Good question. I tend to avoid unless it's a situation where there was a tragedy in a race I participated in, such as IMFL this year.

Part of my unwillingness to discuss much is to keep her from worrying, but I think there's an element of denial on my part that this sport does have it's risks to loss of life. And if I don't talk about them, maybe they aren't really there. And if I am unfortunate enough to die at a race, it'll make me look ignorant if I had just talked about the risks involved and proceeded forth anyways - I'd much rather be remembered as a victim of a tragedy than an idiot.

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