New motorsport venue

**Dave-** · 26th November 2012, 21:32

...and I went and got my hopes up.

**NordieBoy** · 27th November 2012, 06:12

Originally Posted by Dave-

...and I went and got my hopes up.

better than a wire rope barrier...

**Crasherfromwayback** · 27th November 2012, 07:29

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

better than a wire rope barrier...

Too true. Doesn't mean they'll let bikes near it though.

**scrivy** · 27th November 2012, 08:07

Originally Posted by Dave-

...and I went and got my hopes up.

With all the ice they get down that way, it'll make a great luge track.......

**Dave-** · 27th November 2012, 17:27

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

better than a wire rope barrier...

Ah, I don't think they'd put wire rope barriers on a race track...

Actually if they did they could spend the difference on a nice big run off and some air barriers to go in front, maybe? i dunno what the costs are like.

actually, I wonder if they intend on putting air barriers around there? I'd race with air barriers around there.

**NordieBoy** · 27th November 2012, 19:49

Originally Posted by Dave-

Ah, I don't think they'd put wire rope barriers on a race track...

They shouldn't on the road either, but they do.

**Dave-** · 27th November 2012, 20:30

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

They shouldn't on the road either, but they do.

Yeah we know, and we don't care, because they don't put them on race tracks.

They also don't put power poles, gutters, trees, hedges, foreigners in campers, lorries, and a lane going in the opposite direction on race tracks too.

Which is great because for many this is the reason we don't ride on the road, and instead go to the race track where "at least the idiots are going in the same direction"

Personally I think if you have a problem with wire rope barriers you should try really hard not to ride into one just like how you try really hard not to ride into oncoming traffic or brick walls, and if you have a REALLY REALLY big problem with wire rope barriers, you should just not ride on the road, it is honestly that simple.

I've never crashed into a wire rope barrier, and since I've gone racing my fears of crashing into one have severely subsided, I'm now more afraid of a 1 eye'd 1 horned flying purple people eater getting me on a race track than a wire rope barrier, I think I'm more likely to be hit my a meteor than a wire rope barrier on a race track.

Ok so take this situation I posted above, I have a problem with the walls being so close at this race track, so guess what? I just won't race a bike there, simple as that! If they put in air barriers I would, but that's their choice, obviously I hope they do cause it looks really cool! but I'm not going to risk my life over it.

Also, I'm glad that they use wire rope barriers on the road because if they didn't then they'd have to use concrete on a smaller portion of the road, and while that smaller portion would be marginally safer for a minority of the road users (I think there's been 2 motorcycle wire rope barrier related accidents in the last 5 or 8 years? - in one case 1 man might still have his arm, and the other guy was a loonie doing a wheelie who would have been killed by a concrete barrier anyway - or natural selection) I think a wire rope barriers abilities to slow down a vehicle coming in the other direction for a greater portion of road users (some who have no choice to use the road) far out weighs the marginal benefits of a minority involved in an inherently dangerous recreation they can choose not to do.

Fuck, and I wanted to keep my smart ass reply to your stupid post short and sweet.

**hayd3n** · 27th November 2012, 20:43

Originally Posted by Dave-

RANT

Fuck, and I wanted to keep my smart ass reply to your stupid post short and sweet.

the concrete barrier is on a safe part of the track its not like you'll ever hit it head on,
and the track can be divided up in to different sections , they wont use the bridge section for bikes

**FJRider** · 27th November 2012, 20:48

Originally Posted by scrivy

With all the ice they get down that way, it'll make a great luge track.......

Your idea of the amount of ice in winter around here ... is a little imaginative. And a luge requires at least a little downhill. The track is flat.

**FJRider** · 27th November 2012, 21:01

Originally Posted by hayd3n

the concrete barrier is on a safe part of the track its not like you'll ever hit it head on,
and the track can be divided up in to different sections , they wont use the bridge section for bikes

The outside of the loop ... safe .. ???

No (official) word yet as to bikes actually getting on any part of the track.

**madandy** · 27th November 2012, 21:06

With concrete walls lie inthe picture a few posts above Zi wonder what class of vehicle will race at this track...I wouldnt go near that in a single seater.

**Dave-** · 27th November 2012, 21:32

Originally Posted by hayd3n

the concrete barrier is on a safe part of the track its not like you'll ever hit it head on.

Ah, no it isn't.

Originally Posted by madandy

With concrete walls lie inthe picture a few posts above Zi wonder what class of vehicle will race at this track...I wouldnt go near that in a single seater.

They have the aussie porsche's coming over end of next year.

They're also putting in tyre walls.

I can see some hideous accidents happening on that corner.....