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Originally Posted by Silverback51
It's amazing how the drivers from the 60's and 70's made it around the track without spotters and two way radios.
Funny they did not get lost on the way.
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It is amazing how they did it back in the day without spotters,look back at the old races and see how many wrecks and the magnatude of them...They have had as few as 18 cars running back in the day at the finish at Daytona!!!!!!!!!!
It's not a case of getting lost on track,it's seeing far enough ahead of you to see a wreck/wreck in progress and slow down enough to avoid it or take evasive action to avoid what's up ahead........
Ever try slowing down a car at 140+mph to avoid a wreck/damaged car on track??? I have,and you don't slow down very fast at speeds above 100 mph!!!
At Daytona,doing 160mph going into the corners, your visibility is a lot less than your stopping distance, much less going 200 mph.........
David