Turns Out There Are "Racers" Who Don't Just Ram Stopped Cars From 500 Feet Out
About half a year ago, the mouth-breathers of Class C LeMons racing were calling for my head on a platter because I suggested that there's no reason to ram stopped cars that you can see from hundreds of feet away. Many electrons were spilled in the cause of arguing that YOU JUST CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO AVOID A CRASH ON A RACETRACK.
If I had my way, each and every person who thought that the Ferkel crash was unavoidable would be banned from motor racing for life. And then they would be keelhauled, which is a great old practice pour encourager les autres. I've decided to significantly reduce or eliminate my participation in entry-level series because I don't want to be on the track with people who can't drive for shit. Ideally, I'd be the worst driver on track at any given point. It would be safest for me.
As a counter-example to the Ferkel crew, I present the man who got me started in club racing, Brian Makse, adroitly avoiding a fucking catastrophic multiple-car incident this afternoon. Some of it was luck; you have to be lucky in racing and Brian always is. (For an example of a driver who is never lucky... well, there's me.) But Brian also keeps his eyes up and steers through the incident without really even lifting very much. To some degree, he's a wolf among sheep, as a former pro racer in an entry-level series. But tell me this: who do you want racing next to you... the Nein-11 guy and his buddies, or Brian Makse?