Driving with Death as your co-pilot

My friend Bill shared this video with me. It's a amazing but sad collection of old-time auto racing crashes titled "Killed Myself When I Was Young." Sadly, I'd bet only half of these drivers survived these wrecks.

So, watch it not as a celebration of carnage but as a historical document on how awesome and incredibly dangerous racing was back in the day. Low retaining walls, minimal runoff areas and trees on track; primitive, if any, seat belts, helmets, fire suits or roll bars; no fuel cells or safety glass; and spectators within feet of the track. Driving an old-time race car took bravery beyond belief.