Hey guys , I do not have my new rule book yet ( just sent the money out
yesterday) but to get my lisence for IHRA (9.99 or quicker ) in my drag car
I had to do a "blindfold test." You strap in the car ,suited up,gloves,etc
put on a blindfold and then your helmet.. The inspector can give you two
options at his discretion.
1. The car is on fire ----get out now!
2. (or, the easy one ) shut the car off and get out
guess which one I got.
Either one you have to practice .
It helps in planning when the car goes together. I don't know if this
practice is utilized in this organization , but it is something to consider,
if not .
Also on the cut off switch issue , where ever it is placedor marked, IMHO,
I think the safest motion for "off" should be Push. In my drag car ,the
battery is in the trunk but the cutoff switch is mounted to the roll cage. A
thin piece of chrome moly with a knob on the end comes through the body .
When you push or pull it levers the cut off switch back and forth.
I made the off position push because even if someone has to push it with
thier foot , they can still kill the electrics from outside.
George in DC
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: Jonathan Amo <webmaster@amoproductions.com>; dahlgren
<dahlgren@uconect.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 6:11 PM
Subject: Prep for accidents
> Being in several wrecks myself, my
> > mind isnt there going thru a checklist, im more
> > curious on whats happening, but those
> > that have been in a wreck, it goes by to damn
> > fast to react sometimes anyway.
>
> This comment of yours brought to mind a means of
> training used in combat aircraft called "Bold
> Face Procedures". Those are the required actions
> taken by pilots under "un-planned" flying
> conditions. They are parcticed over and over
> again until the reaction is like a monkey hitting
> a yellow button to get a bannana and hitting a
> blue one to get water. There are different
> procedures for such situations as stall warning,
> turbine failure, double engine failure, hydraulic
> failure, electrical failure, etc. etc. Well, you
> get the idea. In race cars, we really only need
> one or two: "car will not drive or steer any more
> because of some system failure" and; "FIRE!".
> I've "heard" somebody say on this list how they
> practiced putting the car out of gear, reaching
> for the chute, and the fire bottle, etc, a coupe
> of times before starting a race. Each driver
> ought to practice the emergency procedures for
> his car over and over again until he can do them
> all in proper sequence, with his eyes closed,
> while upside down, sideways, or backwards. Once
> you practice them in the car and in the ol'
> Barco-lounger a few thousand times, go to the
> playground with the kids and try going through
> them while swinging on a swing, or riding one of
> those foot-powered merry-go-rounds. (Hey, the
> kids will just think you're tryihng to do the
> Macarena.) You could even try it while doing
> underwater somersaults in the pool. This may
> sound like "overkill" but Keith, or anybody else
> here who has done any combat aircraft time will
> tell you that it's the only way to go. You don't
> need to be sorting out your choices when the
> wheels start to leave the ground or go sideways,
> or when you realize it's getting very hot in the
> cockpit!
>
>
>
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> .............................
> ..........Dick J.............
> ......(In East Texas)........
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