Fastest Fire Engine in the WORLD

[TheB1GDude]

The pictures are two big to embed but the links should all work so check out the Nissan GT-R Streckensicherung, or 'rapid response vehicle' which is used at the Nurburgring to save people who crash and burn....

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Original source is from NissanSportz.com

[winner]

lol i just have to ask.... why? when would you ever use this car? lol?

[TheB1GDude]

Say some flashy 50 year old German guy is out in his Ferrari when he spins out of control and rolls it halfway across the Nurburgring.... well that's when you would use it... this GT-R is supposed to be able to complete the Nurburgring in around 7 minutes which is pretty impressive.

[winner]

Originally Posted by TheB1GDude

Say some flashy 50 year old German guy is out in his Ferrari when he spins out of control and rolls it halfway across the Nurburgring.... well that's when you would use it... this GT-R is supposed to be able to complete the Nurburgring in around 7 minutes which is pretty impressive.

wow, lol i think the should have used a zonda

[xmodzracer]

You know they could save the weight of that. Fire hose and tank and presumably pump by just sticking three or four large fire extinguishers in the back.

[KITT222]

Originally Posted by xmodzracer

You know they could save the weight of that. Fire hose and tank and presumably pump by just sticking three or four large fire extinguishers in the back.

With the tank and hose you can refill them, and know EXACTLY how much water/foam you have. The racecars already have fire extingushers, and they dont have to get as close to the fire to put it out, therfore if the car explodes, less risk to the fire fighters.

[xmodzracer]

Hmmm tis true.... I'm just thinking weight differences lol. If that hose were to spray farther than a fire extinguisher then that little tank in the back is not gonna last long at all. And one more point is that most fire extinguishers have gauges on them to tell you how much is in them

[greekone]

Originally Posted by xmodzracer

Hmmm tis true.... I'm just thinking weight differences lol. If that hose were to spray farther than a fire extinguisher then that little tank in the back is not gonna last long at all. And one more point is that most fire extinguishers have gauges on them to tell you how much is in them

Why waste time switching fire extinguishers when they run out?

[TheB1GDude]

Here's some more info on the car:

Nissan GT-R Rapid Response Vehicle
Strange but true, the car they call Godzilla may be the fastest emergency vehicle on earth


Picture it: you’re halfway into a hot lap of the Nurburgring’s Nordschleife, braking hard for the infamous Bergwerk turn when your peripheral vision catches a glimpse of the rear-view mirror and you realize that Viper you just passed is coming in way too hot and there’s nowhere for you to go. The next thing you know, you’re in the barrier and so is the Viper, both cars having driven their last laps. You need help, and you’re about 5.5mi (9km) from the start-finish line. This isn’t far from where Niki Lauda almost died in 1976.

But then, just a scant four minutes later, the newest member of the Nurburgring’s emergency response team arrives, lights flashing: the Nissan GT-R Streckensicherung, or Rapid Response Vehicle. Armed with its own light bar, roll cage, Recaro seats and safety harnesses, the car can quickly get to any part of the track to address an emergency situation as soon as possible.

And with thousands of tourists on the track each year, there’s sure to be no shortage of cause for such a vehicle. Fortunately, once the GT-R rescue car gets to the scene of the bad decision, it can do more than spectate: equipped with a foam and water fire extinguishing system, it will make sure you don’t roast while you’re waiting for the medical reinforcements to arrive.

So it looks like the addition of tanks, water and hoses really doesn't bother it.

I'm still preferring the Italian High Speed Pursuit police car though....

[xmodzracer]

Dallas Texas at one point had a lamborghini in their line up. I'll try to find the link.

[Sweed]

Long Beach supposedly has a Viper to chase people down....

[TheB1GDude]

My local municipality has a Vette that they impounded a few years ago.... hardly ever bring it out though.

[xmodzracer]

I know when I lived in North Carolina they had a Z28 Camaro but it was used as a D.A.R.E. car...

(OT) I like this one ;-)



on that off topic:

[DRFTKO]

Originally Posted by xmodzracer

I know when I lived in North Carolina they had a Z28 Camaro but it was used as a D.A.R.E. car...

(OT) I like this one ;-)



on that off topic:

When did you live in North Carolina? If you ever ride down Highway 49 (from Asheboro, NC to Charlotte, NC), you will sometimes see a State Trooper that is driving an SS Camaro. There is also an undercover Camaro in that area.

[xmodzracer]

that was six years ago. I was right between topsail island and jacksonville. I went to dixon middle school. back when i was a wee un...

[Donziikid]

That rice will only make the fire grow...



Pretty neat. Certainly one way to fight fires.

A little off topic, but I saw a GTR in Birmingham's BMW dealership yesterday.. Pretty stupid considering you don't see them at the Nissan dealership down the street.

[TheB1GDude]

My local Nissan dealer has a GT-R (well two technically because the owner bought a white one) and a brandspankingnew 370Z Nismo S-tune I think it is.... pretty bad ***.... should have grabbed a photo.

[supraboi97]

Originally Posted by xmodzracer

Dallas Texas at one point had a lamborghini in their line up. I'll try to find the link.

I have lived in the dallas area all my life and didn't even know that. Pretty sure Dallas doesn't need one the only place long enough to pick up speed on is the highway and they have the chargers and LS1 camaro for that. It would be cool to see but it would just seem like a waste for Dallas to have a lamborghini they wouldn't run the other car off the road because the repair costs the lamborghini would need. The chargers are alot cheaper to fix.

[okoye]

connecticut has vipers there was a camaro ss cop car havent seen it lately. theres a few other cars that are top notch on our force.

[Bananabrain]

Down in the are were i live, they use alot of Dodge Chargers, that are all suped up. Nice cop cars.