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British MX is in Trouble and unless Brexit happens fast they can kiss the 2017 MXdN goodbye. Could the MXdN still happen in litigious happy Cali ? Or will Cali follow suit with the EU ? What does the AMA think of this ? MX Sports ?
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Not like there isn't any money involved ! This is scary as hell.
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Not like there isn't any money involved ! This is scary as hell.
Why would it be the end for the UK?
So the government having been told by the industry that it is uninsurable, is going to mandate insurance.
It wont happen as a directive from the EU... BECAUSE WE ARE LEAVING THE EU ... precisely for shit like this .
Move along , nothing to see.
Motorsport in the UK is a Multi Billion Dollar industry , creating thousands of jobs, and Billions in exports , it is a show piece for british industry , and will remain so.
This is another 'sky is falling in ' story being pedaled by people who have nothing better to do,
Wont happen.
The Shop
An older guy falls from a ladder , hits and tractor , it goes in reverse and runs his ass over. lets just stop anyone and everyone from ever riding a motorcycle , or riding lawn mower , or even a golf cart.
Makes perfect sense. Insurance companies are evil. Plain and simple , and they could give two shiyts about any of the people who pay their premiums every month. But by god , they will be happy if you wrap yourself up in bubble wrap and go live in a closet. they want " you " to pay....but " they " don't want to pay when you get hurt.
Whoever came up with Vnuk....should seriously be tarred and feathered.....then shot.
I wish you guys the best of luck over there!
and the bike landed in the crowd, thankfully not hurting anyone, but had it seriously injured someone , who or what's insurance would cover it?
Is this this type of incident this insurance is supposed to cover?
Every two or three years something like this happens, and goes away , I remember something similar in the 90's.
IF anything comes of it, I will be starting a weekly ride out across the lawn of my local MP, ( who is a total bell end, thinks the NHS can be solved by using astrology) and becoming a wheelie boy.
I never watched from that spot because I always felt it was dodgy, and as a result, lots of 6ft fences appeared at other venues to help reduce the chances.
Also what is the insurance that we are covered by when we enter races?
Just curious, I've never thought about it before?
Yes nothing came of the crash from Gesjer, but as with all UK major event we have to run to very high standards regarding Health and Safety, insurannce is in place for the crowd and insurance is in place via the ACU for the injury, we have neary 400 pages of event management at Matterley covering Bomb threat, major incidents on track and on site plus locally, as regards this scarmongary it is just that, everything is insured via risk anyway, the same with on the road and where you live determines the price of the insurance. Legislation on any subject like this would take years anyway so just enjoy life as it is.
Green extremists have figured out that the easiest way to get rid of Motorsport ( one of the low hanging fruit on their objectives tree ) is through liability legislation that literally makes it too expensive to persue any form of motor sport...
These people aren't dumb enough to think that they can just put an end to f1 racing overnight.... They know that what ordinary Motorsport enthusiasts do, the way they spend their money, ultimately supports all Motorsport ...you take away that grassroots and everything ends up the ladder from there.
Motorsport is just a starting point for these people.....get ready to be a pedestrian !
Think I'm exaggerating?
Pit Row
please people, read decent content and not mxlarge: https://motomatters.com/analysis/2016/12/23/no_the_end_is_not_nigh_for_…
This game ain't over. Not by a damn-sight!
For my race team I already pay $28'000 for insurances, for things like an awning pole hitting a fan or a mechanic tripping over or running into a fan. When I run the GP or when I run the Nations next year these risks are already covered with the £30,000,000 public liability insurance and event insurance. Every trader, food wagon, fairground ride has to have their own PI insurance and risk assessment.
Each rider is insure when they sign on and I have to pay for that too.
Many people also don't realise that as soon as the public come into an event so do road traffic laws apply, so in 2012 a fan drove through the parking area and then pretended to be asleep, he got breathalysed and went to court and got 10 points on his license.
People have a right to be safe, hence seated football ground and no crushing like the old days..
All of these cost are already related to running a proper event. You cannot turn a blind eye nowadays.
Sorry it's a bit of a long post but when you already have these thing in place already it not alarming for me.
As for 3,5 or 10 years time who knows! But for Matterley and the MXoN we are more than covered.
Sorry boys, you better book your flights to England, the des nations is going nowhere....
But, if you want to be silly, sure, go ahead and keep pushing / trolling for a 'disaster' being imminent. The Brits, even though they are Pommie Bastards , know how to run big MX events. Especially DRT, if he's who I think he is.
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