Originally Posted by BrianBSU23:
The fence and wall project at Montpelier was a very very expensive project. Granted we did it as high end as we could (it has been certified to over 200mph). It was easily the most expensive project we have taken on. That was even with us doing the labor and getting a deal on the material.
With that being said with the sprint flip at the BOSS event, the fence 100% did its job and kept everyone safe. The cost of the fence was 200% worth the money we spent.
Brian, I have a friend in your area that keeps me pretty well up on what's going on at your track, he knows you, and I'm sure you know the old pest yourself, he's a native to the area, lives just out of Portland, what you guys were able to do, was a once in a lifetime deal, and as you say, not the least bit inexpensive, what TCRP has is what they've had as long as I can remember, it is chain link fence above a high, concrete wall, that has also been there forever, it is a "fence" to keep most of the big chunks of track, and parts off the spectators, it maybe deflect a race car out of the crowd, but that's it, I'm no expert on the subject by any means, but if the insurance company is satisfied, then it must at least be "somewhat" approved, which again, doesn't mean it's "safe", I think we can all agree that nothing is safe, but having gone there for years, both as a driver, and car owner, and spectator, it works for me, could it be better, of course, anything can, but even at Indy, a spectator got taken out, by a tire, almost as high as he could've been from the catch fence. You've managed to do what a lot are unable to do, and willing to try new classes to help pay for your investments, but then a lot are unwilling to step out of the box. Maybe TCRP will come across something the State Highway is removing that would be a usable catch fence, I just get tired of the whining about it, same thing at Whitewater, what was being broadcast there was about something they were working on to finish, and couldn't stop, because it would've meant shutting down their season, it wasn't a part of the track safety, it was building new seating for the paying customers, beats me! Bob