Vehicles
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 Team Name: Cowboys of CanolaMain Contact: Jack McCornack Vehicle Name: Location: State of Jefferson Vehicle Platform: Type of Fuel Used: New and used vegetable oil, processed on the fly. Description: Team Sponsor: Links: Kinetic Vehicles 2008 Awards: 2008 Rally Winner, Sexiest Vehicle |
 Main Contacts: Jim Mason, ALL Power Labs Vehicle Name: 44 MPH Location: Berkeley, CA Vehicle Platform: 1986 Honda Accord Type of Fuel Used: Any solid carbonaceous matter found along side the road. Description: The “44MPH” entry is using a downdraft gasifier to convert solid, dry organic matter into a hydrogen rich flammable gas. Gasification is a thermal process that breaks down solid biomass into H2, CO and CH4 in real time, as the gaseous fuel is needed. Fuel will be produced using the standard “Gasifier Experimenters Kit” currently available from ALL Power Labs. The “byproduct” of this process is charcoal and ash. The intentional introduction of charcoal and ash into the soil is proving to significantly increase plant productivity, as well as sequester carbon in the process. The result is a total carbon negative energy and agricultural cycle. This emerging scenario is called “biochar”. The 44MPH entry will “sequester” carbon in various growing fields along the route, thereby finishing the race with less carbon in atmospheric cycle than when it started. Link: ALL Power Labs |
 Team Name: The Green Team Main Contacts: Wayne Keith Location: Alabama Vehicle Platform: Dodge Dakota Type of Fuel Used: Biomass – mainly wood scrap Description: This entry uses a down-draft gasifier. The Green Team drove cross-country from Charleston, SC to compete in the Escape from Berkeley rally. The entire journey was be fueled by biomass. Wayne hasn’t used petroleum in the last five years. 2008 Awards: 2008 Rally Runner-up, Smallest Carbon Footprint, Most difficult engineering problem attempted |
 Main Contact: SnookVehicle Name: Hooker Cooker Location: Oakland, CA Vehicle Platform: 1966 Kaiser M35 A2C Type of Fuel Used: Waste oil, biodiesel, paint thinner Description: Ex-military tactical vehicle that was designed to run on a variety of fuels. Has fuel density compensator that adjusts the timing on the engine when the type of fuel changes. Can run on a wide variety of fuels. |
 Team Name: Home School Heroes Main Contact:Lundy Llaguno Vehicle Name: The Merc Location: San Diego, Redlands, CA Vehicle Platform: 1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD Type of Fuel Used: “UFO” (Used Frying Oil) Description: Single Tank Conversion (LLL Variegated) to run UFO,”HAC” (Hydrogen Augmented Combustion) System. PET-D-TI (Pizza Enhanced Teenage-Drummer-Transportation Interface) System. Link:http://justaroundthebenz.blogspot.com Team Sponsors: 2008 Awards:Worst idea actually made to kind of work |
 Team Name: Car and DriverMain Contact:Mike Austin Vehicle Name: Location: Ann Arbor, MI Vehicle Platform: Ford E350 Ambulance Type of Fuel Used: Waste Vegetable Oil Description: It’s a big ambulance, and the lights even work (even though we can’t use them on the road). |
 Team Name: Dave NicholsMain Contact: Dave Nichols Vehicle Name: Daves Wild Ride Location: Conneticut Vehicle Platform: 1989 ford F150, 6 cyl 1/2 ton pickup Type of Fuel Used: Syngas via a multi air control reactor Description: A dark blue pickup with a new reactor system, which either looks like a genius system or a hillbilly’s alcohol still going down the road. Using a multiple air control system because Dave is hell bent on running wet wood (or at least trying to build one a gasifier that will have the option) this system will be able to use wood whether is wet or dry! Its also set up to gasify garbage, which hopefully will work! |
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