University of Warwick develop hemp racecar!

If you thought motor-racing was all about petrol-heads and champagne, WMG students at the University of Warwick will make you think again.

Eco One is an environmentally-friendly race car with a difference: its shell is made from hemp, the tyres made from potatoes and the brake pads made from cashew nut shells. It also runs entirely on bio-fuels and bio-lubricants.

But its green credentials don’t hold it back on the track. Designed originally with a top speed of 125mph, project manager Ben Wood has ‘tweaked’ the original Formula Student engine and claims he can achieve up to 150mph – given a long straight and a tailwind.....
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TruenoAE86 - 3/23/2007 11:54:27 AM

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This project is smoking great!! Afterall, the body's made of hemp :)

izfuney - 3/24/2007 3:37:13 PM

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Yeahh !! This one ONE car you want to set on FIRE!!!

2JZSoarer - 3/25/2007 5:50:31 PM

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They should put a warning label,If you smell the exhuast on this car,you may get high and hungry!!