So what's the shutdown area look like now
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Gary H
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Water??????
Who wants to be around for a car to crash and get upside down in a pool of water with the driver trapped inside.
Pass.
My thoughts too...unconcious, upside down and in the water? nah...
Bobby Bennett
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Yes, they are going to skip, they are going in excess of 200 miles per hour.
BrettV
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The plane that ditched in the Hudson didn't skip and I bet they were going close to 200 mph. But of course it is all about the angle of entry. In general I think using water would create more problems than it solves.
AAFA-Freak
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Doug
That must have been some failure of the ring and pinion/ spool.
She probably had the 10.5 rear end.
The HANS/R3/Hybrid did it jobs also. Does she have the "G" box on her car like some others? it must have been real high on the stop. Hope she can return to the tour soon
I have broken a 9 in at 600' at full throttle and it sucked big time in AA/FA
Glad everyone is fine.
That must have been some failure of the ring and pinion/ spool.
She probably had the 10.5 rear end.
The HANS/R3/Hybrid did it jobs also. Does she have the "G" box on her car like some others? it must have been real high on the stop. Hope she can return to the tour soon
I have broken a 9 in at 600' at full throttle and it sucked big time in AA/FA
Glad everyone is fine.
Just Paul
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How about the plastic balls kids jump in at Chucky Cheese.
LMAO That's funny right there
yoda
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How about the plastic balls kids jump in at Chucky Cheese.
The big wave machine like at Mandalay Bay would be my choice....
We can put the RockStar and UST girls down there to keep AR occupied...
yoda
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Well the cars are going thru the "sand traps" like there on asphalt.
The extremely fast cars ARE skipping the sand and going right to the nets- and no matter what material there is in the pit, above a certain speed, once the car leaves the asphalt, it is either going to skim the pit or dig and dip/flip.
I think NHRA got it right with the new catch and net systems in place for getting a hold of the fast cars- and no way better to prove that than back-to-back incidents. I also think for the cars that are having a "getting stopped" issue UNDER 200mph, the pea gravel is absolutly the right way to go. My stepdad's driving career ended in the sand at Pomona after a 200mph fire- I will bet he was happy not to have all that burning oil spread around him in a pool of water...
rollingthunder
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are these safety nets designed like a seat belt ?
meaning that after one car hits the nets they need replaced because they will be stretched ? Or can they take more than one hit and still retain there elasticity.
meaning that after one car hits the nets they need replaced because they will be stretched ? Or can they take more than one hit and still retain there elasticity.
clwill
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I love the way all the keyboard crew chiefs here are now suddenly keyboard crash engineers.
You all do know that NHRA involved the people at the University of Nebraska (that designed the SAFER barrier for NASCAR/IndyCar) in the design of this catch system, don't you? And you all know that NHRA mandated it at all national event tracks, right?
You all do know that NHRA involved the people at the University of Nebraska (that designed the SAFER barrier for NASCAR/IndyCar) in the design of this catch system, don't you? And you all know that NHRA mandated it at all national event tracks, right?
ColeCoonce
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I love the way all the keyboard crew chiefs here are now suddenly keyboard crash engineers.
You all do know that NHRA involved the people at the University of Nebraska (that designed the SAFER barrier for NASCAR/IndyCar) in the design of this catch system, don't you? And you all know that NHRA mandated it at all national event tracks, right?
And you all do know that a high school dropout-slash-arm candy actress helped the Allies subvert Hitler, right? Using a concept based on the player piano, brunette bombshell Hedy Lamarr helped develop a system of encrypting radio-guided torpedos that became known as "frequency hopping." Because the radio channels kept moving around on the synched-up player piano rolls installed in both the transmitter and the torpedo, it was hard for the Krauts to jam.
And not to take anything away from the smart-as-a-whip Cornhuskers that developed the remarkably effective SAFER barrier as well as a drag racing catch-system that passed a couple of stress test this weekend, but there is always room for improvement. In the spirit of Hedy Lamarr, I say: "'keyboard crash engineers' roll on."
clwill
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A pond at the end of the track? OK, then, "roll on"...
Thank goodness no one at NHRA reads the Mater...
ColeCoonce
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A pond at the end of the track? OK, then, "roll on"...
Thank goodness no one at NHRA reads the Mater...
You really out to learn how to disable your "rolleyes" emoticon. It is not only tedious, it is unbecoming.
clwill
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ColeCoonce
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You really need to worry less about others...
Not really a problem with me. As an example: I really couldn't worry less about you.
