Chocolate-powered race car unveiled

[Vez]

http://news.aol.co.uk/race-car-gets-chocolate-power/article/20090505120451885669499

[The scientists have built the competitive Formula 3 car - which can still do 125mph around corners - to show how much can be done with environmentally sustainable technologies.

The "WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car" runs on fuel made from waste chocolate and vegetable oil, has a steering wheel derived from carrots and other root vegetables, a flax fibre and soybean oil foam racing seat and bodywork made from potatoes.]

and here's another article, with a bit more information:
http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/car_news_article.aspx?cp-documentid=16582995

How crazy is that :crazy: , but at the same time really quite interesting and cool.

[Sonic]

Heard about this. Had to check the date and make sure it wasn't april 1st.

[turves]

Is it a Ferrari Rocher? :laugh:

[Firstgear]

That's not such a big deal really - I think Bagwan has a car made from and powered by 100% hemp. :p

[Mark in Oshawa]

It is interesting if you believe that building green race cars will actually amount to anything but an interesting intellectual exercise.....

[UltimateDanGTR]

Brilliant Idea.

Im not the environmetalist type, but I believe we should start to develop alternate and sustainable fules for motorsport because apparently we're all going to run out of oil one day, so the sooner we start developing new fuels the better. I would say hydrogen or water would be a good bet to make fuel out of, and the sooner people start developing it the better!

[slinkster]

Is there such a thing as chocolate waste??? I'd be happy to take that off any factories hands... :)