Arlington safety...putting it in perspective

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I'm not really trying to say that polytrack isn't safer. However, the stats I posted are AT LEAST as relevant as the stuff the pro polytrack crowd started promoting after about 1 week of the first meet. This continued until the last few months when they didn't really favor the "poly is the cure all" argument anymore.

now i'm confused, what is your point then?

i've never run across a person spouting "poly is a cure all" however there have been many that come out with a "poly is the death of racing" mantra.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

now i'm confused, what is your point then?

i've never run across a person spouting "poly is a cure all" however there have been many that come out with a "poly is the death of racing" mantra.

It is funny you should mention that.
I have been thinking about buying a parrot and teaching it to say:
"Poly is a cure all" instead of the more traditional, "Polly wants a cracker."

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

now i'm confused, what is your point then?

i've never run across a person spouting "poly is a cure all" however there have been many that come out with a "poly is the death of racing" mantra.

Oh please. I'm not saying your typical racing fan was, though certainly some were and that includes at this board.

Every single "story" that was fed to the press was hailing the safety and the incredible downturn in breakdowns at the polytracks when this stuff first came out. It was hailed as the savior of racing, a godsend. There was zero balance in the reporting. Now, there is just zero reporting.