mmm-five wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:36 pmThey should e fine for a while, but just keep checking them regularly (every couple of months should be fine).Rob_benton wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:52 pm Brilliant advice !!
Just checked 2 powder fire extinguishers in my house that are a few years old but no expiry dates, no noise until I tapped them.
No I can hear the powder moving ( sounds like a sand egg timer).
I presume their ok now ?
Thanks again !!
I've been relatively lucky when marshalling, as I've only had 2 fire events to attend.
One was at the Britcar24 at Silvertsone...which is when I fell in love with the Z4 coupe...where an M3 hit the grass on hangar straight and flipped. He hit the Armco, burst into flames and did a barrel roll...before landing back on his wheels with the onboard fire extinguisher already putting out the fire.
The other one was when a Ginetta (driven by Hunter Abbott) did a huge number of rolls at Oulton Park. The driver ultimately needed assistance to get out and had minor burns, but that thing just disintegrated in about a minute, and despite there being about 10 extinguishers on it, it barely held back the flames. Luckily, the fire tender arrived quickly and doused the rest.
BTW...the fire tender - a pick up truck with a huge foam extinguisher on the back - can exhaust its supply as quick as we can empty a 9-12 litre extra extinguisher.
Watching hunters' crash brought my own experience right back! The debris, shock and disorientation. I managed 4 rolls before coming to a rest on its roof but count myself incredibly lucky to have got away with cuts and bruises and a few singed extremities.
Seatbelt definitely saved my bacon tho.