The reason why I started the thread was my dissappointment that Bury is closing due to lack of support, or even possibly closing. The simple fact is for those who only race regionally and nationally is if these local clubs don't get the support they need to run, there won't be anyone to hold the regionals and nationals they like to attend!!!! The first to complain will likely be those who go when they feel like it, when it suits them, not those who've supported the club as much as they could. Bury is a few hundred miles travel for us, but we've popped down for club days when funds allow. I can't believe how few support their local clubs then just expect them to be there when they want to race at a higher level. I think the message comes across firmly, use your local clubs or loose them!
Col I am sure every other parent like me understands where priorities must be, but it is nice to hear even if your circumstances have changed, you'll still support them however you can.
There also seems to be a major issue getting youngsters involved in clubs, the problem we seem to have up here is a lack of new people coming into racing, so when peoples priorities do change and when they no longer race there is noone to continue it. We've seen the same people for years racing with very few new members coming in in our region. Every year it's the same drivers at regionals etc.
Jarrow as a club we'll be trying to get these youngsters interested, get them involved. We're in the process of buying a few cars to be used as club cars, can't afford many due to the lack of fund but we're doing our best. Hoping to contact local youth clubs etc about getting the kids involved, maybe doing a demo evening as we are organising for the disabled group. RC racing may never die off completely, but a slow decline is what we're seeing happen.
Getting to a sorry stage when even the likes of an excellent track like Bury is looking at closure due to lack of support.