Car Event - Oil Problem on Roads?
Discussion
I help out with a small car event locally, once a year local car owners are invited to show there cars on the high street, they get a free coffee and everyone gets to chat about their cars. It attracts around 200, a great mix of supercars, classics, hot rods, jdm, vintage etc
The third one is coming up, and the organisers have received a couple of emails from a biker, stating that the event deposits a large amount of oil on the roads, and could they arrange for the high street to be cleaned afterwards?
So I ask PH, particularly event organisers, or bikers, is this a known thing? To me the cars all looked very well maintained but with a few vintage and classic obviously some might have been leaking some oil. It was certainly not noticeable by eye on the high street. As it's in public roads over a few hours I don't know how they could, in practical terms, clean them.
Any opinions?
The third one is coming up, and the organisers have received a couple of emails from a biker, stating that the event deposits a large amount of oil on the roads, and could they arrange for the high street to be cleaned afterwards?
So I ask PH, particularly event organisers, or bikers, is this a known thing? To me the cars all looked very well maintained but with a few vintage and classic obviously some might have been leaking some oil. It was certainly not noticeable by eye on the high street. As it's in public roads over a few hours I don't know how they could, in practical terms, clean them.
Any opinions?
A little oil goes a long way once it's floating on some rainwater. I think it's entirely probable that some oil blotches will be left and would suggest just having a 20kg bag of chemical absorbent granules / cat litter and a dust pan & brush handy- this will actually help get the oil up and crucially you'll be seen to have at least tried to do something about it...
HustleRussell said:
A little oil goes a long way once it's floating on some rainwater. I think it's entirely probable that some oil blotches will be left and would suggest just having a 20kg bag of chemical absorbent granules / cat litter and a dust pan & brush handy- this will actually help get the oil up and crucially you'll be seen to have at least tried to do something about it...
That's great, thanks. I wasn't aware of such things, but a quick google shows lots of options.HustleRussell said:
A little oil goes a long way once it's floating on some rainwater. I think it's entirely probable that some oil blotches will be left and would suggest just having a 20kg bag of chemical absorbent granules / cat litter and a dust pan & brush handy- this will actually help get the oil up and crucially you'll be seen to have at least tried to do something about it...
A bag of cat litter is great for an actual spill - but for a few drips?Sounds to me like the biker's simply miffed that there's an event that he can't be part of.
TooMany2cvs said:
A bag of cat litter is great for an actual spill - but for a few drips?
Sounds to me like the biker's simply miffed that there's an event that he can't be part of.
Well I would've said 'cement dust' as that is what the stuff they use on race circuits is referred to as- but I'm not sure what it actually is or whether it might permanently mark / stain the road?Sounds to me like the biker's simply miffed that there's an event that he can't be part of.
HustleRussell said:
TooMany2cvs said:
A bag of cat litter is great for an actual spill - but for a few drips?
Sounds to me like the biker's simply miffed that there's an event that he can't be part of.
Well I would've said 'cement dust' as that is what the stuff they use on race circuits is referred to as- but I'm not sure what it actually is or whether it might permanently mark / stain the road?Sounds to me like the biker's simply miffed that there's an event that he can't be part of.
It's still all overkill for a few drips from traffic, though...
Fair point I suppose, although I do think the bikers are being picky. Many of the events on tarmac in our area now require that the exhibitor carries (and uses) a drip tray. Just a minor inconvenience but it shows the authority that action is being taken and gives them something positive to tell complainers. Cat litter tray proves ideal!
52classic said:
Fair point I suppose, although I do think the bikers are being picky. Many of the events on tarmac in our area now require that the exhibitor carries (and uses) a drip tray. Just a minor inconvenience but it shows the authority that action is being taken and gives them something positive to tell complainers. Cat litter tray proves ideal!
Coventry motorfest asked all exhibitors to bring and use a drip tray this year.No big deal and seemed quite sensible.
stuartmmcfc said:
Coventry motorfest asked all exhibitors to bring and use a drip tray this year.
No big deal and seemed quite sensible.
A recent club event was asking for drip-trays under cars parked outside the transport museum, too.No big deal and seemed quite sensible.
I gather it's because a different club didn't feel they needed to, and Made Quite A Mess...
I've just re-read the original, and see that the cars at the event are parked on the street - well, that's a bit different to my original assumption that it was just cars leaving an off-the-road event. Yeh, driptrays will sort that.
TooMany2cvs said:
A recent club event was asking for drip-trays under cars parked outside the transport museum, too.
I gather it's because a different club didn't feel they needed to, and Made Quite A Mess...
I've just re-read the original, and see that the cars at the event are parked on the street - well, that's a bit different to my original assumption that it was just cars leaving an off-the-road event. Yeh, driptrays will sort that.
Yes the event is on a public road, and overflows into public car parks. So owners of the older cars would be used to being asked to bring and use drip trays?I gather it's because a different club didn't feel they needed to, and Made Quite A Mess...
I've just re-read the original, and see that the cars at the event are parked on the street - well, that's a bit different to my original assumption that it was just cars leaving an off-the-road event. Yeh, driptrays will sort that.
Of course old cars can leak oil, but for all upto the 60s the worst source of oil pollution was crankcase ventilation. The ineveitabke 'blowby' of combustion gases were vented onto the road beneath, carrying oil vapour and droplets. After that, the gases were recirculated back itnto the inlet side and burnt in the engine.
You could ask owners to fix up a temporary catch tank on the vent tube, for the parades along public roads. A plastic pop bottle is sufficient, and will 'catch' some of the oil effluent.
JOhn
You could ask owners to fix up a temporary catch tank on the vent tube, for the parades along public roads. A plastic pop bottle is sufficient, and will 'catch' some of the oil effluent.
JOhn
If bikers are being this sad - then why don't they whinge about all the farmers who consistantly cover the roads with mud and sheep s
t, everytime I use my car I have to clean the sheep st off the rear wings, Mud and sheep st are just as slippery & dangerous to Motorbikers as oil or cast iron man hole covers which are on all UK main roads???
Any bikers want to comment
t, everytime I use my car I have to clean the sheep st off the rear wings, Mud and sheep st are just as slippery & dangerous to Motorbikers as oil or cast iron man hole covers which are on all UK main roads???Any bikers want to comment
Lots of motorsport events make it mandatory to carry a small spill kit for this sort of thing. You can buy them quite cheaply from places like demon tweaks.
Larger spill kits are often required to be placed at certain points by the organisers. I think it's probably good PR for your event to be seen to be proactive about cleaning spills up.
Larger spill kits are often required to be placed at certain points by the organisers. I think it's probably good PR for your event to be seen to be proactive about cleaning spills up.
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