Brent Hajek: Racer, Farmer, Potential Reality Show Star

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Re: Brent Hajek: Racer, Farmer, Potential Reality Show Star

I've met Brent a few times at races, and he's a cool guy - no doubt.
I do think the ethanol answer as automotive fuel of the future is completely dumb...
Gasoline will rule for years to come.
And finally, to the writer of the Ag Journal article...
Mickey may have driven stock cars, but he was a hot rodder - so get it straight!

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Re: Brent Hajek: Racer, Farmer, Potential Reality Show Star

Hajek's collection is "must see." (I've got some digital pix rattling around on a computer somewhere . . . maybe fodder for a "Bangshift" gallery?)

At Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Hajak scored Davy Allison's Daytona 500-winning Thunderbird for a reasonable price. Robert Yates even threw in the winner's trophy! That one will fit in well with Glidden's T-Bird, one of Elliott's T-Birds, and a few other iconic racers from the past twenty years in his diverse collection. Hopefully Hajek will show the Allison car at some Ford events this year (Carlisle All-Ford Nationals, Mid-America Shelby, etc.)

Hajek would probably be a good candidate for a reality show.

As for ethanol . . . it's a great high-octane idea as long as it's directly injected as an octane boosting secondary fuel on-demand:

An immediate large market application of [Ethanol Boosting Systems] technology is to provide octane boosting that greatly enhances the capability of gasoline engines. This is feasible with the on-demand addition of ethanol as a secondary fuel. The ethanol is stored in a separate fuel compartment from the gasoline and is used only when needed to prevent engine knock at high torque. The large evaporative cylinder charge cooling of directly injected ethanol provides a knock suppression effect that is equivalent to gasoline with an octane rating of more than 150.

With appropriate control, typical ethanol use can be limited to 5% or less of gasoline use in first generation EBS systems and 3% or less in advanced systems. With this small requirement, the ethanol tank refill could occur as infrequently as once every 4 to 6 months. If E85 pumps are not available, refill could be done at the dealer at the time of regular servicing. The refill could also be carried out at fleet refueling stations. As more E85 fueling stations become available, the driver will have increased opportunity for refill in a typical manner. An additional refueling option is for the driver or a service station attendant to replenish the octane boost fuel additive tank using containers of E85 or some other form of ethanol.

http://www.ethanolboost.com/Technolo...g_Ethanol_To_1 In other words, spike the compression and crank up the boost . . . with direct-injected ethanol, it's all good!