Its why I prefer Cascades its rarely that bad there even when its wet, and you can at least roll down to the hard standing then you can drive out easily. Driving up the grass is a no brainer in the wet you just won't be able to do it, but thats what the gravel road at the bottom is for at Cascades.
Though viewing is good at Knickerbrook, its just a bit out on the fringes for my taste, I like to nip back and forth to the paddock etc.
However my point was that the event has lost its interest because large groups are seemingly shunned from getting together. It creates a community spirit, that no doubt is what brought the Barmy Army together in the first place.
Sadly however hard you try, its impossible to orchestrate a mass park up, because people don't arrive in time, don't get the message where to meet, get held up, get stuck in traffic getting into the venue. Passes worked because people didn't have to turn up on mass, but could filter in over time. Early birds getting the best spots.
However when you just have a general parking system, you don't have a base of interest and the whole spirit of event is lost. The last couple of years have been dull in my opinion, I had my family with me last year so was more distracted having the nieces to entertain.
But this year I came alone, so took more time to wander around and though it was still busy, it didn't seem to me that you could point to supporters groups.
Rose tinted glasses I guess..
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I wonder if the Barmy army encampment showed up on TV at all. 
