I've broken my back twice while racing where there was no safety obtions available. I dont regret not a second of it. I feel very safe while strapped in a racecar. You can only do so much in the name of safety before you change the nature of the beast. Anyhow, cars and equipment are way safer than when i was young and the norm was beer keg fuel tanks, cages welded with lincoln arc welders and the normal drivers outfit was a old open faced helmet, no gloves and wearing nothing but a tee shirt and greasy pants. Oh yeah, you had a lap belt, nothing more. The cars were faster and lighter then too, at least where we were.