The way things are heading we will be battling to find a track to race the old bikes on soon.
Unfortunately the clubs have to cater for the majority of their members who are getting younger every year. I'm a member of Sporting at Barrabool and I have watched that track change over the last six or seven years, when I first joined, the bulk of the members were 30 + and the vets classes had a strong following, they even had an over 50's class. The track was a nice flowing natural terrain circuit and over time the younger kids joined up and wanted more jumps etc and they now have around four table tops a triple, stutters and I think two doubles and a step up, all of this in time has slowly pushed the older riders away or into retirement. The over 45's class now consists of three riders and not too many more in the over 40's This seems to be happening all over now, I noticed Wonthaggi now has two or three more jumps in it and now it looks like Ravenswood have done the same.
I am 48 and I found out in 06 after a big get of at Barrabool you don't bounce back like you did when you were 20, six broken ribs and a sholder blade in two pieces. And to try and push yourself at pace around the tracks the have designed for todays youth is crazy at the least, after all we do have to get up for work on Monday.
Rob.