Tertre Rouge safety upgrade
Tertre Rouge safety upgrade
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Great Dane

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2,897 posts

195 months

Friday 20th December 2013
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ACO has announced a safety upgrade at Tertre Rouge.. One driver has been asking if the trees are gone... Lowdrag have you been past there recently Are the trees still there or are there any other signs of work?

tomsnelling

278 posts

238 months

Friday 20th December 2013
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I think they have to leave the trees dont they? Im sure they will just install some decent tyre barriers where the accident was, that would have been enough to stop Allans death apparently.

fatboy18

19,553 posts

240 months

Friday 20th December 2013
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They need this in front of the existing barriers

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?sa=X&hl=en&...

timbo48

688 posts

211 months

Saturday 21st December 2013
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Were still thee in October when we drove past.

fatboy18

19,553 posts

240 months

Saturday 21st December 2013
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Another thing that could be improved on all circuits is the use of non slip surface paint on the corner rumble strips, one of the reasons the Aston broke sharp left was a wheel loosing traction at the end of the corner running wide onto the rumble strips and painted markings.

DeanR32

1,840 posts

212 months

Saturday 21st December 2013
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Yeah, maybe a shell grip of some kind might do the trick. Problem I'd see with that though would be drivers might use it for a quicker exit at corners, and in turn being just as dangerous. Maybe shell gripping that whole area would be better.

I'd say tyre walls would be the best bet though. As deep as possible too

DS240

5,651 posts

247 months

Sunday 22nd December 2013
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It is shame it took something so tragic to highlight what was actually quite an obvious issue if someone it that Armco.

The tec-pro would be good or plenty of tyres. Probably no need to get rid of the trees.