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Perfectly reasonable. I think Nikki Lauda said something about drivers crying either before or after the race because the cars were so fast and dangerous. For all intents and purposes they were very fast coffins. That sense of danger or uncertainty was that necessary evil that made the sport so interesting. Or listening to those glorious V10s. If you excuse me I'm going to watch some racing from the 80s and 90s because now I'm reminiscing.
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As best I can determine over the last 70 years. For just drivers. F1 - 43 Indy - 46 NASCAR - 32 NHRA drag racing - 28 In fact the winner is illegal street racing at 100+ a year over the last 20 years in the US alone. No numbers prior to that but I would guess that the percentage compared to cars on the roads would be the same so we have thousands in total.
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My brother in law is a great example. He was in infantry for 35 years. The first 20 were spent with boots on the ground. He was injured 3 times but remained fit. The last 15 he spent as an administrator including two tours to afghanistan. He gained weight and was about as fit as your average person on the street but was also very good at his job. Getting soldiers to perfect top fitness is your job but they don’t all need that same level.
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And Isle of Man TT 255 deaths since 1907
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With about half of them being during practice!
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If you ever get the chance to watch the documentary “Road” on the Dunlop family who races IOM, I highly recommend it.
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Pretty much sums up that all motor sports are hazardous. Some just play it up more because human love to watch disasters unfold.
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Today's drivers owe a lot to Jackie Stewart.
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Either Ranger BT or switch branches and go work for the Marines.
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If they open it up I would
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