Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 References  














Tire wall







Add links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


A tyre wall stops a crashing Toyota MR2
Small versions are often found at karting circuits

Atire wall (Commonwealth English tyre wall) also known as tire barrier, is a type of traffic barrier commonly used at racing circuits to prevent racing vehicles from leaving or crossing into another part of the track.[1] Tyres are a consumable item generated in some volume by racing activities, and in sufficient quantities can successfully absorb some of the energy of a crashing vehicle. A tyre wall will typically have some form of fixed backing (such as a concrete wall) to prevent vehicles from pushing through it, and will normally have the tyres tied together both for effectiveness and to prevent stray tyres from being thrown into the track during a collision and causing a hazard to other vehicles on the track.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Gluck, Jeff. "Tire barriers used as safety stopgap". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tire_wall&oldid=1183792390"

    Categories: 
    Protective barriers
    Safety in auto racing
    Tires
    Motorsport stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles needing additional references from August 2023
    All articles needing additional references
    Articles needing additional references from July 2023
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 6 November 2023, at 14:57 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki