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Where do we add fuel ,do driver changes or make repairs?
Thanks.
KT
Oh, and are there any penalties for spilling fuel?
Can we/should we use a catch cloth ( giant diaper ) under the car to be safe?
KT
From what I understand, it varies from track to track.
We got an email with fueling regs for Buttonwillow. It is specific to each track.
At buttonwillow we had to refuel off the asphalt with a catch pan with the person dispensing the fuel in full fire gear including helmet and another person in full fire gear w/ helmet had to stand near and have a fire extinguisher in her/his hands.
Edit: And nobody else could touch the car during refueling (so no working on the car). But again, this was Buttonwillow's rules.
Refueling areas vary from track-to-track, you are generally allowed to do your driver changes while refueling if you want to. Working on your car is for your paddock space.
The rules do indeed vary from track to track, but we have now essentially standardized the following:
1. No drivers in car while fueling.
2. No working on cars while fueling.
3. Fueler must be in full driver gear (race suit, helmet, shoes, gloves)
4. Someone manning an extinguisher must also be nearby.
5. The extinguisher guy must also be in full driver gear.
The important things to note in light of those rules are that each team essentially needs a minimum of two sets of driver gear. A second fire extinguisher also will be very helpful. You can get by with one suit (you'll have to recruit someone from another team with a suit to man your extinguisher), and one fire extinguisher (you can pop out the one in your car), but all of that is a pain in the neck.
Once you're in a race, you'll get all of the track-specific fueling info.
Generally speaking, fire extinguishers and parachutes are bad places to skimp.
Bear in mind that the extinguishers are primarily for extinguishing fires on people, then on property. So buy a good, big fire extinguisher just for the pit/fueling duty. If a fire should erupt, wouldn't you hate for your best friend to suffer disfiguring burns because you only bought a 2.5 pound fire extinguisher and ran out of extinguisher before you could get the people un-flamed?
Skimp on the fancy pedal covers or something else. Cheers.
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