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There is a discussion on the CGT rennlist forum that has been going on for 1yr.
I suggest that people that makes observations about the parts involved read and inform themselves a little more.
Ben Keaton was not the last idiot with more money than brain. He had been taking cars at the track for a while and was not a novice driver.
I see the lawsuit wrong in principle but in a society like ours where we are free to do whatever we whant whenever we want it's the civil court that establishes where the limits are.
Nobody wants the law to establish if 600hp in a 3,000lbs car is too much, right?
Obviously something went wrong that day otherwise nobody would have died.
Mr Rudl climbed into the CGT by his own judgement but he did not expect to die. I am sure he was aware of the fact that it was dangerous. But something didnt work the way it was supposed to.
Like if you go bungee jumping you know there is a risk, but you expect the rope to take your weight and the guy to strap you in securely.
So I hope that the lawsuit is now motivated solely by money (maybe I am naive). But I think we can all benefit from the findings.
Maybe next time they will think abt it more before building a wall so close to the track, maybe they track organizations will employ only professionals as flagman, maybe there will be a mandatory 10 minute break between sessions etc.
Will it make the cost of going to the track higher? Maybe, but if it improves safety I am all for it. I have already spent several thousand ollars to make my car safer for the track. Treat this like you would upgrading your 4-point harness to a 6-=point one.
Again maybe I am naive and all it will do is increase the insurance for the tracks whitout chancing a bit of what they do...
But there is hope.
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