That makes total sense, since we get such huge crowds to watch the winter series.
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Lots of people saw quite clearly when I got my bike into the cow paddock over the back. Pretty sure that it can be seen fairly well from the stands on the pit lane entry side of the dummy grid.
Which is it, dangerous or boring to watch? Spectators at club rounds are mostly friends and family of people who are racing.
There is temporary stands that get set up on the back circuit aren't there?
Sure, the cost would need to go up for the entrants. It's not hard to poll them as to whether they'd be interested and keen to pay.
Errr.... don't get me wrong, but from memory (because I'm fucken old apparantely), spectators can't see the loop extension at Timaru......
Nor can they see turns 2, 3, 4 at Humpme Down Syndrome.....
Nor can they see turn 1-2, 3 at Puke.....
Nor can they see turn 11 at Taupo....
I'm picking there's fuck all to do with lack of viewing........
Is it still beastiality if ya fuck a frozen chicken??
SURELY the Club concerned can provide the answer - I do NOT know, and wont guess - but it is possible that the long circuit wasn't approved by the Track Inspection Committee when the circuit was certified. That's not to say it would NOT be certified, simply that the question wasn't asked at the time
Your comment re Timaru surprises me a little, but I have not seen it lately. John Hepburn arranged and paid for the new Soft tyre wall and sand trap that was in place for nats just gone.
And even betterer, there is 64 MTRS of Air fence ( Same type that Wanganui use) bought and paid for on it;s way to Timaru, it should be up in place at the end of the back streight and in the Sssssss by around September, again fully supported by John Hepburn Timaru Metal recyclers and others.
Manfield only need a little and the long track would be very safe also to use.
My two cents worth, racing that back section was awesome and made for an exciting alternative at Manfield. However, my speeds never tested the camber/grip levels to the max so for the top guys it's possible it's not (awesome).
There always seemed to be an issue in trying to find enough marshalls to use it ... the long track version was cancelled quite a few times because of that.
Then some people started on about the dangers where it rejoined the short track ...
And as for the spectator bit ... ffs ... it's the doers on the track who should be deciding, it's beyond stupid to be using the spectators as a reason not to use it.
Answers ... cost, marshalls and perieved danger.
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