Scatter shield vs bellhousing

I saw a flywheel explosion a few years back at my local strip. 55 chevy , hi winding small block. The driver was very lucky to have feet, cause pieces of the flywheel went thru the roof and windshield. ANYONE who races a stickshift car with a stock cast iron flywheel (not sfi steel) and an aluminum bellhousing is out of his f#@%ing mind!