On the way to the Iowa Speedway last week I was driving along behind Alan Slunecka who was taking the EPIC mobile learning center to the track. All of the sudden he slowed way down. It turns out that we came up behind a tractor ride. I think this is the Tractor Cruise USA. If not, can someone correct me? …
Kimberly Taylor Starts AFVI Blog
Since it’s been another wild week of alternative fuel blogging I thought I should point you to a relatively new alternative fuel blogger. She’s Kimberly Taylor at the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute. You might remember that I blogged their annual convention last year. I guess all my evangelizing is being noticed eh? I like Kimberly’s style and from what I …
E85 Chopper by Orange County Chopper and IFB
This was a cool story out here at the Iowa Speedway today. They’re billing it as America’s first renewable energy chopper that runs on E85. It was unveiled today just before driver introductions by Iowa Farm Bureau. The bike was built in partnership between IFB and Orange County Choppers. They held a press conference prior to the public introduction so …
Dario Franchitti Wins Iowa Corn Indy 250
My man Jeff Simmons had a rough day, getting knocked out of the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250, presented by Ethanol. He was doing so well too! Anyway, once again ethanol wins and this was a big event for the industry. The winner is Dario Franchitti. He was a survivor out there because it was a brutal race of attrition …
IA Corn Indy 250 Race Day
Welcome to race day here at the Iowa Speedway as we near the start of the Iowa Corn Indy 250, Presented by Ethanol. To get things started we had a press conference titled, “Ethanol: Fueling Our Future” which was coordinated by the Iowa Corn Growers Association. On hand were Iowa’s state senators, Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin. Also on the …
Important IndyCar Driver Work
It has been a long day at the track here in Newton, IA for the lead up to the Iowa Corn Indy 250. I’ve updated my photo album and am calling it quits for the night since we’ve got to be back out at the track early. This is what an IndyCar driver does a lot of. It’s Jeff Simmons …
ICGA and EPIC Very Happy With Iowa IRL Race
The logo for the Iowa Indy Corn 250, presented by Ethanol is very cool. It really looks good on the lawn in between the track and the pits here at Iowa Speedway. The Iowa Corn Growers Association has been instrumental in making this race a reality here in Newton, IA. One of the corn growers here who’s very excited about …
Getting Pitty With It
These representatives of the Iowa Corn Growers were getting in some pit practice action this afternoon. Jeff Simmons, driver of the #17 Ethanol car for Rahal-Letterman Racing got his first laps on this track this afternoon. He’s peeling out of his pit behind them. He just got done dialing in the computer settings with his team in advance of what …
ICGA Press Conference and Race Trophy
The first press conference of the day was the unveiling of the trophy for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250. It’s a tall good looking trophy. The group show here consists of several board members and CEO, Craig Floss, speaking on the left. Craig made a short statement which you can listen to here: iowa-corn-07-icga-press-conf.mp3 Here’s some of the reasons why …
Pioneer’s Russ Sanders Talks About Ethanol and Indy
One of the people attending the ethanol pump promotion in West Des Moines was Pioneer Hi-Bred Marketing Director for Quality Traits, Russ Sanders. I interviewed Russ as things were heating up (quite literally) at this Kum & Go facility. Here’s Russ posing next to the #17 Indy Ethanol car which Pioneer is a sponsor of this year. Russ says that …