We drove by that trailer fire on I-5 yesterday in Docwyte's Mom's car!
I would post the video I took but I'm having difficulties. Looked like a less than optimal day for the team...
Photography courtesy IMSA
Robert Wickens in the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette put on a show at Long Beach, starting on the pole and leading every lap of his stint. However, he won’t be able to carry over that success to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend. The team suffered a transporter fire en route to the track, three hours away on Interstate 5.
The team said it believes the fire “originated from a mechanical issue with the trailer, potentially a left-rear axle failure.” They described the damage as “severe.”
The status of the Bosch-developed hand control system used by Robert Wickens remains unknown.
“Unfortunately, the damage incurred is too substantial for us to continue moving forward for this weekend’s event at Laguna Seca,” DXDT Racing team manager Bryan Sellers said. “It’s heartbreaking to have to make this decision, for all of our partners involved and individuals that support us. David Askew (owner), Erin Gahagan (GM) and myself are all extremely thankful for the outpouring of help from competitors, our partners, manufacturers, and of course IMSA. We are already assessing what needs to be done to make sure we are ready for Watkins Glen and moving forward.”
We drove by that trailer fire on I-5 yesterday in Docwyte's Mom's car!
I would post the video I took but I'm having difficulties. Looked like a less than optimal day for the team...
Bummer to hear that.
Dang, just about a week ago it was BSI Racing I was reading about on GRM, and now DXDT.
Maybe race teams should start putting fire suppression systems in their trailer's fenders.
In reply to GameboyRMH :
Equestrians too.
I have only seen two tire fires. One I saw before and after. Short version is that all of the cars on the transporter were destroyed.
The other one was someone limping a horse trailer with a flat down the highway (no pulloff) and the tire was showing signs of ignition when I passed going the other direction. No idea if it had horses or not.
When I traveled on the road with a Firehawk team many decades ago, we had a semi that carried the cars, and a GMC crew cab dually that carried everything else. One night on the road, I was riding in the GMC, and a tire blew out on the semi trailer. Sounded like a small explosion to us riding behind the trailer. The guys in the semi cab never heard it. I could see how this stuff happens to semi trailers.
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