Why I won't race at a track with armco.....
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But concrete is a far safer option. Armco has caused a lot of deaths in drag racing over the years, through not stopping the car, folding and going into the car (Blaine Johnson's tragic and untimely death at the hands of armco in 1996 at the US Nationals was the trigger for an almost instant ban on armco in NHRA tracks.) Armco deflects and allows the car to get airbourne or bounce off and further continue the accident (see John Wright's crash in Chaos at Shakey) whereas concrete stops the car and at the worst carries on sliding but cruically in its own lane (see Robert Joosten's pro mod at the Pod).
Burndown said:
The way I read jonermart's proposal was a concrete wall AND some sort of armco in front of it to absorb/reduce impact.
That sounds reasonably sensible to me, I see concrete walls with tyres in front at other motor sports.
Terrible idea That sounds reasonably sensible to me, I see concrete walls with tyres in front at other motor sports.
armoco comes apart and as in the cases of Bootsie and Blaine Johnson gets inside the car...... don't think tyres would work either, a glancing blow would dig in and spin the car roundGassing Station | Drag Racing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff