[Bruce Noland]

You should ask your doctor before taking the risk with your child's hearing. There is no fool proof way to protect children at drag races. There are studies that have shown large noise spikes can cause permanent hearing loss and in some cases brain damage in children. About ten years ago, I noticed young couples at national events with their infants and was appalled to see that some of them had no hearing protection. I'm sure these people were trying to be good parents but they were not using common sense. I finally decided to research the issue and found that loud noise can cause permanent damage to infants and young children. Now, I'm sure thousands of babbies have attended races with their parents and hopefully with no adverse effects but why take the chance? I sent Tom Compton several return receipt latters asking him to do the right thing and post signs at national events about the potential of harming young, developing ears at drag races. No surprise - he refused to respond. We are all drag racers and we belong to one big fractious family. Compton is not part of our family! Protect your child by calling your pediatrician first. Sorry for the length of this post.