Here is a new twist to the driving debate.
Are there any fellow amature auto racers out here? Some organizations allow me to race. One does not. The one that does not rejects me because the root cause for my SCA is unknown and having an ICD does not guarantee that I won't go unconscious.
I contend that I am far safer (for myself and others) on a race track than on a public road. We have completed roll-cages, helmets, 5-point harness seat restraint, head-and-neck restraint, etc. We are all traveling the same direction at approximately the same speed and there is no on-coming traffic. Every race there is one or more cars that lose control for some reason (driver error, part failure, etc). Rarely does anyone get hurt.
So why should I be allowed to drive the public streets but not be allowed to race?
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Auto Racing
- By Tom-28
- Posted October 2, 2009 at 8:41 pm · 2 replies
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- Edited October 2, 2009 at 10:27 pm
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- By Nutbeem
- Posted October 4, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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Hmmm, interesting question.
I would think it's the responsibility of the organization to enforce a basic level of physical competency - and unknown SCA could disqualify you. Can you appeal to the governing body?
Otherwise, you can stick with other motorsports events - there's plenty of autocross and track events you can participate in...
- By Tom-28
- Posted October 4, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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Yep. That is exactly the case. The governing body does not want to take the risk. Certainly their right to do so. But it interesting that their risk-level is lower than what states seem to have.
And they have no problem with overweight, out-of-shape, drinking, smoking 50-year-old guys racing. Seems like they represent a pretty high-risk also.
Unfortunately, autocross and track events don't hold much interest for me -- I'm hooked on full-blown, wheel-to-wheel racing.
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