Mazda Mazda6 Race Car To Burn Biodiesel At Daytona

When Mazda enters its SkyActiv turbodiesel-powered Mazda6 sedan in this weekend's Rolex 24 hour endurance race in Daytona this weekend, it won't be running on traditional diesel fuel.  Instead, the Mazda6 race car will be slurping a unique organic mixture that has been distilled from meat packing residue provided by Tyson Foods, one of America's largest provides of various animal-based foods.

The bio-diesel is being advertised as super-clean, which means that the Mazda Mazda6 turbodiesel race car will zoom around Daytona's curves without any filters attached to its exhaust system in order to capture particulate matter.  Mazda also claims that the engine used in the car is quite similar to that of the production diesel Mazda6, which goes on sale later this year.  In fact, aside from some strengthened internal components, the motor is a close match for the mill found in the showroom stock car that Mazda pulled off of the line to build the track star.

The Mazda Mazda6 turbodiesel race car produces 400 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque from its animal oil burning motor.  The vehicle is being campaigned by two new race teams that have been created specifically by Mazda for the 2013 season, which replace last year's Mazda RX-8 sports car-based teams.