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[fil2.8]

Right crew , when I was at Donington last weekend , I was surprised by the march of the H & S into our sport .That and the ' needs ' of our F1 brigade .
I thought I was hearing an April fools joke when lurking in the pit lane , and the pit lane tannoy asking people to move off the pit wall for the start of the race , although after the start they could return !! WHY ?? The wall and fencing seemed to me , to be akin to a prison , I half expected a couple of guards to start patrolling the fence .
Back in the '70's/'80's I ( amongst others ) spent many happy hours sat in the unfenced dugouts --ok , one support IIRC , to crew for our riders , and have never seen a serious accident at the start of a race , especially after clutch starts .
Mr Fu and I spent a while looking for places to take pics , without the dreaded ' safety fence ' spoiling the shot
Anyway , this pic just about shows the old , loved pit wall .
What do you all think of the H & S and P.C brigade ??
I await your views

[exclubracer]

Phil, this the influence of the four-wheeled fraternity at work where they need acres of run-off and safety fencing everywhere for when they go airborne, hence the spectators are a bus-ride away from the action.

You've seen Darley Moor, a few yards of large mesh fencing along the start-finish straight to just past the first chicane and that's it. Perfectly adequate.

[ex Rhodie racer]

hence the spectators are a bus-ride away from the action.

You mean something like this at Donny last week? No wonder the stand in the background was bursting at the seams. (I thought I had better point out that blue thing in the distance is a grand stand). What the heck was that all about?

[exclubracer]

Ex-Rhodie, that's exactly what I meant, don't really see the point

[FrankB]

(I thought I had better point out that blue thing in the distance is a grand stand). What the heck was that all about?

I thought that stand had been put in for the benefit of the plane spotters.

[Rob]

Phil, this the influence of the four-wheeled fraternity at work where they need acres of run-off and safety fencing everywhere for when they go airborne, hence the spectators are a bus-ride away from the action.

This is why I frequent Snetterton. It's still a mostly clubby circuit so is one of the few places that hasn't gone completely mad.