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Hi,
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2004/10/26 Tue AM 10:34:58 GMT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gas Guzzlers
The cars that burn 16 gallons on a single drag racing run run use a fuel that's a mixture of nitromethane and methanol, not gasoline. What's more, the amount of fuel used by all motorsports combined in an entire year is a drop in the bucket compared to what is used in a single day by commercial airlines.
No reason to be disgusted.
It's not exactly promoting fuel economy, is it?
Fuel economy in a RACE car? Not even a blip on the chart. A meaningless goal.
Plus, neither of the chemicals are exactly pleasant to handle or store.
Uhhh, so what? Who in the population runs across them, ever? The people that DO, are trained in their dangerous characteristics and use. Another meaningless concern.
Being somewhat of a sceptic by nature, I want to see some benefit from an> activity like this before I feel like endorsing it. Sheer enjoyment from
> mechanical things, I can get from stuff already in existence. The benefits
> from present day drag racing seem to be wholly outweighed by environmental
> and other concerns. I'm not too keen on giant jetliners, either 8-)
mike
Benefits? People are entertained, all without harm to anybody else.
What other "benefits" are you after?
Entertainment must reap benefits in order to be acceptable to you? Never heard of such a thing...
Do you belong to GreenPeace, by any chance? I'll bet you do. You'd be taken in by their advertising...
Ah well, be good... keith whaley
