Fuel Check What's the point???

[Pedigo Perf]

Originally Posted by JOE ZOOM

Nice post Ron

You know im not a guy who shows up on tuesday for a event that starts friday.. Most races im showing up saturday morning get one hit and im good to go.So i take off work on saturday tow 4hrs too race and the one and only run i make im dq for fuel...this is just stupid.....no fuel should ever fail unless it has been determined it has giving a racer some sort of an unfair advantage...........

joe mocci
m/sa 1424

Joe,
I'm the same way, Carson is still in school and I work too much. When I showed up Saturday morning at Noble for the D4 race I had a hunch I was only getting 1 hit so I got a sample cup from the tech guys and had my C12 checked before I ran to make sure I was good to go. The NHRA staff has always been friendly and helpful when it comes to fuel check, pass or not. Running C12 in a hot climate it tends to NOT pass as some of the lighter compounds evaporate off if it has been left in the car for a week or more. The Tech guys know this and have been very understanding, but not to the point where they allow it for competition if it doesn't fall in range. I have also learned that not all C12 is equal from the dealers as far as testing goes. I try to buy my fuel at the track so I can point my finger at somebody on location if there is a problem.

Another thing to consider is that if your fuel goes stale, the performance falls off as well. I have no problem with the fuel check if it keeps people from trying something dangerous or illegal. I have failed fuel check enough that my golf cart, generator and mower all run on C12, and I have never felt like NHRA was accusing me of cheating either.

My .02
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