A Statement from SpecialStage.com regarding Ski-Sawmill

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jeff burmeister

Discussion Starter · May 11, 2003

As information regarding the incident occuring this weekend at Ski Sawmill was made aware to us, we made the decission to shut down the forums for a period of time.

This was done out of respect for the friends and family of the individuals involved in this incident. We did not wish someone to learn about a loved one from secondary/heresay source. Hence our decission to shut down the forums for 14 hours.

It is our hope that the readership of SpecialStage exercise additional sensitivity if they choose to discuss this incident now or in the future as family members and friends are likely to be fellow readers.

If you feel the need to discuss our decission regarding the closing of our forums while families were informed, please contact me directly at [email protected], I will be more then willing to discuss this decission off line.

Jeffrey Burmeister
SpecialStage.com LLC

SCCA's Release regarding

http://www.scca.org/news/press03_31.html

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jprowland

· #7 · May 12, 2003

There is a discrepancy in some of the press releases, some say Martin Reidy and some say Michael Reidy, brothers and both drivers. Pete Kuncis was at the scene and confirmed on another board that the SCCA press release is correct, listing Martin as one of the victims.

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jprowland

· #11 · May 12, 2003

Yes, I think it does. I've seen cars lock their brakes and slide straight at a turn, very predictable. I've seen other cars that caught a wheel and suddenly flew off at a wild angle or dove straight into the apex of a turn (usually considered a relatively "safe" spot), and who could have seen what the car would do? This is a good chance for people to assess what is "unsafe" and what is "safe" or, more realistically, "less unsafe."

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jprowland

· #32 · May 14, 2003

RE: Sawmill

Here's a picture of Martin at Rapidan 2002:

http://homepage.mac.com/jeremyrowland/rapidan02/IMG_1529.jpg

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