Those pictures alone should do more to promote safety than all of the posts that have been put out. I know of one person that I have tried to get to go to the high performance driving school and said he never needed to but is now re-thinking that after I showed him the pictures. I wish Lew a speedy recovery. Bottom line is that in an open roadster there is really no way to be as safe as in a car with a top and full roll cage. So you have to try and compensate with your driving. An there isn't any kind of vehicle built that you can't get hurt in, so as you get older like I am, you learn to slow down and drive within your abilities which do deterioate with age. This is in no way a knock or suggestion even that Lew was doing anything at all wrong. A friend of mine wrecked his Daytona that weekend at Sears Point because a rear trailing arm came loose. All, the best Lew and I look forward to seeing you up here soon.
Ron