exactly!!!
some (else)who gets it.
if my car is burning, i would take the time, if i had it and think to do it, to hit a button, or pull a lever while i am exiting the car on my plumbed system.
Thats about it for me, i only really care about my body, the car is replacable, but fire is a bitch, and doesnt discriminate in what it is going to burn.
I think the handheld extingusiher is bling, but i wouldnt count on it it do the job, unless someone else wanted to operate it; i will be away from my car waiting for the corner workers to come and do thier thing.
if your Lotus is so precious that you cannot afford to have it burn to the ground, and to just be thankful that you are unharmed, then you should be using something else on the track.
if your car burns while using it on the street, i still say keep away from the car, and let your insurance company do what you pay them for, which is replace your car.
I did have a racecar with a handheld extinguisher in it. It passed SCCA tech because of it, but it was only a placebo to me (since i really never planned on unlatching it, and using it), and all my cars since have the plumbed system in it, which is really in place to protect me(while i am getting the hell out of there), not so much my car.
if my car was buring before my eyes, i might react differently in the "heat of the moment", but I dont really make plans on being a firefighter when i go to the races. i make plans on doing whatever it takes to come home the way i showed up at the track, which is unburned and unscarred for life.
but your handheld extiguishers do look cool!!!!