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Fuel tank size
JohnFol - 20/5/02 at 08:52 AM

There seems to be 2 sizes of fuel tank available, 2 and 5 gallon.
I presume that for racing the smaller the tank, the lighter the car. However the smaller the tank, the lower the range. Therefore is a 2 gallon tank large enough for a race?

D Beddows - 20/5/02 at 03:02 PM

A two gallon tank is more than big enough - even allowing for the litre of petrol that has to still be in it after the race just in case they want to check for rocket fuel usage!

Simon Jones - 30/6/02 at 03:26 PM

quote:
...allowing for the litre of petrol that has to still be in it after the race ...

2002 regs:

"At the end of practice and race at least 3 liters of fuel...must be available..." ??