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mooty 04-17-2011 11:27 PM

exiting a smoking/burning car
 
whew... what a weekend.
so after a long hiatus, i finally made out to TH for a race weekend and its' actually sunny...

parking: NASA was nightmarishly crowded. very tight spots for trailers. took 30 min to get my box parked.

session 1: battery issue. took tow big diesel truck to jump start it. missed session.

session 2. qualifying. bc i didn't do session 1, i was put at back of qual. i had to pass 3-4 car each lap for 20 min. cannot post good time. P9 to start.

session 3: race. cool, jumped one car on start, passed another by 3/4 of first lap.... sh...t, suddenly no power steering. ok. i can muscle through it. car is good.... side of my eye... white... smoke....... who cares.... oh, it's my car that's smoking... ok.. keep going... more smoke... (no fire). great passing hot pit, may be i should park it. so i pull in... MORE smoke, push seat pack, unbuckle, next off, unhook cool suilt (my has full cage), get the hell out..... pull fire system... heart pounding. fire crew all over the car. confirmed no fire.... turns out serpentine belt shredded causing other issues.

crew was impressed how fast i got my ass out of the car and jumped over the low conc fence with helmet on... bottom line, sh*t happens. learn how to exit your car QUICK.....

FTS 04-18-2011 09:35 AM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
OMG!!! I am so glad you are alright Mooty. I cannot imagine a bigger scare than a fire in the car, thank God it wasn't. How bad is the damage do you know?

I am assuming this is with your SPBOX?

mooty 04-18-2011 06:27 PM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
no, it was my stripper
no fire
just smoke.
as far as i can tell no damage to car, cause was shredded serpentine belt, thus ancillary equipment overheated and causing smoke. will know more end of week. hoping to make race end of april

bman 04-18-2011 08:23 PM

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Scary! Glad to hear it wasn't a fire.

Did the smoke smell like burning rubber? Not that it would prevent me from jumping out, just curious if it had distinct odor.

mooty 04-18-2011 11:39 PM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
no smell

Dell 04-20-2011 06:58 AM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
The saying "where there's smoke, there's fire" is what gets your heart racing during these situation. Glad it wasn't the case!

Scott and I were just talking about fire exit from the car. Stay calm and focused and your muscle memory and practice will take over.

FTS 04-20-2011 07:43 AM

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So true, but to have muscle memory you have to practice such situations, I never have :beatinghead::beatinghead:

FTS 04-23-2011 10:16 AM

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What's the update John?

TRAKCAR 04-24-2011 09:42 AM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
Wow, exciting stuff Mooty!

Trackrat 04-24-2011 12:57 PM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
Mooty! Wow, wild stuff! Glad to hear you are ok and car was not fire damaged. Hope you get fixed ASAP.

I was reading the thread on RL about the guy who suffered burns after an oil fire in his Honda. Got to wear fireproof clothing and balaclava! I always do. With that said I am now looking into adding a fire system to my 3RS.

See you next weekend!

mooty 04-24-2011 05:41 PM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
pete, since your RS is track only, fire system is no brainer. i have it on my stripper.
it should be ready next weekend.

PJS 04-25-2011 06:37 PM

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mooty thats it... you must arrive and drive now... dont go stinking up that trailer with your shoddily maintained stripper :-)

(I tease)

Happy for you that it was not worse.

mooty 04-25-2011 09:53 PM

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^ LOL
it's going out again this weekend.

TRAKCAR 04-26-2011 09:29 PM

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Arrive and drive is the future..

PJS 04-26-2011 09:52 PM

Re: exiting a smoking/burning car
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TRAKCAR (Post 976)
Arrive and drive is the future..

keep telling mooty that


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