Yeah, I worded it poorly. The methanol did, too. You could actually be disqualified from race day if, when they tested your methanol, it didn't clear quickly from the test, and too much moisture in the methanol would allow it to remain cloudy in that test. I can't remember what they did to test it, they mixed it with something, hell, maybe water, at a specific measurement. Too much moisture in your fuel, and the mix wouldn't clear, and they'd DQ you.
You had to store it sealed tightly in a drum, up off the ground for the best results. I'm not sure why up off the ground was supposed to work better, some said it would absorb moisture from the ground, but I'm not sure how that would be possible through a metal or plastic tank. Maybe sitting on cooler concrete allowed for it to attract moisture into a poorly sealed container. I don't know.
What is interesting, is that ethanol fuel has been around for a decade, and I bought my folks old RV, that has been around for 17 years. This thing has sat more than it's ever been driven. Every year it starts right up after sitting for six months or better. No problems. That being said, the EGR valve did go out on it a few years back, but I don't think it was the ethanol. It's never given me issues with power, starting, pulling or anything, and it's been running 10% ethanol fuel for at least 6 years now, that I know of.
I’ve spent a LOT of time investigating ethanol as a gas additive, effect on engines of most any type and my only conclusion is that it is crap. It isn’t needed, in fact it is detrimental. It is all some government green subsidy ploy designed to make some people feel good and others very rich.