2007-03-23 20:12:21 · 7 answers · asked by Stan S 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ Other - Auto Racing
NASCAR does not use Ethanol, they all use the same 105 Octane Unleaded racing fuel.
Camp car, IRL, WoO, and USAC have been using Methanol for years and years, the switch to Ethanol is a minor change, Similar fuel and characteristics. Methanol is wood alcohol, and Ethanol is made from grain.
It takes approx twice as much Alcohol to make the same horsepower as gasoline.
Biggest disadvantage of Alcohol is when it burns it is clear, NO VISABLE FLAME. This has been cause of many accidents, you don't know you are on fire until you feel the heat. The good news is alcohol is easily diluted with water, fires much easier to extinguish than fuel fires.
2007-03-24 12:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis F 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nascar's using ethanol? That's news to me. Last time I checked it was unleaded racing fuel from Sunoco. A switch to ethanol could be interesting for Nascar, but I'm not sure it would prove anything. Sprint cars, go karts and Indycars have used either methanol or ethanol for as long as I've been alive.
2007-03-24 15:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Maybe. I can see it happening easy!
Buy the way, Nascar runs Sunoco 260 GTX unleaded racing fuel with an octane rating of 98. It is 100% gasoline with an oxygen level of 0%. In other words there is NO ETHANOL IN NASCAR RIGHT NOW.
Here's the specs on all of Sunoco's racing fuel's:
http://www.whitfieldoil.com/www/docs/3.111
2007-03-26 17:28:34 · answer #3 · answered by Frankie Coletta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes we need to disprove that ethanol is not a good fuel. What better way than to have 30-40 cars running at 200+mph on 100% ethanol.
Besides with NASCAR's history of Moon shinin they know about "corn likker"
2007-03-23 21:01:07 · answer #4 · answered by conan_46140 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ethanol is alcohol.NASCAR may use a blend of alcohol and gas,but it's not the same as 100%ETHANOL.One of the drawbacks to using alcohol as a race fuel is the volume needed.I'm no petrol engineer,but i DO know it takes about 7 or 8 times the amount of alcohol to produce the same HORSEPOWER as RACE GAS.The fuel cells would have to hold 150 or so gallons to sustain a long run.From a HORSEPOWER to Fuel VOLUME ratio it just doesn't make sense for NASCAR to use ETHANOL.
2007-03-24 05:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i don't think of rather a lot of not something different than worse gasoline mileage however the gasoline mileage gets greater effectual Im particular while they swap to gasoline injection in July of next year. Ive examine the 1st race of gasoline injection & ethanol stands out as the 1st actual race at Kentucky in July next year.
2016-10-19 12:04:30 · answer #6 · answered by arleta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually Nascar is already on Ethonal. some teams use 85% and some use 100%. Thats why their miles per gallon is way down from where it was 2-3 years ago.
2007-03-24 04:40:24 · answer #7 · answered by c2953lm 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋