Originally Posted by Wayne Davis:
This is a good pic of my son in a 2012 Eagle Midget...as you can see he is a BIG boy 6' 285 and he would not race without a FC seat. I to was concerned about any kind of extraction until it was preformed as a dry run with no issues at all. You also can see this is a conventional style midget without all the extra side bars or body panels for aerO. Each person has to be comfortable with whatever they so chose but for me .....
I HAVE TO TAKE A STAND AND FEEL GOOD THAT I DID EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER as a series owner and track promoter that I took every caution to prevent a tragedy like has happen WAY TOO MANY times in the pass couple of years. Some racers would not change EVEN if they knew absolutely it was going to kill them...They have to be made to chance...Stewart is a classic example with the HANS
This is my humble opinion as a guy who has been around more pavement late model racing than open wheel dirt racing, but when I look at that picture it makes me cringe because that looks unsafe. I see way too much of the driver being exposed even if he's in a full containment seat. Please don't take it as criticism as it's just my opinion.