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i say no because they have the choice of not going there and personally i wouldnt, but i do feel sorry for the poor people that have no choice and live there.
if it can be guaranteed to be safe i will change my mind but as for now i do agree with there opiinion
if it can be guaranteed to be safe i will change my mind but as for now i do agree with there opiinion
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I say anyone who doesn't want to go is a ......
What does Rossi have to worry about a little radiation? He and Uccio can't have a baby anyway?
What does Rossi have to worry about a little radiation? He and Uccio can't have a baby anyway?
Well i've heard that according to all scientific sources the race should be safe radiation-wise. If the Japanese authorities want to run the race it should go ahead, if they don't want it then that's alright too. For the riders to kick up a fuss because they are scared of something they don't understant is all a bit silly.
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No definatley not!
How can they justify running a race in a country that still has its people on power share for their electricity an use all that juice to run a race.
Given the opertunity I for one would not go.
How can they justify running a race in a country that still has its people on power share for their electricity an use all that juice to run a race.
Given the opertunity I for one would not go.
I think it should depend on what the japanese want to do, fixing a racing circuit ahead of other things should not be a priority unless they think it will help national morale etc.
The danger to the riders from fukushima is basically zero unless they go swimming off the coast there or eat produce from there which would not be available anyway, but for the sake of the riders' peace of mind I agree advice from an independent authority such as the IAEA would be reasonable, training in nuclear physics not I imagine being stipulated when they signed their contracts . They will get several orders of magnitude more radiation on the flight to the race than from the fukushima reactors 90 miles away.
The danger to the riders from fukushima is basically zero unless they go swimming off the coast there or eat produce from there which would not be available anyway, but for the sake of the riders' peace of mind I agree advice from an independent authority such as the IAEA would be reasonable, training in nuclear physics not I imagine being stipulated when they signed their contracts . They will get several orders of magnitude more radiation on the flight to the race than from the fukushima reactors 90 miles away.
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And if they do go they should do a bit of PR ......... work school visits etc. or any other moral boosting function.
Maybe hand out free passes to families in the area.
Cop a loss on Motegi if it goes ahead and cop it graciously and with thanks to the Japanese for their participation in the sport.
Maybe hand out free passes to families in the area.
Cop a loss on Motegi if it goes ahead and cop it graciously and with thanks to the Japanese for their participation in the sport.
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I agree and go further, I think it will help national morale, the same reason we had the bushfire concerts in Victoria, the same reason why a lot of post disaster stuff like that occurs, it helps people regain a sense of joy and normalcy with life again.
And whoever it was who suggested a charity - great call
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Moto Gp owes a lot to Japan, Honda Yamaha Suzuki Arai Shoei are Japanese Companies that play big roles in Moto Gp. Im sure there is another state of the art Track in japan safe enough to hold a Moto Gp race at! but most likely it wont happen
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I don't believe there is such a thing as a '100% safe' level of exposure. When the IAEA says "no one in Japan has been injured," they show themselves to be lying .......s! Millions of people in Japan have been exposed to excess radiation. This extra dose, however slight, WILL cause excess genetic damage and, eventually, excess cancers and deaths. Unfortunately, we may not know for decades whether or not these deaths are statistically observable.
OTOH, any given rider is far more likely to be killed while racing than to develop cancer as a result of the microscopic dose they would absorb visiting the area for 4 days. Motegi is over 100 miles from Fukushima and is usually not down-wind of the site. By the time they get there, the reactors will (I'd like to think!) be under control and no longer oozing nasties. If the riders wan to be paranoid, they can bring their own food.
Quit moaning, Valentino!
OTOH, any given rider is far more likely to be killed while racing than to develop cancer as a result of the microscopic dose they would absorb visiting the area for 4 days. Motegi is over 100 miles from Fukushima and is usually not down-wind of the site. By the time they get there, the reactors will (I'd like to think!) be under control and no longer oozing nasties. If the riders wan to be paranoid, they can bring their own food.
Quit moaning, Valentino!
Depends on whether you believe in the linear no-threshold hypothesis, which is just that, a hypothesis.
We evolved and live in a radiation field; it may be a part of what makes us mortal, who knows, but the levels of radiation from fukushima 100 miles away from there are not significant compared to normal background radiation, a fundamental physical principle known as the inverse square law being operant apart from anything else. Radio-iodine is leaking into the sea, but the pacific ocean is hard to beat for volume of dilution, and as you say there should not be too much in the way of airborne radio-isotopes given the winds and that the fukushima reactors were not encased in graphite which burnt/exploded as was the case at chernobyl, and they seem to have been careful about contaminated produce from the immediate vicinity.
I agree with Barry, go through with the race and make a big charity/morale boost event out of it. Let the profit go to various rebuilding projects and charity organisations. I think radiation concerns are exaggerated.
I remember back when Tjernobyl went poof I was going to a concert here in Sweden, Accept headlining with Dokken as supporting act. Dokken didn't show up because they were afraid of the radiation all the way over in Russia. No loss, Accept kicked ... anyway that evening
I remember back when Tjernobyl went poof I was going to a concert here in Sweden, Accept headlining with Dokken as supporting act. Dokken didn't show up because they were afraid of the radiation all the way over in Russia. No loss, Accept kicked ... anyway that evening
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I agree with Barry, go through with the race and make a big charity/morale boost event out of it. Let the profit go to various rebuilding projects and charity organisations. I think radiation concerns are exaggerated.
I remember back when Tjernobyl went poof I was going to a concert here in Sweden, Accept headlining with Dokken as supporting act. Dokken didn't show up because they were afraid of the radiation all the way over in Russia. No loss, Accept kicked ... anyway that evening
Don Dokken was renowned for being the architypal neurotic rockstar.
George Lynch rocked though.
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Not just the Japanese authorites, independent of Dorna & anyone else who would satnd to gain from the race being held. These boys are not short of money, if they are that worried then they can pay for it themselves & be really sure.
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