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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel
When I had my Firebird Stocker a couple season ago.......The first race I went to I brought fresh Sunoco purple.....I had it checked before I made a run.....it was ok in the jug. After the second run....my fuel failed! Same fuel and the cell was empty when I got to that race. I pumped out all the fuel. bought a new jug and frsh C-11. That fuel was fine.
At 2 races I can recall C-12 failed and one was at Cecil County. I bought the fuel from the tracks supply that day and he had all fresh drums.....A lot of people were failing with C-12 , I believe so they let everyone slide. The next day they checked fuel again and I shook my head and said it was the same fuel....they let everyone by again from what I could see....A lot of head shaking and mumbling. I even pulled the CC receipt out to show that I just purchased the fuel....and I always showed up with a stone empty cell and cleaned it out before I added fresh fuel......I still have the little hand pump syphon I used to draw the fuel out of my cell......
After that I always used C-11 because it always passed. I did not like that fuel for a few reasons but it always passed.
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Rich I failed fuel twice.1st time at the Dutch when they first started checking by the new method.I think a string of about 20 of us failed.The second time was Cecil.Also bought from them.I was told by someone(can't confirm the accuracy of their claim)but he said they clean their barrels with alcohol and sometimes there was enough left after cleaning to contaminate the new fuel.I haven't bought fuel from them since.And I pass every time,sometimes borderline but I do pass.And I've noticed somewhat more consistency and no wild ET swings since using C-12 instead of Sunoco purple.But boy the cost hits the pocket harder.