[Fot] CAR RACING & DEATH

[RACER BUD]

Hello RACER Friend....It will not Change...If Motor racing becomes Safe...Then...Motor Racing, rather than drivers, will Die
Racer Bud
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jim 
  To: N197TR4 at cs.com 
  Cc: fot at autox.team.net 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] CAR RACING & DEATH


  Well, this opens the essential question:  Is vintage racing about history (historic cars and what not) or about racing?

  Having only a little experience in open track racing (was there, looked over the edge.. melted a piston, found a job, new girlfriend, prepped autocross car, lost girlfriend, lost job, found wife) I don't have decades of experience in vintage racing.

  My understanding when I started is that ultimately, it's supposed to be fun.  Yes, the grim reaper lurks about, and engine meltdowns and mechanical failures are never fun.  But... we're not doing it for money.  Not for the cheap chunks of pressboard that some racing groups call trophies.  We're doing it for FUN.

  To test ones self on climbing a summit that's never been climbed before.  Be it running a lap under xx time at yy track in a Spitfire.  Or whatever you drive.

  Kind of like riding a time trial in cycling.  Beat the clock.. hope the Mac truck doesn't run you over in the process.

  But if it's not fun.. why do it?

  There were comments about what Vintage is supposed to be (8/10s, etc).  In reality... it's supposed to be like the real racing was.  Good judgement means you drive your car to your (and it's) limits and not beyond, as to not put others at risk.   Things happen on track and we hope they don't... and if we're smart we have contingency plans in the back of the head for when they do.  At the same time... it's like being a doctor.  Do no harm.

  So I was never worried about the risk on track.  Just worried about what the goal of the other drivers was.  If they're also there for fun.. then usually things work out ok.  If they think they need to beat you at any cost... maybe it's time for another sport.

  My .02


  Cheers,

  Jim
  Dallas



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  From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of N197TR4 at cs.com
  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:33 PM
  To: budscars at comcast.net; Billb at bnj.com; standardtriumph at btinternet.com
  Cc: fot at autox.team.net
  Subject: [Fot] CAR RACING & DEATH


  Yup, 

  Do not jump out of airplanes... 
  Do not solo ultralight aircraft (when the builder's name is Harold Flatland) 
  Do not ski AJAX...or even Copper Mountain after a 20 year hiatus. 
  Do not climb mountains that require pitons..... 
  Do not ride a motorcycle in downtown London during rush hour.... 
  Do not ride Motocross Competition after age 70....(unless your number is 196) 
  Do not play golf with OJ 

  Stay home and look good at your funeral.... 

  I enjoy cottonmouth and shots of adrenaline. 
  I also enjoy the people I associate with. 

  Joe A 



    Hi Gang....Here It Is.......Straight Out....CAR RACING AND DEATH....I've kept  kinda' Quiet about the subject ..Regarding  Deaths in Vintage Racing...and have Layed Back and contemplated things as I've read the numerous emails...... 
    The Essence of Race Driving is to go as fast as we can to win! 
    Some of us will die doing that.....That's just the way it is....That's REALLY the way it is.!..... 

    Vintage...Who the heck knows who's driving over their heads or not?...No Way To Tell..... 
    Racer Bud's Conclusion..I.f the  word DANGER creeps into your mind very often..DO NOT RACE....... 

    Racer Bud..Spitfire #21 






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