Is Irish Road Racing Going To Disappear?

Only just come across this article published at the end of January, it would seem that Health & Safety, insurance costs & the weather are all conspiring against this great sport, I do hope they find a way to keep going.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/51176935

 

Spectators are able to get very close to the racing, nothing quite like it , compared to circuit racing where there is usually at least 30 yards a tyre wall/air fence & a 15 foot high safety fence to stop any high siders making it into the crowd!

 

Just brought back a memory from yesteryear ... was racing a CR500 at Moto-X, they used to have track side ropes, then a secondary 'safety' set of ropes some 20 feet back in order to keep spectators a safe distance back. There was quite a big jump as you crossed from one field into another, as always you get a big crowd near the jumps that get big air, anyway I came round to said jump nipping on a tad, gave it large on the take off but over did it, the back end kicked out on take off & I jumped the track side fence , still makes me chuckle thinking back to the sight of all those spectators legging it to try & avoid being landed on , I did actually land it OK in the gap between the 2 sets of ropes without injuring anyone, ducked under track side rope & carried on, needless to say the next time round I was a little more restrained.