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sperry · 2007-09-14, 10:45 AM

Am I reading this correctly?

- Biplane crash on take-off on Tuesday, 1 fatality
- Jet crash Thursday from wake turbulence, 1 fatality
- F1 plane has mechanical, crashes taking 2 others with him, 1 fatality, one bailed out, one at the hospital

So that's 5 crashed planes, and three fatalities? That's horrible! Hell, that's worse than 1960's Formula 1. Why is this sport still around? I think Dean may be right about a format change being needed... and even then, since it's airplanes not cars, crashes are nearly always fatal... so even solo racing may not be a good idea.

2007-09-14, 10:45 AM	#4
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Am I reading this correctly? - Biplane crash on take-off on Tuesday, 1 fatality - Jet crash Thursday from wake turbulence, 1 fatality - F1 plane has mechanical, crashes taking 2 others with him, 1 fatality, one bailed out, one at the hospital So that's 5 crashed planes, and three fatalities? That's horrible! Hell, that's worse than 1960's Formula 1. Why is this sport still around? I think Dean may be right about a format change being needed... and even then, since it's airplanes not cars, crashes are nearly always fatal... so even solo racing may not be a good idea. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?