There were some blatant errors though...not least the pit exit system onto the main straight. Porsche shot themselves straight in the foot with their evidence. If I was in a boardroom in Stuttgart, I'd be really worried.
The most interesting part is that they ruled that whilst a regular disclaimer would protect the track owner/event organiser against "ordinary negligence" - it would fail in the event of
gross negligence being proven - and now they have a benchmark ruling to decide that in future, at least in California.
Track owners/event organisers do have a duty of care and it's no good hiding behind the disclaimer and caring less. People who go on track days have a right to know that in the track is a) Properly laid out b) properly manned and c) there is adequate medical facilities on hand (although this wasn't a factor in this case).
However, in some ways, this is an almost inevitable result of a hugely powerful (600hp) car in inexperienced hands....
I think the moral of the story is - you can kill yourself Ok, but don't go killing anyone else whilst your driving your favourite dream toy at these kind of events....
