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>exploding popularity (hundreds thousands of people lining the stages without the protection of normal circuit racing) and a series of deadly accidents, eventua

>exploding popularity (hundreds thousands of people lining the stages without the protection of normal circuit racing) and a series of deadly accidents, eventually leading to the end of the Group B category I know next-to-nothing about rally racing, but that last photo in the article must highlight what you're talking about: a TV cameraman standing about six feet away from a speeding car on a dirt road. Yikes!

Nr7 12y ago
Actually more like this: http://www.motormavens.com/emAlbum/albums/Contributors/Patrick%20McCullagh/Webmining/_fullsize/BettegaPortugal1984.jpg http://www.motormavens.com/emAlbum/albums/Contributors/Patri... Portuguese rally fans especially were completely insane back then.
- hudibras 12y ago
  O dear. If my calculations are correct, those guys in the street have around eight tenths of a second to get out of the way.
  - slayed0 12y ago
    Never tell me the odds
astrobe_ 12y ago
This guy is actually relatively safe, because he is in the "inside" of the turn. The most dangerous places are the "outsides" of turns, where cars out-of-control are more likely to go. I believe that it is a common security measure to place people on the insides rather than the outsides.