Subject: Re: Questoins about road racing/autocrossing.... by BillH on 2008/11/30 1:26:44
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SpectatorRacing wrote: Take it from a guy who's been straight into a wall at 75 mph, been on fire at 125 mph, flipped a car in the air, been backward through the trees, etc. and has never had anything more than a stiff neck. Your safety is the most important thing you can spend money on.
It's even more "fun" whe you're upside down, at 100+, 8 feet above the track. You can watch the asphalt COMING TO MEET YA !
I walked away from that because of good safety equipment.
It was interesting to note that the combination of shoulder belts and my neck stretched 3 inches on impact and my helmit hit the asphalt.
