As someone who has had exactly 0 lessons or experience in using a fire
extinguisher. How exactly should one put out an engine that is on fire?
I'm sure it would also require some knowledge of what kind of
extinguisher you are using. Do different extinguishers require
different techniques?
I ask, because while working the pits recently at Road Atlanta (RA) a
car came in on fire. Had he stopped nearer to my station I would have
been the first on the scene with an extinguisher. The flames were
rolling out hood and had crossed the fire wall.
Kat
Fort Myers, FL
Williams wrote:
>
> Yes I've seen two fires at auto-xes. The worst one was when the oil catch
> can overflowed and soaked the header wrap of a CP Camaro that was running on
> the grid next to me. I hollered to the driver that he was on fire, and he
> hollered back that the headers always smoked. It took some searious yelling
> before he believed me. Then the people who came running up opened the hood
> so they could blow the extinguisher DOWN on the flames. Talk about taking a
> serious situation and turning it into a dangerous one.
>
> Bryan Williams
> Beer Money Racing
> Cool, Calm, and Collected (so far)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Cezanne <oblique@alum.mit.edu>
> To: Team.Net <autox@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Driving Shoes, Now have you seen a fire?
>
> >>This leads me to ask the question. Has anyone seen a fire of consequence
> at
> >>an event? I saw a small one at an event in Kansas City. It wouldn't have
> >>happened
> >>if the guy would have listened to everyone and NOT driven the Fiat with a
> >>horrible
> >>rod knock for that last run!!
> >
> >When Leverone's 300ZX was upside down it was leaking gas, but it never
> burnt.
> >--
> >pZ -- Paul Cezanne (formerly Czarnecki)
> >
> >Please consider buying my wife's new book, The Illusionist,
> >(http://www.JeannetteAngell.com) and then help the UN feed the world
> >for free @ http://www.TheHungerSite.com
> >
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