V8 fire ball

[hotspur]

Just watching the start of the V8 super car race,two cars did not even get to do one lap,with one stalling and another running right in behind it,creating a huge fire ball-It took along time for the driver in the first car to get out-but thankfully he eventually got out,unharmed.

The fuel tank must have been full as it was the start of race,sure looked deadly,but thankfully not.

[ZeroID]

Saw it on the news tonight. Total fireball. Those Nomex suits they wear are good for 10 mins in a blaze but they still get scorched around the edges.
Scary !!

[bartman]

I was at work so I missed it!
Thanks for the post Chris!
here is a youtube link for the replay ( if thats ok?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFG05xRM8Qw

Bartman

[Jeffkop]

The fire saftey apparell annoys most drivers everytime they have to put it on ... but when its needed doesnt it do a fantastic job ... the sole reason the newsreels arent reporting a very different outcome.

[Kal]

There was nearly the exact same incident in the first race when Moffat stalled on the grid.

On these narrow Australian racetracks which look like they are as wide as a laneway they really need spotters like they use in NASCAR to warn the drivers through their radio headset.

[hotspur]

Must be some amazing technology in this fire safety apparell,good to see these type of mishaps have a lower rate of fatalities,thanks to technology.This was sure a large fireball,while it look spectacular-it was not an easy feeling waiting for this guy to get out!.Although my son tells me there is a fair amount of seat belts,part of the webbing/roll bar protection to remove before hopping out.