KTMLew01
Team Owner
This one was terrifying.
Funny Car Fire
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Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
The track in Ennis TX where she had the fire today is the same track where we licensed her a few years ago when she wanted to step up to a nitro funny car from her alcohol funny car. Alexis and her dad John Paul DeJoria are some of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of working around. You would never know they were billionaires the way they treated all of us on the team and she was a natural behind the wheel and probably one of the easiest drivers we ever licensed. But, she has had a share of scary incidents as the one 2 weeks ago when she had an engine explosion in St Louis or the when she made her quickest pass ever in her alcohol funny car in Englishtown NJ and her chutes ripped off the back of her car.
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
Alexis has had some amazing wins also like winning the US Nationals in Indy in 2014.
KTMLew01
Team Owner
When she went back down into the car I was afraid she had been overcome by the fumes/smoke. They need better on-board fire suppression IMO. But oil fires can be tough to deal with.
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
The fire system usually works really good. That was an old school fire and I haven't seen one like that in a few years. I haven't talked to anyone so I don't know what happened.
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
Here is episode 1 of a series they did about her that kind of gives a little insight of who she is.
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
Episode 2