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Originally Posted by BertMk2
Spare wheel is not just an MSV circuit thing - lots of events stipulate stopping to change a wheel in the event of a puncture (the Clacton closed road event for example). We have to carry a spill kit too for most events now. Hi-viz - does seem to be overkill, but a couple of hi-viz vests aren't going to be the make or break for anyone between competing or not.
"Find another venue" - be my guest. Rallying is losing venues, new ones are hard to come by and if getting them / keeping them means carrying a spare wheel then it's a small price to pay. We've had other stipulations beyond the 'puncture' one - "keep off the grass" at Marham and "keep off the daffodils" at Goodwood for example - again it's a condition of using the venue so you live with it. The only part I don't quite understand is why a rally competitor gets billed for damage caused to the circuit but a circuit racer doesn't?
The circuit rally events are a good platform for raising awareness of the sport and may get more people interested / involved. Certainly having events at MSV circuits has raised the profile of club level rallying - there were people at the Brands rally that had never been to a rally before, they were there because they go to touring cars and had seen the rally being promoted by MSV so came along to have a look. That's got to be positive for the sport surely?
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The circuit racing clubs do get billed for damage and its up to the clubs whether they pass that on to the competitor.
Agree on the crowds - I have seen far far bigger crowds watching the circuit rallies at Oulton, Donington and Snetterton than watch club racing, or indeed any national racing outside BTCC.