Originally Posted by
Dave Severson
Racing organizations and sanctioning bodies should be allowed to regulate themselves without interference from outside sources.... Racing is inherently dangerous and I'm also quite sure that the spectators are aware of the inherent dangers of being a spectator. If it scares you, don't go. I would bet that statistically cell phone usage while driving kills more people then all of racing combined in a years time!!!!
Lets not let big brother and/or other outside interests take control over more things then they already control!!!!! To heck with the media hype!!! Death and accidents from any source make good news copy! I would also bet that most who bitch about safety in racing have absolutely nothing to do with the sport! Some people like to go fast and when two of them get together there's going to be a race.....if those watching aren't intelligent enough to realize the risk then they should have adequate supervision in their lives to make sure they don't unwittingly attend such events!!!!
It was a racing ACCIDENT, and accidents will continue to happen---that's why they are called accidents!!!! If some of these do gooders had their way, everything with any danger or risk involved would be discontinued. Racers in all types of racing realize the risk involved, that's why lots of them race to just keep one foot over the edge and take the risks!! Don't let a bunch of uninformed do-gooders take away any more of our pastimes and passions!!!! Let racers be racers---if it scares you, don't go to the event!!!!!