Perhaps not fickle per se but just stretched for the Pingas so want to ensure they get the best value for money when they do spend. And Timing is very much an issue. With my job I generally have all my hols in Jan as it is the quietest time, however car interests alone that month include World 240s (speedway), Kumeu Show, FMR, probably at least one other Speedway event, add to that Ellerslie, Stockcar Teams, Galaxy of Cars all within the first two weeks of Feb plus whatever Tier 1 race meetings are happening in the top half of the NI and there are definitely more events than $$$. Not to mention the fact that the 240's (Fri & Sat nights) -Rotovegas, and Kumeu (Sat/Sun) and last year IIRC FMR were on the same weekend.

But agree Dale that as a sport we are definitely doing better than most sports, maybe what we need is to discover Crickets secret, as that is one sport I can not work out the finances of!

Cheers
Lee