Distance is the primary factor for me. I work full time, i have a girlfriend, i have a mortgage, and most competitions (except for 1/year are held 5-6hrs minimum away from me. Which for the day equates to about £80 - £100 petrol as a return journey for the day, means setting off at about 3am minimum, getting home aobut 10-12pm. Simple as that really. However, other things that i feel stop me heading to comps is the politics of the competition scene at the moment, two british championships, UCI rules at some comps, BIU at others. I understand a competition is about competing against someone, however in such a minority sport the competitions should be more user friendly. I would like to see more streety sections (as seen at fort bill world cups). Even if it is logs piled up. Sections more like the UCI world cup trials events. I think this would draw the TGS lot a little more, thus increasing the size of the events, thus leading to bigger and better competitions. In the UK we have some of the best riders in the world. I have no doubt about that. However, to get these guys to come to comps, they need to be made a little more rideable and varied for them. A competition to me, should include riding bicycles over a variety of sections, not purely natural. Look at moto trials, the different stuff they have in their events is crazy. We should be aiming to be more like that. IMO