Well that,s a few opinions from well and experienced riders and enthusiasts,and they,re all well thought out and fair. Personally,i go along with the [school of thought], that a competitor makes their own mind up as to the safety angle and rides accordingly without outside pressure. We couldn,t obtain correct tyres at short notice,we were too late and the paddock suppliers plus Padgetts were sold out, we incorrectly thought our full wets were allowed,we,d made a mistake and were not prepared,our mind was made up for us. But ,correct tyres or not,the boys who pulled off or in on the first lap made us feel better about not starting that particular race. And i agree that the organisers sometimes have tough decisions to make,they,ll never please everybody and i wouldn,t like the job. Running local moto cross meetings showed me what a thankless task that is.