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I have driven over THOUSANDS of kerbs in my racing career and they are different at every track.

You need to treat each kerb with respect as some can send you into the barrier if you get too greedy while others can be used to your advantage.
There are so many types of kerb, but I have never really stopped to think why they are so different or even why they are there in the first place.

So let’s get into it
There are five types of kerb I can think of:

They are:

Painted these are straightforward. They are lines that are just painted onto the track with nonslip paint.

Standard These are the most common. They are slightly raised, made of serrated metal and bolted to the ground.
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Carpets Not technically a “kerb” but part of the kerb structure and used more frequently in F1, so worth the mention. They are made of artificial grass, usually outside of the standard kerb. And are there to punish you if you go too wide, as they are VERY slippery, especially in the wet.

The problem with these are they have started to be paved and painted green to look like grass but aren’t anywhere near as slippery.

And as Mario Andretti once said “if you pave it, I will drive over it.” Or as NASCAR drivers say “if it’s grey it’s okay”.

I would have to agree with Mario there what’s the point of having paved green concrete? Just stick some grass there if it isn’t broken, dont fix it.

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