Well, since you brought it up, I'll go ahead and talk about my favorite subject....Auto racing. I started racing karts when I was 13 and moved up into cars at 17. I raced cars for several years all the while trying to move up into the profesional level but was never able to put together the needed sponsorship to make it happen
Driving professionally is what I would really love to be doing(and I still haven't given up completely yet), but if I can't, I figure flying is the next best thing. As far as the danger of it goes....sure I've had my share of accidents and visited my share of emergency rooms, but the risks are worth it casue there is nothing in the world like driving a race car.