GT3 takes out three cars in AX, You WA guys know of this Options

[GaroldShaffer]

A SCCA Friend told me about this. Man oh Man, not good. Not one hurt, but lots of $$$ gone.

GT3 AX crash

[J P Stein]

A quick vid showing a nearly identical stopbox on that site.....cept the SCCA guys didn't get as good a run at it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The finish lights are in about the same place...within a foot or 2. I will admit it's not idiot proof, but it is a major challenge to screw it up that badly.

OH...ya gotta sit thru some lousy driving to get to the finish.....think of it as perspective over the whole venue.

There's one other thing. Anyone who has set up & run an AX knows that compromises are made.....safety is one of those things that no one *knowingly* compromises. The SCCA spells out minimums for the course/solid object interface. Much stock is put in what has worked before. That stop box worked for 20-25 (or more) previous events.....hundreds of passes & drivers....SCCA & PCA. Having said that, it was not bullet proof.....so we all learned something.
If you can do better, go set yourself up an AX and you can sweat out these compromises....and good luck to you. Sniping is easy, putting your ass on the line is something else and without someone doing that, you have no events.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSZZ6LuN7fI