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Old 07-25-2022, 08:13 AM
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I ran yesterday at Ft Wayne. The course was large and not too tricky. We anticipated rain all day and got some in each session, morning and afternoon.

I got the car going pretty well but spun out at a place there was reverse camber which was not apparent on the first run but was obvious on the second because I was running harder.

But it started raining and I loaded up after three runs.

In the second group a guy lost it comprehensively and hit the guard rail in his new supra. He did not appear to be hurt too badly but the car hit at an angle and mashed in the lf corner pretty badly.

After waiting for them to resume running for an hour I headed home.

I felt good about my driving but am now worried that these accidents will threaten our ability to run anywhere.

To me this was a poorly designed course (for safety). You should never hit a solid thing and there were several places I was concerned about other than where he hit.

I probably will not run at that venue again.
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