http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/04/27/talladega-proved-nascars-safety-measures-work/ Your place for Motor Sports News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/04/27/talladega-proved-nascars-safety-measures-work/#comment-193 Jim Davidson Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:44:28 +0000 http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/04/27/talladega-proved-nascars-safety-measures-work/#comment-193 Drew, IMO, The catch fence "barely" did its job. Anyone who has been to Talladega and Daytona and has looked at the condition of the fence and cables over the years, has seen the rust, the frayed cables and aging clamps. I think it is nothing short of a miracle, that Carl's car was contained by that tired, old fence. I am wondering if a testing agency of any kind ever goes to the track and tests the strength of those fence cables, much like they do on suspension bridges? At the risk of obscuring the view of the lower rows of seats, I think many more cables need to be strung through the fencing at both tracks. I don't know which element at both tracks is the worst...the COT, the restrictor plate, or the yellow line, but the catch fence is the last stop before the spectators, and fortunately it kept Carl out of the grandstands! Luck may not permit that to happen another time? Drew, IMO, The catch fence “barely” did its job. Anyone who has been to Talladega and Daytona and has looked at the condition of the fence and cables over the years, has seen the rust, the frayed cables and aging clamps. I think it is nothing short of a miracle, that Carl’s car was contained by that tired, old fence. I am wondering if a testing agency of any kind ever goes to the track and tests the strength of those fence cables, much like they do on suspension bridges? At the risk of obscuring the view of the lower rows of seats, I think many more cables need to be strung through the fencing at both tracks. I don’t know which element at both tracks is the worst…the COT, the restrictor plate, or the yellow line, but the catch fence is the last stop before the spectators, and fortunately it kept Carl out of the grandstands! Luck may not permit that to happen another time?

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