If you could define rules for restrictor plate tracks what would be your goals?

[MOEJOE]

no, but I remember the tragedy of the 8 year old boy sitting next to his Father having a great time until the rear housing cover from a truck doing a spin hit him in the head and killing him. All venues immedietly covered the bottom 30 rows and lined the arena walls with heavy roll off dumpsters.

You think NASCAR R&D was smart enough to notice?

 

[FenderBumper]

You think NASCAR R&D was smart enough to notice?

No. That was 10 years ago. Monster truck and the arena's put profit aside and took action without hesitation. They also instituted a more stringent safety inspection and as far as I know nothing has flown into the stands since.

This is what I find a little starnge. After Talladega, NASCAR hired an engineering firm to design safer fences, but the new one failed worse than the old one did at lower speed and with a lighter car. I think they need a new firm.

I wish I had contacts at nascar. I already designed a fence that would have prevented this disaster, and it wouldn't be more expensive than what they have now. It would also be easier to repair after and incident. It would even decrease the number of viewing obstructions. All it needs is some engineering for load forces, but the heart of the design would be real easy to produce.

No, I won't tell you what the key elements are, but I promise you it would become the default fence for every type of racing.

 

[Whizzer]

... take out the bottom 20 rows at every racetrack.

Many of the injured were more than twenty rows back.

Dad's thinking 2 layers of catch fences.

A short primary fence in front of the high main fence with space between the two. The tire that flew into the stands went through the fence, not over it. The car that tore apart got caught in the cable and ripped apart. A first line of "de-fence" would prevent both circumstances.
Of course, there are other options suggested that are excellent as well. Harder tires, V-6's (loved the sound of six angry bees in the Busch Series), mandatory gear ratios, reduce down force, etc. to remove restrictor plate and slow speeds.

 

[robbybee]

Big monster truck fan are you?

I think that those machines are engineering marvels!
It's an exhibition of imagination and technology.

 

[MOEJOE]

I think that those machines are engineering marvels!
It's an exhibition of imagination and technology.

1400 bhp sounds good to me.

 

[robbybee]

1400 bhp sounds good to me.

They DO sound good! Especially when you see them live!

Every motorhead should go to an NHRA Drag Event and a Monster Truck Event, I think. At least once!

F1 cars sound amazing too, BTW...

But I think my all-time favorite racing series, in terms of the engine sound, was the old Can-Am Series. Those big-block V8 engines, grunting and groaning and singing their high notes, were incredible! And the engineering of those cars was Formula One level technology.

 

[MOEJOE]

They DO sound good! Especially when you see them live!

Every motorhead should go to an NHRA Drag Event and a Monster Truck Event, I think. At least once!

F1 cars sound amazing too, BTW...

But I think my all-time favorite racing series, in terms of the engine sound, was the old Can-Am Series. Those big-block V8 engines, grunting and groaning and singing their high notes, were incredible! And the engineering of those cars was Formula One level technology.

I love the sound of an F1 car when in multi-downshifts. MUSIC

I saw some Can-Am series cars running around at Goodwood on Speed this year. Pretty cool. Lightweight chassis, combined with big american V8's. Looks like a car you would not want to wreck however.