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For the period where the detailed data has been released, covering the first 13,214 or so deaths, 384 (2.9%) where under 45. Over 50% of the reported deaths are over 85 years old. Once you discount the people with underlying conditions, who would have been told to isolate in any case, and have been told to do in Sweden, you are left with a tiny number of deaths. |
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So much for the success model of Sweden...
https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/swede...es-doc-1r88vm2 |
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They gave it a try, now lessons can be learned from this
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Have to disagree, and apologise for not talking BTCC.
Those of a sensitive nature should not read this post any further. All the Swedish story above does is enforce the fact that the elderly clapped out members of the human race are more susceptible to become ill and/ or die. The lesson (to me) is simple: putting large quantities of old folk under one roof and caring for them with people coming in and going out of the place introduces the ability for one worker to unwittingly infect many. And those many can then infect the rest. Care in the home is far safer if practical - less carers and old folk mixing. Personally speaking, having spent time working in numerous care homes over the years I would rather take a bullet in the brain than "live" (exist?) in a care hime environment. Back to BTCC please... Anyone know of any plans/ hopes by any teams to go testing? Would it be permissible? I know in season testing isn't, but does this situation count as in season? |
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come the second wave, if there is one after social distancing, every country now has better data to base further lockdowns on. and every country has different population, cultural and geographical factors to look at and consider. |
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given the season hasn't started i'm not sure how it could count as in-season? if there's going to be a perk to the slight increase in costs from a ppe and cleaning perspective it's that teams who have developed new cars will have a chance to get some more miles under their belts. |
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6.11. Testing: i) Testing after the last race of the 2019 Championship is unrestricted until 5pm, Wednesday, March 25th, 2020. ii) During the course of the 2020 Championship testing will be permitted for entrants on Circuit General Test Days up to a maximum of 4 days per registered driver (or up to 8 half days). Teams competing with new design cars will be permitted up to 5 additional test days. For the avoidance of doubt, ‘new design cars’ are models that have not previously competed in the Championship under NGTC technical regulations and which are significantly technically different from the make or model previously used by that Team. The venue and the purpose of the test must be notified at least 48 hours in advance to the Co-ordinator and a Championship sealed engine must be used. For the avoidance of doubt any testing or competing by any registered driver, team or entrant of any kind whatsoever and regardless of the type of vehicle cannot be undertaken at a venue using a circuit configuration which largely consists of that which is used at a Meeting of the 2020 Championship until after that Meeting, unless with the specific written authorisation of the Administrator. It is permitted for each car entered in the 2020 Championship to purchase or use no more than one set of new tyres (i.e. 4) at each permitted test day (as outlined in the paragraph above), during the course of the 2020 Championship. These 4 tyres will be specifically marked and identified for this use and are not permitted to be used at, or taken to, any championship event during the course of the season. All other tyres used during the permitted test days must be previously marked dry weather tyres. There is no restriction on the use of wet weather tyres other than that stated in CR 5.2.16. TOCA reserves the right to attend all such tests, costs of this attendance will be charged to the entrant. iii) Testing will be permitted at the following BTCC official organised test and at any further official test days as advised by TOCA: A pre-season test / Media day – Date and Venue TBA. Costs will be split equally amongst all participating/registered teams. iv) Testing will also be permitted at the following non-official test days: Goodyear Test Days - Tuesday/Wednesday, July 7th/8th, Snetterton Any costs will be split equally amongst all participating/registered teams. |
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there is a thread in parc ferme on the virus topic
regarding the test ban, considering that rule was written according to the original calendar i’d be surprised if it wasn’t changed to help teams and staff (and circuits) bring some money in. |
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Do the teams need to test though? The official pre-season test was completed, and there would normally be no further testing between that date and round 1. We are in the same situation, just with a longer gap between the dates.. |
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I'm just putting it out there that the original schedule had the pre-season test on 17 March, with no test days after that until the first race on 28 March. It could be argued that the teams are in the same situation - the cars have just been stored for a longer period between media day and round one. |
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British GT have just announced their first round will be at Oulton Park on 1/2 August, the same weekend as BTCC at Donington.
They are taking the marshals from the same geographical area, so both events will suffer from a lack of marshals. Hardly connected thinking, and no change from previous years. |
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as a more optimistic counter-point, i wonder how much it being the first weekend of the year after a long old off-season will actually help encourage marshal numbers. particularly if it's behind closed doors and they have to limit the number at each post for social distancing or anything like that.
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...and though likely not relevant this year, it stops people attending both events.
Which irritates me, as I have had to make choices which event to attend in the past. It's not as if the North has many meets at this level in the sport. |
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exactly. the old quantity problems will still exist, but marshalling could well be the only way to see and feel live motorsport for a significant part of the season (telly doesn’t count)...
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[QUOTE=kipper;3976158]I suspect it is workable. A number of people have a reasonably strong preference of one series over the other (I generally prefer marshaling British GT for instance).
Me too. |
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For the marshals on here, have the circuits/organisers said anything yet about provisions to keep you guys safe?
I would like to think that the circuits would set up some larger areas for each post to enable you to spread out some more, then maybe masks and visors if you need to attend to a vehicle? |
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