A VERY SAD SIGHT

[zetecmk2]

nicely explained....alot of people don't expect the fireball as the bonnet comes off!!!

[Skoty]

man thats so bad! feel for the guy, i cant imagine just standing there watching my car burn and theres nothing you can do about it. i think id probably curl up in a ball crying in the middle of the road hope his insurance are helpful.

[4DOOR-SHERWOOD]

Is that Frosties car Mark? what a shame, very sad

[FBF]

the round ones!

 

Wasnt that long ago, croydon was chocka with burnt out escorts, littering the streets.

[2litreScapri]

That is a sad sight, glad he's ok, but gutted after owning it for 12 years

[RossMK2]

i am absolutley gutted for him.

 

i carry a fire extinguisher but i know that the chances are there wouldn't be time

 

really hope he finds another car that he can get attached to

[marky4]

Is that Frosties car Mark? what a shame, very sad

yes it is AL

[Retromotorsport]

i am absolutley gutted for him.

 

i carry a fire extinguisher but i know that the chances are there wouldn't be time

 

really hope he finds another car that he can get attached to

 

 

Thats the point of plumbed in extinguishers and battery cut offs ... the second you see fire you kill the source of ignitions ( electric/ fuel pumps ) and smother the flames in foam.

 

With the best reactions in the world ... your going to be delayed getting a handheld at a fire .. brake to a stop.. undo belts..get out with the extinguisher ... open bonnet.. its those seconds that count .

 

And while we are on about it..another pet hate....

Handhelds attached to the backstays of a cage for that ''racer look'' ..

Show me a racecar with them there and i'll show you fail.

Its not only stupid in a weight sense, its stupid for safety .. at 100G crash thats a 100Kg of missile inside your car heading for your head.

The best answer when i mentioned this to someone at a trackday ...

Smug who the f**k are you look .. " i've cable tied them to the cage so they cant come loose"

 

Yeah..so your gonna grab them quickly if you need them .. numpty.

[Mk2Jo]

[stuartp]

OOF