Not too long ago, I visited a oval track that had a unique, or at least infrequently occurring, I hope, method for providing fire protection at their track. While there were a couple of 20# ABC fire extinguishers distributed among a couple of cleanup trucks manned by personnel wearing shorts...their primary objective in case of fire was to call 911.
If this situation were not so sad, it would be totally laughable. If you are a driver, how can you strap in with any degree of confidence when the drivers are the only folks in sight wearing protective clothing and appliances to protect you are few and far between...not to mention only marginally effective?
Funny thing about this situation is, they did have insurance for the event. How in the world can an insurance company consider that "plan" to be "fire protection", which I understand all racing insurance carriers do require? Beats the heck out of me!
