Now really, next to your favorite activity of racing, what would you most like to do in your free time? A little gardening, perhaps? Bird watching, maybe? Oh, oh, I know! Knitting.

Get real. Any racer worth his salt knows that in those moments of solitude, when his life resembles the cover art of Rod Stewart's "Never a Dull Moment" (ya there DB?), what he really wants to do is blow something up. Yup, admit it. If you can't hear the sound of the crank bumping up against the rev limiter, smell the brakes getting cooked or feel the ABS kicking in, you would love to experience the soothing, all-enveloping sound and feel of a good explosion.

Well, too bad, we can't offer that.

However, there is an excellent substitute which is not only non-destructive and politically correct, it can be scientifically justified. How good is that, eh? It is called a (Dr. Evil air quotes, please) "crash test". So, just for the heck of it, how about a crash party.

We could use the 50G sled at Wayne State, the 70G sled at Delphi or the 100G sled at MGA. (We could also use one of the European sleds, but why make the trek.) We could test anything or nothing, it's up to you. We could make it casual and just for grins, or we could go semi-formal and present it to the SAE for publication. We could keep it within IT.com or spread the word to other racers.

So, given all the safety issues involved in racing today, if you could have your own crash test, what would it be?