In a message dated 03/22/2000 9:58:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
derek.lola@sympatico.ca writes:
<< Open wheel and closed wheel - dangerous? - why? Not as dangerous as mixing
open wheel and open wheel.
If you believe either of the above "truths" you're not thinking straight -
please don't race with me.
Derek
>>
BRAVO DEREK!!!
It is has amazed me for years how some drivers and organizers support this
myth. Small open wheelers can race very well with small sports racers and
even the smaller production cars without problems. Car size and rearward
visibility is a bigger factor than any thing else. Trans-Am sedans and
formula cars don't work together, obviously.
The consequences of two open wheelers hitting each other is usually worse
than if a formula car rubs a wheel against a door or fender.
The trick is for all of the cars in a group to avoid hitting anyone else.
Then the issue is moot.
Jack Woehrle
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