happens more often than not. I always park away from the action and warn Kevin to be very careful going through crowds. Don't know if he listens
though since they are focused on the moment and are just coming off some very fast speeds
every time i see one of the baja race videos i wonder why people are so stupid to stand near those race courses. i can't believe that race promoters
aren't liable for races they hold where they let spectators into unsafe areas.
Originally posted by mtgoat666
every time i see one of the baja race videos i wonder why people are so stupid to stand near those race courses. i can't believe that race promoters
aren't liable for races they hold where they let spectators into unsafe areas.
Its a different culture...
They generally have some form of control at the start/finish line but its a desert race of over 250 kilometers so there is no way to control peoples
behavior.
Its spectator beware. You are required to act responsibly or suffer the consequences
The lawyers haven't ruined baja as they have the states...and i for one hope it stays that way.
Survival of the fittest, as well as Survival of the smartest, seems to be the case here. Which this guy obviously wasn't.....either way I hope the guy
recovers and learned to stay away from 2000lb objects traveling at a high rates of speed.
I thought the guys in the red at the jump were the ones who were going to eat it when the video started.
In baja it's live for the moment for many. gringos and nationals
I believe there is an effect on behavior in a culture where so many people believe they are going to a better place when they die. We see a similar
thing in this country when the "true believers" conduct themselves (and cast their votes) based on their zeal to create their armageddon and
subsequent transportation into the sky.
Just a theory, but there is a lot of evidence. I too hope the guy is up a walking around.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
Originally posted by vgabndo
I believe there is an effect on behavior in a culture where so many people believe they are going to a better place when they die. We see a similar
thing in this country when the "true believers" conduct themselves (and cast their votes) based on their zeal to create their armageddon and
subsequent transportation into the sky.
Just a theory, but there is a lot of evidence.
Huh?????????????? You better expand on that theory!! What in blazes are you talking about???? First sentence has some possible credence, but the
second sentence??????? now that's out there.
now how many people would have been killed if one trophy truck rolled/lost control on one of those jumps????? or lets says a tie rod broke?
I have seen the same type of suicididal behavior on Youtube..in saudi arabia where the people gather around and watch cars "drift" ie....pull the
e-break at high rates of speed...I have seen lots of people tossed considerable distance in these videos....different culture...it's live for the
moment.
Originally posted by rts551
There is very little crowd control at these events and out in the desert there is none.
if you don't know to stay off the "race track".... well, not too sure there is much one can do.... a leash?
When young we used to get seats in turn 1 for races of sprint cars at the Ascot Stadium ... but, there was still a retaining wall and fence...
you knew where you were, and the dirt clouds were part of the fun... and seeing them coming at you... but, knew enough to get cover for the ones that
couldn't make it.. or got "nudged" a bit going into the turn or in the turn..... can still remember the "smell" and all the dirt... and flying car
parts...
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