First hybrid pace car this weekend

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  1. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    The country elected its first "green president" and now it may be a step closer to its first green NASCAR.

    Perhaps taking a page from President-elect Barack Obama's playbook of greening the nation's auto fleet, NASCAR and Homestead-Miami Speedway announced their plan to debut the first hybrid pace car this weekend at the Ford 400.

    With this, NASCAR fans have been sent a message: Hybrid cars are no longer exclusive to tree huggers and environmentalists; it's cool to go green in the off-track sense.

    But like Kermit the Frog said, "It's not easy being green."

    Changing mind-sets and educating the public takes time. Costly advertising campaigns and effective leadership is required to persuade the NASCAR stronghold that driving a plug-in car is better or at least more socially responsible than a sport utility vehicle that averages 18 miles per gallon.

    It's a message NASCAR executives are seemingly taking more seriously these days, having created a post for Mike Lynch, who was hired last month to head the sport's new industry-wide green initiative.

    Nascar.com
     
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  3. G. F. Schleebenhorst England != UK Registered Senior Member

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    He should use his presidential powers to make the track bend the other way too. Or would that be too confusing?
     
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  5. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    It's not fair that most races go counter-clockwise around the track. After all, why should the spectators all be forces to look from left to right when the cars are passing by in front of them? It's a matter of fairness that cars go clockwise for half the race. While we're at it, the drivers should share points and also let the less fortunate win sometimes.
     
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  7. scorpius a realist Valued Senior Member

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    I agree,going green need not be boring

    450 hp and 1000lbs of torque
    http://forums.pickuptrucks.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=554875&page=7#Post554875
    100 mpg hybrid electric truck
    http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2008/10/updated-hi-pa-d.html

    how about 150 mpg SUV
    www.afstrinity.com
     
  8. jpappl Valued Senior Member

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    Scorpius,

    Nice !!

    Now your talking my language.

    I am sure you have seen these but thought i'd share.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqqtJpfZElQ

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_jwDpfDBI

    The small white car is all electric, blows the doors of a muscle car in the 1/4.

    Check out the pure launch from the torque.

    I really hope we move to electrics and hybryd electrics for commuting. I think moving to natural gas for larger vehicles like trucks and delivery vans etc will be a reasonable transition for many years and will get us off middle east oil, and that is just the start of the positives.
     
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