Magnus Porsche fire drill, in car vid.
07-01-2012, 11:16 PM
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07-02-2012, 12:16 AM
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07-02-2012, 12:24 AM
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Another thing that puzzled me, not having been to Watkins Glen, was the wisdom of pulling off onto the short/NASCAR chute. Are there ANY manned flag stations/safety crews stationed nearby when running the full track? What if his foot/leg got stuck, or he otherwise couldn't get out on his own quickly? Looked like this was about 10 seconds from turning out reallllllllly bad.
07-02-2012, 12:43 AM
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Another thing that puzzled me, not having been to Watkins Glen, was the wisdom of pulling off onto the short/NASCAR chute. Are there ANY manned flag stations/safety crews stationed nearby when running the full track? What if his foot/leg got stuck, or he otherwise couldn't get out on his own quickly? Looked like this was about 10 seconds from turning out reallllllllly bad.
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07-02-2012, 12:45 AM
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Trying to figure what went up. All electrical? Didn't look like the cell was on fire and there's not a lot under there, that was a lot of flame...also it didn't look like the fire system was activated...of course the button was in the middle of the fire!
Bummer for Magnus, had high hopes...
Bummer for Magnus, had high hopes...
07-02-2012, 02:08 AM
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It merely occurred to me to ask if The Glen or Grand Am staff anyone inside that unused-for-this-event segment of track as a stage for safety, or is otherwise recommended as a bail out area.
07-02-2012, 02:25 AM
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As I said, I haven't been on property there. I was asking for some local opinions. Maybe the first flag station down into The Boot was a less safe area--from either response or hazard to self/competitors. I have no idea.
It merely occurred to me to ask if The Glen or Grand Am staff anyone inside that unused-for-this-event segment of track as a stage for safety, or is otherwise recommended as a bail out area.
It merely occurred to me to ask if The Glen or Grand Am staff anyone inside that unused-for-this-event segment of track as a stage for safety, or is otherwise recommended as a bail out area.
07-02-2012, 09:20 AM
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I'm wondering if these cars have a fire suppression system at all. They certainly don't have a handheld as demonstrated later in the race when there was another porsche with an underhood fire and a driver running across track to get a fire extinguisher. Both fires seem really odd to me.
Behind the dash in my specBox is a big empty space and he only thing that could burn is the wiring. But in my experience electrical fires are more about smoke than flame. Similarly, under my hood is the battery and nothing much else. The fuel tank is sealed away so again I'm wondering what was on fire under the hood in the second car.
Behind the dash in my specBox is a big empty space and he only thing that could burn is the wiring. But in my experience electrical fires are more about smoke than flame. Similarly, under my hood is the battery and nothing much else. The fuel tank is sealed away so again I'm wondering what was on fire under the hood in the second car.
07-02-2012, 09:25 AM
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All cup cars have built in fire suppression with multiple outlets all over the interior & engine compartments. The button for it is in the middle of the dash. Not sure why he didn't push it, but am very glad he saw the fire quickly & got out safelt.
