Hey Everyone,
The last post described my frustration trying to get on track at Mid-Ohio. OI-Vey!!!
I gave the gas I had mixed with Blendzall to Rick Chapman to burn at his shop. He called me last night to let me know that there was a problem. He used the fuel at a sprint race last weekend and could not get the engines to run. Lots of frustration until they changed out fuel. BINGO!! Another kart he prepared went to a race in Michigan with some of my gas and they also had problems until changing fuel. BINGO!!
Then it clicked.... My problems at Mid-Ohio, his problem this weekend, the problem in Michigan... all using my fuel. Something must be wrong with it. He opened it up and it did not smell like good fuel. Then at the end of the day they poured it out on the brush pile to burn.... and it would not light!! Nothing!!
I filled both 2 gallon tanks at Westerville, OH, with Regular Unleaded on way to Mid-Ohio. Maybe the tank was near empty so I got bad gas. It was raining on way to the track from the hotel, so maybe the rain worked into the tanks.
With this info I have learned another lesson: Check the fuel; buy fuel at the track; use only fresh gas.
