History of Racing Fuels
History of World Wide Racing Fuels
World Wide Racing Fuels, located in New Canton, Virginia, in the county of Buckingham, was founded by Frank LeSueur in 1970. We are located on property that has been in the LeSueur family since the 1800's.
Frank has been associated with the racing world since 1959, when he started his first drag strip in Louisa County, VA. He drove his own drag car from 1960 to 1962. In 1964 he purchased his second track in Suffolk, VA. He started World Wide Racing Fuels distributing Nitromethane only. In 1975, he became a distributor of Sunoco racing gasoline, and the rest, as they say, is history.
History of VP Racing Fuels
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.
