That guest was me, jpk (front door was shut). I know you said movie, but you seemed to think that it somehow proved what you were trying to prove.

Not so!

It just isn't possible to go back in the way you suggest. What is needed is a way to go forward, which will bring driver skills to the fore, while keeping the fatalities out of the equation.

Nascar has lost several well known racers in the last few years, and nobody seems to be unduly worried by that. Now you may argue that those men knew the risks inherent in their sport, and chose to accept them. I just don't believe that there is any acceptable level of attrition in terms of human life.

We both know that the teams using Michelin tyres had a total of eleven failures during practice. This translates to a 50% chance of ending up in the wall if those tyres were used (probably greater than 50% in race conditions).

Ask yourself whether you would take those odds and back them with money, let alone with your life. Cowards? NO WAY!

The most likely outcome of racing in those conditions would be, IMHO, the same six finishers, and a pile of wreckage, injured or even dead drivers, marshals, or possibly spectators. That would have given the lawyers a huge payday.

My conclusions:-

Indianapolis Raceway management - NO BLAME.
Drivers (under orders not to race) - NO BLAME.
Michelin - RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM.
FIA - TOTALLY TO BLAME FOR REFUSING TO ACCEPT SOLUTIONS PROPOSED.



Don T.