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Title: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: brett on November 22, 2006, 12:03:58 PM
How much gas should I expect to go through for a trackday? It's me and a Ninja 250, so I was hoping if we topped off our tanks before going up we could get away with sharing a 5 gallon gas can. Is that reasonable?
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on November 22, 2006, 12:06:55 PM
Why not bring 2 5 galloners, just in case?
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: makenzie71 on November 22, 2006, 12:10:44 PM
I always have a 25 gallon drum of 110 and a hand pump...but I've never really needed more than 10 gallons (FZ600).
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: brett on November 22, 2006, 12:38:34 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on November 22, 2006, 12:06:55 PM
Why not bring 2 5 galloners, just in case?

Because I'm lazy and careless.
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: D-Day on November 22, 2006, 12:41:12 PM
Quote from: brett on November 22, 2006, 12:03:58 PM
How much gas should I expect to go through for a trackday? It's me and a Ninja 250, so I was hoping if we topped off our tanks before going up we could get away with sharing a 5 gallon gas can. Is that reasonable?

I average 2 gallons an hour at almost every track I go to.  I take an extra 5 gallons, but more often than not come home with it.
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: pantablo on November 22, 2006, 02:31:54 PM
depends on the track and how you ride them. I've done trackdays where I only went through the tank on the bike and others where I've gone through that, a 5 (or 7.5?) ga extra can and still not made it through the whole day...generally speaking you should be fine with what you have. You can always borrow a little from one of your neighbors in the pits if you had to.
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: coll0412 on November 22, 2006, 03:53:47 PM
If you are riding your own bike down, then just fill up before and after the track, I have only used about 3/4 of a tank but it depends on how long each session is and how many you can get in a day.
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: Grainbelt on November 23, 2006, 02:42:10 PM
Quote from: brett on November 22, 2006, 12:38:34 PM
Because I'm lazy and careless.

Beautiful. I wouldn't want to haul that crap around either.  :laugh:
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: rangerbrown on November 23, 2006, 03:10:33 PM
the gs should use more than a tank full in a day. i avg 29mpg at the track
Title: Re: How much gas is needed for a trackday?
Post by: coll0412 on November 23, 2006, 05:15:31 PM
yeah 30 miles per gallon and I used about 3 gallons on the track for 90 miles which is 45 Laps on a two mile circuit, which about 12 laps per session, and there usually is about 4 sessions in a day.

Simple enough I would say, heck, at lunch you can always run a grab some gas also