Originally Posted by 3hundred
Where do you get the linkage between a sanctioned sponsored race event vs. what amounts to illegal street racing?


You are assuming there is logical linkage at play.

Maybe if you studied the immediate and long term effects the LeMans crash had on the worldwide motor world, you would not ask the question.

Its all about "image".

A 150mph? modern Detroit muscle car tee boning a filled school bus will not only be horrific but chilling, and the likely result maybe in government required manufacturer installed speed limiter on all new cars, for example.

My life would be very content if I never heard of another cross country open road record.

Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.