06-19-2017, 09:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-19-2017, 10:01 PM by steve welte.)
I'm not saying we shouldn't race. I run as hard as anyone but I can't speak for everyone and their attitude. It will be up to the racers to see where this ends up in the future. One thing is for certain, this has to be looked at far more closely. It's far easier to look forward than to look back and say "what if". Here is what most people overlook. If you haven't been around most of these people or attend an event that is out of your area and don't know everyone and you start to mix it up with someone and get a bit aggressive who or what is his situation? Maybe he has 2 artificial knees. Maybe he has 3 stints near his heart. You don't know their condition. If safety isn't the number one priority when attending a VKA event then a person should move directly to modern karting. Who wants to be the one that creates the accident that leaves someone injured for life. One can say they shouldn't be out there then if they have these type conditions but they want to run too. It isn't going away and it can't be ignored.