Hi All
Been pointed at this thread and asked to comment.
But realistically you've got it covered - "It's the world we live in"
Fix that and you've achieved something
However I'll have a go
Before you jump up and down on the Association, please do this:-
Read the General Rules - you would be surprised, judging by the above, what's not actually there.
Secondly - think what a 'Race Track' is to the average bloke in the street, i.e. the bloke YOU might have to convince that YOU did everything possible to avoid that accident when it goes pear shaped - who's never seen model car racing, but has seen Brands Hatch on the telly..
Sometimes we are required to go slightly OTT (For Our Sport) to make sure that Mr Averages expectations are covered (which is essentially what the UK legal system is based around) you may or may not like that - but
"It's the world we live in"
And we as the BRCA can't fix that..
So DO what your race director has deemed necessary, or simply offer to do his job for him, once you're doing it though be prepared for loads of flak of your mates as you'll probably come to the same conclusion on safety as he did
Last bit - if you think it's not safe you MUST say so to race control - that IS in the rules.