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Originally Posted by johnnydrama
I thought about that haha hopefully that doesn't happen. surely if I hit something it'll be hard enough that the foam piece wouldn't have done me much good anyways
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You'd be really surprised at how much energy that little foam piece actually absorbs.
If you look at the current NASCAR Sprint Cup cars, they run a foam block like that on each door panel for extra protection in side impacts with the wall. It really makes a difference!
From a safety standpoint I would definitely rethink the design. I don't think it's worth it to compromise your safety for a marginal power gain.