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You seem to forget about the spectators. Changing the spectators viewing areas takes time and man power. Also when you'd run all the stages once in a day it will increase the "cost" of marshalling a lot compared to the current format of X number of stages and their reruns on a single day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
You seem to choose to view only part of the picture, not the whole.
And you seem to forget that the route is not planned the night before the rally starts. If the organisers knew that they were going to run a stage in both directions, common sense dictates that they would plan for this when setting up spectator viewing areas. They would either a) plan areas that would be safe for viewing when the cars are running in both directions, or b) set up all areas before the event, and then limit access on the day. The latter would also require that it be made clear to spectators that the viewing areas would change from one day to the next. It wouldn't be difficult - say that the stage will be run in one direction on the first morning, and in reverse on the second morning. Spectator areas for the first pass through could be marked in blue, and in orange for the second run through. The challenge is to keep the spectators informed of where they are supposed to be at any one time, but rallies already do that - after all, putting spectators on the outside of a hairpin bend that comes at the end of a long, fast straight is obviously unsafe, so this kind of crowd management is not a new concept.Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
That's why I'm proposing doing it on separate days. The first pass through happens on Day 1. The second pass through - when the stage is run in reverse - is done on Day 2 or even on Day 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Well, I still think that if it's planned out from the start and planned properly, it can be done.
Actually, the reversing of stages has been done on the old RAC in the 90’s. I remember the loops out of Chester started with Dyfnant, then moved on to Hafren Sweetlamb in the morning – and returned later in the day to Sweetlamb Hafren, then Dyfnant. Even with a huge 180 car field, there was time between the two runs to ‘turn around’ the stage.
If there is a will, then there is a way.
Corrected your last sentence.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
It’s not a payment nor a punishment, it’s a privilege to have a “rallimakkara” for free. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
But were the spectator areas in the 90’s as strict as nowadays? At least I see the reverse stages as a problem at least in NORF with these VIP areas, which has in some circumstances has occupied the best spectator places (remembering one year at Urria’s deep jump, where the best places was a VIP area :s mash :) . With a reversed stage some of those could be at dangerous places and to move the big tents during the same day would be a huge task.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
The only solution would be to plan the spectator and VIP areas considering both direction of approach.
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Originally Posted by OldF
The solution would be to use a large airship that is placed over the stage.
Great!then we could have "Trickle Down Spectating"Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
The 1% sees everything, the rest pay more to stand 250m back into a swamp. :arrows: