09-04-2012, 02:38 PM
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Next, eco-racing!
Eco-engineering does racing and our future cars, good. Here's the Formula Ford 1.0L road-LEGAL car with their Ecoboost engine. With a Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit lap time of 7 minutes, 22 seconds, it is faster that 600+ hp monsters like the Pagani Zonda ,the Ferrari Enzo and even the Lamborghini Aventador.
Future eco-engines does not have to be anemic or boring.
Formula Ford 1.0-litre Ecoboost - Car Videos on BuyYourCar.co.uk
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09-05-2012, 12:24 AM
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Greenwashing is popular 
We're having races on biodiesel, on CNG, and bio-ethanol ...
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09-05-2012, 02:03 PM
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...but anything significant on the Nürburgring, is legit for gearheads and a real-world auto marketing bonanza.
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09-06-2012, 03:10 AM
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Actually liking the idea of Formula Ford switching over completely to 1.0 Ecoboosts. Lighter engines, more efficient and with more torque than the current Duratecs in there.
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09-06-2012, 04:18 AM
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I kinda wish the standards for "road legal" were as lax as they are in the UK over here...an X bow or Atom or Radical is my idea of a great car (with some aero though  ). |
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09-06-2012, 05:33 AM
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What'chu talking about? You guys have the T-Rex!  And I think they do sell Ariels over there. The guy who won the unlimited class at Pike's Peak this year (with his self-designed and built racecar), Dan Palatov, had one as a test-bed for the Hartley V8 engine.
Amazing guy, him: dpcars.net |
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09-11-2012, 07:13 PM
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On the other end of the scale:
Electrathon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Distance over 1 hour, limited by battery weight. |
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09-11-2012, 07:46 PM
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I really want an Atom!
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09-13-2012, 07:19 PM
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How about the TDI Audis that have won Le Mans something like seven years in a row? I believe this year's winner was a diesel-battery hybrid, even. And most of the P1 class were hybrids of some kind.
-soD
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