Oklahoma City to Springfield, Missouri
Day Four – Monday, March 13 - Oklahoma City to Springfield Missouri
A cold and windy morning greeted us as we left our hotel toward a reception at Smicklas Chevrolet in Oklahoma City.
The wind was blowing smoke from the Texas fires into town, reminding us of the ordeal we encountered the previous night. Sadly, CNN was reporting that the lives of several other travelers had been lost. What a tragedy!
The crew at Smicklas was very accommodating, placing our P-100 Chevy Silverado and E85 Ethanol Tahoe front-and-center in their display lot. Their sales staff listened intently as Charlie Anderson of Golden Fuel Systems (formerly “Greasel”) and I explained how P-100 (“cooking oil”) and E85 ethanol fueled our trucks. Who would have thought that “fry grease and moonshine” would be alternative fuels.
For more information about P-100, check our Charlie’s website at www.goldenfuelsystems.com.
The Oklahoman Newspaper covered our arrival by writing an article about us and alternative fuels. Plus, Silvia Bizio of La Repubblica L’Espresso, an Italian Newspaper interviewed me for her publication. (I guess our journey has now become international news.)
On our drive from Oklahoma City to Springfield, Missouri, the average air temperature was 43 degrees and we averaged 14.8 miles per gallon in our Duramax Silverado (burning P-100).
This drive was pleasant an uneventful for us. However, the Weather Channel on XM Radio was reporting severe tornados around Springfield. We were headed toward more dangerous conditions that could end our journey?
A cold and windy morning greeted us as we left our hotel toward a reception at Smicklas Chevrolet in Oklahoma City.
The wind was blowing smoke from the Texas fires into town, reminding us of the ordeal we encountered the previous night. Sadly, CNN was reporting that the lives of several other travelers had been lost. What a tragedy!
The crew at Smicklas was very accommodating, placing our P-100 Chevy Silverado and E85 Ethanol Tahoe front-and-center in their display lot. Their sales staff listened intently as Charlie Anderson of Golden Fuel Systems (formerly “Greasel”) and I explained how P-100 (“cooking oil”) and E85 ethanol fueled our trucks. Who would have thought that “fry grease and moonshine” would be alternative fuels.
For more information about P-100, check our Charlie’s website at www.goldenfuelsystems.com.
The Oklahoman Newspaper covered our arrival by writing an article about us and alternative fuels. Plus, Silvia Bizio of La Repubblica L’Espresso, an Italian Newspaper interviewed me for her publication. (I guess our journey has now become international news.)
On our drive from Oklahoma City to Springfield, Missouri, the average air temperature was 43 degrees and we averaged 14.8 miles per gallon in our Duramax Silverado (burning P-100).
This drive was pleasant an uneventful for us. However, the Weather Channel on XM Radio was reporting severe tornados around Springfield. We were headed toward more dangerous conditions that could end our journey?
posted by Tom Holm at 3/22/2006 05:35:00 AM
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