Sunday, April 20, 2008

Auto Racing Question...

And this applies to any division, whether it be Nascar, Formula 1, etc. I've always wondered how much gas is consumed per race and I came up with this logic:

+ The average race car has 5/6 MPG
+ Up to 2 miles per lap
+ Laps range from 200-300
= A lot of petroleum being consumed

I'm pretty sure some manufacturers are trying to improve fuel efficiency without sacrificing car performance, but oil is still being unnecessarily used when the demand is at an all time high. I hope that the suits in Nascar take this into consideration but I highly doubt it.

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