Pace Car Catches Fire...

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Unreal...notice that whatever caught fire was in the trunk...

These guys didn't even roll down the windows...

Apparently NASCAR has been running electric pace cars for a season or two...


From the last link:

Race winner and Toyota driver Denny Hamlin quipped, "Should have been driving a Camry."
 
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What leads you to believe the car was electric?
 
flyingron said:
What leads you to believe the car was electric?
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The smoke coming from the trunk. :D:D:D

On a serious note, I do not know either way....NASCAR has ran all electric pace cars for at least two seasons...This car may NOT have been electric...

Having batteries in the trunk to run aux lights is one way to do it...a heavier duty alternator is another...

The lights were off in the few clips I saw and the car was definitely under power so it makes sense that whatever caught fire did not deal with propulsion...

The car manufacturer says the Chevrolet SS pace car has an auxiliary electrical kit in the trunk. The kit operates the car's numerous caution lights.
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Ford's version...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1625633-nascar-and-their-100-plus-mile-an-hour-electric-pace-car

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/25/ford-releases-photos-of-focus-electric-nascar-pace-car/
 
I think they're probably a bunch of power supplies for the strobes, the thing has strobes all over it...on top, in the grill, where the normal lights would be, etc...

The electric pace car was the Ford Bofus used for a handful of races in 2012 (notably Richmond). They also used a Toyota Camry Hybrid, but by and large the tracks including the super speedways use gas burning sports cars: Chev SS, Corvette ZR1, Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang though it varies based on what the manufacturer wants to push.
 
flyingron said:
I think they're probably a bunch of power supplies for the strobes, the thing has strobes all over it...on top, in the grill, where the normal lights would be, etc...
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Makes sense...strobes pull tons of power...

We have 8 at the shop that require their own 120 VAC 20 amp circuit each...
 
May be using lithium batts for the lights. Sounds like battery overheat.
 
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