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Hi Guys, Rick from Santa Pod here. Long time lurker, first time poster!

Just wanted to drop in on this conversation to say that yes, the barn was removed due to health and safety officers insistance. no one is happy about the loss of spectator space, and I have to acknowledge that it was the best place to watch drag bikes in action.

Anyone who has ever stood in the barn during a burnout will have heard the stones pinging off the Toyo banners, and part of the H&S argument is that people can get hit in the face by debris, which is an undeniable fact. We could do without someone suing us for losing an eye, and believe me that drag racing and enthusiast events would suffer if we ever had to pay out on such a claim!

So there it is laid bare: it sucks that we have to do it, but we do HAVE to do it. Sorry :(


But I can assure you it has nothing to do with making stacks of money from VIP boxes!
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Shame, the barn was a great place to watch some of the races from; just to have the choice to stand there for a while before moving to the side was good. But yeah, can see why they had to do it. Maybe a bit of seating on the bank side would be decent compensation (says the lazy drag racing fan) ;)
 
Freakitchen said:
Shame, the barn was a great place to watch some of the races from; just to have the choice to stand there for a while before moving to the side was good. But yeah, can see why they had to do it. Maybe a bit of seating on the bank side would be decent compensation (says the lazy drag racing fan) ;)
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that is also in the pipeline, but when I spectate rather than race I just prefer a folding chair on the bank
 
Not really a big loss imo. I've watched cars launch from there and tbh I quickly moved to the sides as behind is the worst possible view to appreciate how fast the cars are moving.
 
It was great for the bikes though - watching them constantly on the verge of spearing into the wall, riders clambering all over them to keep them going straight...

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