I suppose many of you received the MNZ survey of those who did but don't anymore, compete that is.
It is interesting to note the numbers from those who responded to the survey.
96.9% male
34% over 65 (the majority)
39% who competed in classic/historic events
77.7% held C1/2 licences but only 4.5% held R1/2 licences
The reasons for no longer competing were interesting
50% said the cost of competing
34% said the cost of entering
25% said the cost of the required safety equipment.
These last three tell us that some had more than one reason. Of course the safety equipment is a fixed cost once you have it but as most of you know its the add ons that occur every now and again that hurt.
Just as an aside I once added up the safety gear that we had for our Targa car and that came to around $10,000 without including any costs related to the running of the car.