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hang&rattle
08-15-2010, 10:36 AM
Oops. More and more offroad races and access being closed and this doesn't help. I wonder if it crosses the powers that be that this isn't a quad, bike or three-wheeler? Unfortunate, but it's not a cycle. A cycle of any kind wouldn't have killed like this.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100815/ap_on_re_us/us_off_road_crash_deaths

Thorpe
08-15-2010, 11:17 AM
My favorite line in that article...

"The crowd was standing within 10 feet of the track with no guard rails separating them from the speeding vehicles."

By that account, where is the personal reponsibility of the people who were hurt or died? Seems as though they made the choice to stand there... Kinda taking your life into your own hands, is it not? (IMO)

Vealmonkey
08-15-2010, 11:27 AM
It happens all the time. Brought to you by the same douchebags who spill hot coffee on themselves and then sue those that sold them the hot coffee.

harryredtrike
08-15-2010, 11:31 AM
hey you want to stand or sit in the corners of a track thats on you,bowling for people, ha ha ha whats with this line "Officials said the driver wasn't hurt but had to flee the scene to escape angry spectators."

Billy Golightly
08-15-2010, 11:57 AM
Mark my words, this will be the beginning of the end of open desert racing...


If your stupid enough to stand on the back side of a jump that close to the track or in a corner that has a high probability of being missed, then its darwinism at work.

cattle-dog
08-15-2010, 12:41 PM
i read this terrible accident this morning, its sad that so many died and were injured,
however when you go to any race or event you should be held responsible for yourself, the open race`s allways are the worst,the pikes peak race, all the baja races and many more, at some point we need to be held responsible for ouir own well being,

dcreel
08-15-2010, 12:55 PM
I don't know.. maybe not. Rally racers have been taking out spectators since the 80's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkE4fQtUAGs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un_xQcaCgbM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyJn1hyHTgg

This video is awesome: A must see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFeVzv6qUfw

God I wish the WRC was still on cable. WRC drivers are the most skilled drivers anywhere. I would say that all of these crashes happened in Europe, which takes a different view on personal responsibility than the us.

Jaketrimoto
08-15-2010, 01:08 PM
Duuh dont stand there stupid !

equensuocha
08-15-2010, 01:45 PM
Yea Im a local near that race last night, This occurs alot out here, this one is extreme. there are alot of douchebags out here that just look for a reason to fight. Throwing rocks at the driver is ridiculous. the race is free to see they obviously want to sit in the stands and watch a race like nascar. thats what this is going to do to off road racing. im going to ride my trike down to the crash site today and represent for all the 350X'ers cheers