I'm sure John has his reasons for not doing it next year, but just imagine guys, if that amount of track time had been used for regular meetings, just how much it should have cost us each. The wear and tear on the carpet and track markers must have been very expensive.
I can only imagine an endurance race is a 'loss leader' (i.e. a huge amount of exposure but very little income or even a loss) and the amount of planning, formulating the rules, getting support and backup from suppliers, all the behind the scenes stuff the competitors will never get to see, let alone comprehend the man hours and stress involved, not to mention standing there for 24 hours making sure the race continues and we get the occasional wet session to wake us all up again.
It took a lot out of John and Ardent Raceway for sure, all we can do is thank John for all his efforts and congratulate all at Ardent Raceway on a job well done.
If anyone else wants to put on an Endurance race they are more than welcome, I for one wouldn't want to organise one!