Donington Track Safety

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jonnyleroux said:

AndyAlfa18 said:

I think raised/sausage kerbs are the current scourge of UK race circuits!

Genuine question - what would be your solution to the problem of people cutting the chicane at Donington (for example)? We've lost over an hour of track time so far this year already (on just 1 GP track day) where we've had to sweep up gravel from the esses on the Melbourne Loop.

I've also had to replace the steering rack on one of our Caterhams where someone cut the chicane on the National circuit and went over the sausage, so I can totally see your point - but don't know what the solution is unfortunately.

Jonny
BaT

Tarmac the corners. Or grasscrete them.
And before it's said, as everyone will know I hate the no wheels off rule - which of course is only to protect Palmers bloody grass.

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I know we are a long way a way from F1 and the speeds they reach. Equally as club racers are cars aren't as safe as an F1 car. Crash tests etc don't exist. When you hear motorsport experts saying Alonso's accident was far worse because he hit a concrete wall and not a tyre barrier then I tend to think that in those areas of a track where a high speed off, with no gravel or anything to slow you down apart from an immovable concrete wall, probably isn't the best option.

The MSA really needs to listen to it's main body of members - the club racer. Not the 100 or so professional BRDC drivers. I have said this before but I would very much like to be a club MSA drivers rep - I don't mind upsetting people and I tend to get stuff done. I'm not even sure a position like this exists but it should !