I've thought the same thing, watched one guy's tractor burn because of burning fuel on the ground the goofed around for 2 min before pulling him out of it with guys standing all around with fire ex just motioning for them to pull it back instead of spraying the fire out..
Yep, the response "Squadron " are "Stunned " when bad things happen. And "Randy" goes "DA; is that my job to but the fire out or pick up the pieces--- or waite, were am l". I probably won't be much help under those circumstances-- WAY TOO much noise & action.
Amazes me that people run up to the tractor to look at the fire, yet the man with the extinguisher walks up casually like he has no care in the world. Thanks for the Upload!
I've been around auto racing my whole life. While I enjoy these videos, they leave me shaking my head at the lack of safety protocols. The guy at 3:33 running up to a burning vehicle wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt blows my mind.
@@jasonfuller9440 You'd think after so many years of this sport with frequent fire and accidents there'd be rules (given current day technology- higher power vehicles, more fuel delivery, etc). Apparently common sense doesn't translate with these folks. The marshal that approaches the vehicle first should have a small pants belt extinguisher at the very least to help mitigate a fire from spreading, sooner rather than later (a quick spread could be prevented if the extinguisher is easily accessible, thus benefiting the driver's safety). Most of these fires start out as a small easily extinguishable one, where a small handheld portable extinguisher will handle. Instead it takes people running around looking for an extinguisher all uncoordinated.
When my dad used to compete in truck pulls he always had a fire extinguisher with him since he did not trust the track officials to handle it if his truck caught fire. I dont blame him lol
It seems that every vehicle in this sport needs to beef up their front suspension so it can take landing from a wheelie without breaking all to pieces. They all have weight on the front, might as well beef it up somehow.
Just imagine like 50 years from now a couple of guys find an old abandoned barn or something and they find a couple of these mechanical monstrositys wasting away in the corner just wondering what the fuck we were thinking back then
Hey, the one at 8:00 is in Lyon County. I know that place from the Lyon County fair! Glad to see something local (well... local to my grandparents that is; I live elsewhere).
So, I love pulling, but I've been watching them for a few days now and have noticed that the driver on the tractors(not sure about trucks) are flopping around in the cage. ANyone think about getting some sort of surround like they use in NASCAR or even using a HANS device? A lot of head/neck injuries are waiting to happen.
Machine shops and go fast parts suppliers see these fools coming over a mile away....send em down the road after breaking it off in their @$$ and tell em have a good day
I live maybe a mile from our local fairgrounds and there's no better sound than a high winding blower motor echoing down the hollow. Get goosebumps every time.
@@Andrew_460 Wrong! You have low sulfur..ultra low sulfur, Red dye farm sulfur. Used to be a premium grade which was similar to kerosene #1. May have gone away. Different cetane ratings.
