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[โ€“] EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

So there was no problem with gravel traps in the beginning? Then why'd they got removed in the first place?

[โ€“] imbrucy@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

MotoGP prefers tarmac runoff to gravel traps and so the RBR added runoff on those corners. Hopefully we can undo that and go back to the gravel runoffs or even just a strip of grass to make track limits a bit more sane.

I think for MotoGP it depends. The big concern that a rider gets hit by his bike at the barrier is mitigated by gravel traps. On the other hand when you lowside it's probably nicer to not get thrown into a tumble.

[โ€“] CMLVI@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's odd that they were removed seemingly for MotoGP, but that they have no issue with them returning. If they didn't care either way, I wonder why they were removed in the first place.

[โ€“] Fireinthesky7@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gravel traps can catch parts of a bike or rider and cause them to roll/tumble, which is almost guaranteed to cause more serious injuries than sliding across tarmac. Just as a recent example, Pol Espargaro suffered serious injuries at Portimรฃo earlier this year after sliding into a gravel trap and getting hit by his own bike.

[โ€“] CMLVI@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I know; which is why I think this whole situation is odd. That they were there initially and removed makes sense, cause Moto GP. That they will be brought back and Moto GP has no issues with it does not, especially in such a short time frame from when this became an issue and now that it is functionally resolved.

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