The Real Reason

[Mopardh9]

Ask any racetrack promoter, that doesn't matter. The waiver you sign for pit passes is different - you actually sign those and assume responsibility for any injury. A disclaimer on a ticket though.... not so much. It'd be like if a stage collapsed on people at a concert or a fire broke out at an indoor concert and killed a ton of people - it doesn't matter what's on the ticket, the event promoters are still liable.

So why do they put it on the ticket?

 

[ted@economy]

I don't think Danica was even born when Nascar introduced restrictor plates . Plus she came here from an even faster racing series . Laughable.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

The real reason of plates and horse power reduction
Not about drivers safety or ANY other reason
It's about POCKET BOOK SAFETY


Nine race fans settle over Speedway accident: Nine fans injured when a race car flew into a safety fence and sprayed debris in the grandstands at Daytona International Speedway last year have reached a settlement with the track. International Speedway Corp. will not release the amount of the settlement with the nine claimants represented by the Morgan & Morgan law firm, said Lenny Santiago, ISC senior director of public relations. Santiago declined to reveal details in the interest of the privacy of the fans involved. "I can say that we have reached settlements with several claimants related to the incident, but, as has been our practice throughout, we are not going to discuss any of the details," Santiago said. At least 28 spectators were injured including 14 who were taken to local hospitals when Kyle Larson's car crashed into the fence and sprayed a tire and other debris into the grandstands during the Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 on Feb. 23, 2013. Andrew Felix, an attorney with Morgan & Morgan, said the settlement covered all of the people represented by the personal injury firm, but he also declined to reveal the amount or any other details.(Daytona Beach News Journal)(5-2-2014)

Is that you, Alex Jones?

 

[Greg]

So why do they put it on the ticket?

I am no lawyer but it probably does limit claims against small injuries on the premises. Even if the disclaimer wouldn't hold up in court it discourages the idea imo.

Whereas an injury of greater $ magnitude would lawyer up, and discount the ticket disclaimer.

 

[Bobw]

Ask any racetrack promoter, that doesn't matter. The waiver you sign for pit passes is different - you actually sign those and assume responsibility for any injury. A disclaimer on a ticket though.... not so much. It'd be like if a stage collapsed on people at a concert or a fire broke out at an indoor concert and killed a ton of people - it doesn't matter what's on the ticket, the event promoters are still liable.

True to a extent. If you do something foolish there's a good chance the track won't be held liable. But if the track is negligent in even a extremely minor capacity they could be held accountable. Guy got hit in the pits, he won. Guy had HIS car fall off a jack stand in the pits, he won too.
Now the disclaimer, every state has a insurance department/division and no two are exactly alike. You could win here and lose there.

 

[Joniki]

They've been running reduced HP at Daytona for years.

I think the reason for moving towards reduced HP is to dumb it down for certain drivers so they might be able to compete at the Cup level.

Not going to mention any names but the first one that comes to mind rhymes with Panica.

Thanks!!! A big ole belly laugh always makes me feel better.

I sign a waiver every time I work at a local track.

Funny thing is, I wouldn't even think about suing if something happened, being there is my choice.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Thanks!!! A big ole belly laugh always makes me feel better.

I sign a waiver every time I work at a local track.

Funny thing is, I wouldn't even think about suing if something happened, being there is my choice.

Being in the pits and in the grandstands are different things. If something happens to me in the pits, I chose to be there and I signed a waiver. If I get injured by debris from a car in the grandstands, that's a different story. Not that I'd sue, but most people would. The fans were seriously injured and NASCAR profited a great deal from that incident and ran it in countless promos and so on - they can afford to pay out.