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Originally Posted by Alan Morgan
Callum got a big round of applause from everyone spectating in the area by the cafe when he came by to rejoin the rest of the cars. The flames were clearly visible from where we were. Looking at the state of the car afterwards, Nelson wouldn't have stood a chance without the help of Callum and the two others.
I bet he didn't hug Callum too hard - he was already feeling very sore!
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I heard that the car, as visible in the Scrutineering area, looked more worrying than it did at the scene in that safety parts that had done their job already finally gave way as the car was being lifted to the recovery vehicle.
A covering of fire retardant residue always makes for a more dramatic mental image as well.
Clearly it was a significant incident and being stranded upside-down with fire present and a nearly full tank is both worrying and unusual. But based on the descriptions of what happened, the car structure survived pretty well, as evidenced by the driver's successful release achieved with the help of the resources immediately available rather than a specialist unit with special equipment.
So, a nasty incident and better that it had not happened but there seem to be some positives to take from it.