With all due respect to the dead man, its asinine to allow novices onto a racetrack. Just as it would be to climb aboard a space shuttle or dive into a shark cage.
Certain activities require a level of expertise, and paying simple admission isn’t a qualifier.
i agree - i did the ride-along at lowes (165 mph!!)
highly recommmended and i love nascar - but that’s why i didn’t drive it to start. there’s a reason they make all that $$
man, whatta rush, though!
everybody should try it!
>>With all due respect to the dead man, its asinine to allow novices onto a racetrack.<<
If the top speed is 120, it is hardly a “racetrack”. Also, if he was alone, he wasn’t racing. It is probably the safest place in the country to do those kind of speeds.
How, exactly, do you get track experience without being a novice at one point?
You have to start somewhere.
Certain activities require a level of expertise, and paying simple admission isn’t a qualifier.
I respectfully disagree with you. In the case of motorcycles, for many people, track days or riding classes are invaluable learning experiences, and if you either want to improve your riding skills or learn to ride at high speeds (relatively) safely, this is the best and only way to do it.
Remember that there is class time, and you go on the track with instructors as well. These auto racing experiences are supposed to be a good way to learn high speed driving in a controlled environment, as well as getting the high speed driving "out of your systems" to make you realize you DON'T want to do that nonsense on the streets.
Mark