150mph F3 Racing Car Made From Veggies

[Doodle]

http://newslite.tv/2009/04/22/the-150mph-f3-racing-car-made.html

The steering wheel is made of carrots and the breaks from ground cashew nuts ... but this racing car can still do over 150mph.

This eco-car has been created by boffins at Warwick University and is the first competitive F3 racing car built using sustainable parts.

Components made from plants form the mainstay of the car, potatoes were used to produce the bodywork and the WorldFirst racecar even runs on a mixture of chocolate and vegetable oils.

Designers hope to soon see some of their eco-technology used by F1 teams like Brawn GP and Ferrari ... and not just in their salad bar.

A spokesman for the university said: "Motor sport is exciting, dynamic and fast paced. These aren't words normally associated with sustainable technologies.

"We have focused our energy and expertise to challenge this perception and bring renewable technology to the forefront of design.

"The WorldFirst is the first Formula 3 racing car designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials, putting the world first by effectively managing the planet's resources."

Project Manager, James Meredith a researcher in WMG at the University of Warwick, added: "It's been very exciting working on the project and important for our team to develop a working example of a truly 'Green' motor racing car.

"The WorldFirst project expels the myth that performance needs to be compromised when developing the sustainable motor vehicles of the future".

This is pretty cool. It would be nice to see other vehicles made like this.
Hm...NASCAR, not very bad for the environment in the near future? :P

[Captain Justice]

effectively managing the planet's resources my ass.

Vegetables are for eating, not intercourse ing cars.

[Shujinco2]

Well... the thing is... it's made out of things that have been known to break: Fragile veggies.

Immaging if you want to turn at 150 MPH, when all of a sudden your carrot steering wheel breaks. And it would too. You know how easy it is to break a carrot?

And that's not the only thing...

[The Seventh]

Just wait until the car rots out.

Or drys out enough that the slightest spark will let it light up. :D

[Silverhawk79]

I imagine the brakes aren't too fantastic.

[Tupin]

Even if it uses that plastic made from vegetables, it won't make it through a rainstorm.

That's the downside to "green" plastic, it dissolves after repeated exposure to water.

[The Seventh]

I imagine the brakes aren't too fantastic.

:D I betcha tis true...
Wait, how would the engine work w/o asploding?

[Tupin]

I imagine the brakes aren't too fantastic.

:D I betcha tis true...
Wait, how would the engine work w/o asploding?

Blueberry juice coolant, duh.

[The Seventh]

I imagine the brakes aren't too fantastic.

:D I betcha tis true...
Wait, how would the engine work w/o asploding?

Blueberry juice coolant, duh.

Hmmm... *tastes* Delicious! :D

I wonder how light the plastics are, and how sturdy they are.  Probably couldn't beat carbon fiber in those areas, right?