Howdy,
On Mon, 22 May 2000, Steven T. Ekstrand wrote:
> | For whatever reason, most of the close calls were on Sunday, *after* the
> | actual collision.
> That makes it worse! Sometimes it is hard to recognize a close call until
> there is an incident, but once there is an incident??? I understand the
> reluctance to change course, but come on.... On Sunday morning first
> thing there should have been at least a minor adjustment. It sounds like a
> minor adjustment to the entrance of the box would have greatly lessened the
> danger.
And thereby either invalidate Saturday's runs or make it nearly impossible
to improve them? I woulda been happy with the first choice but certainly
not the second...
> "Newbie autocrosser and safety weenie attorney who is trying to convince
> his safety weenie attorney wife that this is an extreme safe sport"
It is. Neither driver was hurt. I don't think either airbag even went
off. We should do what we can to prevent this in the future, but the
right answer was _not_ to stop the event.
Mark
(who probably wasn't the only bastard sitting on the line thinking/hoping
that maybe this would slow all those _other_ DS guys down... :-)
(and, since its team.net and everyon's so serious, also thinking how much
it must suck to go to an autox and bend up the car)
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