Falcon fire @ Donington

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Wed May 18, 11 1:35 pm

Had a bit a disaster last weekend @ Donington, drive shaft nut came loose, bust oil seal & threw oil over red hot brake disc, instant fire, burnt rear 1/4, bumper,light etc

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed May 18, 11 1:57 pm

Bugger.

Any pictures of the damage mate?

I bet your bodywork man loves you.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed May 18, 11 3:15 pm

Blimey

Still, it could have been worse I guess.

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Wed May 18, 11 5:12 pm

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Wed May 18, 11 5:29 pm

That could have been so much worse Andy looking at where the fuel filler is.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu May 19, 11 1:31 pm

You can't beat a proper flame job in my opinion...

I'll get me coat.

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Thu May 19, 11 1:53 pm

Ivor wrote:You can't beat a proper flame job in my opinion...

I'll get me coat.

yeah Ivor on ther day,I had all the 'did you not have flames already on your car' sorts of jokes

db · Post by db » Thu May 19, 11 6:26 pm

Yowch! Hope it ain't too expensive.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu May 19, 11 10:29 pm

Bit of Dulux emulsion on a roller and it will be fine man.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri May 20, 11 10:20 am

At least not like Karl Reindler, eh?

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Fri May 20, 11 11:48 am

yes mine was just tiddler compared to that one

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri May 20, 11 11:58 am

Andy, did it get warm in the car.

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Sat May 21, 11 8:44 am

Derek wrote: Andy, did it get warm in the car.

not @ all, but had to open the door & let the smoke out so I could see where I was going.............only a few more seconds to the pit lane & the fire truck.
There was no way I was going to stop car on the track & let it burn while the marshalls lugged the extingushers to me.
This was real close to the petrol tank & filler