Hi mark, we've had the same problems in Telford for 20 years that i know of. Unfortunately the regulars who get their first and do all the work - ARE the club, so standing back and letting everyone else set the track up etc will just cause the night to get running late and running over.
Years ago we use to penalise any club member who didn't help set the track out by losing them 1 lap from qualifying - as long as you stick to the rule it's certainly an incentive to help!
Incentives. Your track is the reason i've travelled the hour journey to race at Hereford the few times. It's a good size with some excellent jumps, a well organised night certainly helps.A+
Championships always work, we're all racers and we all want to win. So as long as you've got some competition you should get some good racing.
Endurance team races are always good fun but you need a certain amount of people to make the teams big enough and have enough people on track.
Pairs nights? names selected at random and combine your laps at the end of the night, it should help people mix a little more.
Moving venue. You've currently got a perfect venue so finding a cheaper one would probably result in a smaller hall or one with no/less storage.
Also, if you move venue yes may lose non-members but i imagine the club members will follow - they are the club.
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