Royal Deeside Speed Festival

Royal Deeside Speed Festival

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Ken555

Original Poster:

139 posts

251 months

Monday 19th March 2018
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https://www.rdsf.co.uk/

It is with deep regret and sadness that the we announce that the Royal Deeside Speed Festival scheduled for 16th June 2018 has been cancelled.

As many of you will know we have had a number of difficulties in organising the Event this year and many factors out with our control have combined to make it impossible for us to deliver the event to the standard which we want to, and so we have decided it better to cancel rather than run an event which falls below our high expectations.


Looks like another event has gone for this year cry



mikecassie

620 posts

165 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Bugger! I was at the first event and although there was issues, overall I thought it was bloody good and would only get better with time.


GinSour

52 posts

86 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Sad to hear this!

Been the last 2 years and had a really good day out both times!


Ken555

Original Poster:

139 posts

251 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Today's paper reports suggest it's now gone for good.


abzmike

9,130 posts

112 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Ken555 said:
Today's paper reports suggest it's now gone for good.
Yes it cites the price of hay bales needed to secure the course as the reason... I would have thought the hay could have been used for bio fuel or feed or whatever afterwards, but clearly more to it.

That's a pity.... Only a couple of miles from my door too...

Driver101

14,376 posts

127 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Such a shame as it was a good event.

I thought it was very strange that there hadn't been many updates about the event.

A lot of the businesses and cars I would have expected to have appeared at The Royal Deeside Speed Festival were originally named as attending the failed Argyll festival of performance. It was scheduled just a couple of weeks prior.

I wonder if Argyll had stolen too much of the Deeside festival and not enough people were able to commit to Deeside?


downthepub

1,376 posts

212 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Ugh, bad news. frown

flatlemon

95 posts

81 months

Wednesday 21st March 2018
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"As many of you will know we have had a number of difficulties in organising the Event this year"

Anyone care to elaborate?

Ken555

Original Poster:

139 posts

251 months

Wednesday 21st March 2018
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flatlemon said:
"As many of you will know we have had a number of difficulties in organising the Event this year"

Anyone care to elaborate?
Cost of hay bales due to bad winter and their use as a biofuel. And the fact they made a £80000 loss each year so far.

flatlemon

95 posts

81 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Ken555 said:
Cost of hay bales due to bad winter and their use as a biofuel. And the fact they made a £80000 loss each year so far.
Thanks for that, a real shame.

briang9

3,448 posts

166 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Driver101 said:
Such a shame as it was a good event.

I thought it was very strange that there hadn't been many updates about the event.

A lot of the businesses and cars I would have expected to have appeared at The Royal Deeside Speed Festival were originally named as attending the failed Argyll festival of performance. It was scheduled just a couple of weeks prior.

I wonder if Argyll had stolen too much of the Deeside festival and not enough people were able to commit to Deeside?
Argyll cancelled too now I believe

Driver101

14,376 posts

127 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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briang9 said:
Driver101 said:
Such a shame as it was a good event.

I thought it was very strange that there hadn't been many updates about the event.

A lot of the businesses and cars I would have expected to have appeared at The Royal Deeside Speed Festival were originally named as attending the failed Argyll festival of performance. It was scheduled just a couple of weeks prior.

I wonder if Argyll had stolen too much of the Deeside festival and not enough people were able to commit to Deeside?
Argyll cancelled too now I believe
It was pulled weeks ago. That's why I said the failed....



Edited by Driver101 on Thursday 22 March 21:09

briang9

3,448 posts

166 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Driver101 said:
It as pulled weeks ago. That's why I said the failed....
aye sorry missed thatthumbup