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Old 06-10-10, 13:42
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How much carbon do the planes used to transport 24 cars and several thousand personnel around the world use? I'll stop playing devil's advocate! My problem with it is that the local council will be just as reluctant to close roads for motorsport as they are to let us use their lovely parks that have such under-utilised tarmac.
That is all offset by them as they plant trees.

It'll be on t'interweb somewhere.
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Old 06-10-10, 14:24
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F1 has been carbon neutral since early 90s
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The Formula One GP cars in one year pollute the planet less than one jumbo-jet flying from London to New York and back again. I don't think that Motorsport needs to apologise.

Since when have the facts got in the way when it comes to loony green religion?
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A friend with a science/engineering background assures me that a modern petrol engine, with all it's emmisions systems in place, when driven in a city actually exhausts cleaner air than it inducts.
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Old 06-10-10, 17:46
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Hey guys, just to inform you of a little known fact - it's already happening on the Isle of Mull, has been for years.

They are shutting the roads on the island this weekend, all 150 miles of them, just so we can play rally cars.

No nimbys here, it brings £3.5 million worth of B&B / pubs / tourism business to the island over this 2 weeks in the quiet period & by heck don't the locals know it! They all welcome us with open arms - great event & great atmosphere!

Must go - got a ferry to catch!
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