AGAR-COSWORTH

Just out of interest on your eggenberger car where was the ice box situated?

Cheers

AGAR

AGAR-COSWORTH

up we go!

martinrs500labatts

passenger side floor,

there is a mounting there where it sat,

why do you ask?

Stavros

ice box? for what? keeping the champagne cool?

seriously, what for?

martinrs500labatts

steve you should know this!

ice box, for driver cooling suit, that all texaco drivers used,watch the videos its all there mate.

AGAR-COSWORTH

i was wondering because i was just watchin an ETCC video and the commentatr mentioned something about an ice box and water suit - the likes of which asthronauts wear.

Do you know how the system worked? Where there pumps in the ice box? I haven't seen one of the suits before.

martinrs500labatts

not sure how it works but they talk about it, on the spa 24 hr video with luwig showing the suit,

the driver plugs into the box when he drives the car and the ice keeps them cool,

he said one box last three hours of cooling,

invented by nassa for space use,

eggenburer was the top team and had a massive budget so got all the new toys when they where available.

Stavros

i knew of these suits used in racing, but had no idea they were used in any of the 500s, tho for the endurance races it makes sence

martinrs500labatts

yes but most of the texaco races where 500 kilomiters, and he did bathurst and spa 24 hr,


if you get the 88 etcc video the two part ones it has all the races on there, and most where in hot countrys like spain ect in the summer, so they needed these suits,

AGAR-COSWORTH

Cheers for all the info martin

Yes in the Portugal Race i think i heard the suits being mentioned.