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1,300HP Mercury Comet BRAKE FAILURE CRASH
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<blockquote data-quote="SecondhandSnake" data-source="post: 16795713" data-attributes="member: 116684"><p>Some of those videos are exactly the ones that scare me into not ****ing with safety stuff.</p><p></p><p>I still remember the one a driver did about an engine fire he had. It cut a jet through the head gasket, deck and head on the back of the engine, hitting an oil line and turning it into a blowtorch, which went right through the carbon fiber firewall he had. He had his visor open and not well fire rated gear so he got burned pretty bad as this car tried to slow down from 200mph.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how these guys run with open firewalls or floors. There's been lots of people hurt from components grenading and ricocheting around the interior.</p><p></p><p>Another of some street racing with a highly lightened fox notch. All kinds of stuff cut out of it- very important safety stuff included. He launches, it goes hard right into a ditch and rolls. Peeled the top off like a sardine can, and the rest was wadded up like tin foil.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe a PSA here but if you experience an engine stuck wide open, unless you have a manual steering box, manual brakes, and no column interlock, DO NOT TURN THE KEY OFF. You will lose all power steering, power braking, and your column will lock up, meaning you can't steer at all until it's moved back to the on position. If you've ever had an engine die on you, you know how hard that sucks.</p><p></p><p>Put it in neutral and come to a stop. The engine might sound horrendous, but it won't be putting any of that power to the ground at that point. Then you can shut it off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SecondhandSnake, post: 16795713, member: 116684"] Some of those videos are exactly the ones that scare me into not ****ing with safety stuff. I still remember the one a driver did about an engine fire he had. It cut a jet through the head gasket, deck and head on the back of the engine, hitting an oil line and turning it into a blowtorch, which went right through the carbon fiber firewall he had. He had his visor open and not well fire rated gear so he got burned pretty bad as this car tried to slow down from 200mph. I don't know how these guys run with open firewalls or floors. There's been lots of people hurt from components grenading and ricocheting around the interior. Another of some street racing with a highly lightened fox notch. All kinds of stuff cut out of it- very important safety stuff included. He launches, it goes hard right into a ditch and rolls. Peeled the top off like a sardine can, and the rest was wadded up like tin foil. Maybe a PSA here but if you experience an engine stuck wide open, unless you have a manual steering box, manual brakes, and no column interlock, DO NOT TURN THE KEY OFF. You will lose all power steering, power braking, and your column will lock up, meaning you can't steer at all until it's moved back to the on position. If you've ever had an engine die on you, you know how hard that sucks. Put it in neutral and come to a stop. The engine might sound horrendous, but it won't be putting any of that power to the ground at that point. Then you can shut it off. [/QUOTE]
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