2009 Worlds S.A.

[Dudders]

Tell me, why only 24 at the 2wd Off Road World Champs in SA?

?????

[Col]

cos it was south africa

[dbizzle5]

I guess people didnt fancy getting mugged, shot or buggerred!:woot:

[Dudders]

And that doesnt happen in the USA/UK/Europe etc?

So did everyone boycott the whole event then?

[dbizzle5]

Yep, boycotted.

[Dudders]

So the big teams didnt go, does that stop the drivers going under there own guise then? Would have thought it would be good to make a name for yourself...

[tellor]

you'll make a name for yourself alright....

on the front page of the Pretoria Gazette!


Still they did have the 2001 off road buggy worlds in Pretoria and everyone went then

[Rocking Donkey]

It was in the height of the recession and I think lots of RC companies were worried about survival. Its pretty expensive to send a team to the World, and the only return is the prestige.

[racingdwarf]

TBH was a shame, 8th worlds in jakarta,you could soon get in deep water in that part of the world, was in a secure compound:woot:, yet all went.

I think if usa didn't think the whole world was out to get them at that time and let the team go, others would have gone to, but once the ball got rolling.

like has been said pretoria, not a holiday destination realy:woot:

[Garry]

Still they did have the 2001 off road buggy worlds in Pretoria and everyone went then

Masami apparently had his hand luggage stolen on the way back from the TC Worlds in SA, and at least 2 people were carjacked between the track and the hotel, or the hotel and airport. Overall, the teams let the drivers choose to attend, and most people thought the event wasn't safe so decided not to go.

Wikipedia - Crime in South Africa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_South_Africa

The 1/5th Worlds in SA in 2009 had 7 entrants.

http://www.neobuggy.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=7015