Renault World Series at Donington
Discussion
Was a bit of a joke but apparently they were applying (or not) the same 'successful' approach they used for the Download Festival and then the MotoGP event.
I waited around and chatted to a couple of the security guys.
The security people apparently counted about 73,000 people today - higher than the 54k reported over the tannoy. A similar percentage higher for the Saturday as well according to them. Seems a bit high to me but it certainly was busy enough both days.
All of the traffic guidance I saw heading back into Donington was managed by just the event security staff. Quality unknown. I think the early finish (relatively) also allowed people to hang on until the end whereas at a normal meeting people start to drift off about half way through and so spread the load on the roads a little.
Other than that it was disappointing to find that the FIA PC approach to competitive racing had found its way to Donington - or was it the influence of World Cup referees and a case of how many red and yellow cards could be issued? Seems that a lot of the Saturday results had been changed overnight and a fairly private bout of fisticuffs oafter one of Saturday's races resulted in an exclusion from the meeting and the announcement of such to all 54/75k attendees.
Nothing like washing soiled linen in public is there.
Power trip?
I waited around and chatted to a couple of the security guys.
The security people apparently counted about 73,000 people today - higher than the 54k reported over the tannoy. A similar percentage higher for the Saturday as well according to them. Seems a bit high to me but it certainly was busy enough both days.
All of the traffic guidance I saw heading back into Donington was managed by just the event security staff. Quality unknown. I think the early finish (relatively) also allowed people to hang on until the end whereas at a normal meeting people start to drift off about half way through and so spread the load on the roads a little.
Other than that it was disappointing to find that the FIA PC approach to competitive racing had found its way to Donington - or was it the influence of World Cup referees and a case of how many red and yellow cards could be issued? Seems that a lot of the Saturday results had been changed overnight and a fairly private bout of fisticuffs oafter one of Saturday's races resulted in an exclusion from the meeting and the announcement of such to all 54/75k attendees.
Nothing like washing soiled linen in public is there.
Power trip?
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