It was one year ago today that one of ethanol’s strongest advocates died tragically doing what he loved best – racing. It is a significant tribute to Paul Dana that he accomplished a major goal in his life, getting the IndyCar Series to switch to ethanol, before he passed away. This past weekend’s inaugural race on 100 percent fuel grade …
Dan Wheldon Wins XM Satellite Radio Indy 300
Here’s the winner of the first Indy car race of the year, Dan Wheldon. It’s the third time in a row that Dan has won the race. He did it in dominating fashion too and afterward said it was a lot of fun running the race. I recorded the press conference with Dan afterward and was able to ask him …
Bobby Rahal is Ready To Race
While I was conducting an interview in the Rahal-Letterman hospitality tent, the owner stopped in looking all relaxed. Bobby Rahal is certainly a competitor and as you might be able to tell from my interview with him, he’s ready to stop talking and race. I’ve seen Bobby at a number of ethanol events and he’s a great spokesperson for Team …
Cardinal Ethanol is an EPIC Member
One of the newer members of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council is Cardinal Ethanol. Troy Prescott is president and he’s out here at the Homestead/Miami Speedway in full ethanol attire. And he’s got his ethanol information bag too. I talked to Troy about what he thinks of the promotional activities of EPIC and the whole IRL tie-in. Because Cardinal …
Dan Schwartzkopf Thinks Positive For Ethanol
Dan Schwartzkopf here is VP of Renova Energy and attending the first IRL race of the season. Dan races himself and has been featured here on Domestic Fuel before. I ran into Dan at the Rahal-Letterman hospitality tent and interviewed him to see what he thinks about how things are going with ethanol promotion and the IRL. He includes his …
Scott Sharp Drives The Patron Car
Here’s Jeff Simmons posing with Scott Sharp (right) who drives the Rahal-Letterman Patron-sponsored car. I interviewed Scott during an open media session at Club Patron which is basically a mobile hospitality venue (Tequila bar). I think it’s interesting that Rahal has sponsors that create ethanol for fuel and for human consumption! I made sure I sampled and Patron is where …
Jeff Simmons Ready To Race
It has been a hot sunny afternoon in south Florida. Fortunately the Indy cars get to do qualifying for race start position tonight under race time conditions since the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 is a night race tomorrow. Here’s Jeff getting ready to run his practice laps earlier today. This afternoon I caught up to Jeff at the Rahal-Letterman …
Florida Needs Ethanol
An aerial promotion campaign for ethanol in the Sunshine State took off this past weekend over the racetrack at Sebring, the theme parks in Orlando and the beaches of Fort Meyers. The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council will be flying this banner over cities from Miami to Jacksonville in the next few weeks to get the message out that Florida …
Ethanol Branding Makes Progress
Being able to identify ethanol at the pump nationwide can help consumers “fill up and feel good” no matter where they are. That’s the goal of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council’s “e” branding program, which already has seven states on board in just a few months. This edition of “Fill up, Feel Good” talks about the progress, the program’s …
Global Warming Education
One of the goals of Will Steger’s Global Warming 101 expedition is to educate students about the impact of global climate change on the people living closest to the Arctic Circle. That’s why there are two educators on the expedition, which is currently traveling across Canada’s Baffin Island. One of them is Abby Fenton of Boston, Massachusetts. “Right now we …