I'll said it once.. I said it again.. I said it again, and again, and again... AND, I'll say it again, the stuff is ABSOLUTE CRAP!!..
NOW!!.. that being said, are teams getting used to it??.. OF COURSE THEY ARE, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.. are teams getting down the track with it??.. OF COURSE THEY ARE, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.. are teams satisfied with the performance of SR-18??.. OF COURSE THEY ARE LYING TO YOU, CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.. You show me a team that will tell you the truth about anything, and I'll tell you that even they are lying...
Yes, there are a bunch of guys that believe SR-18 is OK for them, but are they on the ragged edge with their combinations??.. NO.. are they as fast as they could be, or should be??.. THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW.. if your new combination made 15 or 20 more this year on SR-18, how much better would it be on C-25.. and how much better would your on-track performance be... HMMMMMMMMM.. kinda makes ya think now, huh??
You can put up all the comparative charts that you want.. you can tell me all of the tuning stories that you want.. I've witnessed Pro Stock motors coming apart with burned pistons.. I've had trouble starting a Comp car in the staging lanes of the Gator Nationals, and I'm not alone on the issue.. many guys questioning 60ft times, bogs, misses, etc, etc.. NAH, must be the gearing, or the launch rpm, or the tires are wrong for the combination.. WOW, changed all that and the 60ft didn't change??.. how could that be??..
If you are hard of hearing, or just have no one to believe in, just take your stuff to the track and ROLL DA DICE.. ya might just be lucky.. is that what Comp racing has become now??.. A CRAP SHOOT!!
Comp Eliminator racing has been put in a bad position because of this fuel issue, in my opinion, and the wishy-washy fence sitters are not going to help solve this situation.. what you will accomplish is getting NHRA to release a statement saying that we are not all on the same page, and have no idea what we are talking about..
Now, THAT BEING SAID, how many of us have actually followed the request of Frank Aragona Jr, and have written to NHRA expressing their stories, or opinions??... HMMMMMMMMM, I hope I'm not hearing that old Simon and Garfunkel tune, THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE...
Charlie, I put the charts and the intent was asking if anyone has tried the other approved fuels in lieu of the SR18. I believe NHRA should give us the same option as other Sportsman classes, to use VP C25.