Following adverse weather conditions last week and during the construction of the track at VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the FIM Jury has decided it is necessary to postpone the 2008 FIM German Speedway Grand Prix due to track safety concerns.

The event will now take place on 18 October 2008, at ZKS Polonia Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland, at 1900h.

All ticket holders will be refunded their ticket money and, as a gesture of goodwill, will be offered a free ticket to a BSI promoted Grand Prix of their choice in 2009. 

In order to obtain their refund, ticket holders must contact the agency from where they purchased their ticket.

Paul Bellamy, Managing Director, BSI Speedway, commented: “We are very sorry for all the fans who have booked tickets and were looking forward to a great night of speedway.  If there was any way we could have put this event on we would have, but the decision of the FIM Jury with regard to rider safety is paramount and we fully support this decision.

“We now need to focus on the event next weekend in Bydgoszcz and make sure the final Grand Prix of the season is a great event for everyone involved, in particular the fans.”

The adverse weather conditions prior to the event affected the moisture levels in the dirt and together with the very cold conditions in the stadium the track was unable to dry out sufficiently in order to have a suitable race track.