Well said, Richard!
I only wish it was feasible to have an active Bristoling group here in the States; alas, our numbers are very, very few, and we are very widely spread. While in relative terms this applies to the UK and Australia as well, and Bristols are widely supported in both places, I haven't found an impetus to change things here.
Invariably, and understandably, sports car events in cities within 2 - 4 hours driving time are typically held, at least in part, on Sundays, which I cannot make. As a result, I enjoy, in our terms here, "your all's" event vicariously, on club sites and in the
BOC Bulletin.