darkswordsman17
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http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/08/12/burned-down-porsche-carrera-gt/
I doubt the gas tank on this one ruptured and it went up in flames pretty good too, so it'll be interesting if they can say where it actually started.
That's sometimes all it takes though.
Not sure, it uses a dry sump system and not sure where the reservoir is or how big it is.
They can but they greatly reduce the risk. In this instance the aluminum tank was housed in probably the strongest structural part of the car, although it looks like that whole section went up in flames. I wonder what the flammability properties of carbon composite is? It might be less the carbon fiber and more the resin used to seal the layers together. Several Ferrari fires I believe it was the glue used around the engine bay that caught fire.
I doubt the gas tank on this one ruptured and it went up in flames pretty good too, so it'll be interesting if they can say where it actually started.
A lot of race cars use foam inside the tanks so the liquid doesn't splash out as badly if the tank ruptures. That crash looks bad enough to cause catastrophic damage no matter what though.
Sorry to see Paul go, FnF was a memorable movie of my youth.
That's sometimes all it takes though.
Could have been an oil fire as well? Oil tank/pan rupture.
Not sure, it uses a dry sump system and not sure where the reservoir is or how big it is.
Fuel cells can burst, too.
There are accidents that exceed the design specification of anything out there.
One could design a perfectly safe fuel tank, but then it would weigh 10,000 pounds and hold an ounce of gas.
They can but they greatly reduce the risk. In this instance the aluminum tank was housed in probably the strongest structural part of the car, although it looks like that whole section went up in flames. I wonder what the flammability properties of carbon composite is? It might be less the carbon fiber and more the resin used to seal the layers together. Several Ferrari fires I believe it was the glue used around the engine bay that caught fire.