Shrygue
September 12th, 2007, 21:05
via Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/e85/ex+ms-employee-has-the-worlds-fastest-ethanol+based-car-299211.php)
http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/09/ethanolracer.jpg
Karl Jacob, an ex-Microsoft employee, has the world's fastest ethanol-based car. He took his run-of-the-mill Dodge Viper and had it converted from a regular gas guzzling monster to an ethanol chugger. While Jacob didn't drive the car himself, a driver from Super Viper hit 218 mph in July, a top speed record for an ethanol-based car during a standing mile. How much did this conversion end up costing Jacob? A paltry $200,000.
http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/09/ethanolracer.jpg
Karl Jacob, an ex-Microsoft employee, has the world's fastest ethanol-based car. He took his run-of-the-mill Dodge Viper and had it converted from a regular gas guzzling monster to an ethanol chugger. While Jacob didn't drive the car himself, a driver from Super Viper hit 218 mph in July, a top speed record for an ethanol-based car during a standing mile. How much did this conversion end up costing Jacob? A paltry $200,000.