Wrc RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada Rally de España 2012

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Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

You lost !!! Weijs was constantly faster than Nikara on both stages of this sunday morning :p :

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no beer for you.

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Originally Posted by Martin Liddle

http://www.rallyracc.com/2012/online...cision_No7.pdf

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This has to be the worst stewards decision I have ever read.

There cant be one asphalt rally where you do not see slicks or thread after longer Ss where the driver chose a tyre that was too soft.
1,6 mm on all tyres at all times, is a hard rule to play with for the teams.

there has to be something laying under this one. Getting down corner speeds for safety is the obvious one.

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Originally Posted by Sulland

This has to be the worst stewards decision I have ever read.

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no decision is very right.

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Originally Posted by Sulland

there has to be something laying under this one. Getting down corner speeds for safety is the obvious one.

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this is laying under is that you can make tyres to worn fast so after some km they are totally slick=advantage compare to others with 1,6 minimum thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=pBYyn4MLe7c

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

This has nothing to do with a compression effect. They're just in the middle of the braking zone behind the hairpin, if you brake too late, you end up where they are standing... I still believe most of the photographers keep safety in mind, but you always have some who don't. Also this hairpin is a bit of a difficult situation if you want to take nice pictures...

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We do take safety into fact when at rallies. We have very thick MEDIA GUIDELINE and SAFETY books, they're huge with every media point that is an advantage to photographers. Where to stand, where NOT to stand and so on. The head of Media at FIA will come find you and bar you from the rest of the rally without any warnings if you are seen on video, from the helicopter or reported. Sometimes you get the young photogs and they do silly things. Last I remember at Rally Australia in 2010 a release was sent on where a few photographers were positioned. I know for a fact that having a Media Bib/Vest on does NOT give you the right to stand anywhere you want. You have to think of safety first. You'd be stupid not to!

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Originally Posted by uranium

I am not expert in photography, but I am aware that current level of technology development makes possible remotely control photo camera and make shots whatever you want same as you take camera in your hand.
But in th first case it will be dangerous for your camera only

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Remote triggers are becoming common now a days with photographers. Go Pro video cameras as well. But it's the medias fault if anything happens to the gear.

Weijs stopped on stage.

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Originally Posted by HarriK

Weijs stopped on stage.

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2 beers for you

Weijs rolled down a hill 1 time, then continued 100 m and then stopped.

Weijs has somewhat five minutes to stop before Nikara pass him.

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Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1

We do take safety into fact when at rallies. We have very thick MEDIA GUIDELINE and SAFETY books, they're huge with every media point that is an advantage to photographers. Where to stand, where NOT to stand and so on. The head of Media at FIA will come find you and bar you from the rest of the rally without any warnings if you are seen on video, from the helicopter or reported. Sometimes you get the young photogs and they do silly things. Last I remember at Rally Australia in 2010 a release was sent on where a few photographers were positioned. I know for a fact that having a Media Bib/Vest on does NOT give you the right to stand anywhere you want. You have to think of safety first. You'd be stupid not to!

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You're talking for yourself now... ;) I use the media safety book (it's not THAT thick) mostly to avoid going to places where many other photographers are going. In general the local occasional photographers are the ones with no sense of danger (being on completely mad places) and no respect for public (for example going to stand straight in front of them 10 minutes before a stage starts while the public is waiting on that place for over an hour, while the photographer could well be on a few meters more to left or right, where he does not annoy the public and would give him even better photos). But ok... In some way it's a useless discussion because nothing is going to change anyway, not before someone is hit by a rallycar...