Sentence examples for runoff area from inspiring English sources

That, of course, depends on the individual circuit and how much safety runoff area it has.

A runoff area at the end of the back straight runs underneath the grandstands, carrying drivers who make an error out of view.

Raikkonen started in sixth position, but he drove off the track onto a paved runoff area at the first corner to avoid a couple of colliding cars.

The circuit was innovative in many ways, featuring a part of the track running under the Yas Hotel, a tunnel leading out of the pit lane to the track, and a runoff area that goes underneath the grandstand.

The new circuits that have accompanied Formula One's expansion around the world in the last decade have sacrificed panache for safety, combining a wide tarmac with a long runoff area and very little change in elevation.

It ends with a runoff area that goes underneath a grandstand, so that if the cars have an accident there they will slide off and disappear under the spectators.

Balls that roll off the green will funnel into runoff areas and chipping areas.

The tracks themselves were modified to avoid dangerous corners and increase runoff areas — Senna had smashed into a wall — and circuit debris fence and other barriers were modified.

Wide paved runoff areas will be built on the borders of the corners; if the car slides far enough, the surface becomes increasingly grippy, restoring control.

Safety has improved with the use of wide runoff areas on the outside of the fastest corners, together with robust tire barriers and high catch-fences between the track and spectator areas.

Mr. Wilson is the acknowledged pre-eminent designer of tracks today, building in safety features, like the runoff areas at Barber, that look like sand traps on a golf course, and mixing curves, straights, angles and flats to challenge drivers.