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How old is too old
« on: May 28, 2025, 04:33:12 PM »
How old is too old to continue to drive? Gerry Longo, Chip Lackey and Rick Plano are all in their 70's. Don't your reflexes start to go?

gh2009

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2025, 04:43:51 PM »
What's even worse are all the elderly drivers behind the wheel of motor vehicles with slow reflexes, reduced mobility, and hard of hearing.

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2025, 06:31:41 PM »
at some point for everyone's safety these old drivers just need to be trainers

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2025, 07:30:38 PM »
Don McKirgan is in his 80s and drives once in awhile
Some people in their 70s and even 80s, you'd not be able to tell they're that old. I have family who voluntarily gave up their licenses at 96-98 yrs old.

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2025, 02:07:23 PM »
In 2012, Leo Burns won a couple of races at the Illinois County Fairs at age 96. That record will NEVER be broken.                                                       

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2025, 03:32:42 PM »
I think there was a guy who won a race in his 90's at YR. In fact, George Anthony worked for that guy as an assistant trainer before GA went on his own. I was near GA that night at YR and overheard his comments that the old guy was a sonava b to work for and GA couldn't believe that old man won a race.

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2025, 08:31:06 AM »
How old is too old to continue to drive? Gerry Longo, Chip Lackey and Rick Plano are all in their 70's. Don't your reflexes start to go?

70’s is not old to drive back in the days 70s disease. They were always drivers in their 70s and 80s they did fine.

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2025, 08:32:05 AM »
I meant Drive not disease tmbz1

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2025, 12:03:44 PM »
60 should be the cut off for drivers.

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2025, 12:36:39 PM »

gh2009

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2025, 12:56:04 PM »
60 should be the cut off for drivers.

A driver should know when he shouldn't be driving anymore regardless of their age, but in my opinion, 60 is still okay to drive for most people.

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2025, 03:30:04 PM »
I think Miriam Toland won a race at age 79?

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Re: How old is too old
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2025, 06:37:38 PM »
Buddy Simpson Fairfield, IL. Born 1930.
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