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I have always been of the opinion that if something is meant to happen to you it's going to happen whether you are driveing a sprintcar, a stock car, a go kart or walking down a flight of steps...still take every precaution with safety gear though...do your part to protect yourself and let God take care of the rest.

And I feel totally safer in anyt racecar on any racetrack than I ever do on any highway

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Originally Posted by backitin:
Al, I dont throw pot-shots and run, I've just learned (finally) to think about things before I type them. I just think calling out midget drivers as potentially bad parents because of they're choice of passions is kinda offending to all the the drivers whom are great parents. If the risk is something you and your family cant handle, by all means find something else to do, but dont try hanging a irresponsible tag on good parents, because they pursued they're passion. Your opinion is fine about the dangers, Its the irresponsible part that is totally wrong.

I should probably let that go, as I know it's easy for some to throw a pot-shot out there and run, but that guy needs to spend a few minutes with a racing widow with kids and ask her how hilarious things are for her.......What part of this do you not understand....

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Listen bro, never did I say that it'd not a tragedy when a person gets widowed for what ever reason. I do how ever find it funny (actually stupid funny) that you suggest in your post that because someone drives or hopes to drive a midget that theres something in that which suggests that maybe you are being a irresponsible parent. Go back those are your words and it's asnine thinking. As for racing widows, what you dont understand is I have been around them. We had boardtrack racers and early midget drivers in our family and back then people died. Crips me and the wife speak of it often, If I get killed racing what better way to go. By the way you used the " I know it's easy for someone to throw potshots and run" line on me twice ? Now your hiliarious

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Originally Posted by backitin:
Listen bro, never did I say that it'd not a tragedy when a person gets widowed for what ever reason. I do how ever find it funny (actually stupid funny) that you suggest in your post that because someone drives or hopes to drive a midget that theres something in that which suggests that maybe you are being a irresponsible parent. Go back those are your words and it's asnine thinking. As for racing widows, what you dont understand is I have been around them. We had boardtrack racers and early midget drivers in our family and back then people died. Crips me and the wife speak of it often, If I get killed racing what better way to go. By the way you used the " I know it's easy for someone to throw potshots and run" line on me twice ? Now your hiliarious

Backitin. I did not use that line on you twice. Take a look. Dant quoted me. It was a cheap shot the first time though, and for that I apologize. My position is that if this guy is choosing between late models and midgets, I say go with late models, they are way safer, and I don't think anyone could possibly argue otherwise. And yes, having a newborn at home should be a consideration in this decision. Putting your personal passion ahead of your responsibility to be there for and care for your child is not something I support. It's just my opinion. I believe when you become a father, that child becomes your number two priority (you know, God, family, country,...). Racing is awesome but it should fall somewhere after that. --again, just one opinion.