mark chandler
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| posted on 9/3/08 at 07:41 PM |
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Fire Extinguisher to MSA regs
Chaps
When I used to race a landrover you had to have a minimum 2.5ltr Foam (AFFF) Fire Extinguisher.
Anyone know what it is for basic sprinting, hill climbs etc. I have had a google and it just seems to say you need one.
Regards Mark
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madrallysport
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| posted on 9/3/08 at 10:05 PM |
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Mark
over here we run to msa rules, we only need one hand held 2.5l AFFF.
UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE is how far you take the wall with you.
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Rob Palin
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| posted on 9/3/08 at 10:09 PM |
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THe 2008 Blue Book says that Sprint & Hill Climb cars must have 2.25 litre AFF extinguishers which discharge both into the engine bay and into the
cockpit. There must be two points of activation too - one for the driver and one on the exterior for marshals.
They made this the minimum requirement a couple of years ago for circuit racing, but this is direct from the HillClimb & Sprint section of this
year's book (pages 315 & 166).
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bjw970s
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| posted on 9/3/08 at 11:12 PM |
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If you need one, goto Peter Lloyd Rallying, about £90 - cheaper than most
As someone else once said 'LOCOST my Ar**
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minitici
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 09:03 AM |
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For Hillclimb and Sprints you DO NOT require a fire extinguisher - however it is recommended (P315 2008 MSA yearbook).
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Rob Palin
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 07:25 PM |
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Page 315 is the bit i was quoting and i took what's written as that you *must* have an extinguisher but that the specific places it discharged
into were only recommended, not mandatory (like choosing to aim one nozzle at the fuel tank, rather than an open cockpit, for example).
Interestingly it uses the same phrasing for roll over bars, whilst everything else specifically says "must comply" or
"mandatory". It does say that "all cars must comply with the following" at the top of that section and i'd be surprised
if a competition car of pretty much any description did not have to have a fire extinguisher though. It might be the case, but it doesn't seem
like a good idea.
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