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sperry · 2007-06-21, 02:05 PM

Okay folks, I think I've got a line on 100 octane unleaded... I ended up doing the leg work accidentally:

I was looking for a transfer tank for the bed of my truck, but after going to like 5 places on a wild goose chase, I ended up at Summit to grab another two 5 gallon cans. Mike Sesario (sp?) works there and I got to bullshitting with him about race fuel. He pointed me to Rich Davis Racing who's up in Golden Valley. I called Rich, and asked about buying some 17 gallon cans of gas. Rich's order just went in earlier today, but he's calling back to see if he can't add some 100 unleaded to the order.

Either way, Rich said he never gets requests for unleaded 100, but I told Rich there might be 5 or 6 of us that would be interested in it, which sparked enough interest for him to consider keeping a 55 gallon drum on hand.

I'm still planning on getting two 17 gal drums for my house, that way when one's out, I can start on the second while I go refill the first out of Rich's big drum.

As far as pricing, he asked what Allied Washoe was charging. I told him $6.50/gal and he laughed because he's selling his 110 leaded for $5.95/gal and implied he'd be able to beat the AW price pretty easily.

The drawback of course it the trip to Golden Valley, but if everyone's interested in doing the same deal as me w/ the 17 gal drums, we can simply load up the truck every now and again with the empty cans and head up there to refill them. The drums cost $30, with a $25 return fee if you trade 'em in... or you can simply refill the same drum over and over, and save yourself the $5.

The alternative is buying a 55 gal drum for the garage, and getting a forklift to deliver it (they weight like 350 lbs, no way I'm unloading that off my truck) and are a little to big to be safe at the house IMO.

If anyone else is interested (Mike? Dean? Matt?) let me know, and I'll fill you in on the details. Remember, even if you're not tuned for 100, tossing in a few gallons per tank when you're out at the race track is a good idea for motor safety, especially when it's hot.

As far as this weekend, I think I'm going to be hauling out six 5 gallon cans of 100 from Allied Washoe, just to avoid as much of the track's $8/gal gas as possible. But I'm guessing that won't be quite enough for a full weekend at the track.

2007-06-21, 02:05 PM	#94
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Okay folks, I think I've got a line on 100 octane unleaded... I ended up doing the leg work accidentally: I was looking for a transfer tank for the bed of my truck, but after going to like 5 places on a wild goose chase, I ended up at Summit to grab another two 5 gallon cans. Mike Sesario (sp?) works there and I got to bullshitting with him about race fuel. He pointed me to Rich Davis Racing who's up in Golden Valley. I called Rich, and asked about buying some 17 gallon cans of gas. Rich's order just went in earlier today, but he's calling back to see if he can't add some 100 unleaded to the order. Either way, Rich said he never gets requests for unleaded 100, but I told Rich there might be 5 or 6 of us that would be interested in it, which sparked enough interest for him to consider keeping a 55 gallon drum on hand. I'm still planning on getting two 17 gal drums for my house, that way when one's out, I can start on the second while I go refill the first out of Rich's big drum. As far as pricing, he asked what Allied Washoe was charging. I told him $6.50/gal and he laughed because he's selling his 110 leaded for $5.95/gal and implied he'd be able to beat the AW price pretty easily. The drawback of course it the trip to Golden Valley, but if everyone's interested in doing the same deal as me w/ the 17 gal drums, we can simply load up the truck every now and again with the empty cans and head up there to refill them. The drums cost $30, with a $25 return fee if you trade 'em in... or you can simply refill the same drum over and over, and save yourself the $5. The alternative is buying a 55 gal drum for the garage, and getting a forklift to deliver it (they weight like 350 lbs, no way I'm unloading that off my truck) and are a little to big to be safe at the house IMO. If anyone else is interested (Mike? Dean? Matt?) let me know, and I'll fill you in on the details. Remember, even if you're not tuned for 100, tossing in a few gallons per tank when you're out at the race track is a good idea for motor safety, especially when it's hot. As far as this weekend, I think I'm going to be hauling out six 5 gallon cans of 100 from Allied Washoe, just to avoid as much of the track's $8/gal gas as possible. But I'm guessing that won't be quite enough for a full weekend at the track. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?