Team Ethanol pit crew personnel and Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay discuss practice one of the 2007 Antifreeze Indy 300. The team has one more practice to get everything dialed up before the IndyCar Qualifying run later this afternoon. Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Photo Album
Setting the Speed
Team Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay spent a good amount of time in the pits with crews reworking the Ethanol IndyCar. That didn’t stop Ryan from completing 97 laps in the first practice run though. He was just two laps behind Danica Patrick for the most laps completed. Ryan reached his highest speed in lap 44, accelerating to 214.128 mph. He …
Rahal-Letterman Back to Back
Drivers and pit crews are dialing in their IndyCars this morning in preparation for Sunday’s final IndyCar Series race for 2007. Rahal-Letterman teammates Patron Driver Scott Sharp and Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay are assigned pits 7 and 8 at the Chicagoland track. The drivers have two practice runs today to work out the kinks and get everything in line. Peak …
Ethanol from Idaho Landfill Waste
Ground has been broken on a $60 million ethanol plant in Eastern Idaho that will make the green fuel from landfill waste. This story on the KPVI-TV web site says not only will the plant make ethanol, it will reduce the need for landfills: Wayne Brower, Bingham County Commissioner: “Very exciting to know that we can convert household waste into …
Forestry Chief Wants More Wood-based Ethanol
The head of the U.S. Forest Service has proposed that the nation replace 15 percent of its gasoline with ethanol made from wood. This AP story says U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell made the proposal during a speech on the west coast: “These are ambitious goals, and they would take a concerted national effort to reach,” Forest Service Chief …
PJ Chesson Pumps Ethanol Fuel
Ryan Hunter-Reay wasn’t the only Indy Car Driver consumers had the chance to meet at today’s ethanol pump promotion. Roth Racing Driver PJ Chesson also came out to help support ethanol. Consumers throughly enjoyed PJ antics at the gas pump. The rambunctious driver washed windshields, scribbled his name in bumper dust and even paid for one woman’s gas. You don’t …
Ryan Hunter-Reay Embraces Ethanol
I think it’s safe to say that all of us a part of the ZimmComm Media crew have been eager to meet ethanol’s new driver Ryan Hunter-Reay and hear what he has to say about driving with Team Ethanol. I lucked out and got to be the first one of the ZimmComm bunch to introduce myself to the Indy Driver. …
Gas City Encourages Public Awareness of Ethanol
Gas City Executive Vice President Bill Shireman says his company has been promoting ethanol for about a year and a half. Bill says pump promotions like today’s help educate the public and encourage consumers to fuel up with ethanol fuel blends. Yesterday, the Joliet Gas City was selling unleaded gas for $3.25 and $2.75. During the Epic ethanol pump promotion …
Pump Promotion Kicks Off Chicagoland Indy 300 Festivities
Greetings from Chicago! Well, Joliet actually. I’m in Illinois with the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council to bring you coverage of the 2007 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Epic, VeraSun Energy and The Illinois Corn Growers Association kicked off race weekend with an ethanol pump promotion at Gas City near the track in Joliet. Gas City sold more …
North Carolina Drives Toward Statewide Ethanol Fuel Blend
A newly appropriated biofuel center in North Carolina will be the state’s launch pad for its latest targeted benchmark with biofuels. Catalyzing an entire new industry for North Carolina is the long-term task of the newly established Biofuels Center of North Carolina, which moved to reality Tuesday following its first board of directors meeting. Funded with a $5 million initial …