| The IRL - Indy Racing League (IndyCar Series), which | | | | for foreign produced methanol. Good for the |
| has been accepted for its technical advancements in | | | | environment and cost effective - what a concept! |
| automobile racing, is now the motorsport racing | | | | The IRL has been testing the use of 100% ethanol |
| leader in renewable alternative fuel produced in | | | | powered racecars for a number of years with great |
| America. All of the 2007 field of Indy Race Cars will | | | | results. |
| be fuel by 100% Ethanol. | | | | IRL president Brian Barnhart said: . . . "We knew it |
| This is quite an achievement considering there is such | | | | wasn't going to happen overnight and we wanted to |
| a debate about whether or not ethanol is a viable | | | | explore what to do to make it happen." "There never |
| alternative fuel source. Think about this, if ethanol can | | | | has been a consideration of what we'd save. It's |
| power a 600+ horsepower racecar to speeds over | | | | been about taking the initiative to introduce a fuel |
| 200+ mph with efficiency - certainly it can power our | | | | that improves the domestic economy and reduces |
| everyday old "grocery getter" without problem. | | | | our reliance on foreign fuel." |
| Alcohol powered race cars are not that new to the | | | | Ethanol industry officials are hoping that fueling the |
| IRL after all in 1927 at the third Indianapolis 500 a | | | | IRL IndyCar Series will help spread the word about |
| racecar driven by Leon Duray was powered by grain | | | | the benefits of ethanol as an alternative fuel source, |
| (ethyl) alcohol. | | | | not only in high-dollar, high horsepower IRL Indy cars, |
| This new switch to 100% ethanol powered Indy | | | | but also in everyday sedans, truck, minivans and |
| Race Cars for 2007 will not only benefit our | | | | SUVs. |
| environment by burning cleaner thus, providing less | | | | I hope it helps to spread the word as well. America |
| emissions, studies have shown that it will cost the | | | | needs to stop our addiction to oil and if an auto |
| average Indy Race Team about $65,000 less for the | | | | racing sanctioning body like the IRL can help spread |
| cost of fuel compared with what they were paying | | | | the word, I say Thank You! |