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| drgchapman |
Oct 23 2007, 12:10 PM
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This is an article regarding the Carrera GT crash that killed the two guys in the car.
Big award......releases are suspect. Track had some fault due to barrier placement, driver had fault, everyone had some fault as in most things in life. Be carefull out there (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) http://www.sportscarmarket.com/content/carrera |
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| EdwardBlume |
Nov 4 2007, 10:35 AM
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50 years ago it would have been considered a tragic "accident" and everyone would have to go on with there lives. After all, there was no criminal charges here.
Gross negligence is a catch all where in CA you can dole out % blame to anyone remotely involved. In other states you have to show 51% or greater negligence or nothing. GN thus includes course workers, event organizers, members, manufacturers, etc..., but usually the deepest pockets are targets. Anyone can be sued. My view is that the biggest victim is the wife and family of the driver, because not only do they go through the same loss, but now the passenger's family is going after them. Then there's the freedom loving attorney who rides off into the sunset with silver teeth and money bags on each hip. IMO - this just shows the demise of racing, the misuse of GN, and ultimately the declining character of our people. |
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mudfoot76
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