Marian rubs shoulders with V8 Supercar royalty

Grunt, grime and glamour…a day at the V8 Supercars

Whilst attending the Visual Impact Expo on the Gold Coast last weekend I was given an opportunity by Roland DG Australia to muscle in on a day at the Ipswich 300 V8 Super Car race

So what’s a Prius Driving, Tree Hugging Financier doing rubbing shoulders with the pride of Australian V8 Racing?….A contradiction you may say?

Whilst the V8 Supercar is far from the hybrid and other low carbon emission vehicles, it is mandatory that these high performance cars run on bioethanol fuel.

This was the initiative taken by V8 Supercars Australia in its effort to reduce the sport’s carbon foot print.  This is due to the fact one litre of Sucrogen bioethanol, a sugar based fuel produced by Australia’s CSR Ltd, produces about half the CO2 emissions of one litre of petrol as measured by a full lifecycle analysis.

This initiative confirmed my belief that to live a more sustainable life you don’t have to give up the things you love. It supports the notion that every little bit counts and it’s the small changes that make a big difference.

Long live V8 Supercars I say!