Maybe I'm missing something, AZChick. Was there a question about the insurance policy for the race? Bob and Darren purchased the policy from me and it was underwritten by Grupo Mexicano de Seguros S.A. de C.V., known more commonly as GMX. The civil liability amount on the policy was for a million dollars. I don't know crap about the other stuff, but they had insurance.
It's the first I've heard of it. Why didn't Bob or his promoter say so? Now, if they are forthcoming with details for the next race, maybe it will be more successful. Also, they may want to check schedules of the clubs racing in the nearby US states to be sure they don't plan a race against another scheduled race.
Anything that might happen, can happen at a sprint car race. Think about it, that rock that broke out the Mayer's window, very well could have been a tire taking off someones head. It was not funny, it was a wake up call!
I agree, and I've seen rocks do a lot of damage to not only drivers and fans, but equipment too. Bobby's going to be asked if there are a lot of rocks in the track, it's important.
For me it was telling that they showed very little of Bobby out on the track, and what they did show was edited to where you never saw a full lap. We did see him wash out pretty bad and have to get all the way out of it up in what I'll assume was three though. It was everything you thought you saw in my opinion, except you left out the lack of banking. Did you notice that the dust settles real fast? That's because it's not so much dust, as it is sand! Have you ever seen the flat trackers on the pea gravel in the Midwest where they throw up rooster tails? This was like that, but with smaller peas, and no grip..LOL
I love the superior tone you have over "gringos". Aren't they the ones you will depend on to come there and bring their dollars to support this venture?
The cars were parked so close to the track that you think maybe the sand blew out his window!! Highly unlikely, but why was that car and others parked there, and by the way, who was running the show Russ? There is no excuse for that kind of lax attitude, none, and trust me the teams and drivers back in the states notice that kind of thing, and hopefully Rosie takes notice too.
If you want this deal to work someone needs to step back and reevaluate what kind of cars are capable of running safely and competitively on that track, and then figure out who will actually make the trip down for this all important second show. I posted the video on the forum of ABC's open wheel site, and after over 250 hits there has not been one comment, and a very high percentage of those people either know Bobby personally, or have seen him race. I also posted it on a S Cali non wing sprint car forum, and after over a 100 hits there was not one comments, and Bobby is no stranger to those guy's either. You draw your own conclusions, but to me it's only to apparent that realist goals need to be set if you're looking for success at that track with the environment we have today.
