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Old 04-09-2017, 10:42 AM   #7
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Default Re: Burnout incident at Alice Springs

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Originally Posted by ebv8 View Post
p.s. motorsport is dangerous and there is always a risk of injury so that's just part of it, as much as i feel sorry for the 11 injured they put themselves at risk standing there. if you want to be wrapped in cotton wool stay home and watch it on tv
Totally agree.

As the safety has evolved so have the cars, this is nothing new, just on a bigger scale. I remember the early days of Motorvation, the burnout comp was held in a carpark, the barriers were copper log, post and rail bollards. Pieces of hot steel belt were being thrown into the crowd and Victor Bray had a tyre fire there one year.... we still kept going though.
The current fire trend is a bit of a worry, surprised we haven't seen a complete fireball yet. (says the man with a flaming car for his avatar lol)
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