Boxster Racing Incident Video

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Originally Posted by jaykay

Wow maybe smacking a wall is not too bad after all....what went on there? Is the run off area a sand dune?

You want deformation and some bending so that less energy is absorbed by your body

Yes, deformation and bending of the body panels and crush zones is desired to absorb energy, but the roll cage is the drivers last barrier of protection and should remain intact and not intrude into the drivers compartment.

Of course, there is the perfect world where roll cages never bend and there is the real world where weight, materials, complexity, build quality, and cost have to taken into account; but the point remains the same - if the roll cage bends inward, the drivers safety is compromised.

[jaykay]

Yes for sure. I am extremely happy that the fellow was in hurt. Yes of course one does not want the drivers protection zone compromised; one would be hard pressed to design this at the proper threshold.

I was merely saying that this bending would have likely helped energy absorption on top where you have nothing. The stuff in your head does not like rapid deceleration