8 dead at the 4X4 California 200 event.

[petefj40]

I might not compete or do anything these guys do, but i get on the dusty tracks on my quad shit loads mate. The quad isn't your old slow pos one either. I have some idea.

I haven't got cotton wool anywhere buddy.

I'm looking from a sensible point of view or so i thought.
The driver killed 8 and injured 12 FFS!

The rules will change.

[petefj40]

all we can do is take note and when we organise an event, try to elimnate as many risks as possible

Nah, you got tooo much cotton wool round ya skiddy.
HARDEN UP!!!

[mazdamike]

he killed 8 ppl yes but how was that his folt? they shouldnt have been there.
He was racing not out for a sunday drive.
It was dark lots of dust around shit hits u fast.distance is a bitch to judge in these condutions
ever heard of the saying go hard or go home

[Bulletproof]

People today need to harden up. Society is breeding a whole lot of softies. Everything today has to have rules or be protected instead of people learning to take responsibilities for there own actions.

I was brought up on the farm where we took risks and learn't the hard way when we had falls. We experienced danger and learn't from it. If we cried to mum we got a short shift.

Lately we took our grand daughter for a BBQ. I arrived late and said " Why arn't we sitting at the table over there in the sun"
The reply was there was a bank down to the river over there. I said she has to learn the dangers of the bank herself and the best way to learn is to have a few falls. You soon tuffen up.

Because people have been over protected they try to blame others when things go wrong.

Why should they change the rules for the racing ? If people are stupid enough to stand on a racing track they deserve to die.

Cheers Richard

[coxsy]

new
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100817/ap_ ... ash_deaths

[kbjj]

People today need to harden up. Society is breeding a whole lot of softies. Everything today has to have rules or be protected instead of people learning to take responsibilities for there own actions.

I agree, people need to take responsibility for there own actions, not look for someone to point the finger at.
Jeremy

[tallsam66]

People today need to harden up. Society is breeding a whole lot of softies. Everything today has to have rules or be protected instead of people learning to take responsibilities for there own actions.

I agree, people need to take responsibility for there own actions, not look for someone to point the finger at.
Jeremy

Yes people do need to be responsible for there own actions .
As do organisers of events.... if through there action or inaction they cause or allow something to happen they should be held to acclaim.
Yes the spectators were too close to the course.... they should of stopped the race until there were clear to make racing safe again.
I personally have had 2 of my friends killed in motor racing ..1 was a driver & the 2nd a spectator.Both could of been avoided if officials had done there job properly.

[kbjj]

[quote="tallsam66].... if through there action or inaction they cause or allow something to happen....[/quote]

This is straight out of the Health and Safety regs, and in my opinion designed to lay blaim, not to prevent accidents. I don't want to comment on the "what should or shouldn't have been done" as I don't think we will ever know the full story, but if you stand on or so close to a race track....???, youv'e got to realize your lifes at risk, so be responsible, and move.

Jeremy

[Bubba]

Not sure if has been mentioned on this thread yet but it also well known that the spectators are well known for digging out holes just before the jumps so it causes crash's .

All great fun watching $100k plus rigs crashing and rolling.... until they roll over your kids!!! Then it's the drivers fault!!

[petefj40]

Not sure if has been mentioned on this thread yet but it also well known that the spectators are well known for digging out holes just before the jumps so it causes crash's

That's a good point.
I remember seeing video of that happening.

[mazdamike]

that is the mexicans at baja the even lie under the jumps but of that what they want to do let them do it a nd die

[Bubba]

that is the mexicans at baja the even lie under the jumps but of that what they want to do let them do it a nd die

Understand you not. Mike you are mad you may be

[skid]

that is the mexicans at baja, the even lie under the jumps, but of that what they want to do, let them do it and die

needed some punctuation
even then its still hard to understand


maybe he meant to write it like this, but ran out of characters on his fone.................


The Mexicans at Baja 1000 like to dig holes in the middle of the tracks and then sit back and watch the competitors rip out steering and suspension. They also like to lie under the face of the jump and watch the competitors fly over the top of them.
So if that's what they want to do, then let them do it and possibly die in the process.

[Bubba]

English speak good Skid