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Depending on your race attendance, consider moving everything back one hour (gates at 7, practice at 9).

CMA does this and their races usually finish well before dark. Why get up at the crack of dawn if you don't have to? It makes it much easier for people who don't camp and have to drive a fair amount. Because of CMA's schedule I find I can drive to and race many of their events that I wouldn't otherwise do (since I don't camp the night before).

I'm only 1.5 hours from San Jose, but with that schedule I have to get up at 5 and leave the house by 5:45 to get their in plenty of time to unpack and get ready. As a result there is no one in my family willing to go with me. But if things started later a few more family members would come as well as people from farther away (i.e., more gate fee for the promoter).

If you are trying to build up a nice series, make it easy on the participants until your number of motos makes it so you have to start early!

One more thing, the promoter who has been doing TT races at the Hollister Hills GP Track is going to promote an MX race on the 17th of December. Consider getting on touch with those people and setting up a series. I for one will always choose to race at Hollister Hills GP over pretty much anywhere else!