go to motorsport memorial.org. click on to fatalities by year. click on to 1996 and scroll to the bottom, 3rd up from the bottom, lindsey mayden.if any parent could survive an incident like this, then by all means take your kids into the pits. for a freak accident click on to 1931 and read about wilbur brink. i did forget one major piece of information. speaking with jeff mayden, he informed me that every time lindsey and her mother attened the races they always sat in the stands, except that one day.