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Old 04-26-2010, 05:38 AM   #1
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This concrete barrier SUCKS--just like the NHRA. I've seen more cars wrecked/damaged BECAUSE of that concrete retaining wall than all those previous years (1972-1989) of my race track attendance.

The overwhelming majority of drag cars do less than 150 mph on top end and as such this barrier is UNNECCESSARY.

From a fans' perspective that barrier absolutely RUINED watching the races from the ground level; ditto for taking pictures or videotaping the races.

Before that abominable wall was implemented starting in 1990 (thanks to the fuelers knocking on the 300 mph door back in 1988-89), if a car went out of shape, you had a very good chance of saving it from any body damage (or worse) by going off the track onto the very soft, deep, grass median BEFORE you contacted the guardrail; seen that many a time! Not to mention saving the clean up crew lots of work by simply pulling off the macadam onto the grass when an oil down occurs.

Too bad those concrete barriers are not retractable (like say, back another 60 feet from the edge of the track) those times when the fuelers and funnys are not running (like almost never) at ones track. Yeah, that would really be great. But then again, since when does NHRA do anything logical or beneficial, especially for the so-called "little guys"?

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Old 04-26-2010, 06:46 AM   #2
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First, I hate it that he wrecked it, but after a helluva effort trying to minimize it !

I hope you would'nt rather have old style stell gaurdrails up there, in place of the walls ? I have seen, too many times what a gaurdrail can do to a car and a person in that car. That's a lot worse than scrubbing down a wall. Especially, if they got lapped the wrong direction. They get INSIDE the car sometimes !
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Old 04-25-2010, 07:04 PM   #3
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My brother said a freeze plug came out, spun out and backed in the wall.
In this day of valuble cars and high speeds WHY wouldnt he tap the freeze plug bosses and plug them with a pipe plug or at least stake them with small threaded machine screws and washes to limit thier movement? Large pipe taps and pipe plugs are cheaper than a Hemi 'Cuda and his life. Not putting him down but just asking. Im glad he is OK.

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Old 04-25-2010, 09:33 PM   #4
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I'll bet that was an exciting ride for the guy in the black Camaro!

Glad Bob is OK.

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I'll bet that was an exciting ride for the guy in the black Camaro!

Glad Bob is OK.

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I think the black Camaro is cooooolll. Sorry for Bob.
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