I'm sure this must have been covered before but i have noticed the limited number of practice tracks available and am sure i am not alone in thinking this is worrying.

Has anyone considered either with their clubs or in partnership with others as a non profiting venture (other than what is necessary to make in order to keep the place open & maintained), the purchase or lease of a peice of land for the cause. I know this is easier said than done and requires the collaboration of some responsible, reliable & commited people but its something that neednt be that difficult to achieve surley. I can understand the reluctance of individuals to commit financially to such a thing esspecially as they have no doubt work and family commitments also but it is something i think that clubs accross the country should consider perhaps in partnership with other clubs. Any thoughts on this?

Enduro is difficult enough in the UK unless you live in certain parts of the country due to the space it requires so surely trials can be easier accomodated in this overcrowded island of ours (UK).

Believe it or not, finding the money (within reason) is the easy part. Finding the land is the tough bit. I've been looking in my area for ten years with no luck. One day some will come along.... I hope.

I realise that there must be difficulties but surely there must be land available? but having said that the Uk is just too over populated i guess, everything is seen as an oportunity to concrete and build on for an ever expanding population, everything is expansion and growth (even of course population) if we are to live by the political framework in which we are forced too. Perhaps it is that hard-do you know i used to like England but theres a million reasons i hate it and there all down to politicians, judges and solicitors but i digress.

To get back on track i know of only 1 maybe 2 legitimate tracks in all Essex. I realise that i am unfortunate to live in the South East but id like to think there is some hope of securing somwhere else toride somehow.

What sort of funds are you thinking of S3?

Can't say I've had a problem finding somehwherer to ride but I can imagine it's tricky if you aren't based in the countryside. I've used the land registry web site in the past, to track down the owner of likely looking land. It's got a nifty ariel search function and you can zoom right in to the point where it'll look for titles within 5m of the spot you pick. It's not infalible but for

most fundamentally to do it properly

a) planning - planning law is not very (if at all) pro motorsport, rpecluding use for more than 28 days (the General Permitted Development Order)

insurnace - public liabilty, 3rd party liabilty, personal accidnet, etc, etc (last i herd a mx practice track pays