Wakefield Park And Fuel

[Piggaz]

Hey guys.

A few mates and myself are having a day out on the track in a few weeks time down at Wakefield. I, myself have a R33 GTR that has been tuned on Shell's V power racing. I had a look on shells website last night and noticed that the Goulburn servo doesnt sell it.

For those who's cars have been tuned on this fuel and have been to a track day how did you get around not having enough fuel for the day?

I dont want to have jerry cans in the car on the way down.

[Primordial]

Well if you're not taking jerry cans, then you're going to have to go back to goulburn to get fuel at some point. Get 98RON in Goulburn and dump some of the Pro Strength Nulon octane booster in it (i know for a fact you can get the pro strength from the BP at Marulan 25k's out of Goulburn, cos I bought it there last week )

Octane booster might not get it up to the level of VPRacing, but you've got no other choice unless you take some cans

[Piggaz]

Bah.

This is rediculous!. In the whole of NSW Shell only sells racing at 8 servo's!

Im not too keen on running 98 with the "boosters" on a built motor.

Cheers for the quick reply

[Primordial]

You're welcome.

Yeah it kinda sucks that you can only get 100ron at a select few places - I've warned a couple of mates off getting their cars tuned on it simply for that reason!

Good luck with your track day mate!

[lingeringsoul]

Bah.

This is rediculous!. In the whole of NSW Shell only sells racing at 8 servo's!

Im not too keen on running 98 with the "boosters" on a built motor.

Cheers for the quick reply

yes only 8 servos....which is why you shouldn't get your car tuned with these fuel unless you live close to these servos.

[SECURITY]

back the timing off around 3 degrees if you have no choice but to use 98.

[Risking]

or fill it with 98 and get a few hot power runs before making the trip down there.

I think you will find if its tunned smart then you wont have any problems with 98 in the tank.

[Piggaz]

^^^

On the PFC the knock with 1.6 BAR (GT - RS's), 9.0:1 comp is about 15.

What the hell is wrong with Shell? I just sent them an email about having it only available at so few places within the state. Proberbly falling on deaf ears!!!!.

[Primordial]

You've gotta remember that the cost of integrating the infrastructure for a completely new type of fuel would be fairly costly. They probably dont see the demand as high enough to roll it out australia wide until they can confirm that theres enough petrol heads out there to warrant it. Give it time.

[scathing]

Buy some jerry cans and run them. You're only going to get 98RON in Goulburn.

I find it funny / stupid that Shell won't supply 100RON so close to the track. The Shell out front of Eastern Creek doesn't stock V-Power Racing either....and being on a main transport hub (M7 / M4 intersection), and so close to the track, you'd think they would.

Just not ha-ha funny.

Edited September 13, 2007 by scathing

[Michele]

ET Racing fuel is now available from the Wakefield Park bowser.

http://www.wakefieldpark.com.au/

Give them a call to confirm 'which' ET racing fuel they are selling, but I think its 102 octane. From memory it was over $2L

[Abo Bob]

I live right near a Shell that sells the racing and it's out of stock about 80% of the time anyway. Also since they use ethanol to up the octane and it has much lower taxes it should actually be cheaper than the 98 but it's not so they are ripping us off. Another thing to note is that the petrol stations buy vpower at 4 c/L more than 91 octane and yet they sell it for 10 c/L more.

Also, what everyone else said about them not selling it near places that would have high use. I just don't get what they're playing at.

All that said, my last couple of track days I filled two Jerry cans and took them with me. Did the job.

[BHDave]

buy 2 20L jerry cans and fill up before you leave. depending on where you are travelling from you may need to buy 3 unless you don't mind chugging home on 98. You really have no option. I tend to go through about 100L on a trip from campbelltown to wakefield and back with 7-8 sessions on the track

[scathing]

There's a Shell near me that sells V-Power Racing, so I'll normally try and empty my tank by the night before a track day, and then fill up (and fill some jerry cans) before I head down.

I'll normally need about 2 tanks of fuel for a regular Wakefield track day (from home back to home), so usually I'll just fill up with 98RON at lunch time.

[swanny180]

Looks like some jerry cans will be your best bet mate...

Worst comes to worst driving home on 98ron shouldnt hurt anything, just dont thrash it and you wont have any dramas

[MZTRBO]

Hey another option might be BOOST98 from the United servo's. Its the same blend as VPR

Not sure if its in Goulburn though....I use it and think its great stuff..

[GTR32GUS]

last time i was in goulburn the shell didn`t have 98 let alone 100 , had to go to caltex

[godzl1975]

you would think that the petrol stations near the tracks would have the 100ron fuels available.