RE: fire extinguisher and battery cutoff switch locations?

["Brinkmann, Gerry" <brinkg@uf4124p01.BheightsNJ.ncr.com>]

        Someone wrote, that instead of installing 2 fire extinguishers in a
race
        car that they would install a fire system, with lines running to the
engine,
        cockpit etc.

        There is 1 MAJOR disadvantage to a plumbed in system. You can not
        help put out a fire on some else's car. I have seen this happen
twice on
        turbo-charge engined cars. The car catches fire (oil leak), the
plumbing
        in fire system is triggered, the fire goes out. A couple of seconds
        later the hot turbo oil re-ignites - what do you do now ?????

        With free hand-held fire extinguishers, the car would hve beeen
saved. Alas
        It burned to a crisp.

        Something to consider.
        gerry