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Originally Posted by crmalcolm
It makes no difference what venue or facility they were held at. As has been repeated, and you seem to not be taking on board, the number of spectators and their travel arrangements also makes no difference.
Yes - you have linked the guidance produced for a return to spectators at Elite Sports. It should also be read with this govt. page - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/p...-sports-events
Which makes it clear:
'The Government has announced that a small number of sporting events will be used to pilot the safe return of spectators through late July and early August – with a view to reopen competition venues for sports fans, with social distancing measures in place, from October 2020. [...]
There are also likely to be further pilot events for other sports, in order to build up to and prepare for the full, socially distanced return of sporting events from 1 October 2020.'
So until either:
A) BTCC is re-classified as not being Elite.
B) A BTCC event is selected as a pilot.
C) 1st October arrives.
Then they are not allowed to have a crowd of one spectator who lives 5 metres from the venue entrance.
No matter how much BTCC is compared to other non-elite sports, whether motorsport or otherwise, the fact remains that spectators are not permitted to attend. |
My point is that, until this week, no one has said to MSV, they can not have spectators at a BTCC meeting like they have at other meetings already this month because it is an elite sport. What makes it an elite sport? According to many definitions that I can find on google, they all come up with just one definition that would apply to motorsport, that is the highest level of international or national competition. So what sets BTCC apart from British GT in that respect. BTCC drivers compete in British GT and British GT drivers compete in BTCC, so it isn't the "athletes" that give it that status. Teams compete in both championships, so it isn't the teams, so that just leaves the popularity of the sport to spectators.
There is not a single definition of Elite sport that says they would be a higher risk of spreading the virus. The only defining factor is the size of spectators the sport attracts and the distances people travel to see the sport.
Being an "Elite" sport has FA to do with it.