[Land-speed] Driving skills

[neil at dbelltech.com]

Dave;

I think that quote "... there are only 3 sports; mountain climbing, bull
fighting, and motor racing..." is from Earnest Hemmingway.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

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Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Driving skills

The  problem is this, it is our society or lack there of. In the 50's if
someone did something silly well at least in the observers eyes they
just said that was a shame to die doing that.. Now we have to find the
guilty party as there is always someone to blame for every thing.
Litigation is the king now you can not come up with a disclaimer that
covers everyone and everything F Lee Baily can not neither can L Patrick
Grey.. So don't think you can or your local attorney can there is always
a way to sue. Why do you think tires are so  problematic. It is not that
they can not be made or can not be profitable. They don't want to sell
1000 tires for 500 bucks each and have to buy them back at 20 million
each. Selling those tires has to be right up there with being the
official rope provider for climbing Mt. Everest..

Age has nothing to do with capability in general but is a factor to be
considered. Lets not forget for one moment that the majority of those
involved with this sport are reliving a youth missed but now we can do
it as we can afford to be young in actions and deeds at least but the
physical part left a long while ago. I have always wanted to fly a jet
fighter though growing up and being the right age to take that up during
the Vietnam war was a bad plan. The spookiest thing I ever saw was in
the back lot of the local air museum, an F4 with Lt. Dahlgren under the
canopy that was riddled with bullet holes.. What I am getting at is life
is not always fair and you can't always do what you want but each has to
be judged on an individual basis and if you don't meet the standards you
dont know moving them to accommodate someone because everyone gets to
play.. This is not T-ball sorry..

FWIW there are only 3 sports mountain climbing bull fighting and motor
racing the rest are 'games'  and pro or amateur the rewards and
sacrifices are identical.
Dave