Refer back to my post #11 where I stated the case as mentioned: apart from the question of the possibility of spectators in close proximity, with much less protection (in most cases) between 'us' and 'them' than there would typically be at a race track, we also have to consider the fact that a rally driver has another person sat right next to him/her, who could also be put in grave danger should said driver suffer a medical emergency at speed.
Yet still we can all go driving 300+ BHP rally cars with no medical checks, but we can't race a standard Citroen C1 or 2CV? Like Andy, I also have previous experience of stage rallying, and on some single venue events I did in the dark & distant past, people with experience of race events only would possibly be shocked to realise just how close to the cars spectators often get.
So the argument of needing a medical because of having other people around when racing simply holds no water whatever way you slice it.
Could anyone with common sense make this stuff up...?
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