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Mazola

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Re: Tragedy at Woodstock NB racetrack
« Reply #1 on: Today at 01:19:54 PM »
Horrible!

Dingus

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Re: Tragedy at Woodstock NB racetrack
« Reply #2 on: Today at 01:44:35 PM »
Something similar to this happened at a county fair track a few years ago in Ohio, I think.
Starting gate struck a child in the front row of the stands. So sad.

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Re: Tragedy at Woodstock NB racetrack
« Reply #3 on: Today at 02:19:26 PM »
This is terrible and preventable, unless the child ran onto the track.
The same thing happened last year in the United States.
There can't be another one.
If I can put a guidewire in a warehouse to drive a forklift between product locations, a track can put in some kind of electronic guidance that doesn't allow the starting car to get off the safe track placement.
The gates don't get wider, so control the car, you eliminate the risk of someone being hit by the gate if people stay where they should.

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Re: Tragedy at Woodstock NB racetrack
« Reply #4 on: Today at 02:31:28 PM »
Something similar to this happened at a county fair track a few years ago in Ohio, I think.
Starting gate struck a child in the front row of the stands. So sad.


Two years ago in Illinois, a 5 year old little girl was struck by the starting gate and tragically also passed away.

This is such a tragedy and so very sad for the poor child's family. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

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Re: Tragedy at Woodstock NB racetrack
« Reply #5 on: Today at 03:10:26 PM »
Honest to actual fuck how does this keep happening? Reduce the width of the wings, put up fencing, geez there is almost nobody actually at the races and they keep killing kids!

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Re: Tragedy at Woodstock NB racetrack
« Reply #6 on: Today at 04:12:39 PM »
A three year old boy isn't tall enough to be struck by the wings unless held by an adult. Horrible. What actually happened?

 

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