Open access vs pay as you go

[fatblokish]

http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/New-Odd...end/story-18779020-detail/story.html#comments

I can see the pros and cons, but overall I think a compromise is needed here.

 

[green1]

£40 an hour? I'll stick to the roads thanks.

 

[fossyant]

Our Tameside circuit is doing well.

 

[colly]

Leave it open for all to use whenever they want. Public money, public resource.

It wouldn't be too difficult to arrange certain times for races/training sessions for schools and clubs to have it to themselves. It's managed all over the country with football/cricket pitches in parks.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

£40 an hour? I'll stick to the roads thanks.

I've never ridden on a purpose built track but if you can get an impromptu local club together, a couple of hours for 20 riders would only be £5 per head. New surface, no traffic lights or cars, no random obstacles whatsoever - it could be fun.

 

[marzjennings]

Interesting wee track, could be fun for crits.

 

[marinyork]

I went round a 1.74 mile racing circuit in an obscure small town on the edge of Turin. Was very cool. Funnily enough most of the time it was deserted, but apparently a few times a year they have proper hard core races on it.