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1. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 06:43:40 -0600; I agree wholeheartedly on using Cold Fire or equivilent. So how about fixing the rulebook??? My only point. I have been whining for 5 years about having to use Halon in the cockpit....per "The Book"; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00003.html (9,846 bytes)
2. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "James Tone" <gmc6power@earthlink.net>; Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 16:14:50 -0800; As I see it it already does Pg 32 3.Q "or other Halon replacement certified by the manufacturer for use in a confined space. As I kinda said I don't like to push any brand name as the rulebook also d; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00015.html (8,247 bytes)
3. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 17:15:33 -0500; You can run tee's, and should when running more than one nozzle, but you can't mix systems (driver vs engine) to the best of my knowledge. the that about year; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00022.html (9,062 bytes)
4. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: LGMCAFEE@aol.com; Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 08:16:42 EST; << You can run tee's, and should when running more than one nozzle, but you can't mix systems (driver vs engine) to the best of my knowledge. I'm trying to get a handle on the fire system and don't u; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00032.html (8,380 bytes)
5. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 07:15:20 -0600; Where does the rulebook say that? Skip; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00034.html (8,185 bytes)
6. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 07:37:37 -0800; Larry Mac, I think the point is that when the system is triggered, one action should protect the driver as well as attack the fire. And, different systems require different types of plumbing. Previou; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00035.html (9,527 bytes)
7. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 12:26:32 -0800; No need to loop the Halon, but I did use the same discharge tubing for all three bottles with Halon, also. Tom, Reccing CA - #216 D/CC; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00049.html (9,968 bytes)
8. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 18:20:04 -0500; My rule book says to install the system as per manufactures recommendations, so I read the installation instructions that came with my system and also used the tee's supplied by the manufacturer. JB; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00062.html (9,283 bytes)
9. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:56:41 -0800 (PST); When I did my camaro, I thought having one system for the engine and one for the driver was a good idea. I'd seen cars catch on fire from a carb backfire, and had even experienced a little flare up m; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00064.html (9,654 bytes)
10. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 17:30:35 -0800; One reason I have the driver protection at the same time the underhood is discharged is that you only have to do one action. On my system three nozzles are in the engine compartment (only two are re; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00066.html (10,271 bytes)
11. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 18:27:03 -0600; My question was about "but you can't mix systems (driver vs engine)". What did you mean by that? Just trying to understand. Skip; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00067.html (8,942 bytes)
12. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Ron Gibson" <rgg14@cox.net>; Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 21:32:15 -0600; I think there is some confusion between fire systems. Tom uses a driver safe system for every thing ( Halon), which can be triggered at the same time. If CO2 or dry chemical is used for the engine th; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00068.html (9,457 bytes)
13. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 20:33:40 -0600; I use Halon for everything in the liner too. And I take exception to you comment that Halon is"driver safe". The only way Halon or other air displacement chemical can be safe is if the driver is bre; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00069.html (10,602 bytes)
14. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 06:34:21 -0500; I am using this system. Joe Timney is a distributor, has excellent prices and can get the bottles retagged. http://firefoxind.com/firefox.html JB replace suffocation a put driver the What; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00071.html (11,120 bytes)
15. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 06:28:01 -0500; The rule book talks about a "Driver" system and an "Engine" system. Two separate systems, operated independently, with 5 lbs of agent on the engine and 10 lbs on the driver. JB -- Original Message --; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00072.html (9,564 bytes)
16. RE: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:55:13 -0600; I dunno-- I'd prefer to keep my driver extinguisher system in reserve until it's really needed. If I trigger both at the same time and the engine fire isn't put out and eventually spreads to the coc; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00078.html (9,689 bytes)
17. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 08:05:56 -0800; I think that the driver protection only in the slower cars is there because they can get stopped in time for someone else to put the fire out. Driver protection is always paramount. In the faster ca; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00079.html (9,341 bytes)
18. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "lone eagle" <eaglemot@bellsouth.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 11:20:57 -0500; and to anyone that's ever been "OUT OF AMMO!",it is a really bad place to be....agreed!....can i ever have enough back ups in safety equipment and in my mind to be.....enough? that ranks right up the; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00080.html (9,200 bytes)
19. Re: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 08:55:37 -0800; One thing you want to remember is to clean the lines often, not each season. A lot of things can plug them and it's easy to blow them out. Making sure the release knobs, cable etc. are free and have; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00081.html (10,446 bytes)
20. RE: fire extinguishers and race cars (score: 1): Author: "Landspeed Louise Ann Noeth" <landspeedlouise@adelphia.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 12:14:23 -0800; FYI boys and girls . . . 2003 World Finals Case Study: BWS streamliner, 1998 SCTA Points Champion, was encouraged by tech inspectors to plug up tiny gaps left by various lines that flowed through the; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00084.html (8,818 bytes)

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