Boy Oh Boy..I remember That Stuff....Those Were The Days!
Racer Bud in Sonoma, Ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Oblinger" <koblinger@verizon.net>
To: "David W. Riddle" <dave@microworks.net>; "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] F1 Championship - Not over yet?!
> Could be that the fuel was chilled in the refueling rig thinking that
> the fuel would warm up to within the allowable temp range in the car by
> the time it had to be measured. In the Trans-Am days Roger Penske's team
> used to put dry ice in the refueling rig to chill the fuel. Cold fuel is
> more dense, takes up less space so you essentially get more fuel per
> gallon. At one Trans-Am race the cars unexpectedly had to run an extra
> pace lap or two and the Penske boys were really worried the fuel tank in
> Donohue's Camaro would split from the cold fuel expanding faster than it
> could be used. Just one more "Unfair Advantage".
>
> Cheers,
> Kurt O.
>
> David W. Riddle wrote:
>
>>formula1.com (the official site) is not yet reporting this result and
>>neither is f1i.com (kinda an "outlaw" site). SpeedTV's website is
>>saying that they were not penalized.
>>
>>Would be interesting to know how the fuel in the tank was 14 degrees
>>cooler than the ambient air?
>>
>>Kas any suggestions? I'm sure other racers would like to know how to
>>cool their fuel on hot days.
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