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SG56 · 7 November 2017, 01:15 AM

Not a good day for a friend of a friend.

It sounds like the dry leaves got stuck by the brakes and the fire started.

it burned down to the ground.

The driver got out unharmed.

superdog · 7 November 2017, 01:17 AM

krioke. That is nuts.

Sorry to hear.

and I realize that I am ignorant, but damn....leaves can cause that???

GB-man · 7 November 2017, 01:17 AM

Sad but better to let it burn than have a salvage title lol

SG56 · 7 November 2017, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

krioke. That is nuts.

Sorry to hear.

and I realize that I am ignorant, but damn....leaves can cause that???

I didn't know either :)
Apparently somebody pointed it out where it started. Still crazy stuff.

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Sad but better to let it burn than have a salvage title lol

For sure!!

FreddyNJ · 7 November 2017, 01:25 AM

wow

that is terrible. Sorry for your friend. Thankfully he is ok

SearChart · 7 November 2017, 01:31 AM

Glad the driver is ok.

mtrunner · 7 November 2017, 01:40 AM

Man that is a serious bummer. What a beautiful car.

wantonebad · 7 November 2017, 01:45 AM

crying shame, I'm I naive to think that every road racer should have an extinguisher? Too soon?

SG56 · 7 November 2017, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by wantonebad

crying shame, I'm I naive to think that every road racer should have an extinguisher? Too soon?

see the guy walking with one in his hand? :D

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When I got to it, the fire had just started and I almost had control of it when my extinguisher ran out. Once I ran out, there was zero chance of saving it. It was very sad to watch.

wantonebad · 7 November 2017, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SG56

see the guy walking with one in his hand? :D

I didn't actually, thanks

SG56 · 7 November 2017, 01:54 AM

Still, blows my mind.

cop414 · 7 November 2017, 01:58 AM

Geeze, that sucks, good that no one was hurt. I always like tail of the dragon pics, some of them remind me of the Isle of Man TT pics and videos.

TheRolexKingofLV · 7 November 2017, 02:15 AM

Glad to hear the driver is safe.

imperio · 7 November 2017, 03:56 AM

Wow... What a nice car! Sorry to learn of its fate. Owner must have spent lots of time on it. Some things money can't buy and insurance can't cover unfortunately...

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RW16610 · 7 November 2017, 05:04 AM

Wow! Glad to know the driver wasn't harmed by this.

keschete · 7 November 2017, 06:54 AM

A lot of sports cars are lowered. I haven’t ever lowered any of mine for this exact reason. I have seen car exhausts light grass on fire. You have to have enough undercarriage clearance. It’s cool and looks good but things like this can certainly happen. Sucks!

cda555 · 7 November 2017, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SG56

see the guy walking with one in his hand? :D

That is a tiny extinguisher. When I used to go off road often, I made sure to always have two decent sized extinguishers.

KrismanX · 7 November 2017, 07:13 AM

They may look cute; but go BIG with fire safety. And always make sure they're in spec!

77T · 7 November 2017, 07:26 AM

Sorry for your friend’s friend - the Dragon is hard on brakes if you’re really pushing the envelope. I guess it’s possible that leaves were sucked into the brake ducts, then ignited...but it’s more likely a brake line sprang a leak and the fluid ignited.

Brake fires don’t respond well to the dry chem extinguishers we all carry in our trunks (by “we” I mean each and every one of us, right?). The small 1 or 3 lb. ones are depleted quickly if you don’t focus the material onto the source. And the inside part of the wheel is where a brake fire usually starts. Brake ducts are then fuel for the fire as the melting carbon fiber ignites.

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BNA/LION · 7 November 2017, 08:26 AM

Wow! That is insane. I would never have thought Fall leaves on a road could do that.

Hopefully he get a replacement without a hassle. Heck, his story might be one for the Farmers Ins commercials. "Saw that and covered it in November of 2017"

KrismanX · 7 November 2017, 09:23 AM

Man that is the best looking fire I’ve ever seen. Horrible incident but I’m glad everyone is okay and damn those are some quality shots

tamiya · 7 November 2017, 09:29 AM

First I've heard of leaves causing fire when hot car hasn't been parked on grass... perhaps the lip on rear bumper acted as a leaf catcher and collated enough tinder against exhaust too.

Few weeks ago in Sudney another R35 got toasted :( aftermath of a crash though. High performance car + low performance driver = doesn't end well.

incontrol · 7 November 2017, 11:20 AM

Wow! Amazing how this happened. Happy to hear no one was injured.

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SG56 · 7 November 2017, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BNALION

Wow! That is insane. I would never have thought Fall leaves on a road could do that.

Hopefully he get a replacement without a hassle. Heck, his story might be one for the Farmers Ins commercials. "Saw that and covered it in November of 2017"

Hahahahahahahaha!!! Now THAT'S funny. I actually think a lot of their commercials are funny!

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Originally Posted by 77T

Sorry for your friend’s friend - the Dragon is hard on brakes if you’re really pushing the envelope. I guess it’s possible that leaves were sucked into the brake ducts, then ignited...but it’s more likely a brake line sprang a leak and the fluid ignited.

Brake fires don’t respond well to the dry chem extinguishers we all carry in our trunks (by “we” I mean each and every one of us, right?). The small 1 or 3 lb. ones are depleted quickly if you don’t focus the material onto the source. And the inside part of the wheel is where a brake fire usually starts. Brake ducts are then fuel for the fire as the melting carbon fiber ignites.

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Of course we all carry one, of course!! :)

Yeah, some fire and some photos. The us129 guys make awesome shots. They usually have a "funny" picture of the day, but this one was quite something spectacular. Really glad that no one got hurt!

I've never been to the dragon and honestly, no desire either, but i've heard it's a magnificent stretch of road.

Alexwwjd · 7 November 2017, 11:50 AM

It's so sad this happened to one of the most beautiful cars ever built... and that's my favorite color as well.

jw0n · 7 November 2017, 12:54 PM

Sorry for your friend of a friend's loss. Beautiful car and sad to see it go up in flames like that.

GB-man · 7 November 2017, 03:25 PM

Anyone ever do the TOTD? I was thinking about it and then read it’s really just a highly patrolled and crowded stretch of 30 mph turns

Chewbacca · 7 November 2017, 04:41 PM

leaves?

burned that quickly?

i would imagine it was a fuel pump or engine issue. especially if it was tuned pushing 600+hp

those engines run very hot

http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/...of-the-dragon/

77T · 7 November 2017, 09:12 PM

However it happened, he joins the ranks of GT-Rs destroyed > http://www.carbuzz.com/m/Article.aspx?Id=38770

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RRGHOST1 · 7 November 2017, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexwwjd

It's so sad this happened to one of the most beautiful cars ever built... and that's my favorite color as well.

Mine too !

7 November 2017, 01:15 AM	#1
SG56 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Tampa Watch: SD4K Posts: 2,674	Nismo GTR catches fire at tail of dragon Not a good day for a friend of a friend. It sounds like the dry leaves got stuck by the brakes and the fire started. it burned down to the ground. The driver got out unharmed. __________________ Sea-Dweller 116600 - the manly one GMT II 16710 - the manly one Daytona 116500 - the manly-womanly one Yacht-Master 268622 - the chick version Speedy Mitsukoshi <3 Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAF141C.BA0824 - the chick version Thank you logan5tx!!! Have to link it. Too long for the signature. https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...0&postcount=14

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SG56 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Tampa Watch: SD4K Posts: 2,674	Still, blows my mind. __________________ Sea-Dweller 116600 - the manly one GMT II 16710 - the manly one Daytona 116500 - the manly-womanly one Yacht-Master 268622 - the chick version Speedy Mitsukoshi <3 Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAF141C.BA0824 - the chick version Thank you logan5tx!!! Have to link it. Too long for the signature. https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...0&postcount=14

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keschete "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Kaya Location: Louisiana Watch: 116500 Posts: 3,575	A lot of sports cars are lowered. I haven’t ever lowered any of mine for this exact reason. I have seen car exhausts light grass on fire. You have to have enough undercarriage clearance. It’s cool and looks good but things like this can certainly happen. Sucks! __________________ GMT II BLNR, Submariner, Submariner Serti, Datejust, Daytona C, TT Yacht Master, Hulk Submariner, Pepsi GMT II

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tamiya "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Real Name: Willy Location: AU, SG, MY Posts: 1,248	First I've heard of leaves causing fire when hot car hasn't been parked on grass... perhaps the lip on rear bumper acted as a leaf catcher and collated enough tinder against exhaust too. Few weeks ago in Sudney another R35 got toasted :( aftermath of a crash though. High performance car + low performance driver = doesn't end well.

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