[F500] fuel testing

[O.S. Brannon]

Chuck,

You are absolutely correct.
>-- Original Message --
>From: "McAbee, Chuck" <Chuck_McAbee at csx.com>
>To: "'f500 at f500.org'" <f500 at f500.org>
>Subject: RE: [F500] fuel testing
>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:34:25 -0400
>Reply-To: f500 at f500.org
>
>
>Mike - 
>
>At the SEDIV Double National at Savannah in (I think) 2001 the track fuel
>was tested and posted with I believe the DC reading of about 1.1 for the
>leaded race fuels....the excuse that was offered by the Chief Steward was
>that there was water in the tanks.  Per the Chief Steward fuel testing
at
>that event, and that event alone, would permit a DC reading of 1.1 as being
>legal, in place of the 0.0 specified in the rules.
>
>
>Chuck McAbee
>SEDIV #16
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Runyan [mailto:mrrunking1 at onlyinternet.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 00:32
>To: f500 at f500.org
>Subject: Re: [F500] fuel testing
>
>
>    John,
>    I do quite a bit of fuel testing when I work in tech. #1 mistake made
>by
>competitors is using the  wrong track fuel for your class. It may be posted
>on the track pump that it is legal, but I have seen to many guys put the
>wrong fuel in their cars (because it was cheaper?). The fuel tester will
>post (or should) on the track pumps that they passed(or not!)the Germane
>A&D
>tests and what the DC reading is. For those of us running the Rotax engine
>the maximum DC reading is 0.0 . Your fuel can be as negative as you want,
>as
>long as it does not read over 0.0  .Most track fuels will be legal, but
not
>always.
>     I am leary of buying race fuel from gas stations, because I have had
>to
>DQ well intentioned competitors that bought their fuel at these places.
It
>only takes a few gallons of unleaded accidently/carelessly mixed in to
ruin
>a whole batch of fuel. The guy with his street rod will never know or need
>to care, but we do. I normally use Citgo race fuel purchased cheaply near
>where I live. If you look on the  link chart that Jeff/Brian provided you
>will see it has a published DC of 0.0  .    Last June at M-O if I had
>finished the race I would have been  DQ'ed because it tested +0.1  .And
the
>fuel tester always gives you the benefit of the doubt by zeroing the meter
>to -0.0 before testing your fuel.
>    Either use the correct track fuel that is posted legal for you or if
>you
>bring your own always do a voluntary test first thing Saturday morning.
>    Mike Runyan
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Whitling" <alliancemillsoft at worldnet.att.net>
>To: <f500 at f500.org>
>Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [F500] fuel testing
>
>
>> I'm not road racing (yet) but I was under the impression that you had
to
>> buy fuel at the track and then you would be OK. Has that changed???
>>
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O.S. Brannon
Manager, AAA Auto Club South
Heathrow Service Center
Phone (407)444-4360
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