Chocolate-powered racing car

[Saithorx]

Ananova - Chocolate-powered racing car

The world's first environmentally-friendly racing car, made of vegetables and powered by chocolate, will be launched next month.

http://www.ananova.com/images/web/1497045.jpg

The 145mph ecoF3 has a steering wheel made of carrots, a body made of potatoes and a seat made of soybeans.

It is the first Formula 3 racing car designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Designers hope the technology used in their car will be adopted by Formula 1 teams such as McLaren and Ferrari.

It uses plant-oil based lubricants and a biodiesel engine capable of running on chocolate and vegetable oil.

Vegetable fibres are mixed with resins to produce the car parts and the oils in the chocolate are refined to produce fuel.

The WorldFirst team, from Warwick University, hope racing chiefs will change the rules so they can compete in races next season.

The engine fails to meet current regulations because of its unusual fuel.

A team spokesman said: "We hope the Formula 1 teams will see that an environmentally friendly car is not necessarily a slow car.

"We expect our new materials to be used by the Formula 1 cars of the future."

sounds delicious.

[Ragnell]

I prove of the Chocolately race car

[Dimmauk]

The airbags are made out of marshmallows.

[Ragnell]

The airbags are made out of marshmallows.

The seats are graham crackers

[wonderlust]

what a waste of chocolate @_@

i'll let someone ride me for some belgium dark chocolate >.>

[Jaybar]

Special Female version: Cucumber for shift stick.

Glass is made of shnozzberries?

[Dimmauk]

I found a pic of the driver and his pit crew.

http://img.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/im...newilder_l.jpg

[Ragnell]

what a waste of chocolate @_@

i'll let someone ride me for some belgium dark chocolate >.>

is that a promise?

[Saithorx]

Chocolate-powered racing car revealed - Telegraph

[Bartylby]

when i first read the title i thought it said chocolate-powdered racing car

[Saithorx]

I wonder if this could cause chocolate rain >.>

[Jer]

The WorldFirst team, from Warwick University, hope racing chiefs will change the rules so they can compete in races next season.

The engine fails to meet current regulations because of its unusual fuel.

I somehow doubt that the engine requirements are the sole thing holding this thing back. I mean, I suppose it could meet the crash standards, but I still wouldn't want to drive it. I wouldn't be able to stop thinking that I am protected by potatoes, which taste very good when mashed.

[Shalyn]

when i first read the title i thought it said chocolate-powdered racing car

^ same. Sounds weird.. if it's real I want to see the inside.

[Katlan]

Chocolate-powered racing car revealed - Telegraph

Looking at that pic makes me hungry... I bet it would create an economic boost for farmers. Going to the market to shop for fuel would be awesome