“ But in such a race as that of yesterday nothing is proved except that the individual car that wins is better than the individual cars that lose, or that it has a better driver. Some weight may be given to the argument that the tests are needed for the development of the product, but the tests can be made under absolutely safe conditions. A car may be run a thousand miles and at top speed without endangering the lives of dozens of other participants in the race, for there need, for this purpose, be no race. So the contest must be considered, not as a practical commercial test, but as a sport. ”

“ With so many contestants struggling for the supremacy over a long period of time it is astonishing that there were not more accidents. Under such conditions each man is dependent for his safety, not on his own care, but on the care of all the others. ”

“ The conclusion is that these races are not necessary to test the cars. They are simply a form of sport, and in our opinions they ought to be thus dealt with. The sport should be made as safe and as little brutalizing as possible. ”