I don't believe for a second that it is the fault of people building the
superspeedways. I believe it is the fault of bad luck. There is no good
way to hit a wall with the top of a car (any car!) but in an open cockpit
car it is just that much worse. This is a bad example but there is a
go-kart street race near where I live and at least two people have died in
it (drivers). At the point on the track were one of them was killed they
are only doing 60 (he ended up getting hit causing him to flip into a light
pole and a store front window. After going through a catch fence, by the
way.) Just a defense for superspeedways.
Jason
>TwoHarvs@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> What can you say, a sad day in CART history. I commend CART, ABC and the
>> commentators on the way they handled the coverage of the tradgy.
Respectful
>> and thoughtful of the people who matter.
>
><<<Yup. Very thoughtful and sensitive to the situation. Great job.>>>
>
>Except for Paul Page. He seemed to totally forget about it at the
>conclusion of the race where I swore he was even more bubbly and
>effervescent than normal. Then they cut to the pit lane where all the
>drivers were in tears...
>
>Let's put the blame where it belongs and that is squarely on the
>shoulders of the superspeedway owners. These venues are obviously unsafe
>but they continue to be built. Fontana is only a year old. It reminds me
>of Roman coliseums.
>
>My sympathies to the Moore family. What a senseless tragedy...
>
>Paul Foster
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