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Originally Posted by markwilliamson2001
Maybe i have been doing this too long...just seeing the same old things over and over again....i think the worst thing is at our club, its not treated as a club, just the same old few laying the track out, and setting everything up, whilst others just stand and watch....starting to get a little wearing to be honest  |
The solution:
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Originally Posted by c0sie
Atmosphere.
It wont matter what you do, if the atmosphere is shit then people will get disheartened.
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I bet the ones who stand and watch don't mix with the ones setting out the track either. The problem is the people standing round don't see themselves being part of a club, but just a track they are paying to race at.
Been running my club for 18 years now and it's as popular as ever, which I believe is down to the friendly atmosphere caused by making sure people don't go off in their own little groups, making sure everyone mixes together, making sure everyone treats each other as an equal and making sure no one takes weekly club racing seriously. If everyone feels part of one large group then they are more likely to support that group by helping out. We even have racers turn up when they aren't racing just to socialise with everyone.
I've found the final solution to people not helping was to get the regular helpers to stop and then shouted at the others that they can't race if there's no track. All it needs is to get one or two of the non helpers to join in setting out and the rest get the hint that it's not 'cool' to stand by and watch others work. Shouldn't take too long before everyone helps set the track out and clear it away.