This can be a sensitive question but bear with me. Having followed motorsport since the sixties, I never liked death, but it was an accepted factor in the sport I fell in love with. Certain obvious safety issues, such as going off straight into the trees at grand prix venues, were addressed and dealt with.My issue now is, with all due respect and fond memories of those involved, were the deaths of Eric Medlen and Scotty Kalitta worthy of drag racing slicing part of it's very nature, that being 1/4 mile to 1000 ft?Both incidents, while of course tragic and sad, seemed to be anomolies to me, not really indicative of an obvious safety issue.Jeff Gordon got his bell rung last year, and said afterward that "No one should have to take a hit like that."Is motorsport becoming coddle safe? Should it? Am I just being old-fashioned for accepting that danger that was always there?
updated by @bill-hupp: 12/05/16 08:51:01AM