So on the way home from PBIR yesterday, a small fire started in the trailer. The bike was a little too far to the right side of it and the type of trailer it is (a ford truck bed made into a trailer) the tire was rubbing on the wheel well just a little bit and there was a newspaper stuffed right where the heat was coming through and started a quick fire. It took out my canopy and a couple of chairs but luckily i got out in time and put it out. The bike wasnt burned though. BTW I left toward Fort Myers a different way than any racers but no other cars stopped or barely slowed down. It was clearly visible that there was a fire but there were over fifteen cars that just sped right by as soon as we got to the side of the road, watching us take jugs of gatorade and water trying to put a flame out. So..... to hell with them. :ahhh: It was an interesting ride home.
PBIR was fun. I hope the guys that had to be airlifted are doing okay (i'm new and don't remember the names), along with everyone else who fell this weekend.
Good times and hope to see you next time
-Devin
There's a reason I keep a fire extinguisher in my truck. I never thought about my trailer catching fire.
it is amazing to see how little some think of others these days.. It is like we walk around with blinders on with no regard for humanity! Ok, maybe it isn't that bad and once and awhile i see awesome stuff that restores my faith. Just not enough..
Quote from: MELK-MAN on August 24, 2009, 06:32:55 PM
it is amazing to see how little some think of others these days.. It is like we walk around with blinders on with no regard for humanity! Ok, maybe it isn't that bad and once and awhile i see awesome stuff that restores my faith. Just not enough..
No- it really is that bad. People simply do not give a shit about each other. This could get political quickly, so I will avoid going any further.
me and my daughter put a truck fire out on 27 below south bay comming back from the last homestead. the poor guy had a small bottle but i keep a big one in the truck. he thanked me in his best english. you know i felt really good about it . maybe if people would just pull over and do it they would understand its a good feeling like being human. i do alot of driving and unfortunetly or fortunetly depending how you look at it get to help a lot of people. i see why people are fire and policemen.
sweet! I knew there are good people out there. This is one reason i love the racing community. 95% of us are "good peeps"..!
hey greg thanks for the injector tune up ( mr boy sent them to ya) we put them in the old duc and after leaning them out it ran the fastest ever at pbir 124.150 i think not bad for a worn out old 748
Quote from: Ducmarc on August 24, 2009, 08:53:01 PM
hey greg thanks for the injector tune up ( mr boy sent them to ya) we put them in the old duc and after leaning them out it ran the fastest ever at pbir 124.150 i think not bad for a worn out old 748
...and a worn out old Chinaman.
I hold back from going pee before leaving with the thought that a fire may happen. That way I can just whip it out and put out the flames.
Devin-Good seeing you at the track and hope to see you again soon.
Mark
ya i dont really expect or rely on people to stop but its like they couldnt wait for us to get out of the way fast enough to pass without even moving over... but its really no big deal. im just saying this just because i felt like it was something a little interesting to say haha
Mark and Mark, it was good to meet you guys out there this weekend along with others that i met. Had lots of fun and Mark T. nice job on your top finish and Ron K. too.
They were too busy texting to notice your trailer on fire...
Quote from: Eye-p on August 24, 2009, 06:46:02 PM
No- it really is that bad. People simply do not give a shit about each other. This could get political quickly, so I will avoid going any further.
Restraining myself from pulling the string on the wind up debate toy...
Quote from: skidMARK on August 24, 2009, 09:25:12 PM
...and a worn out old Chinaman.
I hold back from going pee before leaving with the thought that a fire may happen. That way I can just whip it out and put out the flames.
Devin-Good seeing you at the track and hope to see you again soon.
Mark
is that why your eyes are yellow did we get to the dyno?
Hahahahaha...yeah could be why they are yellow.
Ducati 748 is at MotoCorse Performance. I predict 115 rwhp.
Looks like the Doc is building a hotter motor.
he'll never out spend us hahahaha,this means were getting close, just wait till we start cheaten . or at least turn a screw or two on the chassis
There is a talent to riding a low budget bike.
An extinguisher in the hands of an inexperienced person can go to waste very quickly... I'm glad you were able to get off the highway safely. I hate responding to traffic accidents, people will run us over or honk with anger as though we caused the accident.. that's MIAMI for you..
wow. ya we managed it pretty well. im glad it wasnt a huge fire and that the fire dept. didnt have to come. i would imagine that would really frustrate you the way people honk and get angry over you guys. thanks for doin what you do.
i read awhile back that the British wanted to outlaw Private extinguishers because no one knew how to use them, instead of teaching them in school. of course they want to outlaw glass beer mugs, large kitchen knives pocket knives and even a parachute that attaches to the back of your Cessna that you deploy in case you screw up, because it has an explosive charge in it. i do feel for all the men and women that have to deal with the public on a daily basis especially in Miami where lived my first 22 years. my last fire was complicated because the starter was shorted and had no way of cutting the battery cables so it took time to disconnect them at the batteries. the others were mostly fuel fires as a layman I've come to realize it's not the flame but the intense heat that is the problem you don't have enough capacity to cool the surrounding area to stop the fire from reigniting so now i carry an even larger bottle.
i deff. gotta get one
People driving by may have thought it was a set up, they pull over to help and the good samaritan gets mugged and thugged and worse.
It's happened more than a few times around here, usually the old flat tire act.
That's a bad reflection on humans, but they are out there and really doing these types of cowardly crimes.
Good to have extinguishers in many locations, 4 in the house, 1 in the trailer, 3 in garage, 1 in the truck.
ya. i never thought of that one. good call. this is off topic but, who is in charge of getting airfence and other safety features up at tracks. CCS? the track? the extent of damage that happened to brad and gus on sunday at pbir just seemed too preventable (which everyone else i'm sure has already thought of) but what can be done?
Stuff happens. I know that Henry have been very conscientious about safety at all the track we go. Incidents have happened before in T10 and the airfence has worked. This one was a little different involving two bikes, high-side and who knows what other kinetic energies involved.
Without walls worse things could happen. With walls bad things can still happen without the wall ever being a part of it. Remember Spies this past year when his bike looped and continued over the wall. Thankfully a spectator wasn't injured by that one.
We as racers do our best to take away the risk and many times so does the promoter or track owner. Not every situation can be prevented so there is EMS. That is one thing that we shouldn't cut corners on. For each seriously injured rider there is usually about 6-7 EMT/PM there assisting that one person on public roads. On a race-track there can be multiple riders seriously hurt and we don't have the luxury of the multitude until much later. For me, I get to know who the EMT's are during a weekend and make my own decisions from there.
Mark