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YES!!! I also have no idea who emails to this list if they don=E2=80=99t sig=
n their name. It would be so nice if we knew who you were.
(It=E2=80=99s just a phone mail app issue for me, computer mail app doesn=E2=
=80=99t have this problem)
Dusty Nicholson=20
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 23, 2020, at 6:28 PM, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BFNot responding to this email but questioning if people know that s=
ome of these posts come from the fot@autox.team.net and unless you sign your=
name we don=E2=80=99t know who is writing.
>=20
> Maybe others get the individual email address, but I don=E2=80=99t.
>=20
> Bob Kramer
> Sent from my iPhone
>=20
>>> On May 23, 2020, at 10:37 AM, Stephen Jones via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>=
wrote:
>>>=20
>> =EF=BB=BF
>> =20
>> =20
>> As a member of SVRA for just four years, and minimal events participated i=
n, perhaps I am not the most qualified to critique the issue of whether or n=
ot to be racing during this unsettling period. My racing involvement spans f=
our decades with many organizations, and my experiences with SVRA has been e=
xceptional from everyone I have had the pleasure to be in contact with. SVRA=
prescribes meticulous directives and protocol to provide maximum safety for=
it=E2=80=99s members and competitors.
>> =20
>> With a few exceptions, racing is basically a money losing proposition for=
most of us. Whether your pockets are deep, or you need to exercise prudence=
over financial resources, racing is a luxury. it is not an essential activi=
ty of well being. It provides no homeostatic need other than to actualize a p=
assion, which, I will agree, does keep many of us sane.
>> =20
>> Now, unfortunately, each of us needs to make their own decision on whethe=
r to continue this pleasure under the guise of something that could potentia=
lly make one terminally ill or be a catalyst to others. I do not wish to eng=
age in a dialogue of opinion and personal discernment .I do not believe ther=
e is a right or wrong answer, SVRA has taken extraordinary actions to assure=
personal safety, and I applaud their endeavor. Yet, I have to ask myself, i=
s the risk worth the reward for me?=20
>> =20
>> I have looked forward to participating in the Mid-Ohio/Kastner event, for=
the past several months, particularly since racing at Mid-Ohio has been on m=
y bucket list for over 40 years. Regretfully, I have made the decision to su=
spend further participation until the current health situation has some posi=
tive resolve. To quote Steve McQeen =E2=80=9CLife is racing, the rest is ju=
st waiting.=E2=80=9D For myself, it is time to wait. I hope the wait is not t=
oo long.
>> =20
>> Lastly, this is a passionate debate, and there appears to be an atmospher=
e of rancor among a few of the postings. May I suggest that before one press=
es the send button, that they wait overnight and carefully re-read what has b=
een written. We can disagree, but a little civility might be exercised. Zea=
l and anger can be a volatile combination. As grandma said, =E2=80=9Cyou cat=
ch more bee=E2=80=99s with honey than vinegar=E2=80=9D After all, this post=
is called =E2=80=9CFriends of Triumph=E2=80=9D.
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> From: "Ken Knight via Fot" <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 7:56 PM
>> To: "J Wagner via Fot" <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] To Consider Before you Race
>> =20
>> Well then all is going to just fine and you this will magically go away. =
Good luck.
>> =20
>> Sent=E2=80=89from=E2=80=89my=E2=80=89Verizon=E2=80=89Smartphone
>> On May 22, 2020 2:44 PM, J Wagner via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>> =20
>> Guess what Ken, I give everyone social distance. I wear a mask when requ=
ested by the business. I don=E2=80=99t go over and hug folk. I don=E2=80=99=
t visit retirement homes. if I did, I=E2=80=99d wash up, wear a mask, and s=
ocial distance as required. =20
>> =20
>> I recall a friend died of a bacteria around his heart many years ago, sho=
rtly after my dad=E2=80=99s death. The doctors said this particular bug lik=
ely came from his garden. In the years since, did I stop gardening? Did I l=
ay awake at night thinking about what I might pick up in my garden and share=
with family and friends? Dad, on the other hand, had a heart attack after a=
day of skiing. You never know what=E2=80=99s going to take us.
>> =20
>> A best friend from high school died of pneumonia late last year as he tri=
ed to sleep off, alone, what he thought was a cold. Age 57.
>> =20
>> Really, look at the numbers. We can=E2=80=99t live in a bubble.
>> =20
>> Every year, it seems, someone I personally knew has died, long before Cov=
id-19 came along, and, no doubt, it will continue long after. So far, none h=
ave passed from Covid-19 that I personally knew, but It could happen. Maybe=
it will be the guy in my mirror. =20
>> =20
>> This is not the pandemic where it=E2=80=99s so bad every family will be t=
ouched and it=E2=80=99s ok to leave leave bodies at the curb for pick up. I=
t=E2=80=99s not playing russian roulette to try to get back to some semblanc=
e of normalcy.
>> =20
>> I beg you to not let the early predictions of this virus to lead you to n=
ot even admit your =E2=80=9CRussian Roulette with an automatic.=E2=80=9D was=
way off base.
>> =20
>> And by the way, =E2=80=9CWhile you are getting through Covid with no prob=
lems=E2=80=9D... you mean like how I=E2=80=99m unemployed with no prospects b=
ecause what was supposed to be a short term chance to get our hospitals and e=
mergency services prepared, so there=E2=80=99d be enough beds, masks, and ve=
ntilators has gone on well beyond the need? =20
>> =20
>> Your scare mongering is going =E2=80=9Cto be a real bitch when someone we=
personally love=E2=80=9D faces financial ruin, commits suicide, is victimiz=
ed by predators, etc. because of the lockdown. How=E2=80=99s it feel to ha=
ve people=E2=80=99s deaths laid on you like that? I wouldn=E2=80=99t have g=
one there.
>> =20
>> I believe you remain way off base, but we can agree to disagree. I only=
posted a response because I felt compelled to respond so that FOT members h=
ave a balance. =20
>> =20
>> Never be beaten by a virus!
>> =20
>> =E2=80=94Justin
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> On May 22, 2020, at 1:45 PM, Ken Knight via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrot=
e:
>> =20
>> Well Justin you go for it and good luck to you. While you are getting th=
rough Covid with no problems let's just hope you are not one of the 35 % tha=
t doesn't know it and spread it to someone you care about. That herd immuni=
ty is going to be a real bitch to achieve and means someone we personally lo=
ve will be dead. Ken
>> =20
>> Sent=E2=80=89from=E2=80=89my=E2=80=89Verizon=E2=80=89Smartphone
>> On May 22, 2020 1:08 PM, J Wagner via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>> =20
>> =20
>> I=E2=80=99m sorry Ken, IMHO, you=E2=80=99re way off base.
>> =20
>> =E2=80=9C....Covid is killing people in all age groups, no one should con=
sider themselves =E2=80=98low risk=E2=80=99. This virus is like playing Rus=
sian Roulette with an automatic....=E2=80=9D
>>=20
>> =20
>> That describes the Covid-19 that the early models were describing, but th=
ose models were wrong and have been discredited.=20
>> =20
>> Yes, in fact, some people can consider themselves =E2=80=9Clow risk=E2=80=
=9D and no, it=E2=80=99s not like playing Russian Roulette at all. And it=E2=
=80=99s certainly not like playing it with an automatic.
>> =20
>> If one is elderly, particularly those with underlying issues, sure, they s=
hould play it safe. And anyone with an underlying issue should weigh the ri=
sks and watch out for themselves. The rest need to get on with their lives.=
=20
>> =20
>> The flu didn=E2=80=99t stop vintage racing.
>> =E2=80=9CIf people die at the current rate of 5.9% then....=E2=80=9D =20=
>>=20
>> That =E2=80=9Ccurrent rate=E2=80=9D is not sustainable so your suppositio=
n is not based in reality. The curve doesn=E2=80=99t just happen in a day w=
hen we cross a threshold, it happens slowly as we reach herd immunity. =20
>>=20
>> And weather is proving to be significant as the southern hemisphere faces=
their fall and numbers are rising there. We=E2=80=99re heading into our Su=
mmer!
>>=20
>> =20
>> =20
>>=20
>> =20
>> Let=E2=80=99s all take a reality pill here. =20
>> =20
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> You said, =E2=80=9CWe are all big boys and girls and we get to make our o=
wn decisions. I think this decision should be made on sound medical science=
and fact, not what we would like to have happen. =E2=80=9C
>>=20
>> Yes. So enough with the =E2=80=9Crussian roulette with an automatic=E2=80=
=9D analogies. That=E2=80=99s gross hyperbole, not science.
>>=20
>> It=E2=80=99s a bad bug, but we go on with life, just as we always have wi=
th the various threats that face us every day.
>>=20
>> What=E2=80=99s the stats for race car drivers getting hurt or killed? W=
hat=E2=80=99s the stats of sports fans being hit by lightening? What=E2=80=99=
s the stats on dying from pneumonia? Car accidents? Going to an ATM late a=
t night?
>>=20
>> Yet we all get on with our lives.
>>=20
>> =E2=80=94Justin
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>>=20
>> On May 22, 2020, at 10:26 AM, Kenneth Knight via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>=
wrote:
>> =20
>> =20
>> The CDC just announced today that 35% of Covid cases are asymptomatic. I=
t appears you can spread Covid 19 and not know you are sick. What if you ar=
e one of those folks that then go home an give it to your family?
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> As of today there 1.61 million cases in the US with deaths at 95,213 or a=
death rate 5.9%. Over this weekend we will pass 100,000 dead.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> Covid is killing people in all age groups, no one should consider themsel=
ves =E2=80=98low risk=E2=80=99. This virus is like playing Russian Roulette=
with an automatic.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> It is clear that the US national strategy is to open up and either get a v=
accine in 18-24 months or achieve =E2=80=9CHerd Immunity=E2=80=9D which requ=
ires some 60-70% of the population to have lived through being sick in order=
to develop antibodies against the virus.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> The numbers needed to get to Herd Immunity roughly require 200,000,000 Am=
ericans to have had the virus.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> If people die at the current rate of 5.9% then some =C2=B111,000,000 peop=
le would perish in getting to Herd Immunity. Even if better treatments and t=
he demise of very high risk people cut the death rate to just 1%, we would s=
ee some 2,000,000 people die of Covid.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> Someone once said that if wishing were so, pigs could fly. You can cross=
your fingers this going to get better in June in the Midwest but all the in=
dications are quite the opposite. We opened the country in mid May to varyi=
ng degrees (not right or wrong, just fact) and infection rate numbers and de=
ath rates are likely to significantly rise in June. It takes a couple of we=
eks before people start showing up sick at their locale hospitals.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> We are all big boys and girls and we get to make our own decisions. I th=
ink this decision should be made on sound medical science and fact, not what=
we would like to have happen. I have a couple of good doctor friends, unt=
il they are willing to go back racing after what they are seeing in their ho=
spitals, I will not return to the track as much as I want to. I wish all th=
e very best of luck.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> Ken
>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">YES!!! I also have no idea who emails to th=
is list if they don=E2=80=99t sign their name. It would be so nice if we kne=
w who you were.<div><br></div><div>(It=E2=80=99s just a phone mail app issue=
for me, computer mail app doesn=E2=80=99t have this problem)<br><div><br></=
div><div>Dusty Nicholson <br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 23, 2020, at 6:28 P=
M, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote>=
</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D=
"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Not responding to this=
email but questioning if people know that some of these posts come from the=
fot@autox.team.net and unless you sign your name we don=E2=80=99t know who i=
s writing.<div><br><div>Maybe others get the individual email address, but I=
don=E2=80=99t.</div><div><br></div><div>Bob Kramer<br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent=
from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 2=
3, 2020, at 10:37 AM, Stephen Jones via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF<span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px=
"><div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica;">As a member of SVRA for just four years, and minimal events=
participated in, perhaps I am not the most qualified to critique the issue o=
f whether or not to be racing during this unsettling period. My racing invol=
vement spans four decades with many organizations, and my experiences with S=
VRA has been exceptional from everyone I have had the pleasure to be in cont=
act with. SVRA prescribes meticulous directives and protocol to provide maxi=
mum safety for it=E2=80=99s members and competitors.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica;">With a few exceptions, racing is basically a money losing p=
roposition for most of us. Whether your pockets are deep, or you need to exe=
rcise prudence over financial resources, racing is a luxury. it is not an es=
sential activity of well being. It provides no homeostatic need other than t=
o actualize a passion, which, I will agree, does keep many of us sane.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica;">Now, unfortunately, each of us needs to make their own deci=
sion on whether to continue this pleasure under the guise of something that c=
ould potentially make one terminally ill or be a catalyst to others. I do no=
t wish to engage in a dialogue of opinion and personal discernment .I do not=
believe there is a right or wrong answer, SVRA has taken extraordinary acti=
ons to assure personal safety, and I applaud their endeavor. Yet, I have to a=
sk myself, is the risk worth the reward for me? </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica;">I have looked forward to participating in the Mid-Ohio/Kast=
ner event, for the past several months, particularly since racing at Mid-Ohi=
o has been on my bucket list for over 40 years. Regretfully, I have made the=
decision to suspend further participation until the current health situatio=
n has some positive resolve. To quote Steve McQeen =E2=80=9CLife is ra=
cing, the rest is just waiting.=E2=80=9D For myself, it is time to wait. I h=
ope the wait is not too long.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fam=
ily: Helvetica;">Lastly, this is a passionate debate, and there appears to b=
e an atmosphere of rancor among a few of the postings. May I suggest that be=
fore one presses the send button, that they wait overnight and carefully re-=
read what has been written. We can disagree, but a little civility might be e=
xercised. Zeal and anger can be a volatile combination. As grandma sai=
d, =E2=80=9Cyou catch more bee=E2=80=99s with honey than vinegar=E2=80=9D&nb=
sp; After all, this post is called =E2=80=9CFriends of Triumph=E2=80=9D.</p>=
</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-family: tahoma,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">=
<b>From</b>: "Ken Knight via Fot" <fot@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Sent</b>: Friday, May 22, 2020 7:56 PM<br>
<b>To</b>: "J Wagner via Fot" <fot@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject</b>: Re: [Fot] To Consider Before you Race</span>
<div> </div>
<div>Well then all is going to just fine and you this will magically go away=
. Good luck.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Sent=E2=80=89from=E2=80=89my=E2=80=89Verizon=E2=80=89Smartphone</div>
<div class=3D"elided-text">On May 22, 2020 2:44 PM, J Wagner via Fot <fot=
@autox.team.net> wrote:
<blockquote class=3D"quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Guess what Ken, I give everyone social distance. I we=
ar a mask when requested by the business. I don=E2=80=99t go over and h=
ug folk. I don=E2=80=99t visit retirement homes. if I did, I=E2=80=99d=
wash up, wear a mask, and social distance as required. </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">I recall a friend died of a bacteria around his heart many y=
ears ago, shortly after my dad=E2=80=99s death. The doctors said this p=
articular bug likely came from his garden. In the years since, did I s=
top gardening? Did I lay awake at night thinking about what I might pi=
ck up in my garden and share with family and friends? Dad, on the othe=
r hand, had a heart attack after a day of skiing. You never know what=E2=
=80=99s going to take us.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">A best friend from high school died of pneumonia late last y=
ear as he tried to sleep off, alone, what he thought was a cold. Age 5=
7.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Really, look at the numbers. We can=E2=80=99t live i=
n a bubble.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Every year, it seems, someone I personally knew has died, l=
ong before Covid-19 came along, and, no doubt, it will continue long after. &=
nbsp;So far, none have passed from Covid-19 that I personally knew, but It c=
ould happen. Maybe it will be the guy in my mirror. </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">This is not the pandemic where it=E2=80=99s so bad every fa=
mily will be touched and it=E2=80=99s ok to leave leave bodies at the curb f=
or pick up. It=E2=80=99s not playing russian roulette to try to get ba=
ck to some semblance of normalcy.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">I beg you to not let the early predictions of this virus to=
lead you to not even admit your =E2=80=9CRussian Roulette with an automatic=
.=E2=80=9D was way off base.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">And by the way, =E2=80=9C<span style=3D"background-color:rg=
ba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )">While you are getting through Covid with no probl=
ems=E2=80=9D... you mean like how I=E2=80=99m unemployed with no prospects b=
ecause what was supposed to be a short term chance to get our hospitals and e=
mergency services prepared, so there=E2=80=99d be enough beds, masks, and ve=
ntilators has gone on well beyond the need? </span></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )=
">Your scare mongering is going =E2=80=9Cto be a real bitch when someone we p=
ersonally love=E2=80=9D faces financial ruin, commits suicide, is victimized=
by predators, etc. because of the lockdown. How=E2=80=99s it fe=
el to have people=E2=80=99s deaths laid on you like that? I wouldn=E2=80=
=99t have gone there.</span></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )=
">I believe you remain way off base, but we can agree to disagree. I o=
nly posted a response because I felt compelled to respond so that FOT member=
s have a balance. </span></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Never be beaten by a virus!</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=80=94Justin</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">On May 22, 2020, at 1:45 PM, Ken Knight via Fot <<a href=
=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div>Well Justin you go for it and good luck to you. While you are get=
ting through Covid with no problems let's just hope you are not one of the 3=
5 % that doesn't know it and spread it to someone you care about. That=
herd immunity is going to be a real bitch to achieve and means someone we p=
ersonally love will be dead. Ken</div>
<div> </div>
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<div class=3D"elided-text">On May 22, 2020 1:08 PM, J Wagner via Fot <<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I=E2=80=99m sorry Ken, IMHO, you=E2=80=99re way off base.</=
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<p><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )">=E2=80=9C...=
.Covid is killing people in all age groups, no one should consider themselve=
s =E2=80=98low risk=E2=80=99. This virus is like playing Russian Roule=
tte with an automatic....=E2=80=9D</span></p>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">That describes the Covid-19 that the early models were desc=
ribing, but those models were wrong and have been discredited. </div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes, in fact, some people can consider themselves =E2=80=9C=
low risk=E2=80=9D and no, it=E2=80=99s not like playing Russian Roulette at a=
ll. And it=E2=80=99s certainly not like playing it with an automatic.<=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">If one is elderly, particularly those with underlying issue=
s, sure, they should play it safe. And anyone with an underlying issue=
should weigh the risks and watch out for themselves. The rest need to=
get on with their lives. </div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The flu didn=E2=80=99t stop vintage racing.</div>
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<p><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )">=E2=80=9CIf p=
eople die at the current rate of 5.9% then....=E2=80=9D </span><=
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<p>That =E2=80=9Ccurrent rate=E2=80=9D is not sustainable so your suppositio=
n is not based in reality. The curve doesn=E2=80=99t just happen in a d=
ay when we cross a threshold, it happens slowly as we reach herd immunity. &=
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<p>And weather is proving to be significant as the southern hemisphere faces=
their fall and numbers are rising there. We=E2=80=99re heading into o=
ur Summer!</p>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )=
">Let=E2=80=99s all take a reality pill here. </span></div>
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<p><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )">You said,&nb=
sp;</span><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )">=E2=80=
=9CWe are all big boys and girls and we get to make our own decisions. =
</span><span style=3D"background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0 )">I think=
this decision should be made on sound medical science and fact, not what we=
would like to have happen. =E2=80=9C</span></p>
<p>Yes. So enough with the =E2=80=9Crussian roulette with an automatic=
=E2=80=9D analogies. That=E2=80=99s gross hyperbole, not science.</p>=
<p>It=E2=80=99s a bad bug, but we go on with life, just as we always have wi=
th the various threats that face us every day.</p>
<p>What=E2=80=99s the stats for race car drivers getting hurt or killed? &nb=
sp; What=E2=80=99s the stats of sports fans being hit by lightening? W=
hat=E2=80=99s the stats on dying from pneumonia? Car accidents? =
Going to an ATM late at night?</p>
<p>Yet we all get on with our lives.</p>
<p>=E2=80=94Justin</p>
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On May 22, 2020, at 10:26 AM, Kenneth Knight via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:f=
ot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p>The CDC just announced today that 35% of Covid cases are asymptomatic.&nb=
sp; It appears you can spread Covid 19 and not know you are sick. What=
if you are one of those folks that then go home an give it to your family?<=
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<p>As of today there 1.61 million cases in the US with deaths at 95,213 or a=
death rate 5.9%. Over this weekend we will pass 100,000 dead.</p>
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<p>Covid is killing people in all age groups, no one should consider themsel=
ves =E2=80=98low risk=E2=80=99. This virus is like playing Russian Rou=
lette with an automatic.</p>
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<p>It is clear that the US national strategy is to open up and either get a v=
accine in 18-24 months or achieve =E2=80=9CHerd Immunity=E2=80=9D which requ=
ires some 60-70% of the population to have lived through being sick in order=
to develop antibodies against the virus.</p>
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<p>The numbers needed to get to Herd Immunity roughly require 200,000,000 Am=
ericans to have had the virus.</p>
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<p>If people die at the current rate of 5.9% then some =C2=B111,000,000 peop=
le would perish in getting to Herd Immunity. Even if better treatments=
and the demise of very high risk people cut the death rate to just 1%, we w=
ould see some 2,000,000 people die of Covid.</p>
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<p>Someone once said that if wishing were so, pigs could fly. You can c=
ross your fingers this going to get better in June in the Midwest but all th=
e indications are quite the opposite. We opened the country in mid May=
to varying degrees (not right or wrong, just fact) and infection rate numbe=
rs and death rates are likely to significantly rise in June. It takes a=
couple of weeks before people start showing up sick at their locale hospita=
ls.</p>
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<p>We are all big boys and girls and we get to make our own decisions. =
I think this decision should be made on sound medical science and fact, not=
what we would like to have happen. I have a couple of good doct=
or friends, until they are willing to go back racing after what they are see=
ing in their hospitals, I will not return to the track as much as I want to.=
I wish all the very best of luck.</p>
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<p>Ken</p>
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