I understand what you're saying jaysllim, but what I'm asking is how much have you yourself done or looked into it and how much are you expecting others to address for you?
To look at it another way it was like the wheelchair ramp for my brothers into my parents home. They didn't seek out public assistance or for others to do it for them, I designed it and my father and I built it.
And that's where I'm saying that if you got yourself a "lift chair" it seems much of the issue would be resolved.
I do understand your desire to compete in regionals/nationals, but just saying all tracks should become wheelchair friendly is a bit of a stretch of the imagination and where the vicious circle starts. Who's going to pay?
As I also mentioned earlier, there are a lot of liability issues that (as you said) "just laying a bit a boarding" can lead to a lot of other potential problems - that the bcra and clubs wouldn't want to touch with a 10-foot pole; for it's not as simple as that. I wish it was. As someone mentioned earlier, this sort of accessability is strictly regulated and governed by law and somebody would have to pay for the regular inspections. We're not talking about some rinky-dink drivers rostrum, but something else entirely.
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Originally Posted by jaysllim
you say u got a bum knee and ankle and yet you yourself expect the clubs to have stairs for you to get up on the high rostrums because other wise the ppl who could climb up the scaffolding would have an unfair advantage on you because they can see the track better.
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Frankly, able-bodied or not, I'm not going to risk life and limb climbing up and down some rickety scaffolding just to get a better view. I'd rather stand on the ground.
But, back to subject, if it is your desire to make more tracks accessible, instead of talking about it here and leaving all the heavy-lifting to others, that's where I was suggesting you becoming an advocate and taking a forefront to seeking charitable donations and other funding to see your dream come true. Otherwise all it does is become a vicious circle of
just talking about it - because clubs can afford it, brca can't afford it without drastically increasing entry fees (which then affects the lesser funded racers) - so maybe it's time for you to start thinking outside the box and coming up with some ideas to get it funded by outside sources. Then when you have prospectuses in place, and things lined up, something has a chance of actually getting done.
Good luck and best wishes in your endeavors.