Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
Every year it's another outrageous story about the racers and their anything-goes behavior,... I am all for banning this ridiculous sport.
|
I'm from Alta California, so I've been numbed to the finger-wagging nannies.
I've been racing in Baja for 30 years. My observations? As a whole, the people *love* desert racing. I've spoke with a gazillion locals during the
races - they're welcoming, friendly, helpful, and are watching the racing because they truly like it.
I've been in San Felipe many times to see the schools shut down so the kids can attend contingency (and they do). At the last Mil, our 10 Car got
stuck in silt at a remote place along the Pacific. We were digging the car out when a half-dozen locals came out of nowhere, and without asking,
pitched-in digging. I have a million of these stories ...
All forms of racing comes with a certain amount of risk - even muscle- and gravity-fueled mountain bikes can lose control and crash on the Kamikaze
Downhill. Guess what? Stuff happens (BN kindly substituted *my* word with "stuff").
The Barbara Boxers of the world (you know who you are) want to control every aspect of our lives - I'm aware of that, and I can ignore it.
|