Ferrari needs cool down lap

[Buckterrier]

No worse than Rick Mears or Niki Lauda but horrible none the less. They say most burn victims die because there is no longer 'will' to live because of the pain and thoughts of being scarred for life.

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

looks like you have never had gasoline burns. I have and have seen many as well. Not cool.

[Tobra]

No, most burn victims die of infection or dehydration

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by Tobra

No, most burn victims die of infection or dehydration

Thanks for the clarification. Guess you can't believe everything you read.

[911pcars]

Many of you have seen the front half of the video showing the crash carnage leading up to this. The track workers/officials were derelict, for not stopping the race due to slick rain conditions and foremost for the demonstrated lack of preparation for an emergency - somewhat predictable given the nature of motorsports.

As for the subject line; poor choice of words for a non-Darwinian award event.

Sherwood

[Palum6o]

The title of this thread is plain stupid. It does raise a question though, how many of you wear nomex gear when tracking your car? I personally don't own nomex, but after seeing this video, I wonder if it wouldn't be a bad idea to invest in a suit.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Buckterrier

No worse than Rick Mears or Niki Louda but horrible none the less. They say most burn victims dye because there is no longer 'will' to live because of the pain and thoughts of being scared for life.

You knead a batter spell checker...

[Buckterrier]

Geez excuse the HELL outa me, Yeap you're right, the only miss-spelled word in the millions that have been typed. L A U D A Is that better teacher?

Oops... out of

[Buckterrier]

I meant batter, lol.

[nostatic]

I thought he was referring to "dye" instead of "die" and "scared" instead of "scarred".

[nostatic]

sorry, thot he was referring...

[nut11]

Don't see the interest and certainly no need to view the bowed head. Jesus...

87 blk coupe

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by nostatic

I thought he was referring to "dye" instead of "die" and "scared" instead of "scarred".

Wow I am bad must be that Ohio pubic education

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by nostatic

I thought he was referring to "dye" instead of "die" and "scared" instead of "scarred".

those be grammer issue, spell check is more worse at catching.

[nostatic]

i goodly right sometimes but other not so muchly.

[Mule]

Yep, praise the hell out of the JAF, it's that damn Mule that burned him up!

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Seric

One of my worst fears is being burned alive. You cannot comprehend the amount of pain. I burned myself at work on a 450 degree pan once on the skin between my thumb and index finger in college. It was so painful I got a headache, my whole arm felt like it was on fire and I couldn't concentrate. And that wasn't even a severe burn...

Watching that? Made my stomach turn.

Am not that afraid of it but agree that it would be one of the worst ways to go.

I was in my mid-20's and got 1-2nd degree from the waist up. Flash gasoline fire. At least I did not need a haircut for a long time.

Now have fire extinguishers everywhere...

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Palumbo

The title of this thread is plain stupid. It does raise a question though, how many of you wear nomex gear when tracking your car? I personally don't own nomex, but after seeing this video, I wonder if it wouldn't be a bad idea to invest in a suit.

I have a nomex suit from the days when I used to play in helicopters. They can be had pretty cheap, but the important thing is to make sure they fit fairly loose (keep the hot material away from your skin) and to wear only cotton underneath. Nylon will literally melt to your skin in the event of a fire. I have seen this video before, and I have no desire to see it again. But after your thoughts, I'm going to wear my nomex suit when I finally take my car to the track!

BTW, bad title for the thread, IMHO...

Paul.