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It's the same as every other virus. You can get it no matter what you do. The point is, take the precautions that make sense to you. It's clear that government and "medical experts" really have no clue what to do:

"Western nations face a big challenge in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic: Ten months into the health crisis, they still know little about where people are catching the virus.

The problem is becoming more acute as new cases are breaking records in the U.S. and Europe and pressure grows on authorities to impose targeted restrictions on places that are spreading the virus, rather than broad confinement measures that are wreaking havoc on the economy.

In Germany, authorities say they don’t know where 75% of people who currently test positive for the coronavirus got it. In Austria, the figure stands at 77%. In Spain, the health ministry said that it was able to identify the origin of only 7% of infections registered in the last week of October. In France and Italy, only some 20% of new cases have been linked to people who previously tested positive."

The year best forgotten, right?

Well, I would be holding races if my Airbnb renovation was progressing or finished. It seems as if the project is cursed...first contractor pulled out the day before he was supposed to start construction. Neighbor contractor lost a gig, so was overjoyed that he could work on our project. Yay!! But...his helper had back issues and had to have surgery, so it was "go it alone". Then he got concrete dust in his eyes, and was sidelined for a week. Then the wildfires made the air quality in our area unbreatheable....lost another week. Got his son to help out, son slipped in the bathtub and threw out HIS back....back to "go it alone." Plumber ordered the wrong shower, took six weeks to get the new one. Roll-up doors factory is behind because of...wildfires...doors are 3 weeks late. Contractor got his son back and....suffered a bout of congestive heart failure. We have had no work done now for the last 2 weeks, and the project that was supposed to be STARTED last December and finished by the summer looks like it will take until the end of the year or possibly February. Who cursed me?

Mitch, quite right. It’s often a case of “if you give a mouse a cookie...”

(“He’ll want a glass of milk...”) and on and on...

It's less than that, Doc. More like 0.13%. And even less if you're young and relatively healthy.

Thanks to Bob for the wonderful car and Rico for the loan of his controller...both of which were much better than the driver they were loaned to! Thanks to all who showed up for a great day of racing. It's been a long time coming for me—haven't touched a controller since last November, so this was a really fun day.

...and...?

Then I probably will need to borrow yours.Thanks!

Would it be possible for a non-racing visitor to attend? I'd be happy to marshal...

That's looking very good, Mr. Bill!

Doc, apparently California is not as kind to trees as Oregon; no lawsuit. The crash was harder on the car than the tree.

Mitch, you get past it the way another did: while working at the Village Theater in Westwood (near UCLA), I witnessed the following...

A guy who worked as an usher at the Bruin theater across the street received a Porsche 911 Targa for a high school graduation present. The evening after he got the car, he totaled it. The NEXT DAY, his father had replaced the car with an identical one, and the idiot was happily driving badly again. Some people have more money than sense.