vp racing fuel

j gardiner · 06-30-2009, 07:23 PM

A little while back i posted a question about vp110 and if it was the same as the stock/super stock fuel listed in the accepted fuels list. I found out from vp it is indeed the same fuel just made in different places. They are changing the name of the stock/super stock fuel to sportsman. If you buy it at your local track it will probably be called vp110 and if you buy it off the truck at a race it will be called sportsman.

John Mason · 07-01-2009, 10:03 AM

I would research this a little more. I can buy VP 110 for less than $7/gallon compared to almost $11 for C-12. I doubt a fuel that cheap (?) will be NHRA accepted.

j gardiner · 07-01-2009, 11:07 AM

I did research it. I talked to one of the main guys with vp on the phone about a month and a half ago. He was also at the richmond sportsman national. They also just came out with a press release. That was the whole point was to have a fuel that was more affordable. I running it all year and I get the same performance as I did with torco or sunoco.

Rory McNeil · 07-01-2009, 12:31 PM

About 5 years ago,I tried running the VP 110 , which was also called "Motorsport Red" at the time, as my 8.4.1 compreession 302 certainly doesn`t need the pricy stuff. It ran fine, but out of 3 different attempts, from 2 different drums, it failed fuel check at a LODRS race twice. I was told it was not as stable as V12, so I switched to V12, and have never flunked a fuel check since.

Michael Beard · 07-01-2009, 12:37 PM

Sunoco Blue is just as fast and a ton cheaper.

j gardiner · 07-01-2009, 04:37 PM

He did tell me that the vp 110 should pass but to check it first to make sure. It is made in various places throughout the country. The stuff they bring in on the truck is made in san antonio and it is made with tighter tolerances.

John Mason · 07-01-2009, 05:32 PM

The VP 110 isn't on the NHRA accepted fuels list. VP shows it as being purple and the list shows the Stock/Superstock fuel you referred to as light blue. There's also nothing called "Sportsman" on the list, but it hasn't been updated since May 2007.
I'd check this out before running it.

art leong · 07-02-2009, 03:15 AM

I got tossed a couple of years ago with VP110. It is not on nhra's approved list

MontyC · 07-02-2009, 08:28 PM

The VP guy at richmond said you have to ask for the Sportsman fuel. I'm pretty sure he said the "110" is different. The Sportsman fuel is light blue.

Jimi B · 09-23-2009, 12:19 AM

Sorry to thread dig, but I am a newb to class racing... I just want to be clear on something. I had just taken it for granted that if you wanted to run a lesser fuel.. Say pump gas , that this would be ok. From this I am gathering that is incorrect. You absolutely have to run accepted fuels? If the fuel you wanted to run would be a lower octane, lower specific energy etc, this is not acceptable?

06-30-2009, 07:23 PM	#1
j gardiner Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: waldorf Posts: 220 Likes: 14 Liked 53 Times in 28 Posts	vp racing fuel A little while back i posted a question about vp110 and if it was the same as the stock/super stock fuel listed in the accepted fuels list. I found out from vp it is indeed the same fuel just made in different places. They are changing the name of the stock/super stock fuel to sportsman. If you buy it at your local track it will probably be called vp110 and if you buy it off the truck at a race it will be called sportsman.

07-01-2009, 10:03 AM	#2
John Mason Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 147 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel I would research this a little more. I can buy VP 110 for less than $7/gallon compared to almost $11 for C-12. I doubt a fuel that cheap (?) will be NHRA accepted. __________________ John Mason 7743 SS

07-01-2009, 11:07 AM	#3
j gardiner Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: waldorf Posts: 220 Likes: 14 Liked 53 Times in 28 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel I did research it. I talked to one of the main guys with vp on the phone about a month and a half ago. He was also at the richmond sportsman national. They also just came out with a press release. That was the whole point was to have a fuel that was more affordable. I running it all year and I get the same performance as I did with torco or sunoco.

07-01-2009, 12:31 PM	#4
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,306 Likes: 309 Liked 1,081 Times in 297 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel About 5 years ago,I tried running the VP 110 , which was also called "Motorsport Red" at the time, as my 8.4.1 compreession 302 certainly doesn`t need the pricy stuff. It ran fine, but out of 3 different attempts, from 2 different drums, it failed fuel check at a LODRS race twice. I was told it was not as stable as V12, so I switched to V12, and have never flunked a fuel check since. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

07-01-2009, 12:37 PM	#5
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel Sunoco Blue is just as fast and a ton cheaper. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

07-01-2009, 04:37 PM	#6
j gardiner Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: waldorf Posts: 220 Likes: 14 Liked 53 Times in 28 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel He did tell me that the vp 110 should pass but to check it first to make sure. It is made in various places throughout the country. The stuff they bring in on the truck is made in san antonio and it is made with tighter tolerances.

07-01-2009, 05:32 PM	#7
John Mason Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 147 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel The VP 110 isn't on the NHRA accepted fuels list. VP shows it as being purple and the list shows the Stock/Superstock fuel you referred to as light blue. There's also nothing called "Sportsman" on the list, but it hasn't been updated since May 2007. I'd check this out before running it. __________________ John Mason 7743 SS

07-02-2009, 03:15 AM	#8
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: vp racing fuel I got tossed a couple of years ago with VP110. It is not on nhra's approved list __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

07-02-2009, 08:28 PM	#9
MontyC Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 19 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel The VP guy at richmond said you have to ask for the Sportsman fuel. I'm pretty sure he said the "110" is different. The Sportsman fuel is light blue.

09-23-2009, 12:19 AM	#10
Jimi B Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vp racing fuel Sorry to thread dig, but I am a newb to class racing... I just want to be clear on something. I had just taken it for granted that if you wanted to run a lesser fuel.. Say pump gas , that this would be ok. From this I am gathering that is incorrect. You absolutely have to run accepted fuels? If the fuel you wanted to run would be a lower octane, lower specific energy etc, this is not acceptable?