RESUMPTION OF RACING CREATES UNIQUE CHALLENGE FOR MOTORSPORT SUPPLIERS

A busy backend of the year has created a logistical challenge for motorsport suppliers like Racefuels.

Following a lengthy break from national-level events due to COVID outbreaks across the country, most notably in New South Wales and Victoria, November will be a busy month of motorsport as many series look to complete their championships before the year ends.

A number of high-profile events are set to take place over seven weeks, with all five remaining Supercars events, Challenge Bathurst, the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championship rounds at Sandown and The Bend, Phillip Island’s traditional Island Magic meeting, and Historic Sandown just to name a few.

After months of planning, RaceFuels is expected to supply 250,000 liters of fuel across those events and has made special preparations to ensure smooth supply for all competitors.

“It will be a challenging two months supplying more than 250,000 litres of fuel to 10 events spanning more than seven weeks in three separate states,” said Sean Scott, RaceFuels General Manager.

“It’s actually quite exciting. We’ve become very agile and adaptive as a business over the past two years, so this run of events to finish off 2021 really gives us the chance to demonstrate those capabilities.”

“Some of the turnarounds are tight, so it will be a test of our planning and procedures, though we do have some inbuilt redundancies if required.”

“We have a daily plan in place, so it will be a case of checking off against our model and adapting as we go along.”

“Our biggest challenge really is getting home. Sure, we could freight endless drums of fuel on site to cover off on supply, but we then need to get them off site and back home to deal with compliantly at the end of each event.”

“When we leave an event, we do so without leaving a footprint. Everything that is brought on site must leave the site. We can’t leave 100 empty drums behind for the circuit to clean up.”

““Getting enough fuel on site for each of the events is not the challenge, doing it efficiently with an eye to getting everything back home is.”

The extended Bathurst 1000 program creates its own unique set of concerns, with an unprecedented 10 categories across a six-day motorsport extravaganza without the traditional lead time ahead of the event.

The fuel supplier will use its extensive facilities in Sydney, including permanent tanks and offices at both Bathurst and Sydney Motorsport Park, as well as its warehouse in Wetherill Park to ensure that things run smoothly.

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