You are dead right on this one,

Back in the early days of the ARA if you wanted to race you got your bottom in gear and helped to prepare the course and there was a rota so all riders pitched in.Of course the club had a committee to see to the admin but overall things were run on a proper 'clubman' basis.I can remember one occassion when the pop ran out and one of the racing members rushed off to Downwards to get more supplies in the lunch break,would it happen now ?

That was perhaps 30 years ago but the point is that several of the present organisers are still the same guys !!!!!. Where, if anywhere , is the new blood.?