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A bike which runs on biofuel has beaten others in a race in Norfolk after rules were changed to allow the vehicle to enter. Team Inzane, based in Peterborough, won on the Ducati motorbike which is run on bioethanol E85.
Ridden by Russell Joyner, the bike beat others in the race by two tenths of a second after already clinching two second place victories in the weekend of racing.
Ian Calvert, technical director at Inzane, said: "This is the pinnacle of a fantastic season for Russ and the team."
The vehicle’s entry into the race was backed by Energy Efficient Motorsport, with project manager Dan Rapson saying it is a "great achievement for the team".
He added the win shows how energy efficiency can be included in the "exciting motorsport".
A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) said: “There are concerns about the way biofuels are being made at the moment, but their use in motorsport is a powerful way of raising the issue of driving and the environment.”
The plants used to make biofuels currently compete with food crops. The next generation of biofuels will use the non-food parts of current crops, such as the stems, leaves and husks that are left behind once the food crop has been extracted.
Looking ahead further still, it may be that algae is used to produce an environmentally sustainable type of biofuel.
A Honda Civic hybrid is also being introduced into racing, with the first event being at Rockingham race course on September 28th. |
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