Whisky Powered Le Mans Car

By Maltmannie

We all know that Islay whisky is powerful stuff. But did you know that whisky can be used to power a car? Without modifying the engine? Neither did I.

Who Would Put Whisky In Their Car?

Bruichladdich lover and motor racing aficionado Tim Greaves, that’s who. James May and Oz Clarke were there as part of their “Great British Adventure” to witness the event.

Will Any Car Run On Whisky?

The short answer is I don’t know. I’m not about to try it though for two very good reasons:

1. It’s “Vorsprung durch Technik”. Not “Vorsprung durch Whisky”.
2. What a waste of whisky.

Please don’t try this at home. If anyone has a car and whisky they don’t want, sell the car and give me the whisky.

Is This Whisky Powered Car Any Good?

Well you could say that, it broke the record for the fastest lap around Germany’s notorious Nürburgring. If that is not impressive I’ll drink a bourbon. There’s a Bruichladdich sticker on the drivers helmet, but I couldn’t find out which fuel they used for the record.

You can see the record breaking Nürburgring lap here, the video is called “Lord of the Ring”.