There are many reasons behind my decision to cease offering this service, the most prominent of these being time and money. The fact that I spend those eleven hours of the day building web sites for other people also has an effect on my ability to spend time on the Mikaphile site.
Cost is another factor.
The cost of running a website has increased immensely in the last four years, and I just cannot afford to keep paying every month for the server hosting, etc. It is a sad time for myself, and the Mikaphile Online Team as this is the end of an era. I am sure one day we may regroup and embark on yet another project that will see the same success Mikaphile Online experienced under the name of Club Mika Hakkinen during 1996 through to 1998, culminating in a finalist position in the coverted 1997 Australian Internet Awards.