Once again, I'm delighted to observe just how tolerant we, as motorcycle racing enthusiasts, are when it comes to other motorised sport, four wheeled in particular.

No, on second thoughts replace "delighted" by "depressed".

I'll tell you this - if, having paid good money to go into a circuit to watch a mixed meeting, I was told that the Christians weren't to be allowed to entertain me because it was dangerous, then I would stay and get some money's worth by watching the cars.

I wouldn't go home in a huff.

As a licenceholder myself, I certainly wouldn't want to go out on the ice and, if the Clerk of the Course declined to let us out on safety grounds, then that'd be fine by me.

But did we really need all the twaddle that's been poured out in the thread below?

No offence Ade - I know that you were particularly disappointed, but boy did you attract some strange responses!!