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It wont be long before something major does happen, was not too long ago a competitor had a fire which almost caused an explosion. His fuel cell was blown up like a balloon.

I too am a qualified mechanic with not only old but new cars as well. I do compete in these events but I build and repair my own cars. Engines, diffs and gearboxes all rebuilt myself, I also do my own panel and paint. I am not a fan of some of these guys who go out on purpose to destroy their cars by fire let alone the speed of some of the tip ins, again not my cup of tea. I have seen too many cars written off hitting barriers/walls from high speed tip ins.

I wish I had the money some of these guys spend repairing their cars let alone build them.

Burnouts at this level are a little harder than just dropping your clutch and heel toeing it. Different pads have different amounts of traction, size, run up, obstacles ie walls/barriers etc. Throw in ambient temperatures, oil or water/coolant from previous cars, keeping constant car motion, constant wheel movement, constant smoke, engine revs, keeping an eye on gauges do call for a fair amount of concentration.

But some guys have no care or concerns for their cars or safety which will throw a dampener on the sport when something very bad goes wrong. This then has a potential to have a ripple effect on the rest of car scene, be it small or large depends on which way you look at it. Be it attendance numbers at events, price hikes for entrants, performance parts prices increasing etc etc.