Ethanol on the fast track IRL's decision to make switch may spur more converts to new fuel.
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Brainless ping
The fuel consumed by the race cars in an infinitesimal fraction of the cost of running NASCAR. This excuse is BS.
I have taken a one-year no France-bashing pledge, after the election of Sarkozy, but I think I can make an exception for NASCAR CEO Brian France. What a lying POS!
Arthur Ochs (Pinch) Sulzberger Jr. has devastated the family franchise, the NY Times, affectionately known as The Commie Rag.
I believe he is 4th generation.
The France family will do for NASCAR what Pinch did for the Times soon enough.
The aptly-named “France”.
There’s a sucker born every minute.
How does ethanol connect with global warming, or more accurately with the production of carbon dioxide? Does this idiot think that oxidation of ethanol doesn't produce carbon dioxide? (I don't know for sure but my guess is that you produce less carbon dioxide per joule oxidizing gasoline.)
ML/NJ
so little time.
Wasnt Dave Matthews fined for dumping bus porta potty into Chicago river??
Recently Congress passed a new law requiring 35 mpg by 2020.
Will the new cars be expected to get 35 mpg off Ethanol which is 35% less fuel efficient than gasoline.?
They have a lot of work to do to get there.
We've been told by the Supreme Court that CO2 is a "greenhouse gas, and that the EPA can regulate it as a pollutant... And we keep hearing that we need to switch to ethanol...
Excuse me, but ethanol is a hydrocarbon which, when burned produces CO2... And because it contains less energy than gasoline, more must be burned for the same application. Therefore, if there's a switch to ethanol in NASCAR, in a 400 mile race, more alcohol needs to be burned, so there's actually MORE CO2 produced, meaning that there's actually a HIGHER "carbon footprint!"
Am I the only one to see this?
Mark
I think we need to organize a massive convoy of SUVs to go around the country to raise awareness about global warming. Maybe we would get some 747s to tow a giant banner urging people to use a single sheet of toilet paper for each wipe.
Maybe some carheads can correct me where I’m wrong but I see this as a good thing.
Ethanol and other fuels have/create a much higher octane than gasoline alone. The higher octane allows engines (esp. turbos tuned for it) to run at higher compression which means more power which means more funner races :)
Hell of alot less efficient but with more power, sounds like something NASCAR would be jumping at!
Right?
Brian “Frenchie” France is the absolute worst thing to happen to any sport, any where. Talk to any real NASCAR fan (ones who remember bias ply tires) and you will find out how much damage this imbecile has done to NASCAR. He’s Eliot Spitzer without the ability to dress himself.
NASCARS biggest event is the Daytona 500,. This year it's TV ratings were an average audience of 17.53 million viewers.
That less than 25% of all NASCAR fans who bother to tune into the Super Bowl of the sport?
Nascar lies through it's teeth.