[Darren Boyle]

The idea is that all the clubs who "support" the region give the other clubs the "very best" chance to get the best entry possible for their meeting (rather than compete with them for entries - which would be the case if they ran on the same day). There are people in the categories mentioned above by Skye (those who WILL do regionals regardless and those who WONT regardless), but what about those sat on the fence who might/might not?, well they get encouraged to come along to the regional this way and somtimes that is just the little nudge they need to participate.

It has been a gentlemans agreement for YEARS between the clubs involved and always will be I am sure but at the end of the day no-one is making the local clubs HAVE to run regionals, they are simply because they want too, to attract the bulk of the regions drivers (good, bad or indifferent - all kinds) to sample their track and facilities etc. There is nothing stopping loclas who dont wish to race at regionals from going to the ri local track for an open practise day, juts that it shuld not be timed or run as an actual race meeting.

There are only a few clubs (regional/national level to clarify) that run EVERY week (on a sunday), most are monthly, some fortnightly, so they simply arrange their dates around the regional calendar to suit. For the very few clubs who run regionals AND race every week, well they still get to enjoy up to 45 weeks of racing a year on their own track AND get two fantastic regionals at their venue to boot as well, so lets be honest, it is not as if the locals are being starved of racing here.

On the dates of Nationals, clubs are told by the BRCA they CANNOT run regionals, at that level it is enforced, at regional level it is at the discretion and agreement of the clubs concerned....

As for the shouting/talking on the rostrum, it is a BRCA rule, there to be obeyed, voted in and decided on by you all (the BRCA membership), it is not just a suggestion.

Hope that helps...