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High performance V8 Supercars wil be using fuel E85 85% ethanol in Queensland next year.



V8 supercars race start.

Some changes to the V8 Supercars Championship

They include spicing up the racing and having a more condensed calendar, looking likely to come into reality.

There is a buzz around the V8 paddock that sweeping changes will be made to the championship next year, plans which I'm led to believe were presented to the board at the category headquarters at Southport yesterday.

There is talk that the three-heat format has been given the boot and will be replaced with two heats at the smaller rounds like Queensland Raceway at Ipswich, which starts with practice today.

From the talk going around the series at the moment, it also looks like we'll go to E85 blended ethanol fuel next year.



Holden Commodore ... this is why they need the extra wing.

V8 Supercars have the opportunity to show the public ethanol is not, as many might perceive it to be, a

low-performance fuel.

There's also a perception that it's bad for modern engines with their associated sophisticated electronic

systems, but that is simply not the case.

The big plus with adapting E85 is that it's better for the environment.

The fact that there is likely to be a change in the format at sprint rounds, which I believe will include 2 x 200km

races, is a good development.

Change is good because the last thing you want to be doing is running the same formula year in, year out.

There is also strong mail that some three-day meetings will be cut to two days in the interests of cutting

costs, which essentially is a smart move.

The switch to 2 x 200km races in place of the 3 x 120km style -- which will be the case at Queensland Raceway

this weekend -- presents a few problems from a technical point of view.

The fuel range in our cars is good for a maximum of about 200 km. Therefore it is almost certain we will not

make it to the finish without having a fuel stop.

The change of the super cars to biofuel will help promote the image of greener technology in general, and we may see a switch by more people to flexfuel capability.

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