WHY VP FUELS
| The Beginning
VP Racing Fuels was founded by Steve Burns, who initially exhibited his aptitude for R&D in 'the early 1970’s as a young racer in San Antonio, Texas. Self-taught in chemistry and physics, Steve was convinced the race fuel manufacturers of the day were falling short in their quest for optimum horsepower. To address this shortcoming, he began experimenting with exotic blends of fuel, much to the dismay of his parents whose garage served as Steve’s laboratory. Steve began at the local tracks of Texas, where racers tried his fuel and liked the power gains. His first fuel was christened “C12,” the word spread and Steve’s company was founded as VP Racing Fuels in 1974.
Early Influencers
VP’s first official “paying” customer was a relatively unknown drag racer named Warren Johnson. Early on, Steve met two other young Texans–Buddy Morrison and David Reher. Most of VP’s early testing and development was done alongside the Reher-Morrison team, along with Warren Johnson and Bob Glidden. Ultimately, each evolved into household names in NHRA pits around the country, with C12 going on to become arguably the most successful race fuel in motorsports.
Expanding Markets
VP’s forays into the motorcycle market met with similar success, as Steve and his team worked personally with each of the factory motocross and road racing teams to develop custom blends for their applications. VP’s dominance of this market is illustrated by its fueling of every American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Pro Class champion for the last five consecutive years through 2008. VP’s R&D team also developed fuels specifically for sanctioning bodies in Europe, including FIA (Automotive) and FIM (Motorcycle).
World Leader in Race Fuel Technology
VP is now recognized by many as the world leader in race fuel technology, with a catalog of nearly 70 fuel blends and a growing roster of VP-fueled champions across the entire spectrum of motorsports. VP’s reputation for product quality, along with superior service and technical support, helped secure its position as the Official Racing Fuel of the largest racing sanctioning body in the world–NHRA Championship Drag Racing–as well as sponsor of more than 50 other series and sanctioning bodies, including American Drag Racing League (ADRL), American LeMans, AMA Flat Track, Atlantic Championship, International Hot Road Association(IHRA), Star Mazda, UMP DIRTcar, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and World of Outlaws Late Models among many others.
Worldwide Distribution
From a single location with two employees in San Antonio, Texas, VP has grown to approximately 100 employees with four company owned and operated racing fuel distribution points in Texas, Indiana, Georgia and Delaware, as well as a regional sales office in southern California and distributorships in Florida, Kansas and Washington; Calgary, Ontario and Montreal; Each of these distribution points keeps quantities of VP fuels available for immediate transport. These locations put VP within a day’s drive of virtually any “major” racing event in North America, meaning racers and sanctioning bodies can always count on access to sufficient quantities of good quality fuel.
VP also has a distributor in Sydney, Australia, which, together with its distributor in Puerto Rico, represent VP’s first expansion outside the North American continent. VP’s distribution network now extends to Europe, Central America, Asia and the Middle East. Among its newest and fastest growing distributors are those in Bahrain, Moscow and Singapore. Together VP’s distributors support a network of more than 1300 dealers around the world.
Sustained Passion and Commitment
The passion and dedication of VP’s development team to staying on the leading edge of technology is legendary. Most of VP’s employees are or have been racers in one form or another and are driven by the competitive will to win. Together, the VP team intends to solidify its position as the true World Leader in Race Fuel Technology for years to come.”
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Packaging
All VP fuels are available in
5- (19 liter), 15- (56 liter),
30- (113 liter) and
54-gallon (204 liter)
pails and drums except
where noted.
Shipping
Many of the chemicals VP Racing
Fuels sells and distributes are
considered hazardous as defined
by the U.S. Department of
Transportation. Compliance with
the regulations of DOT 49 CFR
§§100-185 is required when
shipping or transporting these
chemicals, including marking,
labeling, placarding, appropriate
shipping papers, and training.
Use of Racing Fuel
in California
In California (as in other states),
leaded and unleaded racing fuel
is legal for use only in racing
vehicles, not on a public
highway. The only fuel sold by
VP Racing Fuels which is legal
for street use or non-competition
uses in the State of California is
Streetblaze 100 ethanol enriched
Phase III gasoline. With that one
exception, all of VP’s racing fuels
are only legal for use in a
competition vehicle not used on
public highways. The racing fuels
may not be used for recreational
offroading or other
non-competition uses.
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VP Racing Fuels, Inc. is
committed to being a good
corporate citizen in its worldwide
operations, being
environmentally responsible, and
obeying all applicable laws and
regulations. VP encourages our
distributors, dealers and
customers to also be good
citizens and obey applicable
laws and regulations in the sale
and use of VP products.
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