This is a shame but I'm not surprised. For a big meeting like this to succeed it needs to be anounced 12 months in advance and drummed up at various times leading up to the event. I spoke to Lance Winley from the Brisbane club in August and he told me that the club wanted to get the old Condo Greybeards meeting format up and running again and I thought it was a great idea. Unfortunately the club didn't give the vintage punters enough lead in time. Two months wasn't enough. The Condo event was drummed up for months and the 200 plus entries every year proved that both the hype and the meeting concept had got through to them. Back then though we had the Vintage MX Nats, Vintage DT Nats and Condo as the big three but now, assuming that this event is on next October, we have the Honda Bonanza, CD6, and both VMX and VDT Nats. That adds up to five big meetings that involve travel. Somethings gotta give, especially in the current economical climate.
If any club is planning any big meeting, they need to give as long a time as possible so potential entrants can work out their finances and travel committments.
