June 14th, 2006

Mission Complete

Posted by NRG SVR in 100 MPG Challenge

7:45 pm, Wadena, SK

Excellent wind conditions today, blowing from the south-east, allowed me to accomplish my goal of beating 100 miles per US gallon.

I departed Yorkton, SK at approx 4 pm and made a near perfect 81 kmh trip to Wadena, passing through Canora on hwy 9, and then through Buchanan, Rama, and a few other small towns on Hwy 5.

As per the GPS, the trip was 151.13 km. I filled at the Wadena Coop - twice in fact - to make sure the fuel level was as full as it could be… I filled 3.104 litres and then another 0.273 litres - and each time painstakingly made sure there was no foam. Even 5 ml overflowed. I was brutally AR on this, more than ever before - the Coop attendants were curiously dumbfounded as to why, but nevermind. :-)

151.13 km on 3.377 litres works out to 44.75 kms to a litre, or 2.23 L/100km.

That in turn works out to 126 mpg (imperial), and for my US friends, 105 mpg (US).

I had dwindled the B80 biodiesel I ran with yesterday to approx B20. I will recap this in detail later. Temperature today was 24 to 26 celcius.

Also - I did make this trip with all of my luggage and extra biodiesel. Based on a government scale yesterday in Melfort, let’s call that 80 kgs, or 170 lbs, minimum, probably more, as I picked up another 15 litres of biodiesel today at Foam Lake. The car and luggage scaled in at 810 kgs yesterday, and I’m 110 kgs.

I have some pictures to post of course, but for now, I’m going to shower and get a hot meal. A storm has also moved in, and lightening with it.

2 Responses to ' Mission Complete '

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  1. Eric said:

    HI Keith, I didn’t realize you were attempting another challenge. Congrats on getting your goal. How is this all officially recognized?
    Did you break some sort of record?

    June 14th, 2006 at 8:37 pm

  2. NRG SVR said:

    Hi,

    It’s not the kind of record you could call official - but unofficially, this is a record for the smart, AFAIK.

    There is a story from Germany about a 2.33 L/100km record for a smart on the autoban drafting a motorhome. I drafted no one today, for the record, and as well, had my luggage.

    Also - it is uphill from Yorkton to Wadena, albeit only slightly.

    The biggest factor today was the wind.

    This time around I wanted to explore the biodiesel potential. I have so much more learning to do though about all the related issues.

    It has been a great trip thus far. Thanks for writing.

    June 14th, 2006 at 9:53 pm

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