Chaos as GP of Scandinavia cancelled.

The FIM Scandinavian Grand Prix was postponed after just three races tonight night due to problems with the track that made racing impossible at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg. The rescheduled date of the event is next Saturday, August 30th.

John Postlethwaite, Chief Executive, Benfield Sports International, rights holders of the world championship series, said: "From a racing point of view it was the only decision we could make. It is not fair to decide a world championship on a track like we had tonight. There were mitigating circumstances and mistakes made and the rain on Thursday and Friday combined with the cancellations of practice exacerbated the problems we had. If we had had practice on Friday we would have been aware of the problems earlier and been able to take earlier action.

"I have noted that SVEMO, the Swedish federation, have taken public responsibility for the poor state of the track but this of little consolation to the speedway public at large. The people I feel most devastated for are the fans who have put a lot of energy into supporting us and speedway's revival. This will only make me more determined to make sure that none of these problems will ever arise again. I would like to apologise to everybody and I hope that we are able to put a meeting to be proud of on a new track surface here at Ullevi next weekend."

Anyone who cannot make it back to Ullevi next weekend will be fully refunded with both the ticket price and stadium booking fees. The track was prepared by SVEMO, whose spokesperson Rolf Sundberg admitted at the press conference immediately after the event that mistakes had been made.

FIM Race Director, Ole Olsen, whose track building team have been responsible for the excellent surface at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, this year, will take over the responsibility for preparing a suitable race surface for the world championship event next Saturday night.

Tickets for tonight's event will be valid for the Grand Prix next Saturday (August 30). Those unavailable to attend next weekend's event can obtain a full refund at Scandinavium's ticket office or from point of purchase from Monday or alternatively send tickets back to: Got Event AB, Ticket Office Box 349, 401 24 Gotheburg. With your name, address, telephone number and bank account details for money transfer refund.