Sheffield went stale over the last 3 or 4 years, the track deteriorated to the point where racing became processional, the presentation offered nothing new, the Hare and Hounds closed, meetings just plodded along - no one had much enthusiasm and to top it all the car park doubled in price! This combined with a 3 hour drive each way culminated in 2013 being the first season where Sheffield have ridden at Owlerton since 1972 when it was a truly Dude free zone - I just couldn't be bothered, it seems I wasn't the only one!
2014 will probably see me give it another try, the team is not the same old same old we became used to although I don't think they'll be contenders for silverware, hopefully something new will be tried like it was for the first few seasons when Neil & Tim took over.