You have a good point. But people look toward racing as being "bad" and
all, but why don't we ban *** and smoking and guns and everything in the
world that is dangerous? People really need to look at the big picture.
The accident was a freak accident. Some things might have been able to
prevent it such as gravel traps or a "less prone to flipping" substance put
in the infield but slowing the cars down to 200MPH wouldn't have helped in
the same situation and tires wouldn't have helped either. Just some things
happen in rare incidents and though some can be prevented, others just
happen.
JB
> No, what pissed me off is people like you (politicians are famous for
> this crap) are always so wise after the fact -- armed with 20/20
> hindsight.. You shake your head gravely and act like the rest of us are
> such morons for not catching this earlier. Well I didn't see your post
> on Friday or earlier in the week. I read it yesterday, and I haven't
> seen you campaigning for waterbarriers on ovals before yesterday. Why
> yesterday? You're damned right. You put your hindsight glasses on and
> proclaimed instant expertise on the subject.
> You jumped on a tragedy and inflicted your condescending drivel on the
> rest of us as if we haven't a clue how to go about tying our own shoes
> never mind looking at the incident rationally to work to keep it from
> happening again. Your boorish "When will you Americans ever learn"
> approach certainly didn't help, but your overall approach was like
> walking into a funeral and criticizing the family for buying the car in
> which the kid killed himself.
> Now is the time to start campaigning for CART to start racing in padded
> tubes with closed circuit TV so the spectators can watch. That will not
> only protect the drivers from crashing into walls, but protect the
> spectators as well.
> We can start working on wrap-around crash cages so that the chance of
> anyone getting hurt by car-to-car collisions within the tubes is
> reduced. Fire can be eliminated by piping high pressure foam and inert
> gasses into the tube at the first sign of smoke, and the drivers can be
> suspended in high-tech padding inside their cars with room left for foot
> and arm movement. All other controls can be taken care of by telemetry
> from the pits as a driver requests it based on the information displayed
> on his helmet HUD. Racing in tubes will also eliminate sun glare.
> The most dangerous time in a race is during high-speed passing, so why I
> don't understand why the rules of engagement aren't changed. Perhaps
> when Michael wants to pass Paul, Mike calls the officials on his helmet
> radio and asks for permission to pass Paul. The official can roll a die
> and, based on a chart, can decide whether or not Mike can pass Paul. If
> so, then Paul must allow the pass in the safest manner possible while
> still providing a show for the fans.
> Get the point yet?
> > On Mon, 01 Nov 1999 05:29:39 GMT, "Kevin Anderson"
> > >You guys will always find something to fight about
> > I don't think anyone ( well 98% ) disagrees with the fact that we
> > could do with more safety - what pissed people of was my use of
> > "americans"
> > --
> > Cheers
> > RP
> > E-mail: rp at post1 dot com
> --
> Bob Curtin
> Worcester Area Strategy & Tactics Exchange
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> "If God had intended men to join the Army he would have given us green,
> baggy skin"
