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9.3 said:
Maximus_Meridius101 said:
It doesn’t really. Wimbledon and Wembley are controlled seated crowds.
When they’re seated yes - but before they’re seated it’s a bunfest from my personal experience. delta0 said:
F20CN16 said:
Yup. Plus they are both hosting elite sport. FoS is not that.
It’s something between entertainment and a motorsports event which would likely go ahead. These pilot events are usually completely unrestricted like the music ones we saw. 
F20CN16 said:
delta0 said:
F20CN16 said:
Yup. Plus they are both hosting elite sport. FoS is not that.
It’s something between entertainment and a motorsports event which would likely go ahead. These pilot events are usually completely unrestricted like the music ones we saw. I really want the event to go ahead but if its not in its usual format I don’t know if I’d bother, I want to jump in manufacturers cars try them out for size and have a good hands on experience, I somehow think with no lifting of restrictions and Goodwood not wanting to be seen as source of covid they’ll stop manufacturers from letting us touch (if all that makes sense).
ecsrobin said:
I really want the event to go ahead but if its not in its usual format I don’t know if I’d bother, I want to jump in manufacturers cars try them out for size and have a good hands on experience, I somehow think with no lifting of restrictions and Goodwood not wanting to be seen as source of covid they’ll stop manufacturers from letting us touch (if all that makes sense).
Generally these trial events are being run 'like normal' to study how/if it spreads. So if it goes ahead, expect it to be as normal, but with the need to probably take an LFT yourself at home before hand within 48hrs of travel, and a PCR after the event.ecsrobin said:
I really want the event to go ahead but if its not in its usual format I don’t know if I’d bother, I want to jump in manufacturers cars try them out for size and have a good hands on experience, I somehow think with no lifting of restrictions and Goodwood not wanting to be seen as source of covid they’ll stop manufacturers from letting us touch (if all that makes sense).
Be surprised if that happens. Landrover wanted £30 to clean the free courtesy car recently offered during a service. Maybe there’ll be like a pit crew of cleaners.
m4tti said:
ecsrobin said:
I really want the event to go ahead but if its not in its usual format I don’t know if I’d bother, I want to jump in manufacturers cars try them out for size and have a good hands on experience, I somehow think with no lifting of restrictions and Goodwood not wanting to be seen as source of covid they’ll stop manufacturers from letting us touch (if all that makes sense).
Be surprised if that happens. Landrover wanted £30 to clean the free courtesy car recently offered during a service. Maybe there’ll be like a pit crew of cleaners.
I’m taking an optimistic view on it, however it’s not all about the FOS attendees. If the manufacturers see it as a potential P.R. disaster, and the teams and drivers likewise decide they don’t want to be associated with a risky event, the decision is made for Goodwood. I’ll be interested to see how this pans out. The other consideration is how many people who have tickets, decide they don’t want to risk it, or can’t be bothered with the testing that will almost certainly be a prerequisite of attendance. Again, that could decide it for Goodwood. This really is uncharted territory, I genuinely have no idea what’s about to go down.
I'm not sure why it would be risky if ran as a test event with testing in place. Across the various enclosed/indoor test events there were only 15 confirmed cases out of 58,000 people, most of those in significantly riskier environments than FoS.
If, as everyone suggests, being outdoors is significantly safer, we really shouldn't expect to see many cases even with the delta variant being more easily transmissible.
parkrun (for example) is very tightly packed with heavy breathing etc and the science suggests that the risks are incredibly minimal, and that's technically had approval to go ahead for quite some time now.
If, as everyone suggests, being outdoors is significantly safer, we really shouldn't expect to see many cases even with the delta variant being more easily transmissible.
parkrun (for example) is very tightly packed with heavy breathing etc and the science suggests that the risks are incredibly minimal, and that's technically had approval to go ahead for quite some time now.
Motorsport UK have updated their COVID guidance: https://www.motorsportuk.org/news/motorsport-uk-re...
How do you do this bit at FOS? - Where spectators are permitted by venues they must be segregated from the ‘sporting bubble’.
How do you do this bit at FOS? - Where spectators are permitted by venues they must be segregated from the ‘sporting bubble’.
Ed Moses said:
Motorsport UK have updated their COVID guidance: https://www.motorsportuk.org/news/motorsport-uk-re...
How do you do this bit at FOS? - Where spectators are permitted by venues they must be segregated from the ‘sporting bubble’.
No entry to the paddocks? How do you do this bit at FOS? - Where spectators are permitted by venues they must be segregated from the ‘sporting bubble’.
Ed Moses said:
Motorsport UK have updated their COVID guidance: https://www.motorsportuk.org/news/motorsport-uk-re...
How do you do this bit at FOS? - Where spectators are permitted by venues they must be segregated from the ‘sporting bubble’.
As per their statement today, they're looking at running as a pilot event and not under current covid restrictions. If approved that would mean that the general rules for spectators under the current Stage 3 wouldn't apply. It would be run as it would have if 21st June had gone ahead.How do you do this bit at FOS? - Where spectators are permitted by venues they must be segregated from the ‘sporting bubble’.
ecsrobin said:
No entry to the paddocks?
As a marshal we have had to enforce this at events - it is one of the reasons the Motor Circuit is closed to spectators when there is a licensed sprint or autosolo on. I have not idea how this word work at FoS for the paddocks or the meet and greet activity under these rules. I guess you could keep the competitive cars and drives separate from the Demo side - but it would be a very different event.With pretty much all other test events, there’s a financial motive for the performers to do it, that’s pretty much completely the opposite to Goodwood. Goodwood is great marketing tool, but by no means a necessity. If there was an outbreak / hotspot and it was attributed to attendance at Goodwood, I can see the manufacturers not being happy with their association. I’m sure the press would have an absolute field day too. Would the teams consider it far too high a risk? I think that’s what’s ultimately going to decide the fate of the event. Judging by the GRRC breakfast club meeting at the circuit the other week, there’s no lack of appetite from the punters, can the same be said for the protagonists? That’s what we’ll have to wait to see.
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