gravel trap
Track safety feature
A gravel trap is a bed of loose gravel alongside a racetrack, designed to slow vehicles that run off course.
The gravel creates drag, decelerating cars before they reach barriers: He lost control in the chicane and ended up in the gravel trap.
Common in Formula One and other motorsports as a safety feature.
safety
Decrease in speed
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- emergency stopInstant shutdown mechanism
- vehicle recoveryExtracting disabled automobiles
racetrack
Closed electrical pathway
- chicaneDeliberate tight turns
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- marshalArrange in proper order
- track limitsRacing surface perimeter rules
barrier · kerb · tarmac · braking zone · retaining wall · safety barrier
deceleration
Decrease in speed
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- emergency stopInstant shutdown mechanism
- vehicle recoveryExtracting disabled automobiles
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
track limits · barrier · kerb · tarmac · braking zone · retaining wall · safety barrier
loose
Not firmly secured
granular · stony · rough · uneven · deep · rutted · displaced · scattered · dragging · resistance