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I find it amusing that anybody who willingly choose to live in what is widely known as a sprawling "bedroom community" like Fuquay would be the one to draw attention to the ills of the modern suburbia lifestyle and self described wasteful consumption of fossil fuels.
I live in suburbia too, but I have already found my own ways to contribute to fuel conservation. Be a part of the solution: drive a fuel efficient vehicle, carpool, ride your bike, or take the bus even if requires a "park & ride" approach.
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Did you guys figure out how wake county will pay for all the fuel the school buses will need??
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I find it amusing that anybody who willingly choose to live in what is widely known as a sprawling "bedroom community" like Fuquay would be the one to draw attention to the ills of the modern suburbia lifestyle and self described wasteful consumption of fossil fuels.
I live in suburbia too, but I have already found my own ways to contribute to fuel conservation. Be a part of the solution: drive a fuel efficient vehicle, carpool, ride your bike, or take the bus even if requires a "park & ride" approach.
Bottom line....NASCAR is a drop in the bucket in terms of fuel consumption in the US...
From the above link:
" ... on an average day about 200 million gallons of gasoline are consumed by the 135 million passenger cars in the US. ....if the current national average fuel efficiency of 22 miles per gallon were increased by just 1 mile per gallon, we would save 600 times what NASCAR uses each year."
Keep tilting at windmills if that is your wont....
Do you really think that if they banned all racing (there is more to motor sports then just NASCAR - Formula One, for example, is popular in more places around the world) that it would even put a dent in Middle Eastern oil needs?
I can't believe no one has mentioned this yet: Formula 1 cars now run ENTIRELY on Ethanol.
"The use of 100% fuel-grade ethanol makes the IndyCar Series the first in motor sports anywhere in the world to embrace a renewable and environmentally friendly fuel source. The series is now at the forefront of the greening of racing."
I can't believe no one has mentioned this yet: Formula 1 cars now run ENTIRELY on Ethanol.
"The use of 100% fuel-grade ethanol makes the IndyCar Series the first in motor sports anywhere in the world to embrace a renewable and environmentally friendly fuel source. The series is now at the forefront of the greening of racing."
Funny how the other posters did not know about formula one and ethanol!!!
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