Yeah, other articles about the Lion Air crash mentioned that the faulty sensor was not repaired after the near miss, which is a total failure of the maintenance protocol. I would not be suprised if the plane itself reported a faulty sensor which is supposed to automatically log a maintenance issue and that plane…

The karting in the parking lot is on even during F1 weekend, but it’s pretty busy. Cheapest way to get on track during F1 weekend is probably to buy an F1 masters car or buy into one of the other support series :)

COTA can get away with this event for two reasons:

Only 4-point? I would hope 6-point. Regardless, the HANS won’t help the buffeting on the high speed straights, only a proper open-wheel helmet with aero devices to generate a little downforce on your cue ball will help.