brad hibbard

Tiny Tim,

I want to thank you for that link

I am just about the most negative person there is when it comes to facebook but I just spent over an hour in awwww of the pictures on that site

the part that bothers me just a little is that I remember 95% of what is there---LOL

wonderful trip down memory lane

thank you

Brad

what in the heck what that response?

Great idea Bob---letting folks know what your taking

I am not hijacking your post but joining in

Race-1 will be putting out a press release in the next day or so with our intentions but one thing that I am wanting to highlight is we have decided to sell our spare valve grinder

it is a sioux and is in excellent condition---comes with spare stones

new price is nearly 5K we are asking $500 but I am not going to bring it if no one shows interest prior--(dragging that stuff around is not good for it)

give me a call or email if interested

Brad Hibbard

race-1

330-540-7223

brad@race-1.com

Hot Dog,

no where did I see DS2 call you an idiot

I have said this many times---the guy is out there---WAY out there and at times but he makes you think and has valid points

taking personal shots at him is ridiculous 

listen to his brain challenges and try to respond productively ---that is what discussion is about

Brad Hibbard

Race-1

330-540-7223

Great Videos

Thank You

Brad

this is not exactly a racing topic but it has an effect on us all and can possibly be one reason why are younger generations are not continuing in the sport that we all enjoy

I become frustrated with witnessing our kids spending so much time on their phones 

a friend of mine sent me this video and it really has some strong points about the younger generation and actually us as well 

i hope you watch it.

https://www.youtube....h?v=eofZsSJ1Vqk

Brad

the static electricity facts 

are something that everyone should be aware of and your right --there is still some good conversation here on RS

I love to here the deep thoughts of DS2 --that guy will actually make your brain burn if you pay attention--LOL

I am not a fan of bashing anything or anyone---yes me and turkey sub have sparred some in the past but I think we have matured a bit since then

I saw where someone said message boards are phasing out and I know its true ---do to the almighty facebook

I hope we can keep racestud going with conversation pertaining to local racing and information

Brad

Congrats Max Blair and family on a great top 10 finish at the Dirt Million

below is the account from my friend and associate whos life was changed in a split second.

you have seen us post discussion on the topic but here is a hand written letter that Ryan has composed with his best thoughts of what happened that day.

One Moment.

 On December 7, 2016, I had an accident in my shop that put me in the hospital with third degree burns to my head, face and the left side of my upper torso. Quite the ride since then, with 40+ days in the hospital and too many surgeries to count.

 Not looking for anything other than for whomever reads this to realize that life can change in an instant. I was pouring fuel (pump gas) from a plastic fuel jug thru a large plastic filtered funnel, into the dyno room fuel cell. Something I've done literally thousands of times over the last 18 years.

 It was very cold (-15 F) and dry that night. All fuel jugs are kept outside, so I brought one into the dyno cell area and began pouring the fuel into the funnel. A minute or so in, and the fuel started to back up about 1/3 of the way up the funnel, and since I did not want to continue filling, I lifted the fuel jug off the funnel, and at that point, the explosion happened.

 The theory is that the flowing fuel was building a static charge in the fuel jug and (since the jug was resting on it) the funnel. When I lifted the jug off the funnel, there was a static discharge. The vapor atop the fuel in the funnel was in a combustible zone, and it ignited.

It is hard to convey just how instantaneous this is. You have ZERO time to react. I don’t think I can over state this fact. You’ll just have to trust me on this one.

 The next thing I knew, my face was on fire, and when I looked out, all I could see was flames seemingly on my eyeballs, and I could not breathe due to a lack of oxygen. Well, I could breathe a bit, but I could feel the extreme heat in my mouth from the flames on my face and my lips when starting to inhale, so I held my breath while exiting the shop and luckily found a snow bank to dive into head first, mouth open.

 The rest is history, interior of the shop was ablaze, and once help arrived, I was flown to the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, AB.

 Very well may have been the perfect storm here.... so many things had to line up for this to occur. Perhaps one in a billion.... Whatever the odds or conditions, our lives will never be the same and maybe by reading this, one of you may be spared similar misfortune.

 It would be tens of thousands of gallons of fuel that was poured into that cell, using the same equipment. I was doing something that I felt was seemingly routine, but I am reminded every minute of each day that it was obviously not.

 Moving forward, I’d like to compile a few points that I feel contributed to this. As I write this, it has been 13 months since it happened, and I have had many on topic conversations during that time regarding how to avoid the issue, and what can be learned from it.

 1 – Do not let the fuel can contact the lip of the funnel. But taking this one step forward… (insight from local Karting club CKRC manager Fred Causer) if using a plastic fuel jug, use a metal funnel, and vice versa. This was something Fred learned in his military background with the Royal Air Force.

 2 – I always strive for clean fuel, and once you use a funnel with a fine filter screen, you can see how dirty the inside of fuel jugs can be. The fuel was stored outside, and because it was well below freezing, whatever condensation that was in the pump gas was frozen. As I was pouring the fuel into the funnel, this slush was plugging up the filter… slowing down the flow of fuel, causing the fuel to back up. I am confident that if the funnel I was using was not filtered, this would not have happened. The fuel would have been out of the funnel when the jug was lifted off, therefore the vapor would not have been in a combustible zone when the discharge happened. In fact, I strongly believe that this discharge happens far more frequently than we realize… the difference is that without something slowing the flow of fuel thru the funnel, the fuel is usually long gone. I’m not entirely sure how I will be tackling this (lack of a filter in the funnel) in the future.

 3 – One good thing was I had on my trusty Mechanix Wear gloves, and my hands were unscathed. I would however recommend wearing some sort of clear face shield, if even to keep any errant splashes out of the eyes.

 4 – When pouring fuel, keeping the sloshing down to a minimum will reduce vapor

 5 – Grounding cables. This is the most obvious improvement to be made. Would be nice if the fuel jug companies gave us some material on the jug to attach permanent grounding cables, maybe some do? I’ve looked over mine and they don’t. Coupling the jug to the funnel, then to the cell. Do we need a grounding rod also? I get vastly different suggestions from different professionals I have talked to in that field.

 Additional and constructive comments are welcome here! I am usually the one in the group who is looking for the dangers and taking steps to avoid them. I missed the boat here. I do feel that getting the word out to as many people as possible… giving them a slight bit of insight into how life can change in an instant, may save someone, somewhere. I am notably scarred for life… more surgeries are in the near future, and laser treatments for years to come. I went to physio 5 days a week for 10 months… and one day while walking up a long hill towards the rehab gym I was lamenting in the thought that all of this has happened, life has been turned upside down… for a split second lapse… just one moment. Oh, I wish I could have that day back.

 Be safe,

Ryan Brown

 rbperf@hotmail.com

world challenge race can only be run by FASTRAK members that have competed in a designated amount of races during the season

world championship is open to anyone with a legal car and engine ---it only excludes teams that have been barred from competition do to internal engine infractions or similar 

hope that helps

Brad

I have never once disputed what you are saying K.H.---not once

but there are options for having more dependable components ---can you maybe agree on that???

it even seems as if Scruffy1A has possibly become in somewhat of agreement with me on a subject,

I may have read it wrong or interpreted wrong but sounds like on this we have a common belief at least to a point

Brad Hibbard

Hold On ---Let's not get off on the wrong foot here

the basic 602 is still the basic 602 with exactly the same pricing

things that "CAN" be added for sprint application----

cam drilling for using rear mounted pumps

oil pan swap to a 604 oil pan for better ground clearance (permitted in most applications) (Not sure about RUSH yet)

and then there are specific bolt on components that work well with this application like the throttle plate linkage and drive hub assemblies

also water neck etc. etc.

just like any other application you start with a base and build it to what you need

a dressed out IMCA 602 can go as high as $9000---please notice I said "can go"

there are guys competing with $5000 packages ---no argument there but a guy that has nothing and can't do any of the work himself and wants top shelf components will have a invoice much higher than the guy that hits the swap meets and pieces stuff together

please compare apples to apples-----602 is still a 602

Brad

www.race-1.com

I think this is the guy in the old Chevy building in the center of Hubbard

If so ----I had him do a couple of rush jobs for me awhile back before PRI and he did an excellent job at a fair price and did it on time

Brad

Bill Hendren would have been 73 today----

he was my mentor into the crate world

he is missed terribly by the racing community and will never be forgotten

RIP my friend

Brad