EVs at Castle Coombe

[E-bmw]

grahamsimmonds said:

Ken_Code said:

You seem completely unable to separate severity from probability. If a car goes into the barriers things happen to it which are sub-optimal, including batteries being short-circuited. When that happens the resultant fire is far more difficult to deal with than a petrol fire, given the chemical properties of lithium.

You are giving an excellent example here of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing.

I think I understand the difference between probability and severity only too well. I have attended over 50 track days in my Taycan and it has not blown up, caught fire or any other circumstance your furtive imagination can come up with. It has never broken down or caused a red flag. Like all Porsches, it is designed for track use. If I thought for one minute that it was not safe to drive it on a track, I would not do so. In fact, I would venture that it is much safer than many of the jalopies that turn up on track days, that end up causing red flags due to poor maintenance.

And once again, you are completely ignoring severity/consequence.

[E-bmw]

grahamsimmonds said:

matt5964 said:

Not to mention the costs involved as well as possible infrastructure improvements , not to even mention that the circuit owner may not event want to have EVs on there circuit at this point, after all it’s there decision to make

I think you may have hit the nail on the head there. Certainly Anglesey does not want EVs on its circuit at this time. Knowing that there is no evidence whatsoever to back this decision up on safety grounds, it will be solely down to a bias against EVs, based on ignorance.

You talk about ignorance & are STILL completely ignoring the other half of the risk assessment in your ignorance.

EV fire fighting.

https://www.evfiresafe.com/ev-fire-suppression-met...

[Wh00sher]

As I said but you chose to ignore it your quoting.

IF an EV has a fire on circuit, from a crash or another issues the stoppage is likely to end the day for everyone else.

That wouldn't happen with an ice car.

You can bluster and obfuscate this fact all you want but it doesn't change reality.

Anglesey have decided it's an unnecessary risk for everyone else, likelihood is low but it is NOT zero.

[carlo996]

grahamsimmonds said:

Heavy yes. Ponderous no. 680 bhp and a 0-60 time under 3 seconds is not ponderous.

It’s not a track car. If there is an issue which results in fire the circuit isn’t equipped to deal with it. How is that ignorance, it’s more like your entitlement getting in the way of logic.

Edited by carlo996 on Wednesday 3rd April 20:51

[matt5964]

Ken_Code said:

Quite why you want to take such a heavy, ponderous car on the track in the first place is a bit of a mystery too.

Because it does all the driving for you making you the quickest on track, which as we all know is the most important thing for the day..lol

I’ll stick to my un nano’ed, no aids Lotus, where if it turns a decent lap it’s the driver that has nailed it not the computer’s, do i care about the top speed, 0-60 or lap time… not one bit.