Originally Posted by
faksta
Great report as always. I wonder, what's the traffic like on those roads during the event? I can barely see a non-participating car on your pictures, except for what seemingly are support or press vehicles. Do they close the roads for the event and let go by pass only? Is it possible to follow the whole route (or nearly whole, like on Mille Miglia) on an ordinary car with no press/participant/assistance pass?
I guess the lack of other traffic is the result of careful image selection but the route usually also only uses small roads with light traffic. No road is blocked, with the exception of the special stages, so you can easily follow the entire route.
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