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<div>Great point. Many years ago when I first started Vintage Racing, the tracks were 'forgiving'. If you made a mistake, you spun off mowing the lawn or creating a dust cloud. The only penalty was embarrassment. I'll never forget then one first spring event I showed up for at Road America and it was like I was in a street race, surrounded by Century Link Fencing.</div>
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<div>I was told that as far as Road America was concerned CART had demanded it. CART was afraid one of their cars would leap the cement barriers/snow fencing and crash into the crowd. </div>
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<div>No question that was a potential issue. The change was a good idea...but drivers like me (prone to make errors) missed those 'forgiving' tracks.</div>
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To: Greg Blake <gblake58tr3@icloud.com><br>
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<div dir="ltr">You guys have a lot of nothing down there, sure makes it easier to avoid stuff. At Watkins Glen, with the guardrails about one car width off the track, it's more like
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<div>One of my experiences watching what happens when you don’t go two in.
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<div>Two feet in has its advantages </div>
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<div>Another variation on the saying: If you're going around it's both
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Whenever you start to spin it’s two feet in. I’ve been in a few
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