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1/27/2012 3:26pm
SORRY IT TOOK SOLONG FOR MY COMMENTS ON DAVE TURNER'S SON'S DEATH AND THE RESULTANT LAWSUIT BUT I MUST INJECT MY LITTLE BIT IN NOW...
FIRST, BEN NOR HIS DAD DAVE WERE RELATED - AT LEAST IMMEDIATELY - TO DANNY TURNER. THEY WERE GOOD, LIFE-LONG FRIENDS. AND I CONSIDER DANNY ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS AS WELL AS FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER (PACIFIC RACE PRODUCTIONS 1984 CMC HI-POINT SPRING MX SERIES AT SACRAMENTO RACEWAY AND MARYSVILLE'S E STREET TRACK IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHARLIE SEXTON) AND I WENT TO ENCINA HIGH SCHOOL WITH DAVE TURNER, WHO LIVES ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM ME TO THIS DAY.
I MUST ADD ONE THING TO THIS DISCUSSION. THE AMBULENCE PEOPLE OR PARAMEDICS ARE NOTORIOUSLY PISS-POOR AT THIS TRACK AND MANY OTHER TRACKS I HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH. FOR THIS NVERY REASON BACK IN 1984 DANNY AND I HAD THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PATROL AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS IN ADDITION TO THE PARAMEDICS. WE WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY TO BRING THEIR SKILLS TO OUR EVENTS BECAUSE RIDER SAFETY WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BIGGER PROFITS. IT WAS REALLY A MATTER OF PEACE OF MIND AND THAT WAS WHAT WE GOT FROM THEIR PRESENCE.
AS FAR AS LAWSUITS GO, LET THE COURTS DECIDE WHO'S FAULT IT WAS ACCEPT THAT THEY WILL REACH AN UNBIASED DECISION BASED ON THE FACTS. JUST AS A RIDER ACCEPTS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF RESPONSABILITY FOR HIS RACE PARTICIPATION SO DOES A PROMOTER WHEN HE ORGANIZES AN EVENT. HE HIRED THE AMBULANCE SERVICE AND HE HAS OTHER OPTIONS TO INSURE THE RIDER'S SAFETY IF HE SO CHOOSES. AND THERE IS ALSO THE CHOICE TO NOT RACE IF A RIDER FEELS HIS SAFETY IS COMPROMISED. ISN'T FREEDOM A GREAT SYSTEM?
I'M BACK....
Nuke
FIRST, BEN NOR HIS DAD DAVE WERE RELATED - AT LEAST IMMEDIATELY - TO DANNY TURNER. THEY WERE GOOD, LIFE-LONG FRIENDS. AND I CONSIDER DANNY ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS AS WELL AS FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER (PACIFIC RACE PRODUCTIONS 1984 CMC HI-POINT SPRING MX SERIES AT SACRAMENTO RACEWAY AND MARYSVILLE'S E STREET TRACK IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHARLIE SEXTON) AND I WENT TO ENCINA HIGH SCHOOL WITH DAVE TURNER, WHO LIVES ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM ME TO THIS DAY.
I MUST ADD ONE THING TO THIS DISCUSSION. THE AMBULENCE PEOPLE OR PARAMEDICS ARE NOTORIOUSLY PISS-POOR AT THIS TRACK AND MANY OTHER TRACKS I HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH. FOR THIS NVERY REASON BACK IN 1984 DANNY AND I HAD THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PATROL AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS IN ADDITION TO THE PARAMEDICS. WE WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY TO BRING THEIR SKILLS TO OUR EVENTS BECAUSE RIDER SAFETY WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BIGGER PROFITS. IT WAS REALLY A MATTER OF PEACE OF MIND AND THAT WAS WHAT WE GOT FROM THEIR PRESENCE.
AS FAR AS LAWSUITS GO, LET THE COURTS DECIDE WHO'S FAULT IT WAS ACCEPT THAT THEY WILL REACH AN UNBIASED DECISION BASED ON THE FACTS. JUST AS A RIDER ACCEPTS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF RESPONSABILITY FOR HIS RACE PARTICIPATION SO DOES A PROMOTER WHEN HE ORGANIZES AN EVENT. HE HIRED THE AMBULANCE SERVICE AND HE HAS OTHER OPTIONS TO INSURE THE RIDER'S SAFETY IF HE SO CHOOSES. AND THERE IS ALSO THE CHOICE TO NOT RACE IF A RIDER FEELS HIS SAFETY IS COMPROMISED. ISN'T FREEDOM A GREAT SYSTEM?
I'M BACK....
Nuke
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Btw....I didn't read the OP entire post here....so doing that now.
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You didn't pay extra for THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PATROL !!
They were VOLUNTEERS LOL....
unless your counting free entries??
They accepted donations......
Leave some space.
Then make another point.
Thank you.
Pit Row
But it somehow relates to this:
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Motocross-death-brings-la…
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