I did buy a ticket, and it was my first show. and i completely agree, those guys have huge balls. i just stared in awe of all of the show quality buggies lined up ready to race. i am an avid dumont goer, and love checking out all of the hot cars at comp hill, however, untill this season, none of the guys i camp with have ever owned a long travel car. as a matter of fact, i had never ridden in one until this season, and really only got to ride in one once. don't get me wrong, i support the crap out of all the guys that competed in the event, and like i said, was shocked at how nice the cars were. and i would pay to see it again. except the next time i really hope no one gets in an accident. seeing the pictures of your friend makes my stomach turn, because as i save for one, if that happend to me, i would be sick, on the track or in the dunes.
as far as metioning i hope you were not the friend, i said that in jest. i am sure he can make his own desicions. but per my experience, all of my events that required stiches as an adult have all been made while sitting around with my buddies. i too can make my own decisions, but combined with my friends, we do some crazy things. whether riding 50's at 1am to missing turns in the desert to trying to take hills we can't make to jumping way too far, we have all been in the emergency room with our friends wondering how the events transpired into our injuries, and why i was getting stitched up again. and i know that this doesn't just happen to me.