Quote Originally Posted by Yorkshire Thug View Post

It's not just the race and the runners though, is it? Last time I did this race we were sitting in a traffic jam for half an hour - I know locals in the area, and they get thoroughly pissed off with it.
You may have a point about race numbers although I don't believe they cause any environmental problem at the AW. However your point about traffic disruption is daft. I know locals who are not thoroughly annoyed by it and just make sure they avoid the area at that time. If everything that caused a little bit of inconvenience was not allowed, you would have to cancel every single lakeland show and every major event virtually anywhere in the country!

I agree with Cougar about the car parking charges though