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Originally Posted by cstreit
Once the driver is out of the car - it's no longer really a hazard - just a stationary object much like a guardrail...
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Just imagine slamming into the back of it going about 100-120. That's my best guess as to the speed of the cars at that spot on the track.
A guard rail is parallel to the racing surface, and cars/drivers take incredible blows when in a shunt and getting booted to the inside of a turn.