Vehicle catch systems and methods

A catch fence system for halting the overrun of a car leaving a racetrack, comprising:

• (a) at least two curved poles;
• and
• (b) at least one portion of a net or catch fence for halting the overrun of the car leaving the racetrack extending from a top portion of each pole and secured to a Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barrier,
• further comprising a textile brake having a first end fastened to at least one of the at least two curved poles and a second end fastened to the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barrier.

A catch fence for halting the overrun of a car leaving a racetrack, comprising:

• (a) curved or straight main support poles, each of the support poles comprising a pulley configured to route and support a vertical support cable;
• (b) a plurality of vertical support cables at each pole secured to a wall or secured to a Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barrier at a cable bottom, routed through the pulley of each pole, and routed back down to an energy absorber at a base of each pole;
• (c) a plurality of horizontal cables extending across and supported by the vertical support cables, the horizontal cables terminating at a collective fixed point together or being collectively connected to an energy absorber at cable ends;
• (d) at least one vertical cable of the plurality of vertical cables and at least one horizontal cable of the plurality of horizontal cables fastened together;
• and
• (e) an integral mesh debris fence fastened to the horizontal and vertical cables.