[Graham]

Although the date was set for the Le Mans event after the Road Race, and interested parties were consulted and reminded either directly by email and by posting here, I was kind of surprised that later on near to the deadline so many entrants were taken by surprise, thinking that it was still some time away. So its made me think that some kind of Calendar of the schedule might be a good idea, and especially as I am now proposing 3 proxy events for next year. I will generate this under the umbrellar of the "Triple Crown " thread. Also I think maybe having 3 events following on from each other might also be good to keep entrants up to date with the overall timetable. 
As a consequence of the above issue, I found that the number of entrants dropped from 20 to 14 as people struggled to prepare their cars in time, however that did have a positive side which was that my expectation of running a total of 60 cars was reduced to 40 cars which on reflection is more than enough for hosts to cope with. So this will be the limit for next year.

Additionally this also gave me the impression that for many entrants the prospect of preparing 3 cars was too much, who are now busy at club events or back at work after the restrictions of the covid have lifted (Thank goodness). So for next year there will be only 2 cars allowed, but I will keep the 4 class format, so that the odds of a entrant winning a class or the event Trophy are increased.

Finally the variation in hosting was very welcome, something I had not expected was the willingness of clubs to participate in Proxy related events. I am really gratified that South Manchester, NERCS and Woodland Fort (not the North one) were willing to give up their time and twist a few of their members arms into the bargain. I really don't know how to thank them enough, and the fact that they are all wanting to endure the pain again next year is really gratifying. I allowed them all to run their hosting "as they thought fit" was again another plus point as this gave variations on the results which were unexpected. Woodland Fort even sacrificed one of their normal race nights in order to involve their whole club in a "Le Mans Proxy night", even though they were not actually entering the competition itself. I have to take my hat off to them. Truly wonderful stuff, and great support.

As a result it has generated interest from other parties/ clubs willing to participate next year, so the possibility exists of extending the Proxy event a little longer, maybe over 2 months instead of the current 1 month events of this year. The only downside of this will be that more venues mean higher postal costs which need to be recovered in the entrance fees. But I am sure this can be kept in proportion, the events which I run are "not for profit" and after purchasing the medals etc, they just about break even. The prizes are of course up to our sponsors generosity and are not something we can depend on for the future, but they are very welcome enhancement to the events when we get offered them.

So finally "THANK YOU ALL"

And I hope some will be interested to participate next year, details will follow in the "Triple Crown" Thread.

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Graham