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As someone pointed out the talking heads are and will have a field day with this. Having said that I feel we have been moving into dangerous waters. especially when we let youngsters of this age compete against adults in any form of motorsports. Yes, I am aware that this event was for the age group of 12-18. Would you want your 80 pound 13 year old going up against a 200 pound 18 year old in football or baseball; most likely not,even though the ultimate results of an injury are usually not life threatening. While it is true that government often oversteps its bounds into our daily lives and more, there is also a place for it sometimes. I for one do not want to do away with the FAA in the aircraft world. Lastly, we often talk about growing our sport; if you really want to set it back or even perhaps have people wanting it banned then just wait until there is young person fatally injured while competing with adults. In a time not so long ago youngters worked there way through quarter midgets and upon reaching 18 ventured into the adult worrld of competition. Seemed to work for Pancho Carter and many others. As to the Jeff Gordon thing of years ago, I put that right there with parents sending teenagers to sail single handed round the world, balloon boy, and others. Parental exploitation of children and often putting a whole industry at risk for their own personal desires.
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