Saturday, December 02, 2006
The difference between lucky and very lucky
When The 22nd Palma Canaria Norte Rally whizzed through the valley and right past my house, by complete surprise, back in May, I had some words to say about safety and marshalling - or the lack of it. There were people sitting on barriers, on the "business side" of them, or just wandering about the route like lost sheep.
Watch this short video of rally action somewhere on Canary Island roads (probably in the mountains of Tenerife, I think) and you'll see exactly what I mean.
These meandering spectators were lucky. Even when there are stewards, it pays them to stay behind natural barriers. A driver was killed in the Subida a Tamaimo this year. I hope this driver was OK. You know, it can't do the trees much good either!
Labels: Tenerife Rally
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