I’m not on this board to get into pissing matches with people, but I do have one more thing.

I think the point of view of the people who are on KO’s side is being misunderstood. There is NO WAY I personally would do that. It’s not an added risk that I see is necessary for ME to take. I just don’t think KO should be crucified like he is being by some as doing the worst thing in the history of racing. I’m not saying it was smart move nor that safety isn’t important. Again, I wouldn’t have done it, but I’m not going to rake a guy over the coals for doing it. My point is just because you wouldn’t choose to do it, don’t blast the guy for it. That’s my only point.

Also, I don’t agree with the point of saving people from themselves. I was taught a long time ago… I make a decision, I’m responsible for the outcome. It’s always someone else’s fault in the world today. It's the officials fault because they let me. Sorry, no dice for me. You have that mentality, you're what's wrong with the world today. I know there are people who are like that and it's sad.

As for the traumatized kid argument, I disagree on that too. I’ve been going to races since I was about 7 years old. I saw some pretty bad things as a kid and it didn’t traumatize me. Others saw terrible things as a kid and they still go. The first Indy 500 I ever attended I saw one of the worst accidents I’ve ever seen (even to this day). Patrick Bedard had a terrible accident between 3 and 4, right in front of me. There was barely a tub left of the car after it stopped barrel rolling. It took a long time to get him out and he looked lifeless when they did get him out of the car. I remember telling my dad that he had to be dead based on what I just saw in front of me (which fortunately he wasn’t, I’m not sure he ever raced again). I had never seen anything like that before. To this day, I remember everything of that accident like it happened an hour ago. I’ve been to every race since. If that had affected me, then I wouldn’t have ever gone to a race again. If you’re worried about a kid seeing something bad at a race track, they are in the wrong place. Bad things are going to happen in racing and that’s the bottom line unfortunately. We all wish it was different, but it can’t be.