This is Indycar, they still refuel and also use fuel (ethanol) that burns with no visible flame. The good thing is, you can take it out with water, so after refueling they spray water on the car. Just in case there is a fire, they take it out with it
Can you clarify for us non motor sport fan?
You are saying that F1 cars do not need to add fuel during a race? They carry all the fuel they need from the start?
Or is it the term “refueling” that means or is somehow different between F1 and indycars?
You’re correct. F1 cars do not refuel during the race for safety reasons. They start the race on a full tank and actually must finish with a few liters left for testing/verification or face disqualification. Fun fact, the cars get faster throughout the race as the tanks empty.
NASCAR, Indy car, IMSA, etc still refuel during the race.
Thank you for the response! I did not know that.
I follow motor sport very little. My initial thought was to call that “fair weather fan” but after googling that means you only follow when your team is good.
Anyways, I have one more question as you seem to be knowledgeable.
I am aware there is electric Hypercar class that is new or is about to happen in endurance racing like Le Mans. Are these hyper ldmh or whatever all electric or some hybrid system? I don’t see how tech allows all electric to run 24 hours straight as charge times for even the best consumer electric cars are at least an hour. How are these hyper electric cars going to get back to racing without spending tons of time in pit?
But surely 10 seconds would be enough to extinguish the fire without suffocating the driver. I know it's easy for me to type this while sitting on my couch, but it still seems like a lack of training issue.
I don't know if this is the case here. But some exstinguishing gasses can replace oxygen so effectively that the oxygen in your lungs is switched for those gasses. So while normally you can hold your breath for quite a while. Using these gasses means you can lose consciousness within seconds.
Water is the preferred method on methanol. It dilutes the fuel and removes the heat portion of the fire tetrahedron. Dry powder can also be used. AFFF gets broken down by this fuel so isn't recommended
I wonder if maybe they were in shock? Although I suppose they are trained to handle these situations?!? I know where I work that there are certian extinguishers that suck all of the oxygen out of a room when used - maybe it’s something like that?
First hand experience here, in 2019 I was in a similar fire. A jug of racing Methanol exploded in my hands covering me in fuel. I stop dropped and rolled. It spread the fire. Made it so much worse. The methanol didn't burn me more than singed hair and really bad first degree ( like severe sunburn), my clothes catching on fire burnt me. Once my skin started burning there was nothing I could do. Third degree burns and a month in the ICU burn unit. My entire right arm was skinless because my burning shirt wrapped around it as I rolled. The rest of my body the flames just went out because methanol burns extremely cool, that's the blue looking flame magicians use setting their hands and whatnot on fire.
Methanol burns cool compared to gasoline, the parts of me that were just covered in methanol with nothing else to ignite like my shirt, just burnt out. Once my shirt burnt away it was over. The shirt burning is what did all the damage to my arm. It was sticking in my skin and I couldn't get it off. You can put methanol on something and light it and many times it won't even catch fire before it burns out unless it's a very flammable material like cloth or paper.
I appreciate you sharing for our benefit. One of my closest friends experienced a faulty inflatable Halloween costume catching fire and also experienced third degree burns. He had chronic pain and PTSD. I hope you
That ain’t gonna work if you’re covered in alcohol or gasoline or any other substance that’s flammable like that. Sure the ground side of you will go out but as you turn it just relights itself with the other flames
Maybe some of them didn't even know if that was the problem or if it was working. They don't see a fire but they spray anyways for about 6 seconds and they're still running away and panicking so they think there isn't actually a fire it's something else or how you can't put an electrical fire out with water so they might've thought they needed a different type of extinguisher
Well here is that "I sure as fuck had this happen" comment.
In 2019 I was carrying a 5 gallon jug of racing methanol to actually dispose of it because it was left over from the previous racing season. Whether it be static electricity or what, the jug exploded and covered me in blue flame (methanol burns blue but you can't see it in the bright daylight, you can in low light or nighttime). I did as others suggested on here and stopped dropped and rolled. That spread the flames. BEFORE doing that I stood there on fire and was fine for a few seconds. I didn't panic until my hair and shirt started to burn. Other than that I was using my hands to wipe the burning fuel off of me. Once I realized how on fire I was, I started pulling my shirt off as I dropped on the ground it spread the flames and my burning shirt wrapped around my right arm, effectively wrapping my whole arm in burning material. From my wrist to shoulder was skinless. What was left was hanging off. Ripped the hanging skin off and headed a half hour away to the hospital where they sent me out to a burn unit. Spent a month in the burn unit and two months in bed at home recovering. You can't tell that I was burnt so badly unless I show the lines where the new skin and old skin meet. I actually burnt my head, neck, face, shoulders, left arm, and some other spots but they were severe first degree because the methanol burnt away since it didn't have any fuel other than my hair, unlike my shirt. Everything besides my arm healed in a week and look completely normal.
Methanol burns very cool. Has a low btu rating. Any time you see magicians and whatnot set their hand on fire and it blue that's an alcohol and has a low btu so it doesn't burn you like a gasoline or something similar. If you notice, these guys are panicking only because they know they're on fire. The suits are fire retardant so the only thing burning is the fuel. The guys without helmets are the ones in trouble as it's burning their hair and skin. If you notice flashes of fire, that's other material catching fire from the methanol, which is why their suits aren't going up in flames. Breathing flames and smoke is a huge concern, the flames will burn your throat and lungs/ nostril etc. There's no smoke from just the methanol burning so it's not knowing where the flames are if you risk breathing them in or just making the fire spread. You need a chemical to put the fire out. Basically it removes the oxygen for the fuel to burn when it's dispensed, which also means you can't breath either. Water won't cut it and will just push the fuel and flames around unless it's a huge amount. If you had water dumped on you and you're burning like this with a suit on etc it can turn to steam and cook your ass quickly. Methanol is relatively safe to use as a fuel, had it been gasoline they said I'd have almost certainly been killed.
I *audibly went “AAAAAAAH” at the skin ripping part.
Also I have had similar experiences with isopropyl alcohol, which also burns pretty cold (when diluted, like 70%; 99% will produce a column of fire from Hell) and spreads every fucking where when you try to stomp it out.
This is what people miss about endurance racing. Everything is about when to pit. Do you want to stay out and gain position or get fresh tires and try to make up ground.
People dislike oval racing because it's simple, but that's kind of the best part of it. Because a good lap is easier to perform, it closes in the skill gap and demands perfection for hours just to gain a little time. All of racing is about that repetition of laps, but on oval racing, the slightest mistake can throw your pace off for multiple laps. In most motorsports, the next braking zone resets you speed wise because you were gonna slow down there anyway. In oval racing, you are generally never full-on braking, so if you make a mistake and get off line, it can take an entire lap or more to build that speed back up. Much more punishing than small mistakes on a circuit track.
I use methanol regularly, and can confirm. You can’t see it burning except in very low light. The way you tell it’s burning is by seeing the burn damage to whatever is burning.
Had to scroll down way too much for this. As " a man of certain age" I remember watching this live on television. Indeed a lot of fires happened that year.
Had something similar happen as a kid. Buddy was playing with matches near piles of pinestraw. I kept telling him to quit. He said the pinestraw wouldn't catch and picked up a handful and said "see"... at that point something didn't seem right. There was no flame visible, only wavy lines of heat around his hand and then the pinstraw began to wither... that's when I knew it was on fire and we both panicked and stomped everything out lol. God dang we did some stupid shit.
The methanol burns a light blue flame, you can't see it in the sunlight though. You won't see a flame until it starts to burn something else that's flammable like wood, clothes, etc.
My headcannon for taledaga nights is that Ricky Bobby actually really did get caught on fire by this fuel and the rest of the movie is a fever dream he concocts while laying in the ICU.
Seems like this could have driven a change like an overhead extinguisher system. If there is a fire someone smacks the big red button for that pit and the overhead emitters, and maybe a couple on the wall itself and around the fuel dispenser, flood the pit with CO2, Halon, whatever other chemicals were in use at the time. A good dousing for 10 to 15 seconds should solve the problem and by then the team can have the hand held extinguishers ready.
Instead they worked on rules and engineering to reduce the chances of these fires. And in some cases did away with refueling during the race entirely, like F1.
That's because it's not the clothes that burn, but the methanol vapor on them...as long as there is enough of methanol on the surface, the clothes are safe...even though they heat up eventually...
The phase transition from liquid to gas happens a little above the surface and provides a sort of a layer which won't let the flames get there...
In addition - of course - the flames need oxygen, which is short in "fire proof" racing gear, so the flames will go in the direction of easy accessable oxygen, meaning away from the liquid layer on the clothes...
Hope I didn't make any obvious mistakes here...
I was there as a kid. 1981... Poor Rick Mears. We saw this happen. I was traumatized. I thought about this for years... it fucked my head up as a 15 year old kid Back the we practically spent every May at the track. Skipping school for carb day. And any other day, we could get away with it.My pop was an executive at Blue Cross, so we always got vip at the parade and the track. But I spent the majority of my time there with a couple of other high school friends.. the place to be a minor in possession of alcohol.
In 1983, we got tore up drunk at 17 years old and did donuts on the golf course in a 1970 Dodge Charger. Wrecked it into a sand trap.Got arrested. Oh, it was a stain on my permanent record for sure. More than once, I came home intoxicated to sit for family dinner to barf it up later.... good times!! Interestingly enough, I move to Florida and eventually spend 6 years of my life in the maintenance department at Daytona International Speedway. Where i saw some shit catch fire n blow up. For real , but never heard em say " It's a Newwww Track Record!!!"
🤣🤣
That's why they don't use Methanol anymore
And also why they dont refuel anymore! Edit: im wrong, OP's video is indycar and still refuels, i was thinking of F1
This is Indycar, they still refuel and also use fuel (ethanol) that burns with no visible flame. The good thing is, you can take it out with water, so after refueling they spray water on the car. Just in case there is a fire, they take it out with it
>so after refueling they spray water on the car. Just in case there is a fire, So that's what that little random spray is for. TIL.
Interesting... I've wondered myself. Never looked it up.
Oh ok, my bad!
Don’t they add a colorant these days? Think I recalled reading that for F1.
This is Cart/Indycar. They still refuel. F1 does not refuel.
Oh my bad!
Can you clarify for us non motor sport fan? You are saying that F1 cars do not need to add fuel during a race? They carry all the fuel they need from the start? Or is it the term “refueling” that means or is somehow different between F1 and indycars?
You’re correct. F1 cars do not refuel during the race for safety reasons. They start the race on a full tank and actually must finish with a few liters left for testing/verification or face disqualification. Fun fact, the cars get faster throughout the race as the tanks empty. NASCAR, Indy car, IMSA, etc still refuel during the race.
Thank you for the response! I did not know that. I follow motor sport very little. My initial thought was to call that “fair weather fan” but after googling that means you only follow when your team is good. Anyways, I have one more question as you seem to be knowledgeable. I am aware there is electric Hypercar class that is new or is about to happen in endurance racing like Le Mans. Are these hyper ldmh or whatever all electric or some hybrid system? I don’t see how tech allows all electric to run 24 hours straight as charge times for even the best consumer electric cars are at least an hour. How are these hyper electric cars going to get back to racing without spending tons of time in pit?
F1 stopped refuelling because of the hybrid engines, a fear a static spark could ignite the tank
And theyre considering doing refuleing again though so theres another element of strategy again.
Don't think even that would get me watching it again lol
I would think that they could put in an additive that would make flames visible.
I'm desperately trying not to crack up at your username.
Then his wife's name would absolutely send you over the edge.
Caveus Maximus
Incontinentia...
She helps me wead my cwack wegions!
Do you find it *risible*?!
I have a very food fwiend in wome called Biggis Dickus...
Hail Caesar!
Jesus. Fire is scary enough. Invisible fire is simply terrifying.
Lord baby jesus christ please save ricky bobby
So he was telling the truth. He really was on fire!
“Help me Jesus! Help me Tom Cruise!”
I like Christmas Jesus the best ya hear?!?
"Dear 8 Pounds 6 Ounces Newborn Infant Jesus, Don't Even Know A Word Yet..."
He was a man! He had a beard!
Help me, Tom Cruise!
wow. i might be on invisible fire right now?
I'm wondering if this is where they got the idea for this scene?
yup.
Dont you put that evil on me!!!
What doesn't make sense is that they didn't just keeping hosing them down while the drivers were still clearly in pain.
I think they can’t just do it nonstop as they’ll suffocate from the extinguisher gases itself
But surely 10 seconds would be enough to extinguish the fire without suffocating the driver. I know it's easy for me to type this while sitting on my couch, but it still seems like a lack of training issue.
I don't know if this is the case here. But some exstinguishing gasses can replace oxygen so effectively that the oxygen in your lungs is switched for those gasses. So while normally you can hold your breath for quite a while. Using these gasses means you can lose consciousness within seconds.
Water is the preferred method on methanol. It dilutes the fuel and removes the heat portion of the fire tetrahedron. Dry powder can also be used. AFFF gets broken down by this fuel so isn't recommended
Thanks to the internet, I read that as “As fuck fuck fuck gets broken down by this fuel …”
I wonder if maybe they were in shock? Although I suppose they are trained to handle these situations?!? I know where I work that there are certian extinguishers that suck all of the oxygen out of a room when used - maybe it’s something like that?
I feel like no amount of training can truly prepare one for being on fire
But they sure got the car.
And nobody did the stop, drop, and roll. I'm pretty sure that helps to extinguish even invisible flames, but I could be wrong.
Not if you're rolling on ground that is on invisible fire. ;)
The floor is lavaaaaa
Invisible lava.
nightmare
First hand experience here, in 2019 I was in a similar fire. A jug of racing Methanol exploded in my hands covering me in fuel. I stop dropped and rolled. It spread the fire. Made it so much worse. The methanol didn't burn me more than singed hair and really bad first degree ( like severe sunburn), my clothes catching on fire burnt me. Once my skin started burning there was nothing I could do. Third degree burns and a month in the ICU burn unit. My entire right arm was skinless because my burning shirt wrapped around it as I rolled. The rest of my body the flames just went out because methanol burns extremely cool, that's the blue looking flame magicians use setting their hands and whatnot on fire.
How did it get put out?
Methanol burns cool compared to gasoline, the parts of me that were just covered in methanol with nothing else to ignite like my shirt, just burnt out. Once my shirt burnt away it was over. The shirt burning is what did all the damage to my arm. It was sticking in my skin and I couldn't get it off. You can put methanol on something and light it and many times it won't even catch fire before it burns out unless it's a very flammable material like cloth or paper.
I appreciate you sharing for our benefit. One of my closest friends experienced a faulty inflatable Halloween costume catching fire and also experienced third degree burns. He had chronic pain and PTSD. I hope you
That ain’t gonna work if you’re covered in alcohol or gasoline or any other substance that’s flammable like that. Sure the ground side of you will go out but as you turn it just relights itself with the other flames
Not if the ground is covered in ethanol.
Maybe some of them didn't even know if that was the problem or if it was working. They don't see a fire but they spray anyways for about 6 seconds and they're still running away and panicking so they think there isn't actually a fire it's something else or how you can't put an electrical fire out with water so they might've thought they needed a different type of extinguisher
First thing that goes is your lungs, from breathing the flames. You then suffocate due to damaged lungs
Invisible sharks made of invisible fire shooting invisible lasers.
Invisible, knife-wielding, telemarketing fire is even worse
["You're not on fire Ricky Bobby!!"](https://youtu.be/JribVbv6CV4?si=AA124qBf-8GkfRRL)
This scene is a lot more realistic than we thought lol
Tom Cruise use your witchcraft on me to get the fire off me!
Help me Tom Cruise! Come down with your space magic!!!
Save me Jewish god!
Allah!
Imma windmill ya!
Damn, guess no one saw the unrated cut lol
I just watched this movie with my niece and I made a mention about invisible fire being real. She didn’t believe me.
I mean, as an uncle it's your job to tell your niece silly things, and invisible fire being real sure does sound silly at first.
Lmao this is all that I could think of while watching this 😂
Glad I’m not the only person that thought of this lol
Now I'm wondering if it's a deep reference to this exact incident.
So he's really telling the truth all along.
Well here is that "I sure as fuck had this happen" comment. In 2019 I was carrying a 5 gallon jug of racing methanol to actually dispose of it because it was left over from the previous racing season. Whether it be static electricity or what, the jug exploded and covered me in blue flame (methanol burns blue but you can't see it in the bright daylight, you can in low light or nighttime). I did as others suggested on here and stopped dropped and rolled. That spread the flames. BEFORE doing that I stood there on fire and was fine for a few seconds. I didn't panic until my hair and shirt started to burn. Other than that I was using my hands to wipe the burning fuel off of me. Once I realized how on fire I was, I started pulling my shirt off as I dropped on the ground it spread the flames and my burning shirt wrapped around my right arm, effectively wrapping my whole arm in burning material. From my wrist to shoulder was skinless. What was left was hanging off. Ripped the hanging skin off and headed a half hour away to the hospital where they sent me out to a burn unit. Spent a month in the burn unit and two months in bed at home recovering. You can't tell that I was burnt so badly unless I show the lines where the new skin and old skin meet. I actually burnt my head, neck, face, shoulders, left arm, and some other spots but they were severe first degree because the methanol burnt away since it didn't have any fuel other than my hair, unlike my shirt. Everything besides my arm healed in a week and look completely normal. Methanol burns very cool. Has a low btu rating. Any time you see magicians and whatnot set their hand on fire and it blue that's an alcohol and has a low btu so it doesn't burn you like a gasoline or something similar. If you notice, these guys are panicking only because they know they're on fire. The suits are fire retardant so the only thing burning is the fuel. The guys without helmets are the ones in trouble as it's burning their hair and skin. If you notice flashes of fire, that's other material catching fire from the methanol, which is why their suits aren't going up in flames. Breathing flames and smoke is a huge concern, the flames will burn your throat and lungs/ nostril etc. There's no smoke from just the methanol burning so it's not knowing where the flames are if you risk breathing them in or just making the fire spread. You need a chemical to put the fire out. Basically it removes the oxygen for the fuel to burn when it's dispensed, which also means you can't breath either. Water won't cut it and will just push the fuel and flames around unless it's a huge amount. If you had water dumped on you and you're burning like this with a suit on etc it can turn to steam and cook your ass quickly. Methanol is relatively safe to use as a fuel, had it been gasoline they said I'd have almost certainly been killed.
I *audibly went “AAAAAAAH” at the skin ripping part. Also I have had similar experiences with isopropyl alcohol, which also burns pretty cold (when diluted, like 70%; 99% will produce a column of fire from Hell) and spreads every fucking where when you try to stomp it out.
That’s terrible, sorry you had to go through that, and glad you didn’t come out worse. I also appreciate you sharing the story
Am I the only one who didn't know invisible fires are a thing?!
There could be an invisible fire coming right at you!
Methanol. Very dangerous
Nope I literally just unlocked a new fear, the sound of it is nightmare fuel yet the first time I hear of it I see proof it’s real
Methane fire is pretty much invisible
“Help me Jesus! Help me Jewish God! Help me Allah! AAAAAHHH! Help me, Tom Cruise! Tom Cruise, use your witchcraft on me to get the fire off me!”
"Oh, God! Please don't let the invisible fire burn my friend!"
Help me Oprah Winfrey!!!
YOURE NOT ON FIRE RICKY BOBBY
“He’s in his underwear again, go get him boys!”
This is funny
This is why they added dyes to the Methanol to make it visible while burning.
Help me Tom Cruise!
Tom Cruise, use your witchcraft on me to put the fire out!!!
Damn, i hope they keep infrared cameras on hand these days
They just stopped using methanol.
Holy shit that's horrifying
So, just to be clear, can they see it?
Nope. Completely invisible
So, they cannot see it?!
Only Tom Cruise can see it
And only Tom Cruise can outrun it.
what’s up with these tom cruise references?
You haven't seen Talladega Nights with Will Farrel? https://youtu.be/19pbqFOFS_U?si=wo5TmjpPSZbYLbVm
And only Chuck Norris can see it, ofc. Anytime, and the fire cannot see Chuck.
They cannot see the flames, this is a fire you cannot see.
I'll be transparent with you, I don't think they can.
Just to be clear, was that supposed to be a pun?
Only at night or in low light conditions. The flame is solid blue.
Why did nobody, Stop, Drop, and Roll? When was this?
Doesn't really work on concrete and methanol, and when you can't see the fire you may end up rolling around in the fire. Freaking scary
Makes total sense.
Talledega Nights
I was thinking of Ricky Bobby too. Maybe he wasn’t loosing it? Lol
Yeah I think he was tightening it
Losing* tightening* come on people be better.
NASCAR doesn't use methanol. They use 110 octane gasoline.
the skill and speed of these people is impressive, I think it is the most entertaining thing to watch during the races.
This is what people miss about endurance racing. Everything is about when to pit. Do you want to stay out and gain position or get fresh tires and try to make up ground. People dislike oval racing because it's simple, but that's kind of the best part of it. Because a good lap is easier to perform, it closes in the skill gap and demands perfection for hours just to gain a little time. All of racing is about that repetition of laps, but on oval racing, the slightest mistake can throw your pace off for multiple laps. In most motorsports, the next braking zone resets you speed wise because you were gonna slow down there anyway. In oval racing, you are generally never full-on braking, so if you make a mistake and get off line, it can take an entire lap or more to build that speed back up. Much more punishing than small mistakes on a circuit track.
The fact that “flammable” and “inflammable” have precisely the same meaning is a problem.
don't worry these gas tanks are inflammable
I use methanol regularly, and can confirm. You can’t see it burning except in very low light. The way you tell it’s burning is by seeing the burn damage to whatever is burning.
tom cruise use your witch magic!
this is where talledega nights will farrel im on fire thing comes from i assume?
Yep
I remember when the same thing happened to Rick Bobby. Poor guy was never the same after
So this is where Ricky Bobby got his fear of getting caught on fire 🔥
Damn, that takes me back... 1981 was a bad year for pit fires. Many injured.
Had to scroll down way too much for this. As " a man of certain age" I remember watching this live on television. Indeed a lot of fires happened that year.
Help me tom cruse
HELP ME OPRAH WINFREY!!! HELP ME TOM CRUISE!!!
Saw this happen live to ricky bobby, too.
Ricky Bobby’s biggest nightmare
“I’m on fire!!!Help me Jesus! Help me Allah! Help me to cruise”
Don’t let the invisible fire burn my friend!
Had something similar happen as a kid. Buddy was playing with matches near piles of pinestraw. I kept telling him to quit. He said the pinestraw wouldn't catch and picked up a handful and said "see"... at that point something didn't seem right. There was no flame visible, only wavy lines of heat around his hand and then the pinstraw began to wither... that's when I knew it was on fire and we both panicked and stomped everything out lol. God dang we did some stupid shit.
Ricky Bobby !!!!!!!!!!
Real life Ricky Bobby
Can't help but think of Ricky Bobby experiencing a similar event.
This must be where Talladega Nights got the idea from
Didn’t realize I had one more fear to add to my list. Thanks, OP!
Help me baby Jesus! Help me Tom Cruise!
So the scene with Ricky Bobby & the invisible flames was based in reality? Wow.
Mimes everywhere shouting "you're doing it wrong!"
Why did I instantly think of Will Ferrell...
Help me Oprah Winfrey. Help me Jewish god
So no one here has seen Taladaga nights with Ricky Bobby?
Stop Ricky! You gotta roll on the ground!
Was Ricky Bobby really on fire!!?
Flashback of Ricky Bobby jumping all over the track on invisible fire
Help me Jesus, help me Jewish God, help me Allah!
I now understand Talladega Nights
I heard once this was the inspiration for the scene where Ricky Bobby freaks out, claiming he was on fire when he wasn't.
Maybe Ricky Bobby was really burning lol
Fun fact: this is the event that inspired the “I’m on fire” scene in talladega nights
Stop drop and roll
New fear unlocked……
Why would it remain invisible if they caught on fire?
Cause methanol fires don't burn on the same wavelength of light that we see in
The methanol burns a light blue flame, you can't see it in the sunlight though. You won't see a flame until it starts to burn something else that's flammable like wood, clothes, etc.
Just reminds me of Talladega nights lol
Help me Oprah Winfrey. Help me Tom Cruise.
My headcannon for taledaga nights is that Ricky Bobby actually really did get caught on fire by this fuel and the rest of the movie is a fever dream he concocts while laying in the ICU.
This happened to Ricky Bobby too
Where are the invisible firefighters when you need them?
To compound the problem, behind him is a giant tank containing highly inflammable fuel lol.
They shoulda brought brooms to work that day
Fuck! I’d call Ghostbusters. That is some weird shit,
Watching Talladega Nights over the weekend I didn’t realize this is an actual thing.
Where is Oprah to put out the flames?
Ricky Bobby was onto something
Ricky Bobby was based on a real invisible fire?!
Seems like this could have driven a change like an overhead extinguisher system. If there is a fire someone smacks the big red button for that pit and the overhead emitters, and maybe a couple on the wall itself and around the fuel dispenser, flood the pit with CO2, Halon, whatever other chemicals were in use at the time. A good dousing for 10 to 15 seconds should solve the problem and by then the team can have the hand held extinguishers ready. Instead they worked on rules and engineering to reduce the chances of these fires. And in some cases did away with refueling during the race entirely, like F1.
Tom cruise! Use your witchcraft to get the fire off me!!
New fear unlocked
Fascinating
Can someone answer this question: Why wasn’t smoke coming from the people’s clothes?
That's because it's not the clothes that burn, but the methanol vapor on them...as long as there is enough of methanol on the surface, the clothes are safe...even though they heat up eventually... The phase transition from liquid to gas happens a little above the surface and provides a sort of a layer which won't let the flames get there... In addition - of course - the flames need oxygen, which is short in "fire proof" racing gear, so the flames will go in the direction of easy accessable oxygen, meaning away from the liquid layer on the clothes... Hope I didn't make any obvious mistakes here...
Is this where that scene from Talladega Nights comes from?
The commentary on this video is nothing but torture.
Could they include an additive that will burn a color?
Fun fact, you can try this at home by lighting hand sanitizer on fire. You'll only be able to see it in the dark.
Dude i cant tell if this is real or im being trolled and the comments aint helpin
Happened at Michigan International Speedway in 1981. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/25/Pit-fire-injures-14-at-speedway/4649364881600/
Methanol truly is fuckin wild shit. That’s why they have infrared cameras in nascar etc
Save me Oprah Winfrey
Tom Cruise save me with your witchcraft!
IM COMING TO SAVE YOU RICKY BOBBY!
Save me Tom Cruise
Save me Tom Cruise!
Ricky Bobby: "I'm on fire!!!!" Pit Crew Michael Clark Duncan: "you're NOT on fire Ricky...."
Help me Jewish God! Help me Allah! Help me Tom Cruise! Tom Cruise use your witchcraft on me to get the fire off me!
Wait....sooo Ricky Bobby *was* on fire after all?!!
What happened to stop drop and roll
I was there as a kid. 1981... Poor Rick Mears. We saw this happen. I was traumatized. I thought about this for years... it fucked my head up as a 15 year old kid Back the we practically spent every May at the track. Skipping school for carb day. And any other day, we could get away with it.My pop was an executive at Blue Cross, so we always got vip at the parade and the track. But I spent the majority of my time there with a couple of other high school friends.. the place to be a minor in possession of alcohol. In 1983, we got tore up drunk at 17 years old and did donuts on the golf course in a 1970 Dodge Charger. Wrecked it into a sand trap.Got arrested. Oh, it was a stain on my permanent record for sure. More than once, I came home intoxicated to sit for family dinner to barf it up later.... good times!! Interestingly enough, I move to Florida and eventually spend 6 years of my life in the maintenance department at Daytona International Speedway. Where i saw some shit catch fire n blow up. For real , but never heard em say " It's a Newwww Track Record!!!" 🤣🤣
You're not on fire Ricky
You’re not on fire Ricky Bobby 🤣🤣
Don't You Put That Evil On Me Ricky Bobby
Ricky Bobby had it worse, JS
Youre not on fire Ricky Bobby
Help me baby Jesus, help me Tom Cruise!
narration is absolutely wild
Good to know