Originally Posted by Tony Barhorst:
Here is what actually happened. The fire marshall's have always been very active with their meter's at indoor events in Toledo...They were monitoring the air again Saturday...we were fine Friday.
The fire marshalls gave their order just as the white flag waved. Eight seconds later..the race was over...fans left the building happy..and we had NO complaints...no problems.
The article is misleading...by a reporter who came to talk well after it was over...
I have ideas on how to deal with the exhaust however in the future...and...improvements will be made.
The Seagate Centre's exhaust system is not as efficient as Fort Wayne's.
One big change could help...it would be great if all the cars had starters.
A couple of our push trucks were putting out quite a bit of exhaust.
NOT ONE OUR DRIVERS HAD A PROBLEM, THEIR REFLEXES WERE TOP NOTCH IN A WILD NIGHT OF RACING.
This is a big over reaction. That being said..improvements will be made.
I rented 7 large fans to put under the doors...and the quality was great all day..except at the end....where it did pick up.
I walked...with and watched the meters all day. One they gave the order..it went out over the scanner...alerting a sleepy news room to a story that can fill space.
I don't think the starter thing will happen - been there, done that. But here's a suggestion (?) ...get push trucks that are flex fuel vehichles. Since they can run on 85% ethanol, it may help some. If that's the case already, then never mind.
Just a dumb idea from a dumb native Buckeye.