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Old 11-03-2011, 12:39 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by scottIN View Post
If you're interested in safety, there's a good book called 'Rapid Response' by Steve Olvey (former director of the CART safety team).

And the SAFER barrier is interesting. It was developed at IMS, and Tony George could have made a fortune by licensing it or selling the components. But, he paid for all of the development and testing and then let anyone who wanted to to copy and use it without any payment or royalties.
a lot to be said for that... even if the guy is rich already since a lot of the rich are the most greedy it seems.
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