In-House Racing Expert Chris May Asks — Are Established Tracks Safe For Today’s Race Pace?
By: Special Contributor Chris May Established Race Tracks: Are they Safe Anymore? It’s a loaded question that I have been wrestling with over the past couple of weeks. So you might ask, ‘Why is this on your mind, bit of a random thought?’ Well, the genesis of the thought process started last year when the racing community lost Allan Simonsen tragically at Le Mans. I, just like many other racing fans, was glued to the TV as we watched the historical event unfold and the tragic cloud that fell upon the race with 23 hours left …