NASCAR gaat loodvrij

[Raceboy]

Cup to run unleaded fuel in 2007: Nextel Cup cars will be mandated to run unleaded fuel beginning with next season's Daytona 500. NASCAR's Busch Series cars will switch to unleaded fuel on a temporary basis starting with the July 29 race at Gateway International Raceway, before running the brand full-time in 2007 along with the Cup and Craftsman Truck Series. "The plans are for Sunoco to evaluate what they learned for three or four races in the Busch Series beginning at Gateway, then come back later and finish out the [2006] season in the Busch and Truck Series running unleaded fuel," NASCAR vice president Jim Hunter said.(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Ze worden modern straks gaan ze nog zonder carburator rijden.

[Bart.Vandecavey]

Originally Posted by raceboy

Ze worden modern straks gaan ze nog zonder carburator rijden.

the horror!

[Raceboy]

Ze hebben loodvrij gereden in de Bush en de wereld is niet vergaan

NASCAR officials were pleased Monday with their first test of unleaded fuel and remain on schedule to have the gas in all of its series by 2007. The unleaded gasoline was used in Saturday night's Busch Series race in St. Louis, the first of a four-week test run of the fuel. NASCAR competition director Robin Pemberton said there were no major problems reported after the race. "A lot of the engine builders shared information with our inspectors and there weren't any issues," Pemberton said. "You might have seen some extra wear and tear on some internal pieces, but the engine-builders have been working on unleaded fuel since we announced it was coming and no one had any problems." A handful of ARCA cars also used unleaded fuel during Friday night's race in St. Louis, including driver Cale Gale's winning entry. NASCAR had planned to move away from gasoline with lead-based additives by 2008, but is now targeting next season. The Busch cars will continue to use unleaded fuel for three more weeks, and the Truck Series will begin a two-race trial run Friday night in Indianapolis and then in Nashville in August. Following those events, NASCAR will switch back to the regular gasoline while NASCAR, Sunoco officials and team engine builders evaluate the unleaded fuel. Both series will then switch back to the unleaded gasoline on Sept. 23 for the remainder of the season. All ARCA cars will test the unleaded fuel in a race at Talladega to give engine builders a chance to examine the use of the gasoline in restrictor plate engines. A decision on using unleaded fuel in the Nextel Cup Series isn't expected until the end of the season, but Pemberton said the Cup cars won't test it this year.(Associated Press)

[Raceboy]

NASCAR will make the transition to unleaded fuel one year earlier than previously announced as it plans to have all three series run almost the entire 2007 season on unleaded fuel. The lone exception, involving the Nextel Cup Series, will be the season-opening Daytona 500. Crew chiefs said Friday at Martinsville Speedway they were informed of the decision this week, and a NASCAR official confirmed the move.(SceneDaily.com)

Het is weer een mooie stap richting groenere motorsport.

[Raceboy]

Van Petty en een GM topman moet NASCAR zelfs op ethanol overgaan:

Other racing series already are embracing renewable fuels. Beginning this season, the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series will race on 100 percent ethanol. And the American LeMans Series will race on a 10 percent ethanol blend.

Now, Dewar and others in the garage said they believe NASCAR should explore alternative fuels -- and no, not the kind Michael Waltrip was caught with in Daytona.

"Without a doubt, I think we should look into it," Jeff Burton said. "Although our impact on environmental issues is probably very, very small from an actual use standpoint, from a marketing standpoint, we could have a major impact."

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/head....ap/index.html

[Raceboy]

Maakt loodvrij zo'n verschil met gelode benzine?

Asked if he thought the unleaded fuel had anything to do with his engine letting go, Kahne said, "I don't know. It's definitely different the way it runs, the way it takes off on restarts and how it shifts.
"We've got some things to work on and figure out, but I think the unleaded fuel is fine. We've just got to learn how to make it work."

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...TS01/702260399

[Fonne]

Originally Posted by raceboy

Maakt loodvrij zo'n verschil met gelode benzine?

Die is veel minder vervuilend . Zoals het woord zeg LOOD vrij.
Waarom denk je dat je hier geen Super benzine meer kan krijgen ?