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john smith wrote:

"Taking the chance on being delayed in an airport just won't work,"
Green said. "You have to be there Friday morning for practice or you
miss practice. Miss practice, and they don't let you attempt to
qualify."

Sounds like a recipe for "gottagetthereitis" to me.

Hardly - when you are talking about the pilots, equipment and approaches
they have at their disposal. This is much different than some private
pilot wanting to beat home a lowering cloud deck at night or trying to
beat a t storm...


Not at all different.

Yes sir, it is.

....snip...

Your argument is horse ****.



Whoa-ho.... you seem to have misread my post completely. You seemed to imply
that there ARE NO "get-there" pressures. My argument is simply that the
"get-there" pressures are there. I never said it was worth risking life
for, succumbing to the pressure, or even worth considering it..... (where
the hell did you get THAT from my post??).

And I applaud you for never doing so. But can *all* the pilots in this ng
say the same?

I am certain that NASCAR pilots recognize those pressures more than most,
and that they are very professional about avoiding them.

As for this *particular* accident, there has been no information yet that
suggests *any* cause to me, mechanical OR operational.... nor do I expect
any for many months.