Topic: How to quickly fuel without spilling?
At Stafford I thought we had the worlds best cheapo fueling rig. We adapted a big funnel to hook onto the car so it can't tip over. We then removed the spouts from the fuel cans and filled up the funnel. It was hot and daytime, so you could easily see the fuel vapor leaving the tank. When the vapors changed and got misty, you knew to slow down with filling the funnel. We didn't spill fuel and the pit stop was fast, smooth, and relatively stress-free.
At Nelson Ledges, it was cold and often dark. We couldn't see the vapors at all and frequently overfilled the car. It isn't fun being surprised with several liters of fuel in the funnel and the filler overflowing. We spilled a lot and cleaned up a lot. I'm sure it wasn't good for the pavement. We were stressed about it and felt like blundering fools.
We tried just pouring through a regular fuel can's spout, but event with a true vented can it takes a loooong time to dump just one can (and our tank holds 3.6 cans).
We thought about modifying the filler to remove the flap and constriction that prevents you from putting a leaded pump hose in, but isn't that flap there to prevent fuel leaks in the case of a roll-over?
We aren't interested in high-dollar solutions, like the fuel cell / NASCAR-style dump can solution we saw.
Ideas? What is your team doing / going to do?
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