Agree with yous all! As far as the NW went, we arrived around 2.30 on the Monday p.m. and were greeted by the Man On The Gate with "Where have YOU been then, Snetterton?!" as if the fact that the (250) rider (who has to keep his boss happy so can't have any MORE time off work!) having worked flat out to single-handedly prepare his bike, "load the van" (half a day's job) service the caravan, spend 7 hours driving up to Scotland, 1 1/2 hours on the boat & no sleep for 30 hours in all, was insufficient excuse for such a late arrival!! We were offered a space in the small grassy field at the back which was so tight due to 2 parked motorhomes on opposite sides of the gangway that no amount of manoeuvring would get the caravan reversed into it, so it had to be unhitched from the van and 2 kind men helped us manhandle it into the space! We weren't complaining as every racer will accept these things so's he/she can get out on the bike. It was a bit more upsetting on Tuesday to find out, in the warming-up area, that our practise session wasn't going ahead by hearing that the Roads Open car had gone out, though!
From my own point of view as a spectator, I think that the average man on his sofa watching the TV prog would've been very pleasantly surprised by the close & exciting racing in the little bike races that he was deprived of seeing!!
My Post-NW-Rant over for this year!