I just saw this, including the Vintage Flashback.
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Yes and with gas prices gates will be full?Fantastic News.
Kind of hard for anyone to complain about race opportunities this year.
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And despite of the rosey numbers issued by the government, the economy isn't back. Present fuel prices may help some but that won't make a big difference to the locals.
KO1-That was well stated, the guys who were not around back in 06, 07 and 08 missed the best times in vintage/PV racing. Crowds were huge compared to now. Heck back in the late 90's the AHRMA vintage was really big too. The fact that I have a garage full of bikes I can't give away tells me the vintage crowd is very small. Seems like the Euro guys have quit buying as much stuff also
Facts that can't be ignored.
Nancy and I will spend to race and participate, but none of this is important enough to wreck our household budget or retirement to do it.
It would be great if this was just a phase that the sport itself is going through and not become the new normal for vintage racing?
This might be a stretch, but I wonder if Health Care factors into this decision for the 60+ crowd disappearance?
From my own perspective, injury risk and cost's cross's my mind more now than it did in the past. And it's not so much a fear of the injury as much as it is a the medical bills and time off work because of the injury. My Health Insurance policy is OK, but it absolutely sucks compared to those that we know who have federal, state, county, or city jobs. And hitting 50 years old, I've just entered the ramp up time frame for retirement planning, so steady work is vital.