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Rich Biebel · 07-03-2012, 07:41 PM

When I raced my Friebrid Stocker...

First race I went to I brought my own feul Sunoco Purple right from the supplier that sold to the local tracks....it failed....I bought a fresg jug and fuel from the VP truck....C-11 it passed....Others told me it was the fastest fuel...

After that I bought fuel at the track the first day of the event...

Bought C-12 from the tracks fuel supplier at Cecil....Palmer Fuels...

there was something wrong with that fuel and I was not the only one who had issues. There seemed to be a concerted effort to let it slide, that was my opinion at that race....

After that race I cleaned out my fuel cell before any NHRA race I went to. I still have the little hand siphon I used to do it. I would wipe out the cell and let it air dry.....I bought a fresh jug and never put anything but good fresh fuel in it. I bought only C-11 and hated the stuff but it always passed....I ran anything I could get my hands on for non NHRA races and the car never went any slower or faster with any of the fuels....

I raced that same car last year and bought C-12 after having used Purple at my local track.......The C-12 passed 2 times at the Dutch......

I think the fuel check deal should be dropped except for heads up runs or at events where there is class runoffs. Way to many issues with fuel failing when it should be fine and other times it should fail but it doesn't......Almost any jug will leak if you turn it upside down......They all leak......Junk plastic.......I have spent time on the edges at the top trying to clean them up so the rubber o-ring will seal....You can make it better but probably not air tight.....

No one is trying to run stuff like Q-16 unless they are nuts........The fumes alone would kill your opponent.....

07-03-2012, 07:41 PM	#5
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,315 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Fuel check question When I raced my Friebrid Stocker... First race I went to I brought my own feul Sunoco Purple right from the supplier that sold to the local tracks....it failed....I bought a fresg jug and fuel from the VP truck....C-11 it passed....Others told me it was the fastest fuel... After that I bought fuel at the track the first day of the event... Bought C-12 from the tracks fuel supplier at Cecil....Palmer Fuels... there was something wrong with that fuel and I was not the only one who had issues. There seemed to be a concerted effort to let it slide, that was my opinion at that race.... After that race I cleaned out my fuel cell before any NHRA race I went to. I still have the little hand siphon I used to do it. I would wipe out the cell and let it air dry.....I bought a fresh jug and never put anything but good fresh fuel in it. I bought only C-11 and hated the stuff but it always passed....I ran anything I could get my hands on for non NHRA races and the car never went any slower or faster with any of the fuels.... I raced that same car last year and bought C-12 after having used Purple at my local track.......The C-12 passed 2 times at the Dutch...... I think the fuel check deal should be dropped except for heads up runs or at events where there is class runoffs. Way to many issues with fuel failing when it should be fine and other times it should fail but it doesn't......Almost any jug will leak if you turn it upside down......They all leak......Junk plastic.......I have spent time on the edges at the top trying to clean them up so the rubber o-ring will seal....You can make it better but probably not air tight..... No one is trying to run stuff like Q-16 unless they are nuts........The fumes alone would kill your opponent..... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 07-03-2012 at 07:46 PM.