Carl Edwards' crash brings about change

[Digger]

Smith to strengthen fences at New Hampshire track

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -The chain-link fences at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be replaced in time for its June race, partly in response to Carl Edwards' airborne accident at Talladega Superspeedway.

Speedway Motorsports Inc. will spend $400,000 to put up fences made of welding wire.

"Let's fix it because the sport is at risk,'' SMI chairman Bruton Smith said Monday. "The thing we need to do at all the speedways (is) to make sure we have the strongest (fencing) there is.''

 

[Guido]

Is this "change" we can believe in?

 

[Magnethead]

Three fans were killed at Lowe's Motor Speedway, one of Smith's properties, in a 1999 accident during an Indy Racing League event. Debris from the accident flew into the stands, and Smith changed the fencing at Lowe's and Texas Motor Speedway shortly after.

didn't he change the TMS fence again after Kenny's accident? Or did they just replace the hole?

 

[carsntunes]

didn't he change the TMS fence again after Kenny's accident? Or did they just replace the hole?

No, Bruton still owns the track.....

 

[Magnethead]

No, Bruton still owns the track.....

I was referring to when Kenny Brack hit the fence a couple years ago, all but ending his career. It put a huge hole in the fence, I thought bruton replaced the fence after that rather than patch it.