How many people 'do' other sports nationally..?
 

It says on the BRCA homepage that there are around 15,000 UK racers..
Is this accurate do you think? and how many bashers would there be on top of this..
Also how does it compare to other sports accross the UK? Has anyone got any figures? I just wondered what we were comparable to numbers wise...:confused:

Off the top of my head Archery has 30,000 archers in the UK. That's the ones registered for target archery at least (GNAS/Archery GB), there is field archers as well but I've no idea on their numbers it would be a lot less than target though.

Out of that 30,000 how many wear tights :eh?:

Not sure on the exact number :p

Aaarrgghh.......never mind :thumbsup:

Somebody at work is in a Yacht club, and he was telling me the other week just how many yacht clubs there are - its must be more popular than I gave it credit for. Forgot the numbers now though :lol:

Chris,
There are more sailing/yacht clubs on the wirral, than there are speed cameras in Preston :o
Now that is saying something :lol:

There would be a lot of yacht clubs around the place, I do sailing as well as archery and rc cars :P. My local yacht club has 300 odd members alone.

Fishing is the most popular sport in the UK.

Myself, I think it's as boring as ____.

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Surely the most popular is everyones favourite football?? I don't understand anyonw who wouldn't get a thrill out of going to a game

I think so Jonesy :thumbsup:

I dont like football the only person i know who does a sport at antional level is craigs wife ruth who does polo cross.

A

LOL - that's because everyone is different!

I dislike everything about football...but thoroughly enjoy Rugby League, whilst not being interested in Rugby Union....:eh?:

Depends what you are fishing for, most people think..sitting on bank rod in hand staring at a float but trust me that isnt the case there is alot more to specimen fishing.

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture....9&pictureid=26

The photo doesnt do that any justice at all.. Them things are soooooo weird up close at daft o'clock on a dead silent pond.

That is a big fish - I have to admit that.

To please you more Stu i caught it on a full tin of spam :woot:

How did it use that fiddley little metal key?

leagues only one stop away from poofball....sorry football...union all the way:thumbsup:

Well said, how big is the moggy?

55lb 4oz :thumbsup:

Dont be silly Stu :rolleyes: i opened it for him , sat him down then lighty fried the spam popped a couple of fried eggs on it and it scoffed the lot..happy times :thumbsup:

the best sport that uses a ball,that would be the one played buy men with odd shaped balls,

Race in the Cross country mountain bike nationals :thumbsup:

LOL - I doubt that, you only see league players going to union when they are tired and want a rest don't you, so union must be for the, well, you know.....

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[quote=Stu;183953]Fishing is the most popular sport in the UK.

Isn't it Darts???

I played super league level a couple of years ago:thumbsup:

pmsl ok m8, in your little world maybe...league is summed up so easy, ok weve tackled you 5 times now its your go to tackle us! must be too rough for them to do more than 5 tackles in a go :woot:

:thumbsup: ace, we could go on about this all day!
All I will say is at least "we" dont get the ball and kick it as far away from us as possible to avert any chance of messing our gelled hair up!

The sister in law is a jockey and the family travel nationally to race on the flat and over jumps. This has quite a big following in the uk too. Not sure on numbers. Good prize money too:D
A few of my mates travel the country to race motocross ( i used to, but too old for it now, oh and unfit!) These meets have great turnouts but there are so many different classes and meetings held, it would be hard to find national numbers i'd imagine?

ACU would have them on Race Licences??

Nice tiddler Neil ;)

Here is me and my mate on the Ebro a couple of years ago with a 112lb effort. Im the balding one on the right ..... :thumbsup:

My mate Scotty caught it, i fished all week and caught bugger all :woot:

Beer was good though :thumbsup:

http://www.zen174713.zen.co.uk/Ebro%20Cat.JPG

But Rich mine is english caught :p...would say no to trip abroud though :)

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Dont worry mate, i couldn't catch one whichever the country ......

Highly recommend the trip but go with a different guide, ours was more like boot camp, a right arsey tw*t. Almost got to fisty cuffs in the middle of the Ebro :woot: