[Fot] F1 Championship - Not over yet?!

[RACER BUD]

Boy Oh Boy..I remember That Stuff....Those Were The Days!
Racer Bud in Sonoma, Ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt Oblinger" <koblinger at verizon.net>
To: "David W. Riddle" <dave at microworks.net>; "FOT" <fot at 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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