[rob8246]

Paul/Darren,

Appreciate your comments and concerns so let me just justify the reasons behind the timings.
The gates are now open at 7am with booking in closing at 8am.
The main reason for this is so we can book drivers in/collect money etc in good time to sort the final heat list before practice. Depending on the the entry this will take at least an hour.
Darren mentioned the nationals format well their driver list is sorted well before the day including payment so they dont need to do this only register the drivers hence the later start time.
Maybe it would be better to have drivers briefing after practice to allow more time early on to sort things out.
Paul has already mentioned he (and others) will have a long drive so the aim is not to finish late so these guys can get away at a sensible time.
As this is our 1st big meeting we are just trying to cover all the bases. Past experience dictates that you cannot please everyone but gettings things sorted early will allow the meeting to start on time.

Hope this helps and original post now ammended.

RR.