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C6.R 85
Corvette Racing moves from E10 to E85 for 2008 ALMS season.
Today Corvette Racing announced it will run E85 C6.Rs in the American Le Mans Series to help promote flex-fuel vehicles marketed towards consumers. “By showcasing the capabilities of E85 ethanol before an audience of knowledgeable and technically astute race fans, we can demonstrate the benefits of a renewable fuel that helps to reduce dependence on petroleum, helps to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and helps to create greater diversity in energy supplies,” Chevrolet general manager Ed Peper said. “Of course, performance is what counts in racing, so E85 ethanol’s higher octane rating than gasoline wasn’t overlooked by the Corvette Racing engineers.”
Steve Wesoloski, GM Road Racing Group manager said, “The race cars’ fuel systems were already 100 percent compatible with ethanol…so our preparation for the change to E85 in 2008 basically comes down to recalibrating the engines.”
The sham of the decade. Someone wake me up with it's 2012 and the 3rd generation ethanol production technology (aka REASONABLE) is in full swing. Great race fuel though!
A step in right direction, I think. Why is it a sham, Jeff ? Corvette Racing never said it had to be a readily available and thus, a economically vaible alternative to producing race gas and or regular pump gas. Did you also put down Audi for racing AND winning with a diesel ?