See, Simon, I told you your question would get to
the right people through this list.
This place is a gold mine!
My thanks to those guys who had the forsight back
in the beginning to get it started. My thanks to
Keith for writing the info down for me during my
first Maxton meet to be sure I got on the list
when I got home.
Is there somebody on this list in the sign making
/graphics business. Back when I was racing the
Geo I was active on a Geo list and they had a
"STORMOWNERS.COM" windshield screen available. I
had one on the windshield and rear window of my
little race car. If somebody could make up
"land-speed@autox.net" sunscreens, I'm sure I'm
not the only one who would like to put that
across the windshield of my race car.
Dick J
--- Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com> wrote:
> Simon,
>
> By using a motorcycle streamliner you are
> crossing the motorcycle/car line.
> I can understand where the rules at times
> appear to be conflicting. I
> believe that you need a total of 10 lbs. of
> extinguishing agent. Five lbs.
> on the driver, 5lbs for the engine. If you use
> a 10 LB bottle(not
> recommended) the nozzles must be tuned to
> compensate for the different sized
> areas the agent will dumped into. The cockpit
> area vrs. the engine
> compartment. If you are able to fit two 5lb
> bottles it would be a better
> solution. You could fire the bottles
> independent of each other as required
> by the situation. Please contact the
> manufacturer to determine the correct
> nozzle to be used, i.e. number and size of the
> orifices for you application.
>
> Dan Warner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Smith, Simon-Pierre
> <Simon-Pierre.Smith@PSS.Boeing.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:38 AM
> Subject: Explain the rules to me one more time.
>
>
> > So here's the situation. I'm in a 121.7 MPH
> motorcycle streamliner.
> > P. 93 section D2 says "All streamliners must
> have a rider controlled fire
> extinguisher system directed to the engine/fuel
> compartment.... ... refer
> to sect. 111-17"
> >
> > Section 111-17 says "All cars and enclosed
> motorcycles must have a minimum
> of one driver controlled fire extinguishing
> system using a minimum of 5 lbs.
> of extinguishing agent designed and applied to
> function as driver
> protection."
> >
> > So the question is:
> > 1) Is the rulebook right and I need 10 lbs
> of extinguisher - 5 for me, 5
> for the engine?
> > 2) Is the rulebook wrong? Where does the
> nozzle point?
> > 3) If the rulebook is right can I use a 10
> lb can and 2 nozzles?
> >
> > I get the feeling I should be asking someone
> more official. Should it be
> A. Fogliadini (chief inspector), D.Martin
> (Motorcycle Tech), D Warner
> (rules), or...?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Simon Smith
> >
>
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