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Post by Alex Nelson on Dec 28, 2021 4:15:59 GMT
Something ive noticed from this period is that the f1s seem to throw massive fireballs from the exhaust on downshift and upshift, but not cart. Is there a reason that you cant see big flames even though theyre big hp turbo cars?
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Post by Alberto Ibanez on Dec 28, 2021 8:26:13 GMT
I think the main reason is that CART uses methanol, which burns invisibly.
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Post by Alex Nelson on Dec 28, 2021 10:32:01 GMT
ah okay, makes sense
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Post by Kayo "Sideways" Michiels on Dec 28, 2021 14:00:51 GMT
If i was in the governing body.. i would advocate for an additive to be added to the fuel to make the flame visible...
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Post by Alberto Ibanez on Dec 28, 2021 14:06:37 GMT
Yes but if you mandate that additive for all methanol, imagine with all the beer the drivers used to drink back then the farts, it would be like the 4th of july in the garages  |
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Post by Cezariusz Czlapinski on Dec 28, 2021 15:22:54 GMT
And you can easly put it out using just a bucket of water  |
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Post by Kayo "Sideways" Michiels on Dec 28, 2021 16:25:02 GMT
And you can easly put it out using just a bucket of water Not if you can't see the flame... |
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Post by Cezariusz Czlapinski on Dec 28, 2021 17:30:28 GMT
Visible or not- putting out gasoline/pertrol fire is far more difficult than methanol one |
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Post by Michael Drechsler on Dec 28, 2021 18:46:04 GMT
I remember having seen a documentation on TV, back when Indycars still used methanol. They specifically trained the fireman what to look for to recognize if a methanol fire broke out.
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