Oooo! The next "this will save rally" is almost here!
Posted by Anders Green
Grant Hughes Senior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
C'mon ya haggis munchin son of a smitty. Details!
Did the entry fee go up compared to previous years? Are the entry fees being raised due to the new spectator regulations that came from that MSA/government investigation in the last year or so? Here are those recommendations for any interested: https://www.msauk.org/assets/mesrrecs16sep-1.pdf “Maybe rallying can never be completely safe for the competitor but for spectators there are some simple personal safeguards which you can follow so that you are not putting yourself at risk. I ask you, for your own sakes, please think where you watch from, do not take risks to get the best view or the best photo. Listen to the marshals and never argue with them. Follow paths that have been made for you and don’t please wander about in the stage and try and get out of the way just as a car is coming. I know you love our sport, and our sport would be nothing without you, but do not put yourself and our sport at risk. Use that British common sense!” Ari Vatanen, 1981 World Rally Champion Grant Hughes |
Anders Green Junior Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
 Grassroots rally. It's what I think about. |
Anders Green Junior Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
Jens Senior Moderator Join Date: 01/25/2006 Posts: 544 |
Andrew Steere Elite Moderator Location: South Central Nude Hamster Join Date: 12/29/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 2,008 Rally Car: too rich for my blood, share a LeMons car |
Kristopher Marciniak Senior Moderator Location: Long Beach Join Date: 10/20/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 124 Rally Car: 2003 Dodge Neon |
Jens Senior Moderator Join Date: 01/25/2006 Posts: 544 |
Dave Grenwis Ultra Moderator Location: Minneapolis, MN Join Date: 08/16/2012 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 125 Rally Car: '92 VW Golf |
Kristopher Marciniak Senior Moderator Location: Long Beach Join Date: 10/20/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 124 Rally Car: 2003 Dodge Neon |
If you watch them on your phone, the gimmick is it uses the gyro/accel and you can swivel around the phone to "look around". If you zoom in closely - on one of the shots - you can actually see all the other teams leaving for Canada. 
|
Andrew Frick Senior Moderator Location: Greenville, SC Join Date: 05/18/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 684 Rally Car: Rally Spec Ford Focus |
randy zimmer Godlike Moderator Location: Buffalo, NY Join Date: 03/12/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 196 Rally Car: rallycross 13B Miata |
Grant Hughes Senior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Kristopher Marciniak Senior Moderator Location: Long Beach Join Date: 10/20/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 124 Rally Car: 2003 Dodge Neon |
I can honestly say NO. I thought his Nook concept was never going to survive a rainy / dusty weekend in the woods, and don't get me started on rally solo.  
This is actually perfect fodder for this thread - Will 360 degree video "save" or even help rally? I see 250K views on it - and that's actually surprising. The Global RX one they did 7 months ago netted only 177K so far. Views don't tell how this is transferring into supporters, sponsors, and fans. The tech is the tech - and good for him for coming up with it and selling it to Suabru - but I don't think it's going to save rally. I also say this after standing at a start holding a Nook in a bag - counting down competitors in a full on downpour. Will I be setting up 360 cams along the route - who knows?! |
Anders Green Junior Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
Rob Professional Moderator Location: LI, NY Join Date: 09/25/2010 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 629 Rally Car: None, anymore. |
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.