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Mother of all Backfires...

#1 Post by John_Heard » Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:21 am


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Re: Mother of all Backfires...

#2 Post by Moparious Maximus » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:50 am

I was going to give to N20 guys a hard time, but blowers pop sometimes too.

Ask Arnie Bezwick about nitrous fires, damn near killed him a few years back.

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Re: Mother of all Backfires...

#3 Post by vegaracer » Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:51 am

If I would have been the guy leaning in the car, my head would have gone through the roof when it backfired.
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#4 Post by supernova » Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:14 pm

I don't know man, I think I have one that beats that one.
Kenny Esner of the Texas King of the Hill (koth) class at Texas Race Way had a backfire at over a 150mph. Check out the video and the pics. This is ugly!!!!!!

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#5 Post by DOTracer » Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:22 pm

Looks like that crew member in the passenger door might have gotten some pretty good burns to his arm and face.

Wow, just a reminder of how dangerous some of this stuff can be when you least expect it.

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#6 Post by wikd69 » Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:35 pm

DOTracer wrote:Looks like that crew member in the passenger door might have gotten some pretty good burns to his arm and face.

Wow, just a reminder of how dangerous some of this stuff can be when you least expect it.
Looked like when the guy hit the fire with the extinguisher it blew some of the heat and fire back onto the guys arms. ouch...
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Re: Mother of all Backfires...

#7 Post by Craig W. » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:44 pm

supernova wrote:I don't know man, I think I have one that beats that one.
Kenny Esner of the Texas King of the Hill (koth) class at Texas Race Way had a backfire at over a 150mph. Check out the video and the pics. This is ugly!!!!!!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Esne ... 163390.htm
Wow, that's a BAD one. The car up against the wall where he can't get the door open is really scary.
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Re: Mother of all Backfires...

#8 Post by gmracing355 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:11 am

I was about 2000 to 300 feet down the track at e town when that happened and it felt like I was punched in the chest from the concusion.It was crazy.
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Re: Mother of all Backfires...

#9 Post by wikd69 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:36 am

Moparious Maximus wrote: Never under-estimate a quick car, they have a mind of there own, sometimes they bite.

And most of them are like vampires, once they bite they suck you dry. And not in a good way. :smt005
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