| The canola based biodiesel jet funny car is a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette powered by a J60 Pratt and Whitney Jet Engine that is more commonly used in the T-2 Buckeye, an intermediate training aircraft for the US Navy. The car is specifically designed for drag racing with dual parachutes and the aerodynamice design of the Corvette body.
This car run up to 250 mph for an elapsed time of 6.3 seconds.
The car has been name Prairie Gold, due to the unique fuel being used in the Jet Engine. Prairie Gold runs on pure Canola Based B100 Biodiesel supplied by Foam Lake, SK biodiesel producer Milligan Bio-Tech Inc. This fuel is very unique in that it is made entirely from Prairie Grown Canola - there are no petrochemical products in the fuel. Running on biodiesel makes this car not only one of the fastest Corvettes you’ll ever see, but also the most environmentally friendly. Prairie Gold is expected to reach speeds of 250mph in about 6.5seconds on a quarter mile drag racing track.
This clean burning speed machine can be seen travelling across Canada and northern United States. |
