So what about a race course, Sandown Park or Kempston, both on the edge of SW London, between Gatwick and Heathrow. Much better environs than CP, good facilities. parking, access, indor facilities for teams/sponsors etc. hell, even the trade village could be indoors! Covers grandstands and plenty of grassed areas inside the course too! Worth a thought?
The costs are in the transportation and storage. From what I understand the leagues got X number of fields last year and these are the ones still in use until they get sold off. That's why the ones this year are starting (in places) to look tatty.
Search for "copy plain text" extension - freaking god send...
I was amazed at the sight of one British team arriving who when they got to the table for the afternoon shift, started to chuck the crap left by the previous team all over the floor and the central walkway, including some little dishes of pasta and salad, and in some cases chucking it 6-10 feet away in disgust at their table being covered in another teams rubbish, even though there was a bin liner stuck to the end of the table. I was also suprised on just how bad some teams treated the facilties in that room and really didn’t give a toss - with total disregard for anyone else - Leaving these venues like a sh1t hole will probably leave venues thinking “what’s the point in hosting paintball?” So I agree with Beaker that some nice indoor arena wouldnt even consider hosting, especially if they saw the players/pit area at CP alone, never mind the paint…
