Canadian government wants to ban leaded fuel for racing!

[chicane]

The majority of professional motorsports, with the exception of some fuel classes, have been unleaded for quite some time.

Getting rid of leaded fuels isnt a bad thing... as the formulation of mixed fuels have come a long way in the past 10 or so years. Unless you are running 25+ pounds of boost... you actual motor octane numbers dont require lead and the other reasons for a leaded additive are falling to the wayside as well.

[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by chicane

The majority of professional motorsports, with the exception of some fuel classes, have been unleaded for quite some time.

Getting rid of leaded fuels isnt a bad thing... as the formulation of mixed fuels have come a long way in the past 10 or so years. Unless you are running 25+ pounds of boost... you actual motor octane numbers dont require lead and the other reasons for a leaded additive are falling to the wayside as well.

Just for fun i checked VP Trick and Torco Fuels
VP leaded 38 different fuels
unleaded 16
Trick leaded 2
un 1
Torco Leaded 12
un 2
So I would say that the majority of professional motorsports are not using unleaded, and really the "Professionals" make up such a small % of the racing population any way,
I don't know for sure but I would BET 0 Prostock teams use unleaded
I also don't think that the fuel companies push or educate customers on unleaded........ apparently it is more costly to produce and if the US isn't banning it then why would the fuel makers care???

[chicane]

Well... just because fuel production companies still make leaded... doesnt mean that they are going to make any less because of unleaded racing fuel use. They make it... and they will continue to make it. But it doesnt mean that there isnt a push for all classes to go unleaded...

Professional motorsports. Yeah its a kind of broad statement... but, specifically in respect for VP... their A5, A7, Ultimate, CSP and M7 fuels are all unleaded. The FIA 2000 certification standards cover more professional classes than that of all NHRA, IHRA and IHBA combined... times 2. None the less... the push for unleaded fuels in motorsports will pretty much be the standard by 2010.

Besides... real motorsports are defined by FIA rules and standards. World reconized motorsports are more stringent than that of local bodies.

The opinion that you point out about the "Professionals" making up a small percentage of the population still doesnt answer the fact that they use 700% more fuel than that of the non-professional. NASCAR alone (Nextel, Bush, Lights, West, etc etc) make that number just by themselves... and BTW... Sonoco 260 is unleaded. They also supply over 80% of the fuel used racetracks in the United States.

A half season in NHRA doesnt use near the fuel as in one Super Speedway race of NASCAR. So no... they truely are considered as the smallest majority in professional motorsports and the EPA isnt going after them just because of that one simple fact.