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I was reading a topic, now closed - about guys on this forum discussing politics and getting kicked off for it. Sadly we are all subject to politics and people who want to make a dollar from everything they touch. I started a motorcycle club in our town when I first came here and found that most of the kids wanted it to be concentrated around motocross. We borrowed $30,000 from the local car club and built a circuit on their land. We then ran a very successful round of the Australian MX championship. There was a lady from the controlling body who officiated, then submitted a bill for $600 for the use of her lap-top computer. So a dispute erupted. Then we were painted as a pack of bastards. So no more championships. We hold practice meetings regularly, but found we were being undercut by other clubs who were running black meetings uninsured, with the same officials who would normally appear at national meetings. Motorcycling is supposed to be fun, but the political shit has killed it for me.