The FOD Control Corporation

"We sweep every morning" is a good habit — but the best facilities turn it into a program. 🔍

The premier series set the bar: FIA and NASCAR back documented FOD prevention with signed inspections, logged sweeper runs, and trend data. Aviation cracked this decades ago with a four-pillar framework (Prevention, Detection, Removal, Evaluation) that maps directly onto motorsport.

Here's the part worth stressing: you don't need a major audit on your calendar for any of this to matter. Whether you run a regional track, a club circuit, or a street course, adopting aviation-grade discipline is simply what striving for the highest standard looks like.

We break down how any track operator can put the model to work.

Read more: https://www.fodcontrol.com/what-motorsport-facilities-can-learn-from-aviation-fod-programs/

Did you know that 33 degrees of banking does more than create 200 mph speeds — it also funnels every piece of loose debris to the exact same spot on every lap? 🏁

Oval tracks and road courses look like they share the same FOD challenge. They don't. The geometry of banked corners means debris accumulates in predictable high-side zones, turn after turn, until those outer walls become a hazard zone before every restart.

NASCAR ovals averaged over 2 debris cautions per race for more than a decade. The physics of the track is a big reason why.

We broke down exactly how banking angles create structural FOD problems — and what oval track managers need to do differently than road course facilities.

Read more: https://www.fodcontrol.com/oval-vs-road-course-banked-tracks-fod-problem/