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Safety meetings with photographers were a regular feature last year. The bar is higher to get in this year. You can be pretty confident that the powers that be are going to deal with it. Obviously the race comes first, but hopefully there will be a collaborative effort to make it work safer and better for everyone.
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People from other countries can cover the races from the press tent and buy photo's from the American Photographers.
You guys knee-jerk react much. As GuyB pointed out, all the cool photo's we get to see is because of the "access" they have so, unless you want LESS cool shit to look at, by all means, restrict the fuck out of everyone!
All that's needed is a rule that you DON'T walk across the track at any section that is "blind" and LOOK before you do as to not interfere with the racer's.
Call me crazy but that's just how I see it.
You have to be able to cross the track to get good shots. It's just a fact.
Are we going to have each mag with an inside guy and an outside guy?
'Official' photographer-approved turns and jumps?
What a mess. So sorry this happened.
They should also make it so the fans have to be at least 200 yards away from the track also, and ban those who get any closer, then create a website so they can post there names publicly and be shamed by all the pitchfork toting neckbeards.
Right guys?
This is publicity for the series, you don't charge the media to cover it.
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None of you got it right. It was really me in disguise, no one found out...
This situation is one you always keep in mind when near a track, beause you never want to be the a-hole that affects the outcome of a pro race. Crossing in front of the leaders is already a well-known "never do." But, it happened and Stewart got screwed just when he was making the summer about twice as interesting as it would have been without him. Sux for everyone, especially him.
The series folks are under a lot of pressure and will have to make some visible changes after this, but I hope they dont over-react like SX did when some local newspaper yoyo photohound got landed on when he was standing in a stupid place. SX clamped down hard and ruind it for everyone. They made track maps and shooting the US Open was a waste of time, everyone hated it.
SX always had a strict no-crossing rule, even when obviously there is a clear track. You cross they walk you out. I saw it happen. It's not that hard to manage.
Nats are much more wide open, and officials don't look twice when you cross, because they do it too. I'm pretty sure the guy that crossed in front of James knows better and wasn't paying attention. Everyone already knows you don't get on a track when the leaders are coming, sheesh.
The people that are whining about who is on the track need to relax. When the race is over, all you have is TV, memories, sunburn, souvenirs, and pics.
No one is making enough money to support huge fees for media, thats silly. It's not like there are dozens of people at each event making a killing. The pie isn't very big.
The responsibility for the track during a race is the sanctioning body's. It's up to them to have rules and have people in place to enforce things. It's none of my business but I hope MX doesn't over react like SX. They can borrow the one rule about if you cross at the wrong time, you get walked out and, hopefully not just tell people to stay away.
And Jay, that was some funny shit. You caught limit on one cast.
James coming towards him ? I know it may seem insignificant to those with simple minds, but for those, like me,
with a scientific, logical cranium - that is sometimes fuzzy with beer-sauce, it seems quite topical. Ole'.
In Brazil MXof tracks has evolved to the point of leather helmets on board oval tracks here.
In his country they would have a ez up set up selling nachos at the point of the track where he slipped.
Whoever gave him the pass should have known to restriction his access to shooting from the parking lot.
To be fair, are we sure it was a Brazilian photographer?
We could be barking up the wrong tree. It could have been a tall Mexican crossing the track to get his weed wacker
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