Originally Posted by
lateapex911
One thing that bugs me.....look at picture 44. It's looking west, toward the esses, with Big Bend in the frame, being paved (That parts good!) But, along the left, about 5 feet from the edge of the track, appears to be a tire wall. One of the good things about Big Bend is the amount of "Recovery space" you have outside the turn before you hit anything. Now, it appears, a little slide puts you into the wall. Why would they do that?? It seems really backwards.
I'd rather they had a grass strip outside the turn that's 6 or 10 feet wide, then a paved are. heck, paint the pavement green and put lots of gritty sand in the paint to help spinning cars slow down. Looks 'natural', yet doesn't damage cars. win-win.
If that wall had been there when this happened, I'd have a lot more bodywork to do...