Veggie Oil Lotus 7

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Veggie Oil Lotus 7

October 15, 2008, 09:43 PM

I had not thought of this modification:

Veggie-Oil Lotus Wins Alt-Fuel Race to Vegas

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/10/veggie-oil-lotu.html

A veggie-oil-burning Lotus clone from Oregon beat a wood-burning pickup from Alabama in a madcap alt-fuel race to Las Vegas that included a 200-mile detour and saw three of the five teams drop out before reaching the finish line. Jack McCornack and Sharon Westcott rolled across the finish line at the Sahara Hotel-Casino 1,418 minutes […]

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October 15, 2008, 10:26 PM

I saw some coverage of the event last weekend on CNN and saw the 7 in the background. The guy is involved with Locosts, his web site is www.kineticvehicles.com. He used a Kubota diesel for his powerplant.
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