I just realized we have the same issue with race cars throwing fan belts. One of the remedies we use is a belt guide that is really just a bolt the sits an inch from the longest span of the belt and keeps the belt from whipping under high rpm. The other can be seen under the hood of most modern cars today. A spring loaded belt tensioner. Not to big a job to replace the tensioner pulley with a sprocket. They even have wear indicators to let you know when the belt/chain has stretched.
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