RE: Temporary speed limits at the Nurburgring

[The Wookie]

Animal said:

It's it already an anachronism of sorts? F1 cars would race there otherwise, no?

Would temporarily banning flat-bottomed cars help eliminate circumstances like these - at least until aero engineers can find a way of drastically reducing underbody lift in these circumstances?

Of course, but it's currently at a point where you still get top level GT cars going with professional drivers. The next step down would be GT4 cars which have a much higher proportion of amateurs and would drop the quality of racing. I say that as a regular GT4 class driver too.

If banning flat bottom GT3 cars would fix it then that's what they should do, I'm not an aerodynamicist so I can't speak with any authority

[Kawasicki]

The Wookie said:

You're talking in black and white, Motorsport will always be dangerous to a greater or lesser extent, I'm saying the unnecessary risks should be dealt with and I see that corner as an unnecessary risk with the cars that currently run on it.

Again, rugby is about getting a ball over a line within a set of rules, not the risk of crippling yourself. As the guys get fitter and stronger it's caused a problem with concussion and instead of ignoring it and saying 'getting hit round the head is part of the sport' they're reducing the risk by fitting the players up with accelerometers and taking players off that have had big hits rather than let them continue and take more.

Boxing is about as old fashioned as you can get but you still don't see anyone campaigning that they take the gloves and gumshields away because they want to see teeth getting knocked out like the old days.

I get your argument, I really do. What I see though, is a philosophy that will end with really boring tracks, and racers that normally only have cash to lose.

[The Wookie]

Kawasicki said:

I get your argument, I really do. What I see though, is a philosophy that will end with really boring tracks, and racers that normally only have cash to lose.

I get yours too and I think that's the fault of the people redesigning the tracks to an extent.

I had a huge crash at thruxton last year, and the immediate backlash against my shouting for improvements was that it would end up with a Tarmac lake. People seemed surprised when actually all I wanted was a proper barrier and a profiled runoff that meant the cars would have cushioned impact (rather than hit a tree like I did) and actually be touching the ground if they ran off rather than skimming over it out of control without slowing down, or even digging in and rolling over as they caught the ground.