2008 Vehicles
Team Name: Neverwas Haul CrewMain Contacts: Shannon O’Hare, Kimrick Smyth, Peter Luka and Matt Snyder
Vehicle Name: Kristie’s Flyer
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle Platform: Steam powered carriage.
Type of Fuel Used: Vegetable oil used to power steam engine.
Description: Krisite’s flyer is a steamed-powered car built off of the
body of a 100 year old carriage.
Link:Neverwas_Crew_at_Maker’s_Fair
Team Name: Prisoners of Petroleum
Main Contact: Jack McCornack
Vehicle Name: MAX (KAR 12K)
Location: The Village
Vehicle Platform: Kinetic 7 kit, Kubota turbo diesel powered.
Type of Fuel Used: New and used vegetable oil, processed on the fly.
Description: A homebuilt, high mileage sports car, which we’ll
gussy up to look like Number Six’s Lotus Seven, KAR 120C.
Team Sponsor: Mother Earth News
Links: Kinetic Vehicles
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, Dave Gamble, David Bransby
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,
from Alabama, will begin a cross-country journey by driving east
to Charleston, SC. They will then head west stopping in Mobile AL,
Baton Rouge LA, Houston and Lubbock TX, finally winding up in
California where they will visit San Diego and Los Angeles before
arriving in Berkeley. When in Berkeley they will compete in the Escape
from Berkeley rally as the beginning leg of their return trip to
Alabama. The entire journey will be fueled by biomass.
Team Name: Two CatsVehicle Name: Two Cats Screamer
Main Contact: Mike Gittelsohn
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle Platform: fully faired Rans Screamer
Type of Fuel Used: Human Power,
190 proof Ethanol
Description: We will attempt to do the
entire race on a single gallon
of ethanol using a 35cc engine and human power.
Team Name: GoodLife Trikes
Main Contacts:Dainuri Rott and Bob Schneeveis
Vehicle Name: GoodLife Solar Hybrid
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Vehicle Platform:Tricycle, Human and Electric Power, Solar Panels
Type of Fuel Used: Human, Electric from Solar
Description:Three seater, approximately 73 inches wide, 2 people facing back, one facing front, all three can pedal, AC electric motor and people all driving rear wheel, about 1000 lbs vehicle, battery pack, solar panels.
Link:http://www.goodlifetrikes.org/
Team Sponsor:GoodLife Trikes, Hands on Engineering Inc.
Main Contact:Tom Kimmel
Vehicle Name: not yet named
Location:Berrien Springs, Southwestern Michigan
Vehicle Platform: VW dune buggy frame with VW trans axle
and clutch
Type of Fuel Used: wood, cardboard, unprocessed
vegetable oil, olive pits, walnut shells
Description: A wood fired burner, mono-tube steam
generator with re-circulating pump, 2×2x2 V-2
piston valved steam engine made in Australia by Strath Steam.
Team Name: The Blue Flame Club
Main contacts: Ed Cissel, Alex Greaney, Vajra Granelli, George Lipp, Zack Whitaker, David Buckley, Drew Baggs
Vehicle Name: BioMassWerx I
Location: San Francisco
Vehicle Platform: BMW R75/5
Type of Fuel Used: Biomass/ Alcohol Hybrid
Description: The Blue Flame Club is a misfit group of funsayers who have joined forces to build a biomass/ alcohol hybrid powered motorcycle. Our platform will be powered by the gasification of biomass and on-board distillation of alcohols driven by recovered engine heat.
Sponsors: You…mother nature and the open road.
Main Contact: Snook
Vehicle 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.
Main Contact:Brad Ballard
Location:Berkeley, CA
Vehicle Platform:1983 Ford Ranger Diesel
Type of Fuel Used: Vegetable Oil
Description:This vehicle runs on used vegetable oil which is processed on board in the back of the vehicle.
Main Contact: Mike Thielvoldt
Location: Martinez, CA
Vehicle Platform: 1973 / El Camino S.S.
Type of Fuel Used: Wood Chips
Description: El Camino runs on a down-draft gasifier mounted in
the bed of the truck. This novel gasifier design produces very
low tar gas.
Team Name: Home School HeroesMain 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: LLL Variegated Enterprises-Redlands, Stanley and Lomina Chan, Rudy and Lily Llaguno, Kerwin Reiswig, Members of the San Ramon SDA Church (Headed by Lynda Chan), Members of the Bellflower SDA Church, Michael G. Leong Pediatric Dentistry – Sunnyvale, Members of the Sunnyvale SDA Church (Headed by Princess Leong), Combat Quarters Collectibles-Loma Linda, Kusina Restaurant-Loma Linda and Gordon Chan.
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