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I thought about that haha hopefully that doesn't happen. surely if I hit something it'll be hard enough that the foam piece wouldn't have done me much good anyways Originally

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I thought about that haha hopefully that doesn't happen. surely if I hit something it'll be hard enough that the foam piece wouldn't have done me much good anyways
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I thought about that haha hopefully that doesn't happen. surely if I hit something it'll be hard enough that the foam piece wouldn't have done me much good anyways
You'd be really surprised at how much energy that little foam piece actually absorbs.

If you look at the current NASCAR Sprint Cup cars, they run a foam block like that on each door panel for extra protection in side impacts with the wall. It really makes a difference!

From a safety standpoint I would definitely rethink the design. I don't think it's worth it to compromise your safety for a marginal power gain.
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