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   Dumas Walker to All   
   Re: Interlagos (may be a   
   13 Nov 24 09:04:00   
   
   From: Dumas.Walker@f10.n1.z17875.fidonet.org   
      
   > The basic issue is that the technology has outstripped safety when   
   > there's too much rain.   
      
   > Yes: they can bolt on the extreme wets, but they throw so much water   
   > into the air, that the drivers simply can't see far enough ahead.   
      
   I agree.  If the drivers cannot see where they are going, it is going to   
   get dangerous quick.  More tech doesn't do much good if they cannot see.   
      
   > When we both finally saw each other, I moved all the way to the wall and   
   > he managed to leave me a bare (bare!) car's width between him and the   
   > wall, to the point that when I returned to the paddock after the race   
   > and looked, my left side tires didn't have any of the white paint in the   
   > molded numbers anymore.   
      
   That was a close call then.  :O  Thanks for sharing this!   
      
      
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