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Originally Posted by dirtnonwingfan
I totally agree with you. I have another suggestion which would take tracks' cooperation to implement. In the 1960s I was fortunate to be stationed in El Paso, home of Sun Valley Speedway. Every time a car was in a wreck, they passed the hat through the stands for donations. They didn't wait for the next week, they started soon after the track was cleared. I am sure that none of the spectators were able to donate much, but a dollar or two from a number of fans adds up. I have always wondered whether that was a Texas thing or a 1960s thing. Either way, I haven't seen it again.
I would like to see tracks try it. Every little bit helps.
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Dirtnonwingfan, drivers going into the stands to take up a collection still happends today at many tracks for drivers that have been seriously injured or more recently many of the tracks Jesse Hockett has competed at did whatever they could to help his family out during this difficult time. The racing community is a close knit group of people and most do whatever they can for the betterment of the sport and to help their fellow racers in time of need. You are so right every little bit helps, anytime I have been at a track where the drivers pass their helmets thru the stands to help one of their fellow racers the spectators generosity usually means that racer and his family receive several thosand dollars to help them at a very difficult time. While I had never heard of passing the helmet after every crash before I am sure many racers could use help like that in todays economy. With sponsorship money being harder and harder to find having a friend or a total stranger walking into a racers pit after a race offering to pay the weeks fuel bill or buy a tire or giving $25, $50 or $100 shows great generosity. Every little bit does help.
Patti