2007!
After making my way to the Autosport Internation on Thursday I’m beginning to really feel the build up to the 2007. That it is less than two months until Mallory Park is only serving to ramp up that anticipation. Admittedly the calendar is not what I would have hoped for. No Donington, double headers at both Pembrey and Lydden, but it is better spaced through the year that in 2006 and that is something to be glad about. However I’m still confident of a very strong year and hope to be both winning races and challenging for the Championship.
The Autosport International show was itself something of a mixed bag. On one hand it was great to see some Vee people again, and even better to see my photo in the Vee Centre brochure (I’m assuming the royalty cheque is in the post). I thought the 750mc stand was excellent, and it certainly stood out as a beacon of accessible motorsport at a show where most ‘low cost’ formula were touting £60,000 minimum budgets. However if I had been attending as a regular fan I would have felt a bit ripped off as there wasn’t a great deal to see or do (relative to what there could be), especially in relation to the £30 entry fee and scandalous £7 parking fee.
Hopefully the 750mc racing year will provide action and accessibility on a par with 2006. However it would be great to see some meetings really well promoted bringing more spectators than usual to meetings and showing how exciting club racing can be.
