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That's disappointing mate. I spent far too long trying to convince youngsters to join a car club and be involved in the properly managed motorsport events conducted in the right environment, ours or anyone elses. Unfortunately the coolness factor of drifting and the drain of funding from grass roots motorsport to the big end of town (Supertaxi racing among others) made the fight almost impossible, not to mention the political efforts to marginalise anyone guilty of the offence of enjoying a motor vehicle. This has resulted in even poorer driving skills as operating a motor vehicle is now simply an inconvenience to the majority and attempting to improve is viewed as going down the dark road of becoming a hoon, a *******ised word that originally had nothing to do with ripping it up in a car. So I have given up and do my own thing now, race with any club when I want, or skills events as they come along. Eventually I think insurance companies will get the idea and realise that unless people have done something more than just get a basic license, with which they are barely competent and an increased insurance risk and will then crank up their policies until they have at least an advanced driving course under their belt, instead of a small discount for a defensive course. maybe then we will see the road toll start to fall again, instead of going the other way under current misguided attempts at road safety.
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