Jay,
I'll point out one big flaw in your argument....since you were actually
there, and ran the course, you could not possibly have more knowledge about
the course than someone who was, say....1000 miles away at the time :)
One must not allow facts to enter in any argument on this list (or on the
internet in general)
Dave W
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 2:37 PM
Subject: Ft. Worth Tour speeds
> As yet another entrant in the event and one who is always
> concerned with event safety, let me add my $.02: there were no -
> I repeat, NO - safety issues with the courses at this event.
> Neither absolute speeds nor course features created any hazards
> that exceeded the strictest possible interpretation of what is
> acceptable for a Solo II event.
>
> Maximum speeds did not exceed the stated upper limits for Stock
> or SP vehicles, the fastest portions of the course were also the
> most remote from spectators and property, and there were no fixed
> obstacles of any description within 200 feet or more of any
> portion of the course. There were also, IMHO, no features that
> would be likely to cause a rollover, although this issue is
> admittedly more of a judgement call.
>
> Over the past 13 years, I have seen (and taken issue with)
> several unsafe Solo II course designs. The courses at the Tour
> were not by any stretch of the imagination in that category, and
> I did not hear a single entrant make any reference to course
> safety. If there were any such concerns, I am certain that John
> Lieberman or Howard would have been happy to hear them at the
> event. Now that the (incident-free) weekend is history, safety
> concerns about the event are, by definition, moot.
>
>
> Jay
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