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[RallyRed]

Hi,

This may be old news, but I'd not heard of it.

Courtesy of the HSRCA

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This distribution includes people who are on the HSRCA’s  list of competitors; apologies if this information has already reached you but we think it is important enough to make sure everyone affected has a chance to have their say.

The Australian Government intends to phase out lead in racing fuels from 1 July 2017. With the use of leaded fuel (Avgas) being prohibited from 1 July 2019.

A petition has been established to ask for a re-think of these plans and requests that the House of Reps provide an extension of approval under section 13 of the Fuel Quality standards Act, 2000, subject to the conditions specified in section 17 of that Act or provide dispensation to preserve our motoring heritage and history.

If you want to sign this petition the link below is provided. It takes a few seconds to come up so just wait until the petition appears, then complete your details and push the sign button at the bottom.  It will then ask you after that to prove you are not a robot.  Then it will send an email to you, which you need to click on the link that you wish to proceed.  It is easy, but a bit slow with flashing blue circles etc – just be patient.

http://www.aph.gov.a...ition?id=EN0314

[Racehatch]

Signed!

[LJ RB30]

Me too

[WhiteA9XS]

Me 4

[RallyRed]

guess I should ask, is RF100 the same as AVGAS?

[WhiteA9XS]

guess I should ask, is RF100 the same as AVGAS?

Yep , Racing Fuel 100 octane , branded by BP and Shell for there Avgas sold in drums

[RallyRed]

Ok. ..in that case Im off to sign it ..ta

[S pack]

 

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FAA shortlists Two Fuels for Unleaded Avgas

31 March 2016

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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected two fuels for further testing in the search for unleaded avgas, the regulator announced this week.

Under pressure from environmental lobbyists to ban 100LL and other leaded avgas types, the FAA has been working with fuel companies to find an acceptable "drop-in" replacement that the existing piston GA fleet can run on.

Of the six companies who submitted samples to the FAA under the Piston Aircraft Fuels Initiative (PAFI) program, only four were chosen for Phase 1 testing, and now only formulations from Shell and Swift Fuels will go on to Phase 2 engine and aircraft testing.

Test data will help the companies obtain an ASTM International Production Specification for their fuels and allow the FAA to authorize the existing GA fleet to use the unleaded replacement fuels. The testing will begin this year and finish in 2018.

PAFI is a joint government-industry partnership partly funded by the US Congress with a budget of US$7 million for the 2016 fiscal year. 

“Government and industry are successfully working together to lower aviation emissions," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. "We’re on track to have unleaded aviation gasoline fully evaluated and ready to be authorized for use by the general aviation fleet in 2018.”

If the FAA is successful in approving an unleaded avgas for use in the USA, the Australian market for 100LL is likely to be too small to justify continued production, forcing a change to the new fuel over here as well.

Edited by S pack, 02 September 2017 - 10:09 PM.

[SA EH]

Yep I'm down, so in the hope that when the time comes & I want to run avgas, it's still around.