The lack of attendance was more an issue of northern drivers not attending - the Dublin guys attended the one meeting (right at the start) that didn't clash with RCCAOI nationals. I was all set to attend both, then the BADMCC calendar shifted by one week (I suppose I was working on a preliminary calendar) and screwed it all up - I guess the move to host 1/10th at BADMCC happened too late to allow massaging of calendars to decrease clashing.
Unfortunately, a lot of the keener northern off-roaders were for various reasons unable to attend BADMCC regularly - time and money being the usual culprits. Some tried it and didn't come back - I'll have to get feedback from them as to why.
However, BRCA regionals would be great - one-off meetings people can clear the calendar for, much as our southern counterparts do for their nationals. There are only two off-road outdoor tracks currently in use in N.I., so those are the obvious first potential venues. The first step is to get a BRCA rep in place. The potential for RCCAOI nationals in the north is a separate, and equally tantalising prospect.
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