Indy Race Cars to switch to Ethanol Race Fuel 

By: Flexornaut

Ethanol @ Indy

Beginning in 2006, all vehicles in the IndyCar Series moved away from methanol, and towards an ethanol-enriched fuel. The Honda Indy V-8 engines competed in the 90th Indianapolis 500 and throughout the 2006 IndyCar Series season on a 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent methanol fuel blend. The high performance engines have demonstrated excellent performance while running on ethanol due to the fuel’s high octane content. The 2006 season will not be the first time ethanol fuel has powered a car in the famed Indianapolis 500 series race. The 11th Indianapolis 500, held in 1927, featured a car driven by Leon Duray which was fueled by ethyl (grain) alcohol. Please see the resource listing for a link to the entire article. Published http://e85.whipnet.net/news/indy.ethanol.html March 28, 2007 Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com

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