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So, the topic of ambulances leaving the facility or not leaving the facility is an interesting topic. I have been at tracks where this has happened. I have watched driver exchanges occur at the end of the property. However, I have also seen tracks where Air-Life helicopters have been flown in. If you have the ability for one, does it matter that you don't have the ability for another?
I do agree with the comment about track ambulances being only there for show. I find those to be the most troubling solution that we have.
Finally, I find KDobson's comments the most interesting. I have been to tracks in a small community that has to stop the show to wait for the ambulance to make another run. They were at the track, but had to leave the track to take care of something else only to come back. I thought that it was a strange situation, but now it seems that it might not be that strange. As someone who has been on this board numerous times questioning the attitude our sport takes around safety (btw, it sucks), the comment about "coaching" the driver to think about the ambulance ride was very interesting. I think it shows that at some point everyone needs to be practical and use common sense.
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