watching this thread with Interest as an outsider
firstly Ribble are to be wholeheartedly praised for operating a thriving club
Remember clubs are only as successful as the hardcore few (normally) that often sacrifice their racing and time for the enjoyment of others don't abuse them too often or you wont have club at all
I have been a member of my local club for almost 20 years and we started with buggies then "wide salooons " and eventually touring cars we also race Friday nights . we have a similar number of racers we have evolved over these years by slow process, what we have found is that racers come and go from juniors to seniors but the club relies on the same few hardcore regulars that turn up almost every week to set up and run race control and then pack away, take memberships and run the clubs finances
We too try to focus on the juniors and novices they are the future , more experienced racers pick and choose which club/meeting they attend to benefit themselves and their desires, juniors often do not have that option
I have seen clubs that start with all good intentions divert from the path from which they set and eventually folded
club nights should be primarily focused on fun for all novice and "pro" alike
no driver is bigger than a club
It is great to see all this interest in the future of Ribble and whatever the outcome at the AGM I hope that everyone pulls together for the future of the club
overall remember its only Toy car Racing
best wishes from an outsider
dave fiddling
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