Home-made ethanol to power V8s.

Australian company CSR Ethanol has become the official fuel supplier of the V8 Supercar Championship Series in a deal that is set to reduce greenhouse emissions from machines in 2009 and beyond. CSR personnel joined those from the V8 Supercars Championship at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 to make the announcement of both its new role as the official fuel sponsor of the sport and the CSR V8 Racing Green carbon offset programme, which will run for the next three years. The fuel to be used by the V8s from the start of the 2009 season is E85, a blend of 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent unleaded petrol that is acknowledged as being more beneficial to the environment than conventional racing fuels. “We are excited to support the V8 Supercar series," CSR Sugar CEO Ian Glasson said, "Every litre of E85 made from CSR Ethanol... [read full story]