I’m guessing I may not be alone in saying maybe part of the reason the numbers do dwindle during a season is:
A. Sundays/ weekends, don’t always suit everyone, all the time (me included!).
For me, working in hospitality, Sunday is my actually my “Saturday”, the only day I have available, where I might like to get together with friends n family for a barbie or arvo session. So of course, there’s a toss up over taking the awesome racing with rooz seriously, (as I do, which means being the boring one at the party & yes, my mates & I like a shandy or 2) or flip side, skipping a race or 2 to party on, which can possibly lead to giving up on a season all together!
Is there maybe a week night that we can all agree on that suits everyone more? Just a thought of course. (Has this question been raised in the past, & what was the consensus?)
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B. Not enough time to race with the struggles of everyday life, family, work etc.
An idea would be:
Less seasons per year, but more rounds per season maybe, say 10 even. Then each round being every second week.
This could give people a bit more free time for practice & preparation (testing/strategy etc.), & hopefully build anticipation & enthusiasm.
(Don’t get me wrong, although I’ve not been very competitive of late, My enthusiasm is very high!)
I know if I had a little more time between each round id have the best of both worlds
I know this is digressing from the original conversation of faster guys in their divisions, (to which, imo, I say pay your dues in your given division, your time will come!) but yes it’s a shame that numbers do wane during a season, & I’m just throwing my 2 cents worth in to stimulate (i love that word for some reason?) conversation/ discussion on the issue. Cheers!
Last edited: Nov 28, 2019