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Wasn't referring to you snico - just slow typing.
Wasn't referring to you snico - just slow typing.
Apologies
I may have jumped in a bit quick there
Dex, as I said on another post, none of us want to see a driver injured, much less killed, but it is the atmosphere generated when the race is close with tactical close driving that gives it that buzz.
When Roland Ratzenburger was killed in practice, even though it wasn't being shown on telly at the time, I can remember what I was doing. When Senna died the next day I remember precisely what I did. My wife and her friend were talking while I watched the race and as soon as he crashed I told them both to shut up. They were both gobsmacked because I very rarely raise my voice at home and certainly not in front of 'outsiders' but I told them to shut up because 'this is serious!'
When something like that happens you never forget, but they are times when we wish we could.
(Another slow typer,
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When Roland Ratzenburger was killed in practice, even though it wasn't being shown on telly at the time, I can remember what I was doing. When Senna died the next day I remember precisely what I did. My wife and her friend were talking while I watched the race and as soon as he crashed I told them both to shut up. They were both gobsmacked because I very rarely raise my voice at home and certainly not in front of 'outsiders' but I told them to shut up because 'this is serious!'
When something like that happens you never forget, but they are times when we wish we could.
(Another slow typer,
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I'm referring to those that watch it with regularity, with the knowledge (based on experience as indicated on youtube) that there is a reasonable chance of a fatality taking place.
There's a reasonable chance of a fatality in other sports considered less dangerous such as tthe luge, (one competitor at a time), bobsleighing, horse racing or even cross country running. In some sports it is accepted that there is a higher degree of this happening but I don't believe some people watch it 'in case' it happens.
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In the same way that people watch knife throwing at a circus, not wanting to see bloodshed, but enjoying the fear and sort of hoping it will go wrong?
Never seen a knife thrower so can't respond to that one however, from a personal view I would rather watch a race were I was wondering wether 'he' could force 'him' to make an error to enable a passing manoeuvre than see a crash.
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Conny, time for me to pull up stumps on this one and agree to differ ('til
the next time anyway)
the next time anyway)
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night Conny
The Grand Prix? dull as dishwater in my opinion an hour and a half of people driving in a circle. Now I've been to football matches and been excited whereas others find it as effective as mogadon so it's really just a personal view.
However, the arguement that sport is watched with a view to seeing accidents and crashes is valid, you only have to look through the tv listings to find shows like "When sport goes wrong" which is simply clip after clip of sporting accidents and crashes although they thankfully draw the line at showing fatal crashes.
However, the arguement that sport is watched with a view to seeing accidents and crashes is valid, you only have to look through the tv listings to find shows like "When sport goes wrong" which is simply clip after clip of sporting accidents and crashes although they thankfully draw the line at showing fatal crashes.
