What couldn't it be done in London???
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Bloody health and safety...
That's Warsaw last weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h8yi4578mk&fea...
EDIT
WHY not WHAT of course.
That's Warsaw last weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h8yi4578mk&fea...
EDIT
WHY not WHAT of course.
Edited by rottie102 on Wednesday 25th August 19:07
Check out JDM All Stars @ Wembley Sadium, not quite the same as streets of Warsaw/London but pretty cool either way
http://www.jdmallstars.com/
if this become popular it'd be a matter of time before we see it on the streets.
http://www.jdmallstars.com/
if this become popular it'd be a matter of time before we see it on the streets.
Flintstone said:
Would they have to pay the congestion charge?
If it was during the week, then yes, unless they were racing Prius' and Gwizz thingys....If it was the weekend, there would be no congestion charging (Although qualifying would have to be on Friday evening after 6pm after the charging had stopped)
The government/local councils would never allow a 'street race' in UK again as it sends out an entirely wrong political message. They need to be seen as being anti-car in all it's forms. And if they're anti-car they therefore must be pro-environment - which ticks another box on a form. 
Its not that: there are specific laws against road racing in the UK. You can close roads and allow demo runs- this happened in liverpool last month, and with Mark Webber in London before the British Grand Prix, or occasionally when they want to remember someone (Lewis hamilton in his F1 car in stevenege, for example or the run hrough basildon in the mid 90s) but road racing needs permission by going through parliament. Birmingham did this in the mid 80s, and were heard to say "never again"
So demo runs yes, full-on racing is a "maybe" but you'd need permission from parliament. You may get enthusiasm for some eco green racing using hybrids/full electric, for example
So demo runs yes, full-on racing is a "maybe" but you'd need permission from parliament. You may get enthusiasm for some eco green racing using hybrids/full electric, for example
having investigated something simiar oin Bristol, the city council with the most "anti-car" reputation ever, health and safety were not actually the sticking point but the people like the shops, bus companies and taxi firms who would claim a loss of earnings. health and safety bods were actually all for it and working to make an event a reality.... it annoys me when health and safety exec get such a lot of stick but then why let reality get in the way of a good scapegoat....
pablo said:
having investigated something simiar oin Bristol, the city council with the most "anti-car" reputation ever, health and safety were not actually the sticking point but the people like the shops, bus companies and taxi firms who would claim a loss of earnings. health and safety bods were actually all for it and working to make an event a reality.... it annoys me when health and safety exec get such a lot of stick but then why let reality get in the way of a good scapegoat....
+1they investigated the London Grand Prix on more than one occasion - cost is always the issue
It certainly could be done, but I can't really see it. The only closed road event on the mainland is the Jim Clark Rally, which proves that the necessary legislation can be negotiated; it's more a question of it making money and not being seen as a nuisance/environmental catastophe.
The weekend before last I was in Germany for the WRC round based in Trier, the oldest town in the country. For the superspecial stage to end the rally, they had closed off the town centre and Loeb and the like were racing around. I even got to have a go myself in my old car (it was rather good fun!).
It was a big thing for the locals, seemingly, and there were event cars all over the place with big stickers saying "Yes to Motorsport" (in German, of course). Perhaps trying to do it in Berlin would have been more of a problem but the Germans do seem to have a different ethic. Shame we can't see it the same way.
The weekend before last I was in Germany for the WRC round based in Trier, the oldest town in the country. For the superspecial stage to end the rally, they had closed off the town centre and Loeb and the like were racing around. I even got to have a go myself in my old car (it was rather good fun!).
It was a big thing for the locals, seemingly, and there were event cars all over the place with big stickers saying "Yes to Motorsport" (in German, of course). Perhaps trying to do it in Berlin would have been more of a problem but the Germans do seem to have a different ethic. Shame we can't see it the same way.
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