Getting to Yatton personally works out quite expensive when you add fuel and race expenses together and is sadly why I haven't been down too often, sorry.
As to the practice sessions in the past, they have usually tied in with pre meeting where work has been carried out between practice, or holiday weekends. And in the past they have been very successful I think, with plenty of banter, a relaxed atmosphere and usually a chip shop run at tea time. Possibly the only downfall I have seen in the past has been on Fridays, when come time to race that night, most people that have spent the day there have gone home before the club racing starts.
I guess it would mean Rob giving his time up though (you out of bed yet mate
) and weather that would benefit the club or not.