| PARKLANDS
I AGREE WITH MANY OF RENS COMMENTS RE [REMOVED] RACING FORMAT.
THESE GUYS ARE LOOSE CANNONS WHO COULD HAVE A GREAT THING GOING IF THEY WERE PREPARED TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE AND PUT A BIT MORE WORK INTO THEIR RACE ORGANISATION.
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS A LOT OF GUYS HAVE ENTERED A RACE MEETING THEIR ONLY TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE CHEQUE BOOK RACERS OR PENALISED BY HAVING TO RACE LIGHTWEIGHT JUNIORS IN SENIOR CLASSES. THEN THE KIDS (WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE 11 OR OLDER) ARE RACING 8 AND 9 YEAR OLDS WHO WEIGH NOTHING AND RACE THE FASTEST OF BIKES. THOSE GUYS NEVER RETURN!
YOU HAVE TO FEEL SORRY FOR THE YOUNG GUYS WHO'S DAD HAS BOUGHT THEM A STANDARD BIKE, AND FIND THEY GET LAPPED NEARLY TWICE IN AN 8 LAP RACE 'CAUSE THEY ARE RACING AGAINST THEIR "FACTORY" ROCKET-SHIPS. DAD THEN FINDS HE HAS TO SPEND ANOTHER GRAND WITH THEM TO MAKE THE BIKE COMPETITIVE - IT'S BULLS..T!!
THEIR "PRIZE" POLICY IS A LAUGH. THEY USED TO GIVE TROPHIES FOR 1ST TO 3RD. APPARENTLY NOW IF YOU WIN, YOU'RE LUCKY IF THEY GIVE YOU A VOUCHER FOR THEIR OVERPRICED PARTS SHOP.
IF THESE GUYS SPLIT THE RACES INTO FAIRER CATEGORIES BY BIKE MODS, RIDER WEIGHT OR EXPERIENCE THEY WOULD GET A LOT MORE REGULAR RIDERS AND GOOD FIELDS OF CLOSER RACING.
I AGREE THAT THEY ARE ONLY IN IT FOR THE BIG BUCKS AND REALLY DON'T GIVE A S..T ABOUT THE QUALITY OF RACING OR THE NEED TO GET THE BIKES OFF THE STREET AND ONTO TRACKS WHERE RIDERS CAN ENJOY RACING THEIR POCKETBIKES AT WHATEVER LEVEL OF COMPETITION THEY WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN.
IF SOMEONE DOES START A GOOD COMPETION ELSEWHERE THESE GUYS WILL BE LEFT WITH AN EMPTY TRACK ON SATURDAY NIGHTS | 
