I very much doubt this as the tarmac is why it's now shale, estimated cost for fixing the tarmac was around £100,000+ iirc historically i seem to recall that standard meetings at Northampton don't get a huge turn out, drivers attend more for qualifiers \ shootout Speaking to the father of a driver earlier in the season, it comes down to costs, do you spend £300-400 on fuel for an event that doesn't really affect anything or do you put the money in a pot for later in the year?