Superbike school unsubstantiated rumour - response below

Speedyj · Post by **Speedyj** » Tue May 29, 2007 6:25 pm

Rumor has it all senior staff have resigned adn its trading insolvent, dont ask me for any further info. Just a news flash recieved today !

Post by **MadKaw** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:03 pm

Thats interesting... I guess that would mean E.C. and P.I. ride days will be too..

I hope not they still owe me 2 more days.!!

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:06 pm

I really hope it's just a rumour and not fact! All we need is competition to be reduced and prices to rise. Plus I have a few good friends in that organisation.

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:42 pm

I'll get in touch in the morning and see what is happening, have a track day booked at P.I. in two weeks

Loz · Post by **Loz** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:49 pm

I've posted this on a few other forums, maybe somebody will have some info.

kawadoug · Post by **kawadoug** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:05 pm

I don't see how this could happen. They were charging a premium for their track days/rider training. Who is getting the money if they can't stay solvent. Are the owners of the tracks asking too much or are the mob running the track days/rider training charging too much and not getting the numbers. I recently did a couple of days at Phillip Island and thought they were overcharging but it was still a full couple of days. There were no spare slots in the numbers for each day. I say bring back the old 'open market' and let the punters have their say. If its too expensive, they wont get the numbers, if its the right price all the days will be full and if the operators can't operate within that scale then theres something wrong with the operators or how much the owners fo the facilities are charging. Or maybe its how much the operators are taking out of the whole thing.

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:08 pm

Strika wrote:All we need is competition to be reduced...

Don't they have a monopoly over EC & PI? Wouldn't that mean there is no competition at the moment anyway?

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:34 pm

Punisher wrote:
Strika wrote:All we need is competition to be reduced...
Don't they have a monopoly over EC & PI? Wouldn't that mean there is no competition at the moment anyway?

You are correct, however it would be foolish to think that as the remaining operators who would then have no competition would not increase their prices too.

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:39 pm

That is true

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:23 pm

well if more operators had access to EC and PI then in the prices for days at those tracks would be more competitive.

Maybe all the staff quit cause they want to start their own school.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:27 am

FARKIN ELL!!! I just paid for a track day.... they had better not be solvent as well! otherwise I am going to furgin kill'em!

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:43 am

I just rcvd a txt message from the guy who is in charge of the ASBK P.I. schools, and he knows nothing of it! ???????

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:15 am

I'd find it pretty remarkable if they weren't making a quid, albeit their overheads would be fairly enormous compared to other operators ie Circuit Breakers etc. The superbike school's been going for ages and all they've really done is take a monopoloy over EC and PI rdie days so I'd be surpised if they weren't doing alright. If they were struggling you'd think the first thing they would've done would be to get their prices up.

Alternatively maybe they've let some people go.

I wouldn't worry too much yet

mfzx6r · Post by **mfzx6r** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:22 am

MrStompy wrote:well if more operators had access to EC and PI then in the prices for days at those tracks would be more competitive.

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Yep bring back the good old days !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prices doubled when they did a deal and stopped all the other operators from using PI and EC Greed !!!!!!!!!!

Post by **MadKaw** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:48 am

Glen wrote:I'd find it pretty remarkable if they weren't making a quid, albeit their overheads would be fairly enormous compared to other operators ie Circuit Breakers etc. The superbike school's been going for ages and all they've really done is take a monopoloy over EC and PI rdie days so I'd be surpised if they weren't doing alright. If they were struggling you'd think the first thing they would've done would be to get their prices up.

Alternatively maybe they've let some people go.

I wouldn't worry too much yet

Yep, I haven't been to a ride day that hasn't been booked out..
Surely they must be doing alright..