LG Motorsports GT2 Corvette Catches Fire at Long Beach 2009

[audi420a4]

just another reason not to like corvette, did anyone else know that that was their last season in the ALMS? What a great way to end your last race in Long Beach, In total THREE CORVETTES HAD PROBLEMS, AND TWO DIDN'T EVEN FINISH THE RACE!!

[hallis1]

The impact with the BMW, which the officials deemed the BMW team at fault for. Bent the exhaust, which exits right behind the passenger's side door. This in turn caught the carbon fiber body panel on fire and it spread from there. The gas tanks of the vette are right behind that. The emergency response team did an excellent job of putting the fire out. I have sat in this very same car and know it's very hard to get out of even when its sitting still. Not to mention rolling and on fire.

[011180russell]

For Sale Corvette Z6, This car is HOT!!!!! Also featured in video! J/k TG the guy in the car was ok and didn't die from suffication. Or heat induced trauma.

[011180russell]

But what caused it? Was it a broken fuel line a fuel leak somewhere?

[djeasyice]

isn't it ironic that his car had flame paint design on it?

[k9feces]

Boris has been smoking huge amounts of Reefer to dull the pain.

[tooshaggy]

Just got an update from Borris, his face is swollen and his arms are burned, but he should be fine in a couple days.

[25three]

lucky, he didn´t suffer an inhalation trauma...

[2muchskill4you]

Was Boris OK?

[tooshaggy]

I was one of the first responders to put out that fire. That was the biggest fire I have dealt with. That was a VERY stubborn fire. We popped four bottles on it and we only had it contained. Thanks to the IMSA guys for getting there when they did, and congrats to all the corner workers that helped me: Bil Baldwin, Monty Lawler, and John Snow.

[mariacide]

God Bless you all! Fast work! Good to hear everyone was safe.

[gergj]

That was great work guys.  I am a marshal at Mosport, and know how scary that would have been.

[tooshaggy]

We did not have time to be scared. It only hit us after how big the fire was. I have been a marshall for 5 years and this year switched to Emergency Services. Funny how the action is following me!!!

[2muchskill4you]

Nice job. I saw this live on TV and thought that you guys got there really quick and did a nice job. Keep it up!

[CRXSI1987]

what does the black and white flag at 2:28 mean? is it safety car because double yellow means full course caution

[SecaSage]

Boris was teammate with Dale Jr. when his corvette caught fire at Infineon. What is it with these Vettes?

[jickel180]

I'm sure you already know, but the Vette that caught fire at Infineon was a GT1 factory C5R, this was the LG Privateer GT2 car. Very different cars for what it's worth.

[Lasukie]

I don't know, thank god boris is okay and able to walk away from that, but he should have just ditched the car instead of hitting the onboard fire safety system, it could have been much worse had that fire spiralled out of control with boris inside the vehicle. Things like these really show the safety of road racing cars, driver suits, and fire crews.

[FlyUSNavy]

Bad fire, great recovery! Thanks for posting!

[modifiedgod]

Thank god he's ok. ! Great Video!