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1. spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: "James Rogerson" <jwalter@ptra.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:44:50 -0600; I don't care much about speed and agree with what a few folks have written regarding safe high speed courses. Bottom line, in my mind, is that a course isn't safe unless a driver can make a mistake (; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01787.html (8,852 bytes)
2. Re: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 06:16:03 -0800 (PST); Perhaps so, but does that vindicate the course designer for ignoring common sense? I don't think so. You don't see the Nurburgring owners planting trees three feet from the pavement because "cars sho; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01799.html (8,750 bytes)
3. Re: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:15:30 -0500 (EST); Ok. I say that if you spin, everyone that saw it should be able to hit your car with a sledgehammer. After all, you're the one that spun, so its your fault that its getting hit by a sledgehammer, ri; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01801.html (8,671 bytes)
4. Re: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: Mike Bultemeier <hottvr@tfs.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:27:23 -0600; I agree, when you get in a racecar you MUST assume the resposiblity. Something could happen and you could be injured or worse. At that point its all in your hands. There is no one else to blame. Peri; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01802.html (9,337 bytes)
5. Re[2]: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: scott_phelps@england.gdt1.com; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 99 09:42:47 -0500; I agree - Personal responsibility is what's needed here. If you wad up your car, tough. You were driving, who else's fault could it be? How many lawsuits do you think it would take from some poor SOB; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01804.html (8,619 bytes)
6. Re: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: "Justin Hughes" <ka1ult@channel1.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:14:12 -0500; Well, it's not like the Hand of God comes down during a perfectly good run and gives your car a friendly little *PING* that sends it spinning wildly into the wall. :) If you spin, it's because of yo; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01808.html (10,157 bytes)
7. Spin Control and Laying Blame (score: 1): Author: "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:38:26 -0600; I'm gonna jump in here, because there are some major misconceptions being put forth. Solo II has a definition. Read the rules, it's in there. One defining sentence reads (approximately - this is from; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01812.html (10,454 bytes)
8. RE: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:05:31 -0600; <<But a designer with at least half a brain (and that includes everyone reading this!) can look at a long straightaway that ends abruptly in a hairpin turn placed 10 feet away from a concrete wall an; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01814.html (9,206 bytes)
9. RE: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: Dale Botkin <dale@botkin.org>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:33:16 -0600 (EST); Yes, it should be quite obvious. And any sane driver would compensate for it. But that's assuming 100% perfectly functioning equipment, 100% of the time - no wiggle room for brake fade, sudden tire d; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01815.html (10,684 bytes)
10. Re: Spin Control and Laying Blame (score: 1): Author: Mike Bultemeier <hottvr@tfs.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:29:14 -0600; I'm going to say one more thing and then you guys beat this dead horse all you want. If you think a course looks "Spooky" you can choose not to run it. Its your choice to get in the car or not. I'm n; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01816.html (11,728 bytes)
11. Re: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: "Justin Hughes" <ka1ult@channel1.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:40:16 -0500; reading this!) can look at a long straightaway that ends abruptly in a hairpin turn placed 10 feet away from a concrete wall and think to him/herself, "Somebody might hit that. Maybe that's not such; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01818.html (10,259 bytes)
12. RE: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:40:48 -0600; Brett, that is exactly correct, and the same could be said for any Solo Trial. I guess I forgot to mention that winning is not that important to me, having fun is, and I don't consider wadding up a c; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01819.html (9,190 bytes)
13. RE: spin control and laying blame (score: 1): Author: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:54:23 -0600; NO! Not the Mustang!!! =:-O Again, I'm doing this to have fun. If 90% is my comfort level on that turn and I'm getting beaten badly, so what? It's not like I've never lost before. I do get your poin; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01822.html (9,117 bytes)
14. Re: Spin Control and Laying Blame (score: 1): Author: "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:55:15 -0600; Mike offers: it. Its That's just fine for an experienced Solo II competitor, but it does nothing for a novice. It is the responsibility of the course designer to consider what rank novices might do a; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01824.html (8,741 bytes)
15. RE: Spin Control and Laying Blame (score: 1): Author: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:17:24 -0600; I just want to clarify, because this seems to be getting out of control with everyone using extreme examples to make a point. I think, and hope we all agree, that good course design will minimize the; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01829.html (8,901 bytes)

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