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The Leopard
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Report Ibrahima Sonko • May 31, 2014 10:21 PM BST
Always thought it was mental to watch this sport close up Sad
Report The Leopard • May 31, 2014 10:31 PM BST
Rally organisers should be done for manslaughter
Report Ibrahima Sonko • May 31, 2014 10:35 PM BST
dont be silly

i think we all know it is very dangerous, they cant control 10 miles of 'track'

Stupid comments like you have just posted would make it a none spectator sport, then what is next, cycling ???
Report twizzle22 • May 31, 2014 10:56 PM BST
Not even headline news in the Mail..if the accident had occurred in the South it would have been an entirely different matterSad
Report The Leopard • May 31, 2014 10:59 PM BST
ISonko...time to close it down then....if they can't protect the spectators....3 families destroyed
Report moisok • May 31, 2014 11:00 PM BST
it is all over on sky
but diverts from important stuff !!!
Report moisok • May 31, 2014 11:01 PM BST
then they want to increase police patrols on ordinary roads  - every time I go out I see ar4oles risking others lives on the roads!!
Report Ibrahima Sonko • May 31, 2014 11:02 PM BST
cant protect, part of the attraction.
Report moisok • May 31, 2014 11:09 PM BST
I have only been on a few short runs locally recently - twice cut up with big black sporty types in and out on a dual carriageway. !!  cants!!!!
Report The Leopard • May 31, 2014 11:44 PM BST
Black Range Rovers are least considerate....they feel nothing can hurt them
Report The Leopard • May 31, 2014 11:45 PM BST

May 31, 2014 -- 5:02PM, Ibrahima Sonko wrote:


cant protect, part of the attraction.


Darwinian selection then

Report Vubiant • May 31, 2014 11:51 PM BST
Yes , presumably people know the risk they take when observing high speed action close up and they then proceed to take it.
If they don't understand the risk they're probably too stupid to survive ( and pass on 'stupid genes' to another generation)
Report Ibrahima Sonko • May 31, 2014 11:53 PM BST
ffs, darwin was in 1800, im pretty sure im not stuck in the past like you ?


Next thing you will be telling me that news stories from a war zone is very dangerous...................

wnakers like you would ban high jump
Report The Leopard • June 1, 2014 12:05 AM BST
I think you will find that you are the w@nker , sir !
Report The Leopard • June 1, 2014 12:27 AM BST
Crowds should be back at least 10 metres for a start
Report Ivor • June 1, 2014 12:37 AM BST
Leopard must SURELY be on a wind-up in this thread... he can NOT be serious!
Report currant bun • June 1, 2014 3:51 PM BST
**** happens
Report Biscar Two from a mile back • June 1, 2014 4:02 PM BST
On a similar note, how dangerous did that North West 200 races looka couple of weeks back.I know a rider was killed(video on youtube is shocking)but what chance have they got if they come off, into the kerb with nowt but a leather suit to protect them.
Report hearts1874 • June 1, 2014 4:13 PM BST
watched it once on a gravel hairpin , fooking scary. soon stood on a bank exiting the hairpinLaugh
Report ebulGery • June 1, 2014 5:22 PM BST
There have been tragic accidents in the past rallying...they had a program on BBC 4 recently
They have detuned the cars

But I am afraid watching this close up is always going to be dangerous, they still go pretty quick, one mistake
the driver loses control, who knows where the car is going to end up

Still life aint risk free, we all die anyway

the only suggestion is to fence in the entire rally, but not sure this is practical and spectators would lose some of the thrill
a tape normally in place was missing
Report ebulGery • June 1, 2014 5:25 PM BST
they were closer than they normally are at this point, they should have been 30 metres back
one of the dead was a photographer, well I am afraid that was part of his job
the other two were spectators, there are injured as well
Report ebulGery • June 1, 2014 5:27 PM BST
accidents happen I am sorry to say
Report Facts • June 1, 2014 10:22 PM BST
After deaths in crowds at motor racing. Massive safety measures were put in place.spectators are well back from the track nowadays.
Report breadnbutter • June 2, 2014 12:21 AM BST
RIP the 3 dead .

Hopefully some proper preventative safety  measures are now  put in place and adhered to .Terrible waste of life for what should have been a fun day out .
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