[bjc26]

It was not a nitrous problem it was a fuel rail problem. The car is owned by Showdown Motorsports. From what I heard (from the owner) the fire started because of the aem fuel rail they were running. AEM uses a two piece design and one "leg" pushed itself away from the main rail causing the fuel leakage and continuation of the fire. The track wasn't really prepared for that size of a fire but then again most aren't when it comes to large fires. They used 10 fire extinguishers over the course of 10 minutes before calling for a fire truck, by the time the truck came it was too late. The car is a total loss, engine and all. Nothing was salvageable. I can't imagine watching 10's of thousands of dollars go up in fire.

Lesson learned: Carry your own fire extinguisher and if you have a very valuable/fast car get a halon system.