[Blas]

All really good points guys...All in all a very interesting discussion...
Erroring on the side of safety is always a good idea...

Let me throw this thought out...
Lets say you and the car did in fact have a static charge, after exiting the car, you touching the gas pump should equalize that charge on you. Then, you take that gas pump filler nozzle and move towards the cars gas tank. Wouldn't the car still have the static charge like you had when you exited? You touched the pump and are now neutral, if the LeMans filler neck was grounded wouldn't it then discharge to the gas pump nozzle? Where as if the filler neck was not grounded, the static charge from the car is isolated from the gas pump nozzle.
I would still be cerious as to the grounding design on the filler on a regular fiberglass production car like a Corvette....
Anyone got a network contact to that TV program where they prove or Bust myths like this?