Rennlisters at Summit Point Oct. 23/24 PCA Potomac DE ?
11-02-2021, 11:15 AM
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I hope that day never comes, but eventually, as you get smoother and you get faster and you get better, that day will come.
Unfortunately, it will come. It doesn't have to be your fault. Matter of fact, it probably won't be your fault, but it's going to come.
When it does, you can thank me then.
Until that day, let the money you spend on this new safety equipment be the worst investment you ever make....
11-02-2021, 12:34 PM
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The day will come when you will thank me for getting on your a$$ about safety in the car.
I hope that day never comes, but eventually, as you get smoother and you get faster and you get better, that day will come.
Unfortunately, it will come. It doesn't have to be your fault. Matter of fact, it probably won't be your fault, but it's going to come.
When it does, you can thank me then.
Until that day, let the money you spend on this new safety equipment be the worst investment you ever make....
I hope that day never comes, but eventually, as you get smoother and you get faster and you get better, that day will come.
Unfortunately, it will come. It doesn't have to be your fault. Matter of fact, it probably won't be your fault, but it's going to come.
When it does, you can thank me then.
Until that day, let the money you spend on this new safety equipment be the worst investment you ever make....
A driver can greatly reduce their chance/rate of crashing by working on their driving and making sure the car is properly set up and inspected and maintained, but some crashes result from factors outside a driver's control, such as fluids dumped by other cars (as happened at this event).
Fortunately, the likelihood of serious injury or death resulting from a crash at the track is very low (partly due to safety equipment), but it can and does sometimes happen (I know one instructor who was killed, and another who was so badly injured that he probably wishes he was killed). This is inherently a risky sport (which is part of the reason we do it), and we should do what we can to reduce the risks - we want the exhilaration, not bad outcomes.
Last edited by Manifold; 11-02-2021 at 02:05 PM.
11-02-2021, 10:52 PM
#78
Burning Brakes
Take it from me safety matters
Hit someone's oil at 132mph....on my right side tires only.
3 roll overs...doors and roof are fine and never touched the ground..
man I miss that car..
But am thankful to still be in this sport.
Hit someone's oil at 132mph....on my right side tires only.
3 roll overs...doors and roof are fine and never touched the ground..
man I miss that car..
But am thankful to still be in this sport.
Last edited by Der ABT; 11-02-2021 at 10:53 PM.
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11-02-2021, 11:00 PM
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I as well lived to drive another day. I owe my life to my safety equipment. Car was a 100% total. Claim paid. Car was replaced because cars can be replaced. People, not so much.
Yes indeed, safety matters.
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