It might have been kat, but then again, no one had gone off there as he did. The technology of racing (anything) has always outdistanced the safety devices. People don't intentionally build things that way and although it often seems like owners never really do anything until someone dies, there are times that they are operating in what they do believe is safe.
I too feel for his family. His Dad was a Luger as well and had it turned out that one day he was a champion, the story would be different and we'd all feel good about the son who made his Dad proud. Now we have this proud old man crying over his lost son. Watching him this afternoon all I could think was how badly he needed a hug...................