The much longer unedited version of that post included a bit acknowledging people who help set up....your help is very much noticed and appreciated..you personally go beyond and do more than your fair share!
However setting up is a bit of a different job...it needs people to be able to get there early enough, and it takes people who know how, or are willing to find out how...and although it needs some help, it's less of a concern in general.
Personally...and not just because I'm on the committee...as this has always been my thinking...the strategy I would rather see used by everyone is to help to do a bit at both ends of the night as much as you can, because the club needs all the help it can get at ALL times, and it makes everything better for everyone, both during setup and pack down, but especially during pack down as it is far easier and far quicker if we all help!
It took 7 of us 45 mins to pack down last night...it takes 20 people 15 mins or less sometimes to pack down...BIG DIFFERENCE!!!
Brian and few others setting up, and then 7 of us packing down when there has been over 40 people racing...NOT GOOD!!!
Side note...it took 6 of us 2 hours to pack down after microx...with little or no thanks from pretty much anyone...I didn't see many club regulars or locals who raced that weekend helping out then either. We didn't ask for help specifically mind you...and no one offered it off their own backs...either way it was a bit sad, and is another reason we're a bit fed up right now!!!
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