This is simply setting the standard. It is a club drive out, not a track session, and is something that is done with the public all around us. No flags, no recovery trucks, no crash helmets - and children and families coming the other way. When they are the consequences, there is no other option.
That said, I am happier writing on this thread than anything more serious.
And it should be said that overall the club events are attended and treated with the utmost respect, resulting in some of the best car based events I have ever been part of.