Another scramble cancelled in the south west again!! ( honiton 10th july ) , not to the weather, but lack of numbers again.
Not the club concerneds fault, they have to break even at the minimum, but where does this leave our sport, clubs seem to be holding the door open for late entries to the twelth hour in hope, then having to stop the meeting to avoid losing money at the last minuite.
I don`t know what the answer is & i don`t think you can still blame the economic climate, but it is very worrying, most clubs hold three meeting per season & if this goes down to two, then thats going to be a big hole in our bucket of fun!.
This thread has got undertones of another recent subject about the value of classics, prehaps it is the cost of machinery or older retiring riders not being replaced by younger people.
But if the decline does not stop, then we will all be travelling a lot farther, less frequently, to enjoy our sport. dave..
I do apologise if this is posted in the wrong section.
Not the club concerneds fault, they have to break even at the minimum, but where does this leave our sport, clubs seem to be holding the door open for late entries to the twelth hour in hope, then having to stop the meeting to avoid losing money at the last minuite.
I don`t know what the answer is & i don`t think you can still blame the economic climate, but it is very worrying, most clubs hold three meeting per season & if this goes down to two, then thats going to be a big hole in our bucket of fun!.
This thread has got undertones of another recent subject about the value of classics, prehaps it is the cost of machinery or older retiring riders not being replaced by younger people.
But if the decline does not stop, then we will all be travelling a lot farther, less frequently, to enjoy our sport. dave..
I do apologise if this is posted in the wrong section.
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