[Len]

It would be a shame to loose the race again.
I think the whole purpose of the race is to raise money for the Gt Harwood fire station and to have a bit of fun while doing so. Unfortunately due to the amount of traffic on the roads these days there could well be a safety issue here but to be honest there didn’t seem to be that much traffic.
I don’t know if all the pubs that are visited by the competitors do actually sponsor the race but I bet that the town centre pubs do well or should I say selling out shops.
Perhaps the race should be contained within the centre of the town rather than have competitors disappearing to the outskirts of the town and out of view of the spectators.
Also by containing the race it could possibly be marshalled by volunteers, men/women in yellow jackets i.e. firemen, after all the competitors are raising funds for them.
The competitors could maybe do four or five laps of the new route giving everyone more time to see how the competitors are dressed and also be able to have a good laugh.
Alcohol consumption, I think that’s up to the individual some enter the race to win, some enter the race for the laugh and others enter the race to get bladdered same with the spectators. Hehe