The full story on the latest Supercars engine fire 🔥 RepcoSC
However in this case there was a completely different cause to the fires, with a loose fuel connector leading to a leak that then ignited.
Given a short term fix is as simple as checking the connectors for tightness there are no changes expected overnight."An investigation into the Car 6 fire incident in Darwin is underway," said a Supercars spokesperson.“Following an initial inspection, led by Supercars, Tickford and Herrod Performance Engines, the fire appears to have been caused by a fuel fitting coming loose and is not related to previous fires experienced in the 2023 championship.
"It has worked its way loose," he said."There is plenty of hindsight going on in the pitlane that maybe it should have been laid out a bit differently, but we're all masters of hindsight."[Supercars engine boss Craig] Hasted went along and checked all of the Fords up and down the pitlane. They can talk about what they found there..."
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