Sign of the times?

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Well it's been just over 2 years since I last raced, and to be honest because of the family thing, i've kept right away from it and haven't really kept up with what's going on and who's doing what? For some reason a few days ago i'd thought i'd take a butchers and try and catch up with a few things to see exactly what's been occurring.
F*ck me what a shock i was in for! It seems to me that a huge number of organisers and riders involved in the enduro world have also been bitten in the arse by the current financial situation that lays upon our doorstep.

Midwest Mcc - Last race cancelled, lack of entries
I did a full season with them back in 2009, and can remember complaining about one race i did with them because there was too many bikes racing on such a short course. That day i think there was about 200, now they can't enough entries to even run an event!

Southern counties (SCEC) - No events this year
Family problems have prevented Gary from running any events this year, so you'd have thought that the riders who used to ride with them would have gone elsewhere? Not so.

Track n trail - Cut down on the number of events
I can remember Track n trail having a winter series and a summer series, not anymore as they've seriously cut down on the number of races they now put on.

Action south west (ASW) - Last race cancelled, lack of entries
Another club to have fallen fowl of the 'not enough entries' syndrome.

Xmoor enduro club - Last race cancelled, lack of entries
Jesus christ, i never thought i'd see the day that an exmoor event would be cancelled. These are really top notch races, good organising, fantastic courses and good competition. Lack of entries, unbelievable.......

ORE - Hardly any riders
When i started out in 2006 there use to be up to 30 riders in each class, when i took a look at their results recently there was only 1 expert, 3 over 40's a few clubman and about 10 sportsman. On top of that, it's yet another club that have cut down on the number of races they organise.

Dunmere enduro - Entries down
A really good event and one that was always fully booked every year with roughly 120 riders. In fact in previous years if you didn't get your entry in quick enough you didn't get a ride. This year just over 80 riders competed so numbers were down also on this event.

Weston beach race - Entries down
The 'daddy' of them all some might say because of the location and prestige that goes with it and an event with a great history. The last time i raced it there were about 1,000 bikes on the start line, this year there were about 330.

This lot above is just some clubs from down here in the south west, makes you wonder what's happening elsewhere don't it?