eklipse636
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posted April 28, 2010 04:39 PM
Death at local track ADRL event
http://tiftongazette.com/homepage/x993515072/Cecil-racetrack-death-a-freak-accident
insane...
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posted April 28, 2010 04:46 PM
Man that more than sucks
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posted April 28, 2010 04:51 PM
http://tiftongazette.com/homepage/x993515072/Cecil-racetrack-death-a-freak-accident
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posted April 28, 2010 04:52 PM
R.I.P
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Bigbore4
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posted April 28, 2010 05:03 PM
Unfortunate to say the least. Sounds like they got the bottle a bit on the warm side.
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eklipse636
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posted April 28, 2010 05:09 PM
I would like more details, as where did the bottle explode? I would assume the valve came out, but for it to blow it 50+ft in the air I would think it would have had to blow the whole valve out. Sad suituation.
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posted April 28, 2010 05:16 PM
i've seen guys warming bottles with propane torches . and putting flames to the bottle ...not saying this dude was doing it .. i also seen powder coated bottles .. all of the above are accidents waiting to happen . also wrong burst disks or no burst disks
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LeonidasZX14
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posted April 28, 2010 05:21 PM
I saw one do the same thing recently but luckily this one just spun in the air at about 10,000 rpms. This would have literally killed someone too had it flew straight. Scary shit, and very sad to hear.
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Douglas Home
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posted April 28, 2010 05:24 PM
1badzx12r , what is the danger with powdercoated bottles?
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posted April 28, 2010 05:27 PM
I forgot the most important thing, condolenses to his family and friends.
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eklipse636
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posted April 28, 2010 05:48 PM
I see guys all the time warming them with torches. My inner common sense thought that wasn't the best idea, but I've ne'er messed with the stuff.
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kawasakijockey
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posted April 28, 2010 06:21 PM
He was carrying two bottles when one fell and started leaking out from the broken guage. As he went for that bottle, the one he was still holding fell and the valve broke sending it into his chest, killing him.
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posted April 28, 2010 06:29 PM
I also heard they where carbon fiber bottles
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posted April 28, 2010 06:43 PM
 Edited By: 1badzx12r on 29 Apr 2010 02:44
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1badzx12r , what is the danger with powdercoated bottles?
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powder-coating the bottle requires baking or heating the bottles which can fatigued the metal and cause rupture
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AcadianaZX
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posted April 28, 2010 08:27 PM
Bad news.
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bluechris
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posted April 29, 2010 02:07 AM
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I forgot the most important thing, condolenses to his family and friends.
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68gts2
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posted April 29, 2010 04:28 AM
Condolences. What kind of bottles were being used here? I can't open the link from my phone to find out more details.
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posted April 29, 2010 06:38 AM
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I forgot the most important thing, condolenses to his family and friends.
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kawasakijockey
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posted April 29, 2010 06:40 AM
quote:
Condolences. What kind of bottles were being used here? I can't open the link from my phone to find out more details.
They were supposedly carbon fiber.
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