fuel question

[David Thompson]

Sorry, but another basic question:

How much fuel should I expect my Clubsport to consume in say, 20 minutes on Castle Combe?

Any idea how to check the fuel level?

Thanks in advance

[ajh349]

At race pace you should expect using 1 ltr per lap, only way to check your fuel level is to drain the tank via the fuel sampling point.

[Matt Graham]

I used to guess about 1 US Gallon (3.8L) per 8-10 minutes depending on the track. So 20 minutes should be in the 7.5 - 12L range (I realize that's a fairly large range). Only real way to know is to measure.

-Matt

[SportsLibre]

I just measure how much I put in, when it gets full it is easy to measure how much it takes to fill it again, then keep an eye on long you drive and top up accordingly,

mind you I do only have a two gallon tank.

[Count Johnny]

Interesting cove, fuel consumption.

Running at Brands in the freezing cold, in the pouring rain, last November, we were getting 0.88 litres per minute from my standard R1.

Later that day, a little bit warmer, drying - and six seconds a lap faster – we were getting 0.54 litres per minute.

Why? Because it was so cold in the morning that we couldn’t get any heat into the engine and – we presume – the automatic ‘choke’ was still on.

Just some food for thought.

[Count Johnny]

PS
Don't forget, if your racing in the UK, you'll need to finish with a minimum of 3 litres in your tank so the scrutineer can check that you're not using naughty fuel like everybody else is.

Edited by Count Johnny on Thursday 12th November 04:37

[Martin B]

At race pace round Combe, my 1100 Clubsport used about 12 to 13 litres of fuel for 14 racing laps, warm up, green flag lap and cool down lap. This normally left me with about the right amount in the tank having filled it with 15 litres.

Will you be racing it at Combe next year?

Martin

Edited by Martin B on Thursday 12th November 23:18