Monday, April 8, 2013

NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green'


NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green'

Racing start with ecological thoughts. NASCAR a racing compan use 15% ethanol in fuel, which is 50% than the normal level. NASCAR takes steps to drive 'green' with Ethanol as natutral alcohol.

Now E15 fuel is used to NASCAR  racing agencies.

NASCAR lovers first time experience about its "green" campaigns.  Kansas Speedway is holding up  "NASCAR Green" logo on the field grass and the backextend  wall. They also colour green at  start and finish line .

A tree-planting has also will be part of NASCAR green activity. As per NASCAR "a single tree absorbs a metric ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime, about the same amount of carbon dioxide from a Spring Cup car driving 500 miles". "Our NASCAR Green activities this month comprise our most ambitious and collective effort to date in reducing our sport's impact on the environment," said NASCAR CEO Brian France in a statement.

News Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/04/07/nascar-green-ethanol-ups-ford/2060681/

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