Easytrack ceased trading
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jonnyleroux said:
I don't personally know Dino, but my advice if you're reading this is to walk away from the EzT brand/domain altogether while you can rather than get caught up in the inevitable backlash once EzT heads into adminstration.
Jonny
BaT
Now remember why I don't like you. so many faces but they all look one way.Jonny
BaT
Had a great day at Bedford yesterday. A fair bit of talk in the briefing about how they were no longer affiliated with another company they wouldn't name explicitly and that this was the first trackday of a new company. Huge round of applause for Dino who apparently bought the Bedford day in full out of his own pocket so that it could happen, without that it wouldn't have been going ahead.
That doesn't look good news for anyone who has a later trackday booked or money tied up in Easytrack.
Have to say, the day itself was faultlessly run as far as I could tell. Only one stop of the day, after an accident in the morning and it was quickly cleared and the track was opened up again.
That doesn't look good news for anyone who has a later trackday booked or money tied up in Easytrack.
Have to say, the day itself was faultlessly run as far as I could tell. Only one stop of the day, after an accident in the morning and it was quickly cleared and the track was opened up again.
Easytrack web site now showing internal server error...
Reading between the lines, I'd say Marcus and Dino may have fallen out already...
Doesn't sound good for people who have paid up front, but we could do with a concise, factual explanation of what's happened so everyone knows where they stand and whether they'll get any money back.
Anyone?
Reading between the lines, I'd say Marcus and Dino may have fallen out already...
Doesn't sound good for people who have paid up front, but we could do with a concise, factual explanation of what's happened so everyone knows where they stand and whether they'll get any money back.
Anyone?
Massive shout out to Dino for taking this on after EasyTrack's unfortunate liquidation, the day just gone (April 27th at Bedford) looked to be cancelled, when he stepped in and saved 80 odd to having wasted their money:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1271028&mid=140479
Looks like he's going to be doing a few more days on UK tracks, I know people who've used him for the 'Ring and European road trips, only heard good reports: www.ttevents.co.uk
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1271028&mid=140479
Looks like he's going to be doing a few more days on UK tracks, I know people who've used him for the 'Ring and European road trips, only heard good reports: www.ttevents.co.uk
Edited by Mitch2.0 on Sunday 28th April 18:50
Would be good to get a full explanation.
Even though the easytrack website is now down I can go to the TT Events site and login with my easytrack user ID and password and see my orders etc......so the comments about the database etc are covered. TT events clearly has that.
Dont get how they can be totally separate?
I still want to know who (Peter) was sending the "dont worry, packs wont be effected" email when I enquired about the Bedford day last week.
I did have a conversation with Dino on the day at Bedford and seemed like a nice guy. No real commitment from him on the day about people who had packs and credits. I cant see this turning into nothing but a group of angry people unless someone tells the truth about whats going on???
Even though the easytrack website is now down I can go to the TT Events site and login with my easytrack user ID and password and see my orders etc......so the comments about the database etc are covered. TT events clearly has that.
Dont get how they can be totally separate?
I still want to know who (Peter) was sending the "dont worry, packs wont be effected" email when I enquired about the Bedford day last week.
I did have a conversation with Dino on the day at Bedford and seemed like a nice guy. No real commitment from him on the day about people who had packs and credits. I cant see this turning into nothing but a group of angry people unless someone tells the truth about whats going on???
b0rk said:
nickfrog said:
I find easier / safer to book with a TDO who is also the track owner, which obviously limits the choice to MSV. But at least, in difficult times, there is a better guarantee that the day will run. It also kind of cuts out the "operational middle-man" and should result in a better run event. Nothing against indy TDOs obviously, just a "consumer" choice.
Some of the worst day's I've been on have been organised/run by the circuit operator, I'd vehemently disagree that booking with the owner is the best way to get a decent day. Admittedly MSV are very good at running days and I've never had a problem at one of there events.Guillotine said:
Jesus...
If you own most of the circuits, decide when the competition (who created the market) can trade AND can set their prices enabling you to undercut them with ease...often on the day before of after.
That DOESN'T make you God's gift to UK Motorsport...it makes you a shark!!!
Not to mention being a millionaire and having the backing of several multi-milllionaires.
Dice / Loaded / Mugged.
All IMHO ofcourse. The only good thing about the whole thing is that the circuits didnt fall to housing developers, though they may well have been saved by other parties.
A consortium headed by Damon would have been my ideal choice.
Are you calling Palmer a shark ? Being a millionaire or knowing a millionaire should have nothing to do with it really. If you own most of the circuits, decide when the competition (who created the market) can trade AND can set their prices enabling you to undercut them with ease...often on the day before of after.
That DOESN'T make you God's gift to UK Motorsport...it makes you a shark!!!
Not to mention being a millionaire and having the backing of several multi-milllionaires.
Dice / Loaded / Mugged.
All IMHO ofcourse. The only good thing about the whole thing is that the circuits didnt fall to housing developers, though they may well have been saved by other parties.
A consortium headed by Damon would have been my ideal choice.
I think you'll find that when Palmer took over the circuits the Competition Commission had to give their consent. Do you think you should have been consulted too ?
Did your Damon bid for the circuits ?
WolfyJones said:
yes but they had FAEO which also covered drivers, shame as i always enjoyed easytrack days.
Ah yes, I forgot. The non-existent entity that was formed by the companies who weren't able/interested in being ATDO members. It's nothing more than a 4-letter acronym. No website, no organisation, no company, nothing.Sadly, insurance underwriters are very easily fooled as long as you wave a premium at them.
jonnyleroux said:
WolfyJones said:
yes but they had FAEO which also covered drivers, shame as i always enjoyed easytrack days.
Ah yes, I forgot. The non-existent entity that was formed by the companies who weren't able/interested in being ATDO members. It's nothing more than a 4-letter acronym. No website, no organisation, no company, nothing.Sadly, insurance underwriters are very easily fooled as long as you wave a premium at them.
WolfyJones said:
Jonny you don't come over well on this site, I have friends who just won't attend your trackdays because of you, shame as the few i have done all have been well run
That's a shame, but I live by the sword and I die by the sword. Being vocal (in real life and not just as a keyboard warrier) will always have its positives as well as its negatives. I can't help it if i'm not a faceless corporate machine.That said, if I spot some misinformation being posted, I'm not going to let people get suckered into believing it and that fact remains that the FAEO is a non-existent body, formed by companies who were not ATDO members, created at a time when insurance underwriters were asking for ATDO membership as a sign of credibility.
If anyone can prove me wrong on the above please go ahead, I've not been able to find any information regarding FAEO anywhere.
Jonny
BaT
trooperiziz said:
Dino apparently bought the Bedford day in full out of his own pocket so that it could happen, without that it wouldn't have been going ahead.
Dino Lazarides, ie the bloke whose been floating around on the BMW/M3 forums for years? Runs this site iirc: http://www.nurburgringuk.com/index.asp
M3cutters profile: http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/member.php?u=3065
Auto Journals profile: http://www.auto-journals.com/profile/88
Would make sense i suppose, Constantinos Lazarides is the director of T&TE and the date of birth, ages, match up.
jonnyleroux said:
That said, if I spot some misinformation being posted, I'm not going to let people get suckered into believing it and that fact remains that the FAEO is a non-existent body, formed by companies who were not ATDO members, created at a time when insurance underwriters were asking for ATDO membership as a sign of credibility.
If anyone can prove me wrong on the above please go ahead, I've not been able to find any information regarding FAEO anywhere.
Jonny
BaT
Isnt the ATDO just a bunch of TD companies that all decided to abide (honest) by the set of rules they've set out themselves....like a federation really.If anyone can prove me wrong on the above please go ahead, I've not been able to find any information regarding FAEO anywhere.
Jonny
BaT
Incidentally, it seems to be registered to...the same house as BAT?
I thought it was a Callum thing.
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