Racing school can be dangerous

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1093684508210411.xml My condolences to the Davis family :( Dan

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1093684508210411.xml My condolences to the Davis family :( Dan

On 8/28/2004 11:30 AM, Bamadano wrote: > http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1093684508210411.xml > My condolences to the Davis family :( > Dan I went to the Derek Daly Racing School on LV. We went no faster then 95 mph in a formula 2000 type car. We drove an oval and road course with no walls to hit in the turns, besides doing accident avoidance simulation and skid car training in a BMW. Very safe, very instructive, and very fun. Sounds like the school on NC didn't take enough precautions. I would be very suspicious of putting a beginner in a car that goes 165 mph, instructor or not. Dan

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> I went to the Derek Daly Racing School on LV. We went no faster then 95 > mph in a formula 2000 type car. We drove an oval and road course with > no walls to hit in the turns, besides doing accident avoidance > simulation and skid car training in a BMW. Very safe, very instructive, > and very fun. Sounds like the school on NC didn't take enough > precautions. I would be very suspicious of putting a beginner in a car > that goes 165 mph, instructor or not.

I ran at Firebird at Bondurant. There is really only one place there to run into stuff. Our top speeds were less than 110 in a Formula Ford 2000. IMO, 165 is way too faste for a novice. Later, Jason