Anthropogenic(man-made) Global Warming is said to have made such an affect on our planet that the burning of fossil fuels, the creating of Co2 and other pollution is going to see the increase of natural disasters, rising of the seas and extinction of many species.
But what of the future of racing? it's already become a bit of a farce with the tyre rationing at times where someone crashes out early on day one is left with a bank of green tyres for day two and cleans up the rest of the field, so what about the effect of rationing fuel as well?
It has always been said that the entertainment value of car racing was underpinned by the research and development benefits derived from making use of better technology, lighter and stronger parts and improving handling and safety.
We are more than likely to see a Carbon Tax introduced as soon as the new Senate goes into sittings as it will be weighted in the favour of the government with a high number of Greens who are strong supporters of Tax (of any kind, including bringing back death duties,) and probably the drivers of a Tax which will affect us all rather than an ETS which can be used for both reduction in pollution and as a trading instrument likes stocks and shares which the Greens oppose vehemently preferring the government to control the money rather than see the market grow a new arm creating potential wealth from cleaner energy.
Not to make this a political discourse, but I'm seeing among people I know who are Greens members a trend toward it becoming policy that Auto industries need to move away from fuels and internal combustion engines and racing needs to go with it, and that the Auto industry has reached it's limit now and R&D should be going in the direction of non polluting methods of transport.
I personally do not use even E10 in any of my cars and have worries about the quality of fuel and have at times had very rough idling and poor performance from fuel at some service stations, I used to use only shell, now I almost never do preferring BP locally.
I'm wondering if it's just me or is everyone the same as me, is fuel rubbish these days, and is the future bleak for racing?
But what of the future of racing? it's already become a bit of a farce with the tyre rationing at times where someone crashes out early on day one is left with a bank of green tyres for day two and cleans up the rest of the field, so what about the effect of rationing fuel as well?
It has always been said that the entertainment value of car racing was underpinned by the research and development benefits derived from making use of better technology, lighter and stronger parts and improving handling and safety.
We are more than likely to see a Carbon Tax introduced as soon as the new Senate goes into sittings as it will be weighted in the favour of the government with a high number of Greens who are strong supporters of Tax (of any kind, including bringing back death duties,) and probably the drivers of a Tax which will affect us all rather than an ETS which can be used for both reduction in pollution and as a trading instrument likes stocks and shares which the Greens oppose vehemently preferring the government to control the money rather than see the market grow a new arm creating potential wealth from cleaner energy.
Not to make this a political discourse, but I'm seeing among people I know who are Greens members a trend toward it becoming policy that Auto industries need to move away from fuels and internal combustion engines and racing needs to go with it, and that the Auto industry has reached it's limit now and R&D should be going in the direction of non polluting methods of transport.
I personally do not use even E10 in any of my cars and have worries about the quality of fuel and have at times had very rough idling and poor performance from fuel at some service stations, I used to use only shell, now I almost never do preferring BP locally.
I'm wondering if it's just me or is everyone the same as me, is fuel rubbish these days, and is the future bleak for racing?
