[Vigilantcitizen]

Amen brother.

Racing...be it drag racing...stock car or formula one...is a sport all participants know can be fatal.

They all trade the knowledge that death is a hair breadth away at all times for the thrill of pushing a machine to the very edge of it’s limits....all for the glory of speed.

I would wager any amount of money that if one could ask EVERY racer of any series that died on track if they would change anything because of their death...I’d bet most would slap you.

[Norm Lenhart]

Yup. It’s a mindset some have and some don’t. Those that don’t just cannot understand it.

[Chode]

100%

[paulcissa]

I would wager any amount of money that if one could ask EVERY racer of any series that died on track if they would change anything because of their death...I’d bet most would slap you. Your lips to God's ears.

I work with folks that are gone half of nearly every week for auto racing's sake (pit crew, logistics folks, commms specialists) and they would all agree with this statement. Also worth noting as said earlier - the sport overall is still safer than most other forms of motorsport. Safety is always paramount and changes to car construction over the years bears this out.

One last opine....If you took open-cockpit out of the various series classes of sports and open wheel racing, those classes would disappear within a few seasons. My 2 cents.

RIP Justin.