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Juan Pablo Montoya just hit the jet dryer in the Daytona 500 !

Now they've got drivers taking pics with their I-Phones during the race. What's next, texting?
I bet all those drivers are talking about where the nearest porta-potty is! Especially Danica.
 
Here is a pretty good article on jet dryers:

http://gizmodo.com/5844499/nascars-jet-dryers-were-once-real-jets

The engines vary, but they are generally a large turbine APU engine like a PT6 or something a bit larger. (Some helicopters are powered with similar engines-and they are widely used on airliners to supply backup power, or for a power source when the main engines aren't running-APU=Auxiliary Power Unit.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_&_Whitney_Canada_PT6

They can run on all sorts of fuels, but I would bet they were burning jet fuel-since Daytona is located right next to a pretty busy airport. May be kerosene (pretty much the same thing) but I would bet it was jet fuel tonight. Burns very hot!

I am glad no one was hurt-that could have been very nasty. I will be amazed if they can get to racing again tonight. That stuff has to have done some damage to the track-it burned for a long time!
 
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