Interesting and scary about the dyno fires. I've had a bunch and they are
always a thing to worry about. I cut a fullsize door on the side of the
dyno room and then had then door held in place with just a couple nails so
that the sound stayed in but the door could easily be dislodged if needed in
a hurry to get out. Well....I needed that door one day when a TR-6 enigine
went AWAY in a hurry and flying burning oil and bits were everywhere...all I
needed to do was hit the nailed on door and I'd be out....WRONG. Someone
that day had piled a big stack of wheels mounted with tires up against the
door and my escape had to be out the front as usual. SCARY.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Richardson <Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 2:00 AM
Subject: Racing story
> Hi Gang
>
> I was talking to a pal of mine that worked on engine test at Coventry
> Climax. He said that the test cell he was working in was so small that he
> became worried about cell fires following engine blows on F1 engines etc.
> He'd experienced difficulty getting out via the door during a flame out
due
> to severely restricted working space. He said to Harry Mundy (designer)
he
> wanted a window in the test cell so he could jump out quickly if a fire
> broke out.
>
> During the summer holidays Harry had a window put in the test cell (just a
> square, fettled hole knocked in the wall with a wooden shutter put in).
> When my pal went back to work he noticed the 'window' and when he looked
> out he was faced with a twenty foot drop into the Coventry canal!! He said
> to Harry 'Christ that's a bloody long drop." Harry replied, Where would
you
> rather be if a fire broke out? - inside or falling into water?
>
> Paul
>
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