On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:34:58 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > Paul
It takes more energy to stage an NFL football game than it does to stage a Formula 1 race. In other words (and I'm agreeing with you here, Paul), the fuel used in motorsports is a tiny fraction of the energy needed to actually stage the event. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
