Originally Posted by dsc1600:
They were burning nearly a gallon per lap, that would necessitate a 40 gallon tank, which doesn’t seem terribly safe and is an added cost.
Back in the 80;s , the F.B.I. tank on our car was 41 gallons
WOO fuel stop laps are based on 33 gallon fuel cells. Every wing team that plans on running big races already runs a 33 gallon cell. Anyone running a 28 gal cell is a lower dollar team who only plans to run weekly shows and bullrings.
So I did a tiny bit of research and went on Speedway Motors website and took a look at the price of fuel cells. And to whoever the poster on this thread was that said it would hurt the little teams, you are correct. It’s about a $2500 investment, that’s about a grand more than I thought, which also explains how long it’s been since we had to buy anything for a race car. So for the little guy’s, that’s enough to merit serious consideration. But in the land of $20,000 dollar mules, I don’t see it as that big of a deal.
I’m not a fan of work areas or mandatory reds for fuel. I guess I’m old school because when we would even stop at the speedrome we were done. I believe if you have a fuel stop that nothing but fuel should be done. I still go anyway. Lol
Originally Posted by flagboy55:
Actually 1600 indirectly solved the problem. Take the wings off! I can’t remember the last time I saw a fuel stop at a USAC race
I can’t remember the last time I saw a track record crowd at a non-wing sprint car race.