--- James Rogerson <jwalter@ptra.com> wrote:
>
> Totally MHO I realize.
>
> If you lose it, it's your fault. Period. If you
> walked the course and then
> subsequently hit something, it's your fault, period!
> Not anyone else's,
> just yours. You did it.
>
Perhaps so, but does that vindicate the course designer
for ignoring common sense? I don't think so. You
don't see the Nurburgring owners planting trees three
feet from the pavement because "cars shouldn't be off
track anyway." It is the nature of racing to drive at
the very edge of the car's ability, and sometimes past
it. Like any race course designers, we share in a
responsibility to minimize the consequences when the
inevitable happens.
If you are designing a course, you are aware that
commonly made mistakes would result in striking an
obstacle, and you put the course there anyway, then you
share the blame when an accident happens. Also MHO.
Craig Blome
Texas Spokes SCC, Austin, TX
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