modfan24/7

This is a sad event that has occurred and while it is not a bad idea for any racer, not just kids to have all the available and appropriate safety equipment there is a larger problem at hand. If you get Speedway Illustrated there is a good story on page 28 that really sums up a lot of the problem; people building cars that don't have the knowledge or skillset to build them. Poor welds with no penetration, roll cages welded to a sheet metal body which offers no strength, improperly mounted seats and belts. Safety is often the last thought when racers are building these cars. The tracks have a level of responsibility for these tragedies as well as tracks do not properly tech cars for safety. It is only a matter of time before a track is sued when a situation like this occurs. While we all sign a release at the track, all tracks have safety rules in their rule packages, those safety rules give them a level of responsibility and liability to the racers at their tracks. When a racer is injured racing a car that has "passed tech" but upon further inspection, post crash, was found to be inadequately built in terms of safety; liability could be placed on the tech crew employed by the track. While I don't know the specific circumstances of this incident, in racing, safety is often sacrificed in every division and the compacts are certainly no exception to that.