Hampton Downs: is there an issue?

[sidwyz]

Got link?.......

http://www.3news.co.nz/McIntyre-take...0/Default.aspx

Hampton downs footage is the last 20odd seconds.
I havn't been to the track yet but personally think where the crash occured is unlikely to cause many problems as it is on the inside reasonably out of the way imho.

[Reckless]

http://www.3news.co.nz/McIntyre-take...0/Default.aspx

OUCH!! far out that was some impact!!

[cowboyz]

from the uninformed, why isnt that wall come round onto the infield so create an arc to bounce off?

[javawocky]

Ok, that was a big one.

Probably relatively easy to fix.

From my own (limited) experience the only area is was a little nervous was the 'wall' on the other side of the track which - from memory - is similar. I wouldn't like to run wide and go motocrossing towards that tyre wall.

To be fair to the owners, it seams pretty safe otherwise. Hopefully they will respond to these concerns.

[Devil]

http://www.3news.co.nz/McIntyre-take...0/Default.aspx

Hampton downs footage is the last 20odd seconds.
I havn't been to the track yet but personally think where the crash occured is unlikely to cause many problems as it is on the inside reasonably out of the way imho.

Cheers for that, now I see where it is. I dont think thats a risk for bikes at all, but you could potentially do it in a sidecar if you collided like that. Hrm I cant see in my head how they could sort that one out apart from starting with a tyre wall, then graduating to the concrete wall. The wall has to start somewhere...

[Devil]

See attached. I cant find the really good pic, but this one will have to do.

[Quasievil]

from the uninformed, why isnt that wall come round onto the infield so create an arc to bounce off?

Because the track has design floors in it, that being just one of them.

As the racing evolves more of them will come out, but having that end wall there is nothing but a fuck up and the track should be closed until they sort it out.

that Driver is lucky he isnt DEAD

[SPman]

Exactly what I was thinking......

[Devil]

One fix would be to run that wall all the way from the middle of the inside of the turn so the whole thing is parallel with the track all the way up there.

[White trash]

Because the track has design floors in it, that being just one of them.

As the racing evolves more of them will come out, but having that end wall there is nothing but a fuck up and the track should be closed until they sort it out.

that Driver is lucky he isnt DEAD

Fucken floors?! You're joking?!

Someone must be held accountable. They should also look at those design flaws while they're at it

[Devil]

I wish they had designer floors in it instead of that gravel shit...

[javawocky]

One fix would be to run that wall all the way from the middle of the inside of the turn so the whole thing is parallel with the track all the way up there.

or just gradually curve the wall toward the center of the track.

[Devil]

or just gradually curve the wall toward the center of the track.

The problem is you're still going to end up with a steep angle at some point...

[huff3r]

The problem is you're still going to end up with a steep angle at some point...

But if the steep angle was further from the edge of the track it'd be safer wouldnt it?

[javawocky]

The problem is you're still going to end up with a steep angle at some point...

If you arc it the angle of collision will be less closer to the track, if you get really of line and head towards the more perpendicular section you will have more time to brake. Sure you are going to get lots of options