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Parke Cochran
Talladega, AL

Do your US tickets have the same disclaimer that we have to put up with in
Australia.

All of our tickets claim that,

"MOTOR RACING IS DANGEROUS
Spectators are reminded that Motor Racing is dangerous and accidents can happen.
All care is taken to protect the public but spectators are warned there is a
possibility of an accident causing injury, death or property amage,

By the purchase/or isssue of this ticket the spectator acknowledges that the
entry to the event venue has a degree of danger and the promotor, clubs,
corporations, landowner, organisations and persons having any connection with
the promoting, organising or conduct of the event shall have no liability to the
spectator."

This effectively stops them from being sued for negligence. This effectively
takes away their desire to improve the public's safety.

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Tim "Calm Down" Wheatley
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Hi!
I live in Germany and sometimes I shake my head when I hear ppl getting
*millions* for burning their (excuse me:) stupid mouth just because there
was no warning on the cup, that the coffee is hot. Or no hint in a manual
that you're not supposed to dry your dog in the microwave-oven. Or they
smoke their brains out and sue cigarette-companies when they're dead.
Just my 2pfg. (german sub-currency)
Markus

The series has probably the highest serious injury rate to drivers in it's
short existance, known to man.

Bottom line, it's a dangerous formula- and accidents seem to happen more
regularly, and more ***ly than other formulas.

Incidentally, this conversation has been had one time previously- after
another US fatality- last year Michigan?

I made the comment then, as i do now- in the UK (& NZ) for that matter, we
have a big hazard triangle on the back of our tickets.

It says ( don't have an old ticket here, but from memory)

(there is an image of it at: http://www.racesimcentral.net/;)

Warning! Motor Sport can be dangerous!

In respect of the risks of motor sport to participants and spectators you are
present at this circuit at your own risk.

Bottom line is, and will continue to be, that viewing a motor race is not a
risk-free activity. When i go i make an effort to think about where i am, and
the likely impact of any incident. I also make sure ihave the room to move
quickly, should that need happen.

I guess the design of oval circuits hinder that, though- you're pretty much
stuck in grandstands.

So, again, while it's a tragedy, i think it's something you have to accept can
and might happen when you attend any motor racing. God forbid you have some
silly state of affairs in the US which means moving fans back, etc, becuase i
as a fan who likes to watch a lot of racing live would hate to see that
happen.

It just comes down to accepting personal responsibility over whether or not
you choose to view a race trackside, and what can or might happen.

Z.

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Obviously you haven't been to the States in a while.  The concept of
personal responsibility is rather out of fashion over here these days,
and even if you made spectators stop and take individual videotaped
oaths before entering racetracks, it wouldn't protect the promoters
from liability.  A sad state of affairs, but true.  So all they (or
anyone) can do is load up on liability insurance, tack the cost onto
the ticket/product prices, and pray it's enough.

Thus ends today's political diatribe, which probably belongs in
another NG.... :-)

Steve B.

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