Race fans watch the sunset during the NASCAR Dodge Charger 500 auto race Saturday, May 13, 2006, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)
Posted on 05/15/2006 1:12:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
AP is full of feces as usual.
Race fans watch the sunset during the NASCAR Dodge Charger 500 auto race Saturday, May 13, 2006, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)
How about all of the Limousine Liberals using it in their cars, boats, jets, and all of their assorted toys?
With the war between IRL & CART, these guys aren't leading the way to anything but failure.
I bet freeper racing fans like me couldn't name 2 drivers from either open-wheel league, most their drivers are from Europe and elsewhere?
I'm not sure what the exact losses in performance and speed would be,,
side note, I had a cousin that built a huge ethanol still and used their locally grown corn, they went bust, this was in the late 70s , The Carter Age.. never tried any of their product. They went into fish fertilizer after that and did OK, fish emulsions,, ulp,, glleeyyaa.. should have stuck to moonshine. ;-)
Just remember, Change IS Good! lol
So then what about the NHRA? They've been burning nitromethane for eons.
I was kind of bummed that Indy got rained out this weekend..
I agree, I know few names as well..
That's true.. I guess performance wise, it's plenty potent ,, sounds like mileage would be the trade-off.. it may not be a trade-off worth taking.. maybe they could have the 10 worst teams try it at a few races, see how it works out... if they take off like banshees for a few laps and then belly up, :)
It used not be that way.
Nascar has really done a great job promoting it's racing leagues.
Doesn't the split into IRL & CART go all the way back to a fued between A.J.Foyt and Al Unser?
Not to mention the cost. Pure nitromethane costs around $40 a gallon. Drag racers usually run about 80% nitro and 20% methane, and a racing fuel blend with other additives costs around $50 a gallon. They only use about a gallon a run, though.
re: the split, It goes back a ways,,
I still know a few names today, I just don't follow it like I used to tho.
and Yes, Nascar has been very successful leagues wise.
Indy has some old timers coming back....Al Unser Jr and Michael Andretti. John Andretti has also stated that he hasn't ruled out a run at Indy. [getting a little late for him if he hasn't made up his mind by now]
The big difference between Indy and Nascar engines is.....
Indy = Whiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnne
Nascar = Roaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrr
Al Jr. is running a lot slower than the leaders, Michael has a shot at it,, John? save the gas. ;-)
I'd like to see an all-diesel (maybe biodiesel?) class/series. Wouldn't be as popular, obviously, but could be interesting from a technology perspective, and could open some eyes to what has happened with diesel tech in the past 10 years.
The driver/crew competition is great, but sometimes I'd like to see some new tech.
Seems to me that you could dissolve finely powdered agar-agar in gasoline or alcohol and give yourself a boost a bit more robust than the nitro-ethanol concoction.
Nextel Cup engines presently run a 12:1 compression ratio; ethanol would allow that to increase to 15:1.
A biodiesel class could be sponsored by McDonalds' . . . the french fry smell would be overwhelming. It would really be interesting to have a diesel-electric hybrid division. You could do a dual-fuel diesel running lean ethanol ignited by a diesel charge of soy oil, with the electric batteries providing the load control. Awesome! Just think of the sprint to the finish!
You all are forgetting SCCA World Challenge. You get the roar with the squealing tires from all the turns. Not just turning left there all the time. They actually use the steering wheel haha.
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