Worthington Off Road Racing
Worthington Races
Powered by Biodiesel
The 2006 Baja 1000 was the first time a biodiesel-powered truck ever raced in the Baja. Based on a 2003 2500 Dodge RAM diesel,
this truck is a fierce competitor in the desert race world.
Worthington Off Road makes biodiesel for this rig in the
comfort of our shop.
We recycle the used cooking oil that is
thrown out when restaurants clean their deep fryers. We take
the oil home, process it, filter it and have a product that
produces far less emissions than diesel and is much better
for our engine, all for about 70 cents a gallon.
The average Trophy truck gets approx 2.7
miles to the gallon with a gallon of race fuel costing over
$5 a gallon these days. You do the math. Its not too hard to
see why biofuel in our truck makes sense. Our truck averages
over 10 miles to the gallon and is producing around 500
horsepower.
Biodiesel Chemistry
Biodiesel refers
to a diesel-equivalent, processed fuel derived from
biological sources. Though derived from biological sources,
it is a processed fuel that can be readily used in
diesel-engine vehicles, which distinguishes biodiesel from
the straight vegetable oils (SVO) or waste vegetable oils (WVO)
used as fuels in some modified diesel vehicles.
Biodiesel can be distributed using today's
infrastructure, and its use and production are increasing
rapidly. Fuel stations are beginning to make biodiesel
available to consumers, and a growing number of transport
fleets use it as an additive in their fuel. Biodiesel is
generally more expensive to purchase than petroleum diesel
but this differential may diminish due to economies of
scale, the rising cost of petroleum and government tax
subsidies.
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