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Old 07-10-2012, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackTalon View Post
Who on earth would have the time/ resources to compile all of that?
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If organizations aren't collecting that sort of data, they should be, because the value of safety programs has to be judged based on empirical data.

if I hear that people tend to crash more often at T9 of WG, I'll slow down there and apex later. And if I hear that a particular track has a higher accident rate, I might still go there, but will dial it back to be safer.
PCAP has included information in the mandatory Safety briefings the last few years on numbers of incidents by track, turn and run group for PCAP - which has been enlightening for the reasons Irfan states. But as noted by DD, don't expect any comprehensive nation-wide database statistical compilation because no one has the time or accurate information to do that, and in any event the standards and record-keeping by each club/region are not consistent.

The PCAP info is excellent; you should be able to learn what you need from that without worrying about comparisons with Track Daze, NASA, FATT or BMW.
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