Again Glasgow and money. The greater percentage of money spent was on the stadium. A couple of riders were bought to become assets of the club, I take it that Newcastle only have loanees?
Now let me get this straight. You can sit still at the gate, drop the clutch, duck under the tapes......ref stoppes race, unsatisfactory start. Or you can sit still at the gate, drop the clutch, catch the tapes on the peak of your helmet......ref stoppes race, unsatisfactory start. Touch the tapes and you're out end of.
They could have portable toilets (Burnham Portable Toilet Hire, across the road. ) and a couple of burger vans. I don't think the owners would be happy if we all took in our own food and drink. O.K. the track and racing are good but they get the gig so they should cater for the big crowd.
If all four riders are sitting still and the tapes go up, three riders go but one missses the gate they don't stop the race. I'm quite sure the rider who was sleeping wouldn't think it was satifactory.
I prefer to fly too, I booked a flight well in advance for last year only for it to be cancelled at short notice. I did manage to book with another airline.The same thing happened again to friends from Glasgow and Edinburgh. They managed to get flghts with another airline although the Edinburgh supporters had to fly to Bristol.