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    Aug 19, 2016 4 minutes

    Slow Down, Don’t Quit

    Chris Davenport’s comment in the “The End Game” (44.4), “If you’re a racecar driver and someone dies, do you drive slower?” is partially correct, but only partially. I love car racing and I have skied more then 50 years, but if I had to make a choice between the two I’d choose skiing. I’m a racecar driver. If someone dies racing, I don’t quit. But I do analyze what happened, take more calculated risks, improve my safety equipment, only race where the safety crew and medical teams are the best, and still have the thrill of

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