I’m not the only one writing about ethanol on the road. So is Rick Tolman, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association. Rick’s posting some road commentary on E85 which you can find on this page. It’s not quite blogging but it’s close. Here’s an excerpt from his last post:
Prepping For The Cross Country Convoy
Hello from San Francisco. I know I said I’d start blogging the AASHTO 50th Anniversary of the Interstate event tomorrow but things got kicked off today. Right now those of us participating in the convoy that will take off Friday are getting prepped by Sunny Schust, director of communications for the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO). She …
The Race Is On
The race has started. After the first lap we had a two-car accident but no injuries and car #17 is looking good right now. After this post I won’t do any until after the race.
Pit Activity
Steve Dixon is the Team Manager for the Ethanol Car out here in the pits.
MFA Oil And Mid Missouri Energy
The big announcement from MFA Oil and Mid Missouri Energy was made this morning as we reported earlier this week.
Buddy Rice Remarks
The 2004 Indy 500 winner is the third Rahal-Letterman team driver. He’s Buddy Rice and he addressed the Ethanol Summit yesterday.
Carb Day Practice Laps
It’s Miller Lite Carb Day at the track. For an hour this morning all the cars in the race Sunday got to put in some laps.
Jeff Simmons Remarks
The Ethanol Car driver, Jeff Simmons, faced the press this morning early.
Bobby Rahal Interview
The co-owner of Rahal-Letterman Racing is Bobby Rahal. He’s pictured here addressing yesterday’s Ethanol Summit.
Danica Patrick Remarks
She’s featured in USA Today’s Speed Weekend and also on the Friday cover. She’s Danica Patrick and she’s hoping to improve on her 4th place finish here last year.