FW: Michele Alboreto fatally injured during testing

[Larry C Leung]

Everything (EVERYTHING) I have read about Michele said that the talented
gentleman was truely talented and a gentleman whom really enjoyed his
work and his fans. It's one of the things I admire about Mssrs Michael S.
and Michael A. (from what I understand, no personal experience) and one
of the things I had a difficult time about the immensely talented Aryton
Senna. I don't think that the fatality rate (per training/race mile) is
any higher than before, but there are more of such miles happening now
than say 4 years ago, and I think we are all much more aware than we as a
group were a few years ago (sad to say but whom, besides Audi/F1 fanatics
would have a clue whom Michele Alboreto was?).

LL - NY

On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:46:38 -0700 "Buchholz, Steven"
<Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com> writes:
>> 
>> Whoa, what a Shock! My reaction must have been something like what 
>was
>> felt when Gilles Villenuve (sp?) was lost. My condolences to 
>> his family, another great one is lost to us. 
>
>... I agree.  For me it is made all the more poignant because of the 
>fact
>that it wasn't that long ago that I saw him up close and personal at 
>the
>ALMS race at Laguna ... from that experience I got the feeling that he 
>was a
>true gentleman.  I forwarded the message originally without comment 
>because
>I really couldn't think of anything to say, just to pass the notice 
>along.
>I too offer my deepest condolences to Michele's family and friends 
>...
>
>Does anyone else seem to notice that the fatality rate in the upper 
>echelons
>of motorsports seems to have increased in the past few years?  I don't 
>have
>the numbers, and it could well be a mistaken impression due to all the 
>press
>about the things that motorsports is doing to make racing safer ... 
>
>The other thing that this event brings home to me is the fact that 
>while
>very few of us are involved in motorsports directly, when we take 
>similar
>risks we should remember how easy it is to pay the "ultimate price" 
>and what
>the overall effects would be should that happen ...
>
>... be careful out there!
>
>Steve Buchholz
>San Jose, CA (USA)