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Re: Racing on alcohol

To: "Ed Millman" <EdM@AdServices.com>, <vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Racing on alcohol
From: "Steve Hammatt" <shammatt@sos.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:32:14 -0700
Ed
My memory says WATER!  It will dilute the alcohol and stop fires.
that's what is at CART races I'm quite sure.
Steve

SNIP

Ed says:

>It occurred to me as we were doing some last minute fabrication to the
>float bowls, that if the whole thing shakes apart....again... that I seem
>to remember that an alcohol fire is not handled the same way as a gasoline
>fire.  What would be the best to have around in the pits or type of onboard
>system to use.
>
>Not that were expecting a flameout, but the amount of vibration thats
>generated on a hard mounted single is impressive. !!!!





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