A serious suggestion

[Lee Janotta]

Okay... How about this: Specify a minimunal height above the ground a driver's helmet _must_ protrude.

Why, you ask? Because as little as ten years ago, drivers could see _far_ more from their nearly upright positions in the cars. Now it's hard to even see over the nose of the car, much less the apex of the next turn. This has forced drivers to memorize the track, rather than react to it, and I believe, has made them far more cautious when around other cars due to a shortage of visual information.

I mean, which of these guys do you think had the better perspective to make decisions on braking distance, room between his car and another car, etc?

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Plus, having the cars designed for midgets locks out otherwise excellent drivers like Justin Wilson. Drivers should be born, not bred.

Discussion?

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