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Originally Posted by OLDMAN
WGI should also take a look at the tire walls at the LRP downhill and consider such walls at their place. The styrofoam may look soft, but it does not dissipate energy! It's more of a money maker than lifesaver. How much do they charge for those blocks?OLDMAN
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The styro blocks may not seem to help much but believe me, they help.
My rookie blockhead move would have been much worse without the styro. I hit it hard enough to see the little birdies fluttering around my head (speed exiting Inner Loop what, Maybe 70)? Hitting raw Armco at that speed might have put me in the hospital.
This was in 2001 and I wasn't charged, at least directly, for the styro so no help on the cost question.
Oh, and don't forget to let go of the steering wheel when front end impact is
unnavoidabable (right DD?
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And Sy, even my subzero/ski/welder gloves
didn't help my thumb in that one.
No HANS....it was 2001 and they were just making their way into the pro series.
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