They’re billing it as America’s first renewable energy chopper that runs on E85. It was unveiled today at the Iowa Speedway by Iowa Farm Bureau. The bike was built in partnership between IFB and Orange County Choppers. I’ve got the press conference recorded and will update this post later with it. Right now I’ve got to get out on the …
Iowa Race Day Press Conference
Welcome to race day here at the Iowa Speedway as we near the start of the Iowa Corn Indy 250. To get things started we had a press conference titled, “Ethanol: Fueling Our Future” which was coordinated by the Iowa Corn Growers Association. On hand were Iowa’s state senators, Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin, seen here getting interviewed afterward. Also …
Jeff Simmons Qualifies 6th
It has been a long day at the track here in Newton, IA for the lead up to the Iowa Corn Indy 250. I’ve updated my photo album and am calling it quits for the night since we’ve got to be back out at the track early. This is the top of the trophy that someone will walk away with …
EPIC Executive Director Happy
I think the logo for the Iowa Indy Corn 250, presented by Ethanol is very nice. It really looks good on the lawn in between the track and the pits here at Iowa Speedway. The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council is very involved in the promotion of this race, working very closely with organizations like the Iowa Corn Growers Association …
Jeff Simmons in Practice
It’s practice time here at the Iowa Speedway for the IndyCars. Here’s Jeff Simmons leaving the pits for the first session which was delayed this morning due to some foggy weather problems. Jeff had a great first practice session with the second fastest lap. They’re just now finishing up the second session. Jeff is having a pretty good year so …
Iowa Corn Growers Proud of Their IRL Involvement
Tim Recker is an Iowa corn grower and the president-elect of the Iowa Corn Growers Association. He says that corn growers are very proud of their work to bring the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250 to reality. I interviewed Tim after he and other ICGA leaders unveiled the trophy for this weekend’s race. He says that the Iowa corn growers …
Casey’s Pumps Discount Gas
One of the ethanol pump promotions coordinated by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council this week was held at Casey’s General Store in Newton, IA just down the road from the Iowa Speedway. The manager of the store is Shawn Retman pictured here on the right. Shawn says she’s really proud of her company for taking part in the effort …
Hy-Vee Iowa Ethanol Promotion
Hy-Vee has been holding a couple of ethanol promotions here in Iowa during the IRL race week. One of them was held at a store in West Des Moines and Joe Miller, one of the store operations managers was on hand to talk about it. Joe says that he thinks ethanol is important and he’s glad to do what he …
Iowa Corn Growers Make Race Reality
Craig Floss is the CEO of the Iowa Corn Growers. I met him at the Kum & Go pump promotion in West Des Moines and got to interview him. The Iowa Corn Growers have been working for at least a year on making this weekend’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 a reality. Craig says there will be thousands of corn growers …
Ethanol Car in Practice In Iowa
Jeff Simmons, driver of the #17 Ethanol car for Rahal-Letterman Racing got his first laps on this track this afternoon. He just got done dialing in the computer settings with his team in advance of what looks like some stormy weather moving in. I’m glad these drivers got their practice in because there’s not much time left before Sunday’s Iowa …