I am afraid I am writing to complain about the dreadful traffic issues at the Spring Airshow yesterday. I have been visiting the airshows for many years and this is the first time I have had cause to complain. The gridlock on the approaching roads, IMHO seemed to be caused by:
1. Another event being held on the same day (classic car show), using the same access road simply does not make sense, there must be enough weekends in the year not to have these clashes. Especially when, by having AROC at the show, they cannot attend the classic car show. Will you be informing potential visitors of future airshows or similar clashes?
2. When we parked up, the traffic was being "marshalled" by 2 girls aged around 15/16 who were as usefulll as a chocolate fireguard. If you charge £20 for entry, visitors have a right to expect proffesional traffic management in place (their plight was not helped by the fact that the field was full of roaming sheep!
3. I realise that you are limited in this area, by funneling all the initial batch of cars through the small gate, you are asking for problems, there must be more imaginative ways of getting around this. (fast track entrance for advance ticket holders?)
4. We came in a 1960 Alfa and were dissapointed that the AROC enclosure was full very early. By looking around the field, we were not the only Alfa owners who had missed the opportunity of parking in the officail AROC enclosure. There were some real classics which would have added to the exhibition. If you make an effort to invite car owners, you should then have somewhere for them all to meet. A seperate entrance would be an idea (but that was being used by the classic car show).
All very unfortunate to say the least.
As usual, the spectacle in the air was superb, just the action on the ground needing more work.
