04-13-2010, 09:33 PM
Selector Wrote:And even then, if your tracks are within 2"of a long fall, you should seriously consider erecting a barrier of some kind at the edge, either clear plexiglass, or a robust fence meant to look like it surrounds a field, maybe a hedgrow...even add a healthy half-berm of dirt...anything against which a tumbling and expensive car or engine can come safely to rest.
Or, you can do what many of us do...wait until after your first incident.
-Crandell
Naw! Live dangerously. The best insurance against accidents is good trackwork and careful operation.
In this case, though, blind luck may have also played a hand:
Wayne