Series likely to make safety changes

According to The Indianapolis Star, CART director of competition, Wally Dallenbach is looking to implement changes to the Calfornian Speedway - and other ovals - to improve safety levels.

'I think we'll consider paving the track at least two-thirds of the way down into the infield coming off turn two,' he said.

'We'll also look at putting tyres in front of the wall and maybe another independent row of tyres 15 feet in front of that one. Basically, try and build a catcher's mitt.'

But, how effective a tyre wall would have been in Moore's situation is open to debate.

The 24-year-old Canadian was killed after his car skidded across the grass coming out of Turn two, his car then hit a wall and then flipped over.

CART director of medical affairs has reportedly said that Moore's death was a result of the angle of impact, not the speed with which he hit the wall.

Champ Car racer Richie Hearn crashed at the same spot just a few laps before Moore. He was uninjured.

'The tyres aren't there now because we haven't perfected tyre walls [to protect against cars] going in at an angle,' Dallenbach reportedly said.

'You've got to be careful and design a system that doesn't rip the car apart.'

CART is reportedly looking into safety levels at other ovals including Michigan.

'I can think of a half dozen ovals with the same headache [as Fontana],' added Dallenbach.