Scott Brayton

The tragic death today of Scott Brayton has left me with a sad and lonely feeling. John

>The tragic death today of Scott Brayton has left me with a sad and >lonely feeling. >John I believe that can be said for all of us that follow any kind of racing.

The loss of Scott caught us all. He was a 'homeboy' to me here in Michigan. His passing was even felt by my wife, and you know how much she could dislike racing. The Indy split gave me concern, I now have sorrow. Glen

The tragic loss of Scott Brayton will hit everyone hard in the world of proffesional motor racing. He was an outstanding competitor but at least he died doing the one thing he enjoyed most. Still it is a trajic loss to the sport. My best wishes go to all his family and friends and his many fans throughout the world. Long Live Scott Brayton :-(

> The tragic death today of Scott Brayton has left me with a sad and > lonely feeling. > John Ditto! I'm living in Indianapolis. It seemed as the whole world stood still for the entire afternoon. If you are looking for more info on Scott's accident, try the following site, if you haven't already: http://www.brickyard.com/irl/ Gary

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> > The tragic death today of Scott Brayton has left me with a sad and > > lonely feeling. > > John > Ditto! I'm living in Indianapolis. It seemed as the whole world stood > still for the entire afternoon. If you are looking for more info on > Scott's accident, try the following site, if you haven't already: > http://www.brickyard.com/irl/ > Gary

" I'm scared for their safety," Michael Andretti said. "It's all artificial. They're just giving them more boost. That track wasn't built for those speeds. And with that old equipment ... it's just totally ridiculous what they're doing. It's unconscionable to me. I hope they got through it, but if they get through it, it will just be because they are lucky." ' I got this quote off the AP news service on 5/10/96 before Scott died. It seems that Tony George has not regard for human life. This death is very sad., but it didn't have to happen. OUt Long live the U.S. 500 the real cars and the real stars. Sunday MAy 26 2pm eastern ESPN.

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> " I'm scared for their safety," Michael Andretti said. "It's all > artificial. They're just giving them more boost. That track wasn't >built for those speeds. And with that old equipment ... it's just totally > ridiculous what they're doing. It's unconscionable to me. I hope they >got through it, but if they get through it, it will just be because they > are lucky." ' >I got this quote off the AP news service on 5/10/96 before Scott died. It > seems that Tony George has not regard for human life. This death >is very sad., but it didn't have to happen. OUt >Long live the U.S. 500 the real cars and the real stars. Sunday MAy 26 2pm > eastern ESPN.

Well put. I might have been wrong about the repaving of IMS thing, but giving them extra boost is a speed increase and Tony Georges fault. Even if he hadn't given them extra boost, he should have still tried to slow the cars down. Tim

Subject: Re: Scott Brayton GJC> " I'm scared for their safety," Michael Andretti said. "It's all GJC>artificial. They're just giving them more boost. That track wasn't GJC>built for those speeds. And with that old equipment ... it's just totally GJC>ridiculous what they're doing. It's unconscionable to me. I hope they GJC>got through it, but if they get through it, it will just be because they ar GJC>lucky." ' Another Fabulous WHINE by Andretti.....the old equipment worked before....you remeber Mikey...YOU USED IT!!!! Luck is worthless....real drivers use instict and training...luck is used for those victory speeches....Andretti and the rest of CART knows that Indy is perfectly safe....and the WANT to be there, oh yessss they would LOVE to be there, but they have to stay loyal to their sponsors, or else.... --- t OLXWin 1.00b t Twisted mind? No, just bent in a few strategic places...

I'm sure we all regret the loss of Scott Brayton, and expressing those sentiments seems appropriate in this newsgroup. But the arguments on whose at fault will likely continue for years to come, and have no business here, unless you can figure out some way to link them into simulators. Please move that discussion over to rec.autos.sports.indy. Thanks, Dave "davids" Sparks Sequoia Motorsports