With regard to the Great Mag Wheel Massacre, Harold wrote:
>The flame would have to be very hot and
>large in volume to ignite a solid piece
>of mag. At this point, whatever is near
>by would be long gone before the mag starts burning.
>Mag shavings on the other hand are very combustibale.
All quite true - you can't set a wheel on fire with a match. But a gasoline
fire fed by a broken fuel line or a ruptured fuel tank can. I've seen it
happen.
Admittedly an unlikely circumstance outside of a racing accident, so perhaps
I shouldn't have mentioned it. The danger of hidden cracks in aging wheels
is of far more practical concern.
Jim Hill
Madison WI
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