Up in flames!

bcdeutsch731

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As some may have heard or seen, my race truck went up in flames on my second pass at Byron Dragway this past Saturday. I know the fire started at the rear of the engine and continued to the left side of the motor, burning up to the rear of the transmission, through the firewall to all the wires under dash and the carpet. Almost everything on the left side of the engine is melted. I'm hoping the body will be fine. I do know the firewall and frame will need to be repaired and painted. I haven't had enough time to look the truck over and start stripping it down so I don't know what started the fire. Thank you to all who have contacted me asking if I'm okay and offering help!
A special shout out to Mayeda Motorsports ( Vincent Mayeda) and DJ Safety for the safety gear that kept me cool enough to walk away uninjured and a huge thanks to the safety crew at Byron Dragway who saved the truck from being a total loss.
 

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sawmilldmax

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I'm sorry you've had some bad luck. I didn't know. I'm glad you're ok though. Please let me know if you need something to put it back together or if I can help any way.
 

Awenta

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You're alive to race another day and so will the truck.

Still very sad to hear. Definitely my favorite truck

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ikeG

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Glad you're okay!

We had the cyl 8 injector return line pop off this summer and start a fire. It kept relighting after hitting it with a fire extinguisher on the way back to the pits.
 

bcdeutsch731

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Thank you guys! I'm going to get into it and see how bad it is. Then I need to decide what direction I want to go with the truck.
 

JD Dave

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That's very sad to see. I'm betting your biggest problem will be convincing your wife that the fire was nothing to be concerned about. :thumb:
 

SmokeShow

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Man seeing that thread title posted by you churned my stomach. So sorry to see this Brett. Glad you're ok and seems like the truck is savable too. Anxious to see what the next chapter is like! :woott:
 

S Phinney

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Glad your ok Brett. Hopefully you get it back to show quality again soon. It's not very often you have a chance to see a truck as nice as yours and that runs with the best of them.


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RickDLance

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Sorry to see and hear about this. Glad you're OK!!

Hopefully you'll have it back together and faster than ever very soon!