My personal views on the carpet offer are as follows:
1. You will lose between 45 min – 1 hr in setting up and packing away
2. Storage is the BIG issue for carpet – ideally the rolls need to be stored horizontally. If you have to store the rolls vertically, you MUST roll them up precisely to avoid the dreaded wrinkles. Rolling up the carpet is the job NO ONE wants to do because it is difficult to do consistently. However, if you are storing the carpet horizontal, you do not need to be so precise when rolling up.
At present, the track surface is unique and offers something different as it changes from week to week but setting out does not take too long. Without the ability to store the carpet horizontally (which most clubs in the locality now do to avoid the dreaded wrinkles ) my vote would be NO
We would not need to ban rallyblocks as I have run them at both leighton AND mk on carpet to no ill effect. They are not as fast as slicks but work straight away whereas the slicks need to warm up. However, I do agree that we would not be able to run mini pins on carpet without damaging the carpet
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