, 01:26:29 PM
the prize money blows because the powers that be know bodybuilders are too fuckin stupid to complain because god forbid they won't land that ultra lucrative supp contract for 10g's per year.
Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL in location
Post by: mass243 on March 18, 2011, 01:38:26 PM
America still rules

 (http://brandon.fuller.name/photos/2003/2003-08-23--NASCAR_-_Bristol_Crowd.jpg)

Is that from last years Mr Olympia?
Didnīt know they had sum car race as a halftime show  :o
Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL in location
Post by: Natural Man on March 18, 2011, 01:40:52 PM
could have been in japan.
Title: Re: British Grand Prix - Epic FAIL in location
Post by: disco_stu on March 18, 2011, 01:46:13 PM
Instead of complaining about everything, go there and support.  Then we get the same complaints on how the prize money is so low, etc.    I am pretty sure this is one of the rare times that some of the top bodybuilders are going to have an IFBB pro contest in the UK, so let people enjoy it instead of complaining left and right.

The glass is half full, not half empty.



if no one complains then nothing ever changes- in fact it gets worse.

conundrum?