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Any irregularity or structural weakness in that wall could have killed him and drivers around him.
by dandare 4y ago
Any irregularity or structural weakness in that wall could have killed him and drivers around him.
- chrisco255 4y agoMartinsville has a SAFER Barrier, which "consists of a high-strength, tubular steel skin that distributes the impact load to energy-absorbing foam cartridges", installed along the outside of the track: https://galvanizeit.org/project-gallery/nascar-safer-barrier https://galvanizeit.org/project-gallery/nascar-safer-barrier Still a risky move for a number of reasons, but wrecks are expected and happen all the time in NASCAR races.
- prego_xo 4y agoI think walls that are made with racecars hitting them at top speed in mind would be able to handle a distributed stress.