Akaishi wrote:quality = safety = costly aside, the general rule has always been "don't bring what you can't stand losing".
I'm usually in agreement with that statement. If I, or one of my teammates, wrecks the car, then I'm ok with that. If we drive like asshats and get the curse, I'm ok with that as well. (b/c we'd have to REALLY earn it!)
But handing over our car to someone else and letting him/her turn laps in it? Using the car we built, the fuel/tires/brakes/seat time etc., that we paid for? Giving them the possibility of looping it, breaking it, wrecking it? Not so much. And, as was said previously, the liability factor is waaaaay too high. Of course, that's just my $.02. YMMV.
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