Of course he is, any moron could see that was an unsafe design. 100, 200 athletes,, whatever the number are left with a track that is designed like crap.
Telling him to withdraw if he thinks the track is a menace is ridiculous, why is it so unreasonable to expect the equipment be up to modern standards? Why shouldnt the designer be held responsible for his design?
I bet if a highway had an obviously dangerous flaw in the design, you wouldnt dismiss the death of a friend by saying,,”it’s all on the driver”, he could have stayed home”
Show me any highway in America that would have oak trees or concrete pillars located three feet from the road at a high speed turn. Show me! That the designers had open, and completely unprotected steel girders lining the track 36 inches away from a harrowing turn is a criminal design flaw.
This poor kid should not have lost his life over this obvious fault.