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Re: Sunoco fuel at Bonneville

To: "Dan" <dwarner@electrorent.com>,
Subject: Re: Sunoco fuel at Bonneville
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:02:08 -0500
A quick Check with Rick Gold in advance and he'll have Spark plugs for your
application cheaper then you can buy them in most places.... for real... I
was amazed the first time I got some from him.... I asked twice if the price
was right.. and he assured me that was it was...

Display a decal and the fella even pops for a new T-shirt each year....
gotta love Rick's crew too....

K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
To: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:51 AM
Subject: Sunoco fuel at Bonneville


> > and Sunoco is Illegal at Bonneville in the gas class
> What's up with that????
> *******************************
> At Bonneville events, both SCTA-BNI & USFRA, an event gasoline is required
for
> use in all gas class record attempts.
> The 2003 SCTA rulebook elaborates on this on pages 9 & 15. What's up is
that
> we support those vendors who support us.
>
> The past several years ERC has been our fuel vendor at Bonneville and El
> Mirage. Rick Gold provides several blends which will cover a majority of
> engine combinations. The best part is that Rick and his staff are on site
to
> help with any problems or questions you may have. I believe that if you
ask
> around a great number of racers have found that Rick's suggestion on a
> recommended blend is correct.
>
> Many people call Rick before the event and find out what he is bringing.
If
> your need is something else he will be sure to include it on the truck
>
> The process to insure that the entrant is following the gasoline procedure
> properly is this:
>
> Before a qualifying attempt you present your vehicle to the fuel truck
with an
> empty tank. The vendor will supply your gasoline
> and seal the tank.
> If the qualifying run is successful you enter the impound area and the
tank
> seal is inspected.
> You may add fuel before the second part of the record run from a sealed
> container that was handled like the tank at the fuel truck. The impound
> official will then reseal the tank before the record run.
> Following a successful record run you reenter the impound area to complete
the
> certification process. The tank seal is reinspected at that time.
>
> Bottom line? No valid tank seal = no record.
>
> I hope this helps in clarifying this part of the process. June and July
are
> the question months, something to do with a deadline or something LOL.
>
> Dan Warner

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