mrondeau wrote:Another case of an individual who wants someone else to take responsibility for his actions and is looking for a huge payday. Hopefully the judge/jury will see this for what it is and tell him to pound sand(bags). The fact that they attempted to sue Mazda and others that weren't involved at all let’s you know everything you need to know about the mindset of the plaintiff and his attorney.
Enjoy track events while you can. In this litigious,”the world owes me”, narcissistic society that we live in, our ability to enjoy our cars may be coming to an end.
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The mis-informing article states that the the rider was attempting to pass on the outside when the incident occurred. BALONEY!!! The rider-at-fault was never near the rider in front. The error was soley, and simply, the rider's fault for misjudging the track-out on the corner and going too hot and too wide out from the apex. The fault does not lie with the rider in front. The fault does not lie with the organizers that put on the event (they don't manage the physical aspects of the track, or the skillset of the rider). The fault does not lie with the owners / managers of the facility; they inform the participants of the conditions of the facility and the participants accept those conditions in order to participate. The fault lies soley and clearly with the rider that went off. He drove the line incorrectly, too fast, and chose a dangerous spot to go off.
As to the "hazard left on the track" by anyone involved in these events... how many laps did this rider take and note the safe places to go off? How many times did the rider observe where hazards may lie and drive safely / appropriately to avoid danger. One of the first things said in our driver's meetings is ... "Know where the safe places are to go off." Is it safe to go off at Turn 1 - 2 at Fontana?
Is it safe to go off at Turn 9 at Willow Springs?
Is it safe to go off at the Waterfall at SOW?
Is it safe to go off sideways on PhilHill at Buttonwillow?
In my mind ... and driving ... I make sure I'm in control enough to avoid going off anywhere ... at all costs; including NOT catching someone faster than me that's ahead of me. In the extremely rare occasion that I do go off, it's either a mechanical failure (tires going away, debris I failed to miss on the track, running out of gas at the apex), or my blatant stupidity at pushing too hard where better judgement was called for. (Note to self: park the ego at the curb and ignore the Red Mist when driving at the track.)
When will we see a return to people behaving in a
mature manner; where the first thing out of their mouths is " I am soley responsible for my actions, and the consequences ... good and bad ... of my actions"?
Boy, it sucks getting old.