This time last season, the historic and club racing strata I’ve loved for decades saw competitors’ post COVID-19 hunger for motorsport evidenced in many of the strongest domestic grids in years. Ramifications of the Brexit fiasco and the misery of the pandemic certainly kept those racers able and minded to continue at home. We weren’t exactly riding the crest of a wave, but there was cause for cautious optimism among grid organisers and event promoters.
The current energy cost crisis, exacerbated by the ghastly ongoing situation in Ukraine and resultant skyrocketing of everyday expense had not reared their ugly heads until this spring, but have torpedoed global economic growth. While racing remains a luxury for those who can afford to compete, the sheer number of events is diluting the pool to a perilously dangerous degree.
