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07-22-2008, 04:29 PM | #1 |
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HPDE without safety equipment = crazy?
For everyone that thinks HPDEs are 100% safe. Every event I have attended at least 1 car has wrecked.
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07-22-2008, 05:07 PM | #2 |
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Like any other activity in Life, it's as safe as YOU make it.
If there's a fast/dangerous section of track, like T8 at Summit where the wall is right there, then it's up to YOU to realize that you should not be pushing yourself in that particular section of track. If you want to go fast safely in a dangerouns section of track, then you need to upgrade your safety equipment. Otherwise you very well may put yourself in the hospital. |
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07-22-2008, 06:17 PM | #3 |
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I've almost been hit a few times by people going out of control, at >110mph both times.
I think the safest group to run in most of the time is one of the middle run groups, but anything can happen at any time. |
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07-22-2008, 08:09 PM | #4 |
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I'm concerned that the level of horsepower showing up at HPDE events may ultimately lead to the demise of these events. I'd like to think we can all play nice, but I've seen too many near-misses lately. With the speeds some of these cars are capable of, the incidents are only likely to get more serious.
Last week was my 100th track event, and I'm not ready to give it up yet. I do have a full cage, etc., but I'm not sure how much good it would do at 160+. My car can't get anywhere close to that speed, but every time a C6 Z06 blows by, I wish it could! |
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07-22-2008, 10:58 PM | #5 |
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I have had some close calls also... Just want everyone to realize HPDE can be a great place to explore you driving but at a risk...
In addition, if you ball up your car you pay the bill. |
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07-23-2008, 02:08 AM | #6 |
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"The price of man in motion is the occasional collision."
- Carroll Smith That's an inevitable fact of cars, bikes, airplanes, roller skates, shopping carts, etc etc etc. To do those activities, you need to be OK with that fact, and plan for it. Make your car safe, and use common sense behind the wheel. Personally, I think that well-run HPDE's make better drivers out of most people, and thereby result in the creation of safer and more competant street drivers. I think this gain in competancy, accident-avoidance ability, and car control ability far outweighs the cost (and risk) of the occasional on-track HPDE incident. - $.02 |
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07-23-2008, 05:39 AM | #7 |
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hehe, i have never been on this site before, but when i click your link it says i am banned.
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07-23-2008, 03:37 PM | #8 | |
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I was at a NASA event last year when a guy that should have known better (he looked to about 50'ish), running in the novice group, stuffed his brand new ViperGTS into a concrete retainer. He walked away but the car was history. Whether its related or not, I have no idea, but that track no longer runs NASA events, and I consider NASA to be one of the best run/safest HPDE outfits around. Although I'm not a big fan of auto-x, I still think it's by far the best way to get to know your car safely before tapping into the big speed (and big trouble) that you can get into in HPDE.
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