First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: "Are you telling me that in today's high-tech world of chemical competition when Rashard Lewis could ha...
Blog | August 07, 2009Power surge at Rexall Edmonton Indy
John OreoviczThe 2009 edition of the Rexall Edmonton Indy wasn't an exceptionally exciting race, and the yellow-flag finish -- the only full-course caution of the ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 27, 2009New engines, chassis, may wait until 2012
John OreoviczThe clock is ticking on the IndyCar Series and its efforts to create a new formula for the future. Although series officials still say that new cars a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 22, 2009What did we learn at Richmond? Plenty
John Oreovicz...soon as the yellow flag flies. Franchitti was allowed to come in to grab a splash of ethanol, but he lost his track position. After rejoining at the back of the field bunched up behind...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 28, 2009MSE/TeamRS Ford Fiesta Rallycross Debut
Bill Lockwood...rally team MSE built this widebody monster around a 2.0-liter Duratec turbo four snorting E85 ethanol to produce a massive 550 horsepower. That's enough to push the 2,600-pound rally-prepped...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009The Race to be Green
Ishita Singh...Sunoco to find alternative fuel options. They've identified E85, which has an 85-10 ration of ethanol to regular gasoline, as a viable option and are currently researching its effectiveness on the racetrack. E85...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008Lunch Links
Paul Kix and Ted Bauer...under the bus. · Here's the entire complaint against Mark Cuban. · IRL to use Brazilian ethanol next season. · Good piece on the dynamic between Leach, Stoops and Switzer. · Michigan's last...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2008RYAN MCGEE'S BLOG: MEMORIAL DAY MADNESS
Ryan McGeeI love the smell of ethanol in the morning. It smells like … Memorial Day. Since the FIA moved the Monaco Grand Prix...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2008REPORTING FROM ... THE INSIDE OF AN INDYCAR COCKPIT
Hampton Stevens...Guard livery. The engine starts, angrily, and the car shoots off pit road. The scent of burning ethanol, first cousin of burnt popcorn, fills the air. My ride is here. Handing Jasek my camera, I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 28, 2008THE ULTIMATE RACE
Luke Cyphers...Peak Oil? Only, like, everything. Spiking oil prices caused farmers to stop growing food and start growing ethanol, which, as it happens, is what Danica uses when she's racin'! And that drives up prices...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 25, 2008EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "ethanol" make the list?