Original Message

For me, the "flare" of the "live" starter went out the window when Tex Enright's days were over.  Tex was "dancing with the devil" when he started races at Windsor from the inside of the track across from the starter's stand.  Dangerous for sure.  I think all of us who have attended races for a ton of years would think somethings missing if there was not starter.  But realisically, isn't everything controlled from the booth these days?  Even re-starts could be called "upstairs".  The one human element that I feel all tracks should have are spotters, with cummunication to the booth, on every corner.  Hopefully they have more than just a yellow flag.   In summary, I would miss not having a starter, but would get over it.  Scott Ely