As I was not at the AGM, and have not been able to attend much of the past 12m indoor or out, I will stick my two penneth in for nothing more than an opinion, I obviously respect all decisions made by members in the correct way...
I think MB track sounds great and the facilities superb. I think that racing there will be a level above anything that I have done before and the convenience of lack of time pressure, set up, floor sweeping (thank you Neal) etc make it sound perfect.
But (there is always a "but")
For me, part of the attraction when I was young and also now was that I was only 5-10 mins from the Batley tracks, be it Spen, Hare and Hounds, Batley or Whitcliffe - although I acknowledge not everyone is so locally based. Though traveling to Oulton is not a big deal (I travel 50mins to Cully, and also 75mins to Manor) they are less frequent as I have to plan for more time away. Batley offered me the chance to sometimes come and just do 2-3 rounds, or arrive late /leave early (though making sure that I don't do both so I can help set up/ clear down, depending) if I had a family commitment to work around
I did one round at Oldham last year which is also only 35 mins but it feels more formal rather than fun (and I suppose it is, when I think about it
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On balance, I think the benefits outweigh the extra travel as it will only be 20-25 mins each way, and set up time is always greater than that.
I could have saved lots of typing time here couldn't I �� By just saying "great plan"
Looking forward to it