Jerez circuit going the VIR route.

They don't look that bad to me. The ones at Miller seemed worse than that.

 

What's weird is, the ones still stacked up don't look anywhere near as aggressively pointed.
Optical allusion?

 

Well I just added to the conversation in your other thread but this one has much better pictures. I agree these are excessive. I hate to imagine what those could do to a rider unfortunate enough to go sliding across them in his leathers.

 

Sombody will end up like Wayne Rainey because of that nonsense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rainey

 

Looks to me it’s being laid down on top of the track for some kind of race. With the gaps beneath it, I’m going to bet on it is removable.

 

It's funny to me that you linked the info about that as if the people on this board don't know who that is or what happened. Showing your age a bit I think.

 

I'll bet there a significant number of folks here not familiar with the situation. Sad, but true.

Remember, that was 30 years ago. According to Broome, that was before motorcycle racing was invented.

 

No need for a long lap penalty. That will take you out.

 

Well then maybe I am showing my age lol.

 

Then I think about shit that happened when I was in high school (Chernobyl, Challenger) and realize that was damn near 40 years ago.

 

Get off my lawn, you stupid young kid.

 

Reportedly to discourage track lmits and green paint drama....

https://www.gpone.com/en/2023/08/25...-new-kerbs-at-marco-simoncelli-and-jerez.html

 

Would "discourage" me from gridding up at all.

 

Better than the shit we had at Rd Atl in the late 80’s, early 90’s

 

I don't think anyone here would argue the point that tracks used to be a lot less safe. I think that's kind of the point here. It's kind of rare to see a track spending money these days to make things less safe. These rumble strips would certainly discourage cars from straying too far out on them, but I can't help wondering how much thought the track management / engineers gave to motorcycles when they decided to go with this solution.

 

Considering they are FIM approved, I would say it is likely engineers and track management gave thought to motorcycles.

 

Many people would know he's in a wheel chair but I bet most people dont know the specifics that caused the trauma which is why I posted the link.

From the wiki oink:

"He slid into the gravel trap at high speed, breaking his spine against the raked surface designed as a safety feature for car racing"

 

FWIW, the first third of them from the edge of the track looks fairly flat.