Reading the posts in this thread - as much as I don't like capsules it seems like they could have saved several of those lives no matter the category or class.
In some of the posted fatality examples high speeds do seem to be a factor. Racing may seem to be about going as fast as possible, yet the real essence of the sport is in the driving and the competition - going faster and faster in classes may represent achievement and progress yet I wonder if it makes things more unsafe. If it does is the advancement worth the toll? I found 1950s-60s FRR heats at 75 mph just as exciting to watch as 1100 heats at 95 mpg. Same for early crackers with flat-head Ford V-8s compared to those with current specs.
I am struck by the number of deaths identified in this thread, which gets back to Ron's original post -I
do not know what would make things safer but maybe more attention needs to be given to safety in APBA.
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