Going to the Car Craft Summer Nationals in St. Paul, MN, this weekend? The entire Car Craft staff will be there looking for feature cars. We will also be joined by GM Performance Division and some of thier toys. Here is the press and photos. Enjoy!

Corvette Z06 E85 concept
The Corvette Z06 E85 concept pace car is based on the production Z06 – already one of the fastest
and most powerful cars on the market – and blends its performance with the high-octane, renewable alternative fuel that is derived from a variety of crops grown across the United States.
E85 is blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Its benefits include reduced emissions
of greenhouse gases and a reduced dependence on petroleum. GM is the leader in E85 production
models, with more than 2.5 million E85-capable cars, trucks and SUVs on the road – with more on
the way. Chevrolet offers seven E85-capable models in 2008.
Apart from the fuel system and powertrain controller revisions required to run E85, the Z06
concept pace car is mechanically stock. It is distinguished by a unique Gold Rush Green
color-shifting paint scheme that changes between hues of green and gold when viewed from
different angles and in different light. A subtle checkered flag pattern also is part of the paint
scheme. Safety equipment and strobe lights are the only other equipment added to the car.
After winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1989 and 1993 while driving for Chevrolet – and spending
30 years in his native Brazil as a refiner of ethanol – Emerson Fittipaldi is the perfect ambassador
to lead the Indianapolis 500 in an E85-powered Corvette Z06.