Rizzo Fire

[Bobby Bennett]

http://www.competitionplus.com/2006_08/news_dirt.html

Scary moments indeed.

Full Sequence

http://competitionplus.com/g1/album680rizzo-fire

 

[ReactionTimes]

Just watched it on the tube. Yikes! It seemed to mostly be on the passenger side until he opened the door on the driver's side. Scary stuff! Glad to hear he's fine.

 

[afx421]

man that was scary. good to see he got out alright and no major damge.

 

[Toejam]

I can't remember seeing a Fire like that in any class bedore the Burnout box anyway!

 

[Hiproger]

Wonder who'll be the first to accuse them of using nitrous? ..........."HIP"

 

[Sully]

The coverage on TV showed a very quick response by the starting line crew - except nobody turned off the electric fuel pump. There's supposed to be a fuel shutoff switch on the back of the car...

 

[Roger]

Looking at some of the pics, it appeared that Brian Olsen (of McClenathan team, Connolly team, Todd Team, Troxel team, every Torco team) flipped the switch for the fuel. He appeared to recognized that it was still running and he moved behind the car and turned it off.

It appears that way in the pics but we can't tell for sure. But whomever turned the switch off helped keep the damage or injuries to a minimum.

Roger

 

[Joker]

Wonder who'll be the first to accuse them of using nitrous? ..........."HIP"

I dont think that will happen since he doesnt qualify. Now if it were to happen to Anderson, Line, Connelly, etc that might have been brought up by someone but I doubt it this time.

 

[Percboy]

http://competitionplus.com/albums/album680rizzo-fire/

This is one scary shot, right in the driver area.

 

[squid]

Looking at some of the pics, it appeared that Brian Olsen (of McClenathan team, Connolly team, Todd Team, Troxel team, every Torco team) flipped the switch for the fuel. He appeared to recognized that it was still running and he moved behind the car and turned it off.

It appears that way in the pics but we can't tell for sure. But whomever turned the switch off helped keep the damage or injuries to a minimum.

Roger

On tv I did not see anyone turn the switch off

 

[Toejam]

Wonder who'll be the first to accuse them of using nitrous? ..........."HIP"

I doubt a NOS fire would erupt like that! You'd have a Major explosion before a Fire.

 

[Sully]

According to the TV show, Rizzo reached back into the cockpit and turned it off.

 

[Hiproger]

Joe; I know that, you know that & most others on here know that, but there are some conspiracy theorists out there with no mechanical prowess what-so-ever who live for this kind of stuff. .............."HIP"