Post by Kart 111 on Aug 3, 2009 21:09:34 GMT 9.5
Saw this on the AKA Website and thought it may be useful as it does apply to AIDKA kart racing.
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The AKA rules specify that only PULP fuel may be used in a kart. They also now specifically do not permit the use of fuel blends containing Ethanol, which means that it is not legal to race with any percentage of Ethanol blended in your PULP unleaded petrol.
None of the large national fuel companies or distributors supply any fuel for purchase at a service station bowser with an Ethanol content in South Australia - YET. You can be fairly safe when buying fuel at a BP Express, Shell, Caltex or Mobil service station that if you perhaps use the wrong pump you will not be purchasing fuel that contains Ethanol and is thus illegal under current AKA rules.
Currently the PULP high octane unleaded fuels are named as follows, and these are what you should be using.
Shell -- V-power 98 octane
Mobil -- 8000 98 octane
BP Express -- Ultimate 98 octane
Liberty -- Premium Max 97/98 octane
Note that Caltex stations are now supplying a 95 octane Vortex as their highest grade fuel. This is not ideally suited to karting engines and it is not recommended.
We have found that "BP - On The Run" stations are supplying PULP with a percentage of Ethanol added, so beware and read the notes on the pump --- and some LIBERTY stations now also supply a mid-range 95 octane fuel with a 10% Ethanol content.
In several other states Shell and Caltex supply fuels with an Ethanol content, and it is generally branded as E10. Shell also supply a version of their new V-power PULP in a 100 octane ‘racing’ version. This contains Ethanol, but it is not for sale at a service station through a normal bowser in SA, and it is to cease production soon. None of these fuels are legal for kart racing under AKA rules - but these fuels are not supplied into South Australia ( so far ), and so you are fairly certain you will not be buying it accidentally at your local service station.
All of the petrol supplied at SAFF service stations contains some percentage of Ethanol, so the best advise is to not buy your kart racing fuel at a SAFF outlet.
At UNITED service stations they currently supply a 98 octane PULP that does not contain Ethanol. They also supply a 95 octane PLUS and an E10 blended fuel that both do contain Ethanol. In the near future they will have Ethanol blended into all of their grades of fuel, so the best advise again is not to take a chance and do not buy your kart racing fuel at a UNITED outlet.
As a final word, in case you are not totally sure.
It is the law in South Australia that any petrol station that supplies a fuel with an Ethanol content must display a message on the petrol bowser advising you of the fact that Ethanol is mixed into the fuel you are buying. This again is a good safeguard, just be aware of it and look carefully before filling your fuel can.
And there is one other option. The AKA allow 'other' approved fuels from time to time, and currently the custom blended 98 octane ELF BFK07 petrol is permitted to be used. It is supplied through kart shops in 50 litre drums, it is guaranteed to be of a high quality, but it comes at a very premium price of about $8.00 a litre.
( a special thanks to Simon Layne at LIBERTY FUEL who took the time to confirm the above for us )
Information sourced from:http://www.kartingsa.com.au/ABC.htm with thanks
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The AKA rules specify that only PULP fuel may be used in a kart. They also now specifically do not permit the use of fuel blends containing Ethanol, which means that it is not legal to race with any percentage of Ethanol blended in your PULP unleaded petrol.
None of the large national fuel companies or distributors supply any fuel for purchase at a service station bowser with an Ethanol content in South Australia - YET. You can be fairly safe when buying fuel at a BP Express, Shell, Caltex or Mobil service station that if you perhaps use the wrong pump you will not be purchasing fuel that contains Ethanol and is thus illegal under current AKA rules.
Currently the PULP high octane unleaded fuels are named as follows, and these are what you should be using.
Shell -- V-power 98 octane
Mobil -- 8000 98 octane
BP Express -- Ultimate 98 octane
Liberty -- Premium Max 97/98 octane
Note that Caltex stations are now supplying a 95 octane Vortex as their highest grade fuel. This is not ideally suited to karting engines and it is not recommended.
We have found that "BP - On The Run" stations are supplying PULP with a percentage of Ethanol added, so beware and read the notes on the pump --- and some LIBERTY stations now also supply a mid-range 95 octane fuel with a 10% Ethanol content.
In several other states Shell and Caltex supply fuels with an Ethanol content, and it is generally branded as E10. Shell also supply a version of their new V-power PULP in a 100 octane ‘racing’ version. This contains Ethanol, but it is not for sale at a service station through a normal bowser in SA, and it is to cease production soon. None of these fuels are legal for kart racing under AKA rules - but these fuels are not supplied into South Australia ( so far ), and so you are fairly certain you will not be buying it accidentally at your local service station.
All of the petrol supplied at SAFF service stations contains some percentage of Ethanol, so the best advise is to not buy your kart racing fuel at a SAFF outlet.
At UNITED service stations they currently supply a 98 octane PULP that does not contain Ethanol. They also supply a 95 octane PLUS and an E10 blended fuel that both do contain Ethanol. In the near future they will have Ethanol blended into all of their grades of fuel, so the best advise again is not to take a chance and do not buy your kart racing fuel at a UNITED outlet.
As a final word, in case you are not totally sure.
It is the law in South Australia that any petrol station that supplies a fuel with an Ethanol content must display a message on the petrol bowser advising you of the fact that Ethanol is mixed into the fuel you are buying. This again is a good safeguard, just be aware of it and look carefully before filling your fuel can.
And there is one other option. The AKA allow 'other' approved fuels from time to time, and currently the custom blended 98 octane ELF BFK07 petrol is permitted to be used. It is supplied through kart shops in 50 litre drums, it is guaranteed to be of a high quality, but it comes at a very premium price of about $8.00 a litre.
( a special thanks to Simon Layne at LIBERTY FUEL who took the time to confirm the above for us )
Information sourced from:http://www.kartingsa.com.au/ABC.htm with thanks