[WRC] Arctic Rally 2021

[dimviii]

Police to deploy drones to deter fans from Arctic Rally Finland

An increased presence from local law enforcement will help to keep the WRC's second round behind closed doors

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/polic...rally-finland/

[bisak]

Police to deploy drones to deter fans from Arctic Rally Finland

An increased presence from local law enforcement will help to keep the WRC's second round behind closed doors

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/polic...rally-finland/

Unbelievable! Scamdemic converting the entire world to a communist state strikes again. So sad.

[sindroms]

Unbelievable! Scamdemic converting the entire world to a communist state strikes again. So sad.

I will guess. You never lived in a communist state so thats why you know "so well" what does it mean :/

[bisak]

I will guess. You never lived in a communist state so thats why you know "so well" what does it mean :/

I have and still am unfortunately living in a post-communist country. I think I pretty well understand how it starts and what it causes and I have the full right to use the term.
A "disease" especially of the kind sooo poplar at this point of time in no way can justify the inhumane "measures" taken across the world.

Let's not get side tracked. This is a racing forum and I just expressed my opinion on the matter.

[Ucci]

Police to deploy drones to deter fans from Arctic Rally Finland

An increased presence from local law enforcement will help to keep the WRC's second round behind closed doors

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/polic...rally-finland/

These are really stupid measures .... that have nothing to do with the real world ... I have a feeling that politics are fuc#** people in the head....shame.

[1988senna]

guys. Can the rule allow the driver use the night vision device in the night racing?

[doubled1978]

Police to deploy drones to deter fans from Arctic Rally Finland

An increased presence from local law enforcement will help to keep the WRC's second round behind closed doors

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/polic...rally-finland/

Seems a bit over the top, presumably they were/are expecting a lot of people to try and get out to watch.

[AnttiL]

Seems a bit over the top, presumably they were/are expecting a lot of people to try and get out to watch.

It's just a way to warn the people. Even with these precautions, I've heard people planning to get themselves to the stages. If they just said "please don't come to spectate, but we cannot do anything if you come", there would be thousands.

[Mirek]

These are really stupid measures .... that have nothing to do with the real world ... I have a feeling that politics are fuc#** people in the head....shame.

When I was in Ypres several times the no-go zones were forced by police helicopter hoowering over the fans hiding in the fields (me included once). I fail to see how is that any different? Simply if there is a requirement to run the rally with no spectators (from the state officials for example) it has to be somehow forced into effect, otherwise the organizer may have serious troubles.

[Hartusvuori]

When I was in Ypres several times the no-go zones were forced by police helicopter hoowering over the fans hiding in the fields (me included once). I fail to see how is that any different? Simply if there is a requirement to run the rally with no spectators (from the state officials for example) it has to be somehow forced into effect, otherwise the organizer may have serious troubles.

It's also the state officials that do the control, not rally organization - in co-operation, but in the end it's the officials.

I agree with Antti that this is to give a message to people who are planning to go even if it's a no public event, and rightly so. All of the winter season rallies in Finland have been no spectators events, some with heavier measures, some less. No stages have been cancelled even if there has been spectators, but it for sure kills the pleasure to be hiding out and knowing you are doing something you're now allowed to. Problem is the feeling of injustice. Rallies, in the forests, easy to social distance, but other outdoors sports can continue because they are no pre-arranged public affairs. We see pictures of 50 people, 100 people queing for ski lift or on a ice skating rink - that's OK, but groups 1-5 rally spectators here and there scattered across kilometres long stages is not ok. That's the feeling of injustice we get.