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I stand by my posts. I'm not dragging Mark D.'s name "through the mud". I was surprised at how his death personally touched me, I truly felt sad for him and his family. I guess because of this I dug deep to understand the circumstances surrounding his death.
Mark was a Cobra builder, it was HIS car built by HIS shop. The facts do indeed lend to themselves to a HIGH SPEED RACE that night, and NOT his first one.
Horse power doesn't automatically "lead to street racing", but it is obvious in this case it WAS a factor CONTRIBUTING to MARKS decision to RACE. For Real 1, high horse power would NOT have been a factor. For myslef or others it MAY well be part of the "equation" of a race mind set if OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES come together as well.
One thing for sure. Mark would NOT have raced the Trans Am with NOS if he had ONLY a stock 302. This is not an argument for or against horse power or street racing. It is simple LOGIC applied to the circumstances of THAT race THAT night. Many other factors apply.
To suggest Mark was simply "driving home" minding his own business is not in touch with reality. The fact that he "rolled" his car multiple times, the tracks apparent on the side of the road, the final position of the car indicate to me a fairly HIGH SPEED accident.
I want another 100 horse power REAL BAD. Why? Because there are a couple of cars I want to RACE real bad, and I want to WIN that race! The difference? I will race them at Hawaii Raceway Park, NOT on the street under ANY circumstances (I keep telling myself).
Ernie
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