Author Topic: This is what I call service. NASCAR fans please do not click here. (Read 873 times)

« **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2004, 05:03:27 AM »

must be a bad part of town, those theives are working quick!

*maybe shoulda been a caption thread

GmanJoe · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2004, 05:18:06 AM »

You could say they\'re like giant red worker ants.

Kurt Angle · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2004, 08:42:28 AM »

I just the good old efficient Ferrari F1 team up to their usual tricks. :rolleyes:

:gman:

« **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2004, 09:09:08 AM »

I\'ve never understood why they all wear those stupid helmets. Is that an FIA rule, or does Ferarri just think their pit crew looks cooler in helmets?

By the way, those red suits and red booties really look ghey. But that\'s just the way I see it.

« **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2004, 09:31:43 AM »

^^^I was thinking the same thing. Whats up with the helmets?

« **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2004, 09:33:03 AM »

if they really wanted to be bad asses since they\'re the marlboro they should be smoking while they do that

Kurt Angle · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2004, 10:05:47 AM »

They wear the helmets to protect against fire. About 10 years ago Jos Verstappens car burst into flames in the pits whist being refuelled. Now they all wear fireproof suits and helmets.

Nobody was seriously hurt btw.

GmanJoe · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2004, 10:37:00 AM »

Man....and I thought Cord knew that tidbit of info! Well, there you go, they\'re wearing fireproof suits and helmets.

And furthermore those suits aren\'t teh ghey.

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Originally posted by Jar O Pickles
if they really wanted to be bad asses since they\'re the marlboro they should be smoking while they do that

They\'re smoking them in their helmets.

« **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2004, 11:09:10 AM »

I\'ve heard of many pit fires before. I still don\'t understand why a full helmet like the ones these guys are wearing is required to protect your head against fire. Wouldn\'t a nomex sock be good enough? It seems like overkill to me.

GmanJoe · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2004, 11:14:11 AM »

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Originally posted by Coredweller
I\'ve heard of many pit fires before. I still don\'t understand why a full helmet like the ones these guys are wearing is required to protect your head against fire. Wouldn\'t a nomex sock be good enough? It seems like overkill to me.

With all those people there, if a huge blaze was to happen, people will run in a straight line when they can\'t see anything. If they hit anything, the helmet protects them. Just look at the pic Kurt Angle posted.

« **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2004, 11:17:27 AM »

But they\'re more likely to bump into things because they have no peripheral vision due to the helmets...

GmanJoe · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2004, 11:19:36 AM »

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Originally posted by Coredweller
But they\'re more likely to bump into things because they have no peripheral vision due to the helmets...

They can\'t see in the blaze anyway, so why not where a protective head gear?

« **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2004, 11:32:51 AM »

I guess it would be pretty funny if some Ferrari mechanic couldn\'t see what was next to him because of the helmet, and then knocked over a fuel can and started a fire.

I\'d laugh my ass off if I saw the Ferrari pit go up in flames. Just kidding. I\'m sure they have some german-engineered high pressure fire suppression system built into their socks.

GmanJoe · « **Reply #14 on:** March 25, 2004, 11:35:16 AM »

I have one of those helmets. In my autocrossing experience, you CAN see a lot. So...your argument is null and void.

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