I'm looking forward to jumping in and joining the ranks, but reading stuff like will make it a rather nerve wrecking day to say the least when I start. Lets just hope that not being in the top 5 and being back in the pack I can at least bring the car home in one piece on its first outting.
rest assured, some events are unavoidable, but it is possible to keep your car fairly clean and minimize contact if you're willing to leave a little margin. Some of these guys aren't. I'm more than happy to pack my car up in one piece at the end of the weekend and my results reflect that (not many podiums, but I've got only one chassis to my name too)
Sorry for an expensive and foolishly dangerous weekend for so many guys that I respect a lot, hopefully this is a wake up call to everyone that didn't cost an injury or worse.
BTW, the last time a Polish Midwesterner invited himself to a good ol' boy's party:
http://en.wikipedia....i/Alan_Kulwicki