Mario Clouser Motorsports has gotten Ethanol approved by USAC as a fuel for the 2010 season. On September 12, 2009 Mario Clouser Motorsports introduced Agriculture Professionals to USAC including Tim Seifert-RTS Farms, Dave Loos-Illinois Corn Marketing Board, Kristen Moore-Renewable Fuels, and Chuck Spencer-Grow mark Industries. In the meeting with Jason McCord, Competition director of USAC, Clouser discussed the use of Ethanol as the primary fuel of the USAC National Midget Series as well as the benefits to the local farm economy and the environment.
After USAC’s positive response to the possibility of using Ethanol, MCM spent two days at the chassis dyno in Mt. Carmel, IL. MCM was able to prove Ethanol capable of similar performance to that of methanol, the current fuel of USAC. With a Go-Green attitude, MCM is hopeful of running ethanol in the 2010 season at USAC National Midget events.
Last week USAC announced that they will be allowing the use of Ethanol this year in the midget series and as of now Mario Clouser Motorsports is the only team to announce that they will be racing with Ethanol this year. "We are very excited about our opportunity to show the racing community how the car can perform on Ethanol, said Mario" "I'm looking forward to racing with the fuel, the dyno test have shown positive results and I am very excited to see how it translates on track" The teams race season kicks off February 19th in Tuscon, Arizona with a week long tour out west on dirt.
Be sure to stay tuned for more information and race results as the season progresses. |
