No more avgas/100 octane? Really?

[TonyB]

I was told today that 100 octane race fuel/ avgas will no longer be available for recreational use. supposedly it wont be available for racers to use. Is this correct? Has anyone else heard of this?

[sidecar bob]

Apparently it's been banned from car racing because they didnt want people toteing 200 litre drums around on the back of utes.
Nothing wrong with BP 98 though.

[k14]

Nothing wrong with BP 98 though.
Not for a 125! Gee if this is true I am glad I sold my one! Only other option would be elf at something like $5 a liter!

[Kickaha]

Not for a 125! Gee if this is true I am glad I sold my one! Only other option would be elf at something like $5 a liter!

MS103 only used to be $3

[steveyb]

Who told you?
Find out their source.

[TonyB]

My source is a guy who has freinds that are into classic car racing in a BIG way. I don't remember the specifics particularly well, but in a nut shell the rumour is that it will soon become illegal to sell avgas for recreational use.

i'm not for a moment suggesting that this is definite, the purpose of the thread is to see if anyone else has heard a similar story. I've been doing a bit of snooping around, (this thread is already on Google!), I have a feeling that the REAL story may be that the various car racing series could be having to go to pump fuel due to rule changes from MSNZ. If thats the real story, then its just a case of misinterpreted information.

[Kevin G]

Elf unleaded race fuel for the 125's more like $7.50 a litre...No worries just get to know someone at an airfield or a pilot! Planes will always use it and MNZ is not bannning it so find a friend and suck up!

[froggyfrenchman]

I was told today that 100 octane race fuel/ avgas will no longer be available for recreational use.
Define recreational use....
If a man spends an hour or so doing pointless laps of the sky in a piper tomohawk or similar, I would calll that recreational use.
From what i can tell, Its just the classic car guys are not going to use it anymore. This thread is the only place I have heard it sujested that it will no longer be on sale to Joe Public.

[crazyhorse]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oo

[scott411]

i am pretty sure motorsport NZ are banning it, but speedway nz treid to do something similar and got voted down majorly, , i have not heard of MNZ trying to do something similar,

[sidecar bob]

Who told you?
Find out their source.

My source is the owner of Drivers Bar in Tauranga, he runs a pre '65 car.

[TonyB]

My source is the owner of Drivers Bar in Tauranga, he runs a pre '65 car. So what did you hear?

[gav]

They were still selling it at Ruapuna yesterday, only seen this thread today, so didnt ask them about it, sorry.

[sidecar bob]

So what did you hear?

That avgas will be banned from car racing before the year is out.

[steve74]

Kartsport banned all avgas from go kart racing this year. The guys with the highly tuned 250cc karts have had to get the cylinders/heads machined to run 98 and they are blowing up all over the place. I too heard that you will need a fuel card setup for avgas in order to get it from the aeroclub pumps.

[Dodgy]

All bollocks. Certainly at our aero club there is no mandate to stop sales. However, some aero clubs do enforce the policy of the person(s) wishing to purchase avgas must produce at motorsport licence of some kind. Most clubs do not enforce this however. I cetainlly do not ask

I have my own avgas fuel card. Easy to get. avgas is (I recall $1.78 litre plus GST). This will be cheaper than just turning up and buying from an aero club.