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From: <VicMichael@aol.com>
To: <DHEYDLAUF@aol.com>
Cc: <rmsolo@rmsolo.org>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [RMsolo] Is this the autocross held in Hasting???
> Hi all,
>
> Yes , this was the autocross in Hastings this past weekend. I had the
> un-fortunate pleasure of course working the corner where the accident
occured
> about 20 feet in front of me. Since this was the first street race held
in
> Hastings, there were hundreds on spectators in the area where the car went
> into the crowd. It was one of the most terrible things I have ever seen.
> Thank god no one was killed it seems. People were thown 10 feet into the
> air.
>
> Earlier in the day, a girl put a C4 Vette into a light pole and even
bumped a
> corner worker in the process.
>
> I was an ugly weekend.
>
> It should just make the point, that our mostly safe sport, can still be
very
> dangerous. We should work extra hard to keep our events safe. At all of
> our event sites, we should really keep a close eye on how close spectators
> can get to the active course area. Especially at places like the World
> Arena were we tend to get some spectator turnout.
>
> Vic Michael
> DS197
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