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How club motorsport is taking action on its biggest issue

UK club motorsport has had to adjust to changing times and reduce the number of race meetings on the calendar. That's something that can only benefit everyone in the long term

It's not a new argument. For over 40 years, Autosport has regularly raised concerns about the amount of club motorsport in the UK.

There are too many poorly supported race meetings; too many events spreading competitors, marshals, officials and spectators too thinly and diluting the limited pool of people interested in grassroots motorsport. And this in turn can lead to a further downward spiral.

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