[LM24] Le Mans Track Safety

[Matra-simca]

I'm a frequent visitor but seldom post, so I just want to say it's frustrating to watch the 24 Hours and see that all the changes the ACO has made over the past 25 years - in the name of safety - has only made matters worse. I can speak about the many elements why that is - it's a long list , so I'll just touch on one. I find it incomprehensible how the club has zero tolerance for a malfunctioning head or taillight, yet continue using gravel traps and a type of aggregate rock that's particularily abrasive and causes an untold number of punctures. There's nothing like the sight of a competitor crawling along on his way back to the pits after sustaining a puncture from debris left by a fellow racer's run thru gravel, leaving a path of destruction in his wake. Meanwhile cars are whizzing by at three times his normal speed. How is that safe?