Well, maybe. General Motors is pusing the NASCAR people to switch to using ethanol in their cars. Here’s an argument for it.
The Indy Racing League has already made the switch… this year, the entire field in the Indy 500 will use cars that are running on a combination of ethanol and methanol… and next year, it will be 100% ethanol. There are people who want NASCAR to do the same.
And they should. It’s the right thing to do. Like it or not, NASCAR has a lot of influence with the people of America. If they did the responsible thing and made the switch to ethanol, then maybe the guy in the big-ass truck that lacks a muffler would consider doing the same. Maybe then ethanol would be something worth considering, and not just something that the tree-hugging hippie homos were trying to push on God-fearing Americans who have every right to burn as much oil as they want, because this is America, motherfucker, and we’ll put a boot up your ass.
And hey, it might help to get NASCAR some good press in areas where their fanbase isn’t so strong. Maybe I’ll even start to like NASCAR… though, after that last paragraph, you may have your doubts about that. That’s OK. So do I.
But it is something NASCAR should do… and it would be really nice if they could be a trendsetter on this particular issue.
Adam Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 12:35 am
As someone who lives in Iowa, a state who economy is based largely on corn products like ethanol, this is cool. That said, ethanol isn’t really all that much better than gasoline for the environment in the long run. It burns cleaner, but it’s also a more inefficent fuel, meaning that you have to burn MORE of it to make up the difference. That pretty well evens things out. It’s also really tough on the engine. It’s a nice idea, and could help ease our dependence on foriegn oil a bit, but as an enviormental issue, it’s pretty much a load of crap.
Rhondda Nunes Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 4:32 am
O.K., Adam maybe it’s a load of crap.
{But look at all the mileage Faker(aka *Laker*) fans have got with their farm-animal obssesion with cows in SacTown}:
(&..Wtf?????)
CRAP used in veggie restaurants produces oil in Nor-Cali.So what the hell. Let the veggie oil flow.
Maber Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 8:56 am
I was thinking solar power. Or maybe giant sails on top of the cars.
Strike that part about the sails. I don’t think we as humans could possibly take any more ad space at a NASCAR event.
mc Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 11:06 am
mjd,
Completely unrelated to this post, but you’ve made it big time. Part of your Deadspin post on Elgin Baylor was quoted today in the L.A. Times.
the mighty mjd Says:
May 16th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Yeah, I saw that… thanks for mentioning it, though. *chest pound*
Dave's Football Blog Says:
May 17th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
NASCAR is just looking for another reason to get their redneck fans to shout, “Made in America, bitches!”