Ferrari Mailing List: Re: fire extinguishers for in car DE events ??

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Larry Bard <larrybard [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

Ed,
 
Your friend's local Porsche club may have special, additional requirements, but national PCA rules do not require fire extinguishers. http://www.pca.org/Activities/DriverEducation/MinimumStandards.aspx   The local Porsche club (Riesentoter) whose DE events I regularly participate in says the following:
 

"Fire Extinguishers are NOT required, but if installed, A 2.5 lb. or larger Halon fire extinguisher (Halon preferred) must be mounted metal-to-metal in your car with proper brackets (Highly recommended for white run group and higher.)"

Interesting that they still make Halon fire extinguishers as the use of Halon for building fire suppression is no longer allowed for new systems, due to environmental concerns.

I guess because they discharge so little in comparison, it's all good. 

FG