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I am going from memory and I know you, wicarnut, know your Indycar history way better then I. Isn't this fire at Milwaulkee the one where his brother was pictured carrying TWO 70 lb. fire extinguishers to the wreck. As I remember it was a big distance from the pit, would have been a feat just to run there emptyhanded. He probably saved Jim's life doing that.
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That’s not what noboD was telling us. I’m guessing more than one went to the fire and it’s possible that Jim’s brother carried two 70 pound extinguishers down to the accident scene. When it’s your brother adrenaline kicks in big time….