radford
autograss CLUB
our sister club Evesham especially
this year working hard together as
one. I would have to say this year is
one of the best years it has ever been
within our league. The MAP Open
that we ran at the end of May as
a league was absolutely superb
which is down to the two clubs
working hard together as a
team, just how it should be.”
Youth
“We
consider
youth
development
to
be
very
important. Within Autograss you
can race when you are twelve now,
so bringing the juniors on showing
them how to do things within the
club is very important.
My daughter is 6 now and she wants
to race, so it’s very important to get
the young involved to bring them
into this wonderful family sport.
There are some areas of the race
meetings that juniors are unable to
participate in due to their age, but
as whole we try and involve them
in every aspect in running the club
meetings. Spectating children are
offered the chance to race their
push bikes round our track
during the interval, where they
can receive a little award at the
end.”
Community
“I would definitely class our club
as a community club. Most of our
sponsors are local to us. Quite a few
of our sponsors are also members of
our club. We do have a couple of long
standing sponsors which are Eat Well
At Dodwells (Les Dodwell our tasty
catering outlet that attends every
meeting) and Dudleys Coaches. We
also support a fantastic local charity,
the Midlands Air Ambulance. We
have had to use them a few times
and the invaluable work they do is
just amazing. We regularly donate to
the local church and schools as well.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“We have to constantly think of new
ways/interesting things to bring
spectators/new members in to help
keep the club afloat financially, as
we rely on the good support of local
sponsors and people coming through
the gate. Our ambition is to make
sure Radford as a club goes from
strength to strength and remains one
of the top, friendliest clubs to be part
of in the Autograss world.”
Radford
Website:
http://www.
radfordautograssclub.co.uk/New/
news.php
Evesham
Website:
http://www.
eveshamautograss.com/
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