Nordy... in some circumstances, those concerns would be valid. Fortunately for Femme, this is not one of them. The side panels she's talking about are non structural, and do not have long enough fibers to get tangled in anything that would cause catastrophic damage. I think the whole panel is what... 3"x8" or 3"x9" or thereabouts?
Doh, I should have read her post more thoroughly... I thought she meant a rear wheel hugger