A stand at the main bike shows is a good idea as there certainly a lot of "mid lifers" there looking to regain their youth 
Also, what about the local vmx clubs having a display at modern mx events? The junior events maybe be better as the parents will be there and they are the ones that we are looking to attract to the sport? Just a thought....
Absolutely spot on the money! It seems that some clubs involved in VMX are in it to make money. Even to the extent where tens of thousands of dollars are sitting in bank accounts while "home" tracks and amenities are slowly degrading into oblivion. The idea apparently being that the club needs the money for those days when only 10 riders turn up to a meeting..... Am I missing something? Or does there genuinely need to be more promotion of VMX?
Further more, no younger rider wants to race around a flat paddock full of bog holes that drown bikes and without so much as a tiny jump for coo-wee....
It seems if you are a younger VMXer (than the club's average committee member age), you're ideas and opinions are far from well received. No matter how much work you do or insight into "modern" successful club ethos's you might have.
The powers that be in our sport dictate what we (as paying riders AND MA members) must do. Surely if our numbers are dwindling (and indeed they are) those with the power to change things with the stroke of a pen MUST start asking members questions AND listening to ideas other that their collective own.
Imagine if you will, having Classic VMX title events in conjunction with, lets say, MotoGP at the island. Or as a spectacle at a V8 supercar round. Or even running around at lunchtime at any of the MX nationals events...... MA is both a promoter and insurer now so as far as I see it, there should be no obstacle(s) other than lack of interest from those that control OUR purse strings!
The point is, there is no active promotion of our chosen pastime/sport other than Suzuki CD's and Honda's BBB. Both of which are outstanding successes. MA's museum is testament to the money that is made from MA paying members and of recent times the success of HBBB.
Whatever happened to the ethos of "everything we do must be for the betterment of our sport"
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