Originally Posted by
getfast
1) Of course I would. But I also wouldn't rely on anyone to put the fire out for me. Nor would I seek them out just because they had a fire bottle that they may or may not actually use (I have attended two SCCA 'crash and burn' flagger training schools and neither of 'em ever mentioned putting out fires as a mandatory task.) Similarly, I have never seen an SCCA flagger put out a car fire (although to be fair I haven't been to a MARRS race in years.)
2) See #1. Drivers pull off where-ever they can and get the hell out of the car if it's on fire. They're not going to coast down to a flag station just because there's a bottle available there. Plus, racers all have onboard bottles (or more likely triggered fire suppression systems with aimed nozzles.)
For what it's worth,
Jon
ps- not arguing, just discussing
We're good..
SCCA puts out over 30 fire bottles at each event. "If" I have a fire and "if" I could pull off at a station safely, despite there being no requirement to put out fires, I expect if I pull off in a safe (enough) area, a worker would be there to help beat down the flames until EV arrives.