OTSP: Record Breaking Event News Footage: What Is a Greasel… And How Fast Will It Go? Almost 100-Miles per Hour!
Record Breaking Event News Footage: What Is a Greasel… And How Fast Will It Go? Almost 100-Miles per Hour!Yahoo! Autos Sets First-Ever Land Speed Record With Grease-Powered Vehicle; Record-Attempt Is the First for a Diesel Vehicle Powered on Regular Cooking Oil VICTORVILLE, CA
– (MARKET WIRE) — November 13, 2006 — So, how fast can a Greasel go? Yahoo!Autos has just set the first-ever land-speed record with a grease-poweredvehicle. The car achieved a top speed of almost 100 miles per hour on itssecond attempt. The first attempt reached almost 82 miles per hour. Yahoo!Autos set the land speed record with a 3,000 HP, 6-cylinder, twin turbo,grease-powered diesel on Sunday, November 12, 2006 at the El Mirage DryLake Bed near Victorville, Ca.
The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) sanctioned record-attemptwas the first for a diesel vehicle powered on regular cooking oil. Thetwo-day SCTA event ran Saturday and Sunday and is the last landspeed-racing event of the year. Yahoo! Autos set the land-speed record tocelebrate the launch of the Yahoo! Autos Green Center(http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center) — the most comprehensive source forall things related to alternative fuels.
What is a Greasel? If you happen to be driving an SUV, truck or car thatruns on diesel, there is hope out there — and it might come from a vat offrench fries. Current testing using WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil), filtered andprepared for internal combustion systems, is currently being used on dieselengines as an alternative for gas and diesel fuel. So, instead of gasolineor diesel powered vehicles, think french fry or peanut oil for fuel. Nowimagine yourself stuck in traffic. What would be your choice: the smell ofdiesel or peanut butter and french fries?
News footage/interviews will include:
-- Shots of Greasel setting record (external cam at half-way point and internal cam)-- Shots of Greasel at starting line/taking off-- Shots of Greasel being fueled up/worked on in pit-- Screen shots of Yahoo! Autos Green site-- Sound bites from Jennifer Dulski, Yahoo!-- Sound bites from Lin Austin, Car BuilderMONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 200610:30AM TO 10:45AM ET1:30PM TO 1:45PM ETIA 5 TRANSPONDER 23 (C-BAND)DOWNLINK FREQUENCY - 4160 VERTICALTo preview or download broadcast quality video of the Yahoo! Greasel eventvisit: www.TheNewsMarket.Com/Yahoo
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