Looks like it was one hell of a hit. Not exactly the ideal way to start the weekend. Hoping that Pappas is okay.
...but what do people think of the notion of abandoning a racing circuit because of one accident, instead of taking steps to improve the facility.
Take a look at the track before The Chase was constructed. No way to slow the cars down.I still think there should be a chicane on the Conrad Straight, or the kink before The Chase should be made slower.
The worst crashes seem to happen when cars plow through the grass there.
I definitely agree that the top of The Mountain is no place for the safer barrier... but The Chase certainly is.Take a look at the track before The Chase was constructed. No way to slow the cars down.
The way it is today, majority of drivers have walked away under their own power. Any more chicanes just slows the race down further. It's the top that is most dangerous.
Concrete and rock face don't budge. I think Paul Morris(or John Bowie) said, a safer barrier would narrow the track more. Jason Bright was an advocate for the Safer barrier.
Bathurst Council would have to start blasting the mountain to make more space for such safety precautions.
Just like Macau and Monaco(which they did modify with more safety barriers and swimming pool complex), that's the nature of those circuits.
Hate to think what would people say about WRC cars falling off cliffs, hitting banks, trees, etc.
The trouble with that is that it's a public road. I could see that area turning into a skid patch for all the local hoons... but then again, it would be a great revenue raiser for the boys in blue.I'd rather they use some highly abrasive asphalt in the runoff zones around The Chase, like they did at Paul Ricard.
Is that from the quali session that just ended? There’s still the Top 10 Shootout to go, right?Good start to the weekend.
Aston on provisional pole, T8 miss the shootout.
Yes and yes.Is that from the quali session that just ended? There’s still the Top 10 Shootout to go, right?
T8 miss the shootout.
Which team is running the #911 and #912 Porsche’s this year? I thought that I heard that Manthey weren’t coming back but maybe I heard wrong.
Not sure. B12H YouTube is showing qualy replays.aybe they will post up those races.Will there be replays of the live streams available? I just missed the production support races and would love to catch a replay of them later