jeff
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It's not being selfish or irresponsible. If my opinion pisses you off that's fine. Unless somebody actually goes out there and does something, anything, it's just another competition to see who can spew the most hot air. Being selfish is just talking about doing it and never getting it done. If I see you out setting up ribbons you paid for out of your own pocket you'll have earned my respect. If you are confident that ribbons are the solution and that they will save a life, go out and spend $9.99 for a few 1000' rolls of CAUTION - DO NOT CROSS tape. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.galls.com/shop/viewProductDetail.jsp?item=HS143&catcode=8>http://www.galls.com/shop/viewProductDetail.jsp?item=HS143&catcode=8</A>
Like you said.... people need to be educated. Ribbons won't stop stupid people from doing stupid things. It is the responsibility of each team to make sure those with friends/family attending the races stay safe by educating them. My best guess is it's not the newbie spectators we have to worry about... it's the people that have been to a few races that cause the problems. Common sense is what people lack and no amount of ribbon or tape can change that. Do you ribbon the ENTIRE course? Or just the main pit area? And if you only ribbon the main pit.... will the problem just move to some other part of the course?
Like I said earlier... if the rollover on the main pits had killed 20 people this discussion would have gone a totally different route. Ideas are find and dandy, but until somebody actually does the work it's still just an idea. Ideas won't save lives, action on those ideas saves lives.
Has anyone complaining about the Barstow main pit ever worked on the Laughlin (SCORE) main pit? That's a hell of a lot more dangerous than Barstow. One snapped bolt and you could easily kill a hundred people. Not to burst any bubbles, but what we say to each other on the boards is meaningless if nobody actually goes out there and does something. If you don't like it, get out there and change it. Never rely on anyone else to do anything for you and you'll be fine. If you are happy just talking about the problem that's great. I still think talk is cheap. Having the solution and not acting on it is what I consider selfish.
Aloha
Like you said.... people need to be educated. Ribbons won't stop stupid people from doing stupid things. It is the responsibility of each team to make sure those with friends/family attending the races stay safe by educating them. My best guess is it's not the newbie spectators we have to worry about... it's the people that have been to a few races that cause the problems. Common sense is what people lack and no amount of ribbon or tape can change that. Do you ribbon the ENTIRE course? Or just the main pit area? And if you only ribbon the main pit.... will the problem just move to some other part of the course?
Like I said earlier... if the rollover on the main pits had killed 20 people this discussion would have gone a totally different route. Ideas are find and dandy, but until somebody actually does the work it's still just an idea. Ideas won't save lives, action on those ideas saves lives.
Has anyone complaining about the Barstow main pit ever worked on the Laughlin (SCORE) main pit? That's a hell of a lot more dangerous than Barstow. One snapped bolt and you could easily kill a hundred people. Not to burst any bubbles, but what we say to each other on the boards is meaningless if nobody actually goes out there and does something. If you don't like it, get out there and change it. Never rely on anyone else to do anything for you and you'll be fine. If you are happy just talking about the problem that's great. I still think talk is cheap. Having the solution and not acting on it is what I consider selfish.
Aloha