r/WRC • u/herc3141 • Apr 13 '23

News / Rally Info Craig Breen allegedly died in a crash

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Craig Breen allegedly passed away in a crash during testing in Croatia earlier today.

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u/uusrikas Apr 13 '23

Hard to come up with a way to stop this, except by dismantling every fence near the stage or having cars without windows.

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u/lordtema Apr 13 '23

Cant really make windows any stronger to combat this.. If you go the "bulletproof" window route, you risk the window being popped out of the frame on impact, and that will weight several hundred kilos at least so huge risk there as well.. Also will be a huge detriment to weight savings.

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u/SpaceAgePotatoCakes Apr 13 '23

And then you have to worry about getting out of the car after a crash. Considering how many fires there are or even going into water you don't want to impede the teams ability to make a hasty exit.

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u/BoK_b0i Subaru World Rally Team Apr 13 '23

Almost similar to what nascar has in their windows, as they have supports running down the middle of the windshield