Re: What other classes did you consider and were your criter
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:35 am
I'd thought about other classes that were "sexier", but ultimately chose to go with SRF. Why you may ask? Very simply put, I've seen them hit trees, do multiple barrel rolls at speed, and while drivers may have been banged up as a result, they came away from the incidents well-protected and able to race again. I've seen photos of my biggest hit (16 Gs backward into a tire wall, launched the car 8-10 feet in the air), and if the impact hadn't broken the mass airflow connector at the back of the car, I would likely have been able to drive it back to the pits. Second biggest hit removed the entire LR corner of the car and deposited it 150 feet away, and we were able to rebuild the car in time for afternoon qualifying the same day. I know I am racing the safest vehicle available to me as an SCCA competitor, and the day I get in the car and don't feel that way, I will hang up my helmet.
Bottom line is, regardless of everything that has been done in the name of safety over the past few decades, high-speed driving (racing or just Street car stuff) comes with an inherent risk. No one, and no regulations, can overcome the laws of Physics and that will always be the case. I don't mean to be cold and callous, but if all of the information folks have provided does not satisfy safety concerns about racing these cars, then nothing will...
Bottom line is, regardless of everything that has been done in the name of safety over the past few decades, high-speed driving (racing or just Street car stuff) comes with an inherent risk. No one, and no regulations, can overcome the laws of Physics and that will always be the case. I don't mean to be cold and callous, but if all of the information folks have provided does not satisfy safety concerns about racing these cars, then nothing will...