solution to curb cutting

RWC · 10 Jan 2003, 15:21 (Ref:470296)

If max and bernie + mates stood at each chicane in their fia blazers -do you think the drivers would stop their curb cutting?I'd love to find out....

Damon · 10 Jan 2003, 15:35 (Ref:470310)

I think we'd see a heavy rise in curb cutting if that were to happen!

Yoong Montoya · 10 Jan 2003, 21:26 (Ref:470664)

Surely the only solution to kerb cutting is to take out every chicane on every track in the calendar? I hate chicanes anyway.

Damon · 10 Jan 2003, 22:56 (Ref:470752)

Now there's a plan just crazy enough to work!

NGS · 10 Jan 2003, 23:15 (Ref:470772)

Perfect! And those two would be the ones stupid enough to do it!

Snrub · 10 Jan 2003, 23:56 (Ref:470795)

Someone should start up one of those internet petitions to convince them of your idea.

rpolinski · 11 Jan 2003, 00:43 (Ref:470831)

There will be atleast one car not running over the curbs. Joss the Boss will miss the corners completely.

RWC · 11 Jan 2003, 02:03 (Ref:470877)

Actaually i thought i would be shot down big time by at least SOMEONE.Goes to show how much they are disliked ,even hated............

Russfeld · 11 Jan 2003, 03:35 (Ref:470897)

Just take out all the kerbs everywhere, entirely. They have no need, and they cause more controversy. Plus removing the kerbs increases the lap times fractionally. At a place like Imola it might be worth a second or maybe two a lap

**Adam43** · 11 Jan 2003, 10:35 (Ref:471018)

Quote:

Originally posted by NGS
Perfect! And those two would be the ones stupid enough to do it!

Max & Bernie Stupid!

Morris 1100 · 11 Jan 2003, 11:16 (Ref:471036)

Get rid of the kerbs.... can't cut what ain't there!

strad · 11 Jan 2003, 12:33 (Ref:471083)

Make BIG curbs so they HAVE to stay on the track or tear something up

ASCII Man · 11 Jan 2003, 13:54 (Ref:471122)

Or guardrails like the 'Virage A Noghes' (last chicane at Monaco)

paulzinho · 11 Jan 2003, 14:01 (Ref:471127)

I say get rid of the green run off patches like at Montreal, that way the drivers would be punished for going too deep rather than getting away with it as they do now....

But I'd prefer no chicanes too!!!

**Asp** · 11 Jan 2003, 17:18 (Ref:471259)

V8 SuperCar race at Pukehohe (spelling?) this year, there were the good old fashioned tyres to prevent burb cutting. Unsurprisingly, they were quickly taken out.

When a flood of punctures hit the field, an investigation revealed a spike that had been holding the tyres in place was still there....

You never know!

slicktoast · 11 Jan 2003, 17:34 (Ref:471271)

Good. No chicanes and no curbs. Just spikes in the "cut" area. Maybe B-M could hold them...

Dave Brand · 11 Jan 2003, 19:41 (Ref:471361)

Kerbs are there for a purpose. You'll notice that in most places they are not flat, but have a profile which causes a vibration through the steering, hence the alternative name, rumble strips. The purpose of this is to warn a competitor that a wheel is on the edge of the track & allow corrective action to be taken before the vehicle gets onto the much less grippy grass. Remove the kerbs & you'll have lot more offs.

The green run-off areas are intended to keep things moving; in many places they replace gravel traps. If a driver spins & runs off onto a wide runoff he can just recover & continue; in a gravel trap, not only will his race be over & his car possibly damaged, but if the car is in a dangerous position it will be necessary to bring out the safety car or even in extreme cases to red flag the race to allow its recovery.

Morris 1100 · 12 Jan 2003, 00:34 (Ref:471616)

The kerbs are there so that the circuit owners don't have to keep filling the holes that form on the inside of the track from people cutting the corners.

**Woolley** · 12 Jan 2003, 01:26 (Ref:471656)

Originally posted by Asp:

Quote:

Pukehohe (spelling?) this year, there were the good old fashioned tyres to prevent burb cutting.

Since you asked: Pukekohe; spelling spot on. burb cutting???

I often have the same problem. Spell checker needed on this site urgently!

Back on topic - why do we need curbs? Black bits = cars, green/sandy bits = marshals. Why introduce grey areas for us to argue about?

Armco Bender · 12 Jan 2003, 02:07 (Ref:471688)

Each track has 2 chicanes,they are called Minardi's.

the_extreme · 12 Jan 2003, 03:08 (Ref:471709)

Bender U de man !!!

Russfeld · 12 Jan 2003, 04:30 (Ref:471750)

Quote:

Originally posted by Morris 1100
The kerbs are there so that the circuit owners don't have to keep filling the holes that form on the inside of the track from people cutting the corners.

Instead they have to repaint them after every day and reprofile them after the drivers complain all weekend.

Sodemo · 12 Jan 2003, 11:57 (Ref:471939)

I reckon they should place Ninja's spinning round and round with swords to stop kerb cutting.

NGS · 12 Jan 2003, 17:37 (Ref:472227)

You know what they should do? They should remove the kurbs, plant trees right up to the edge of the track, and remove all those bloody chicanes and that sort of ****. And hold races on the old Nurburgring. That would certainly stop most of the kurb cutting.

Jordi · 12 Jan 2003, 17:51 (Ref:472234)

They could have a chicaneless Monza. Just like in the 60's.
And 360+ speeds.

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