It looked like flames immediately engulfed the gas tank, that's why I thought the gas cap might have leaked. I thought KTMs had gas cap issues as well.
I guess being a west coaster I didnt catch the eastern dialect. Out west "whoa,whoa,whoa" means "hey look out I coming through" out east it means "hey are you ok" and "there is a guys bike on fire back there can you go help him?" Way to go on the second place finish though. Any bets on who the Canadian Champ is going to be in the WEC ? My money is on the westerners with Bobby Prochnou coming out on top and Ryan Graffunder being top Husky.
thats ok more likely the diarhea of the mouth i had goin threw you off, that was only my 6th race ever, and very first bike ignitin into flame incident, i was shocked to say the least, i didnt know what to do, i wanted to stop but i also want to win, im really rootin for wooojo hes rippin it up out here right now!
It didn't look to me like there was a good reason to stop unless you had some hot dogs or marshmallows or of course a fire extinguisher.
Tough call. If I saw he was safe and walking I would keep on going to. No matter what brand bike someone is on (even if they are stupid and choose a KTM) we must all help each other. Again that would scare the @#$*!*#& out of me The reality is it is more of a rival thing. If Husqvarna had choosen the right path and hired the right people this would all be reversed as it should and there would be a sea of Husky's and a few KTM;s (on fire)
You saw him walking and AWAY from the bike. Good enough. I'm sure if he were on fire or seriously hurt you would have stopped. Good choice in my opinion.
The video is private now. I didn't get to see it but anytime a fellow rider is down it's a good idea to ask if he's ok. Doesn't take a lot of time. Just sayin
Fortunately, gas on a blazzing hot pipe does not ignite because it boils away, and unless the vapor is enclosed and reaches a combustable vapor pressure, fire does not usually result. Soaked clothing is bad though, cause if anything sets it off....
I'm thinking the person who owns the bike doesn't have the best sense of humour and can't take all the ribbing he's getting. A little embarrassing to say the least. Just my thoughts.
