[vincesanity82]

CEO Rick Wagoner of General Motors has been talking with NASCAR executives about bringing ethanol fuel into stock-car racing, to make the sport "greener." Brent Dewar, GM vice president in charge of racing, said "We are guests at this party. But we're also a partner, and we think this would be the right signal to send to America. We have to reduce our (foreign) dependency. "We know they have a fuel partner (Sunoco), and we're respectful of that. We're hoping that when the time comes for a discussion of the fuel we can talk about that. What we have to do now is show them some of the technical learnings we've had with ethanol in other series. "But it's very do-able." -- Winston-Salem Journal

Winston-Salem Journal | NASCAR Notebook: Ethanol may be in NASCAR's future

[lilsexy08]

I was watching American Chopper and they were discussing that and how its made because American Chopper was doing a motorcyle for them using the alternative fuel. I don't know if it would work in Nascar or not. Its a good idea though.

[Quality88]

Gas mileage would go down(not that they get good mileage anyways) on the cars. It burns quicker than regular.

[SteelPhoenyx]

Don't the Indy Cars run on Ethanol?

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by SteelPhoenyx

Don't the Indy Cars run on Ethanol?

Yup.... I think Danica in part is responsible for that, that's who her sponsor was/is. I think all teams ended up switchin.

[Fastdodgeguy]

An All American Fuel For A All American Sport!

[Racer Duck]

the good thing about ethanol is that it keeps a bunch of farmers in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska from getting paid for not growing corn....

ethanol is the tip of a very nasty sword as far as auto racing goes .. imagine your race cars running bio-diesel... that's what's next up...

this "comment" from GM makes you wonder how many corn farms they own...

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

this "comment" from GM makes you wonder how many corn farms they own...

Now come on RD, you know that with the ethanol craze comin by, the auto makers will be ownin their own corn farms to corner the market, or should I say curb the market.

[DOF_power]

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^ Well this was certainly coming.

IRL and Champ Car use bio-ethanol and methanol.
The 24h of Le Mans and its series ALMS and LMS have been conquered by diesels like the Audi R10 and Peugeot 908.
Swedish touring cars run on bio-ethanol and FIA World Touring Cars will run exclusively on bio-ethanol from 2009.
And F1 is also talking about going green.

So it doesn't surprise me that this green-ness could/will be coming.

[lilsexy08]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Now come on RD, you know that with the ethanol craze comin by, the auto makers will be ownin their own corn farms to corner the market, or should I say curb the market.

No doubt Racer! Just messing don't have a stroke now! Do you need a beer with lilsexy! LOL! Deep breaths! LOL! Just messing!

[DOF_power]

Big oil will beat them to it. big oil will become big crops.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by DOF_power

Big oil will beat them to it. big oil will become big crops.

you let the nasty little secret out, DOF. Big Oil is already buying up corn farms!!!