Comments on: Fuel for thought http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/928/fuel-for-thought/ Specific mission-critical info for professionals Mon, 21 May 2012 22:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: John L. Evans http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/928/fuel-for-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-3163 John L. Evans Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:53:01 +0000 http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/928/fuel-for-thought/#comment-3163 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUMP FUEL AND RACE FUEL USE 100 OCTANE RACE FUEL NOT ROADSIDE FILLING STATION FUEL The MSA defines "Pump Fuel" as "Motor Gasoline of the type on sale to the general public from UK roadside filling stations" - this DOES NOT mean that drivers must use forecourt fuel. The words "of the type" are critical and mean that drivers can use any unleaded, leaded (or diesel) so long as it meets the MSA specs: "Pump Fuel" is the MSA defined term for fuel permitted for use in racing complying with BSEN228 BS7800 BS4040 (Leaded) LRG (Unleaded) BS EN 590 (Diesel). So you can choose – · buy forecourt fuel which is cheap, has a recipe that changes seasonally and is inconsistent, or · buy race fuel which is special, consistent and designed, engineered and made for racing - to enable your engine to run at its optimum and your lap times to improve. MSA compliant race fuel must be less than 100 octane. FIA compliant race fuel must be less than 102 octane. Cheers John THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUMP FUEL AND RACE FUEL

USE 100 OCTANE RACE FUEL NOT ROADSIDE FILLING STATION FUEL

The MSA defines “Pump Fuel” as “Motor Gasoline of the type on sale to the general public from UK roadside filling stations” - this DOES NOT mean that drivers must use forecourt fuel. The words “of the type” are critical and mean that drivers can use any unleaded, leaded (or diesel) so long as it meets the MSA specs:

“Pump Fuel” is the MSA defined term for fuel permitted for use in racing complying with BSEN228 BS7800 BS4040 (Leaded) LRG (Unleaded) BS EN 590 (Diesel).

So you can choose –
· buy forecourt fuel which is cheap, has a recipe that changes seasonally and is inconsistent, or
· buy race fuel which is special, consistent and designed, engineered and made for racing - to enable your engine to run at its optimum and your lap times to improve.

MSA compliant race fuel must be less than 100 octane.
FIA compliant race fuel must be less than 102 octane.

Cheers John

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