What happened is truely sad. Unfortunately, this may be the start that will slowly shut down off-road racing. I heard something about CA is reviewing and looking over all of the past laws and rules for BLM (i think). And I am sure one of the wifes or other family member will try to sew BLM and if not the BLM, the president/race organizer.
A few days ago, we had a debate about this in class... After the debate, it made me think and realize that the general public that has no involvement with any type of off-road motorsports has no clue about racing.....
A few points that some of the kids in my class said:
-Put in Barriers
-Have spectators only stay near the the pits or in grand stands.
-Have people patrol popular spectating areas.
-Make the racers slow down in heavily crowded areas.
-Have all spectators sign a waivor.
Well, Putting in barriers won't work because it costs too much, too hard to put in on a 20+ mile race, and just totally impracticle because spectors will find a way around/over them.
Having spectors stay in grand stands will not work because it is too hard to control a spectating crowd of that size.
Also, having people patrol a 200 mile race is very difficult. Thats a lot of club members riding the course and looking for careless spectators that are breaching the 10ft off the course rule.
The suggestion on having racers slow down on heavily crowded areas just won't work. Racing is racing and your supposed to go fast when your racing.
Lastly, making spectators sign a waivor would not work out well for a few resons... 1) (For the eco nazi's out there) thats a waste of paper and ink. 2) Not all the spectators come through the camping/staging area, then go out to famous spectating spots. Im sure there are other ways to get out to the spectating area. 3) People don't want to stay in a line to sign some papers and watch a race.
Sorry for the long post guys, just tossing out my opinion and showing everyone what the General public thinks about it.
