The electrical switch is primarily a safety device which should be very
readily accessable to emergency workers in case of an incident which
incapacitates the driver. However, I always keep the switch turned off
in the paddock and have mine mounted were I can reach it if, as Harold
suggests, I have strapped myself in and find that I forgot to turn the
switch on. On my Formula Ford, the roll bar meets both needs.
Richard Hardison
DonJQueen@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/10/99 5:19:56 AM !!!First Boot!!!, PaceCars@aol.com
> writes:
>
> <<
> I strongly recommend that you mount the switch where you can get to it when
> you are strapped in the car. It is very easy to forget when you are getting
> in
> the car, and if you don't have a crew with you, there is no one to turn it
> on.
> The time to discover this is not as the announcer is calling 3 mintues to
> grid...
> Harold Pace >>
> Harold, For once I disagree with you. Using the emergency cutoff as an
> ignition switch is a bad idea. It's purpose is for "emergencies" when a corner
> worker sprints to your car to cut the power. The switch should be placed where
> it is most easily reached by someone standing on the passenger side of your
> car.
> This is an interesting subject, let's see if anyone else has an opinion.
> Don Queen SF
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