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“Road trip of the year. Some fans stop at restaurants to refuel their bodies.
Joe Connor stops to refuel his body AND his car. This is a great trip and a great cause.” – ESPN.com
“The point of his tour…not necessarily to promote vegetable oil as a fuel, but rather to get
people thinking about alternative forms of energy.” – South-Bend Tribune, Indiana
“You
might say a combination of love of sports and the desire to find more efficient fuel alternatives while helping the environment,
is the driving ambition behind Connor’s cross-country tour.” – Auburn-Opelika
News, Alabama
"A
SPECIAL THANK YOU to The Sponsors of the Green Power Sports Tour and to all the folks that helped make the trip so memorable, from biodiesel owners
and vegetable oil suppliers to tailgaters and sports fans!" - Joe Connor
> More than 35,000 clean burning, alternative fuel miles...
> 31 U.S. States, The District of Columbia and 2 Canadian Provinces...
> 114 different sporting venues...
2007 GREEN POWER SPORTS TOUR
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2007
R 8/30, STARTED A MILE HIGH IN DENVER, COLORADO (NFL, exhibition), INVESCO FIELD AT
MILE HIGH
The Tour officially began in the Mile High City as the two-time Super Bowl champion Broncos
toppled the Cardinals.
F 8/31, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TWIN BILL, Death, life, taxes – Nebraska Football; no better place to kick the tour into second
gear than in America’s heartland.
FIRST HALF - ST. CECILIA WHOOPED CENTURA AT DUNCAN FIELD (a former Minor League
Baseball park)
SECOND HALF - CRETE TOPPED HASTINGS HIGH AT HASTINGS COLLEGE
Sa 9/1, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – NEBRASKA FOOTBALL CRUSHED NEVADA
Su 9/2, LABOR DAY WEEKEND BASEBALL TWIN BILL IN THE GATEWAY CITY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BASEBALL
CAPITOL OF AMERICA
The defending World Series Champion St.
Louis Cardinals swept the Reds at Busch Stadium, then Joe headed just across the Mississippi River into Sauget,
Illinois for the Gateway Grizzlies pounding of the rival River City Rascals.
M 9/3, CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
– CLEMSON UNIVERSITY’S MEMORIAL
STADIUM, AKA "DEATH VALLEY," FOR
THE ANNUAL BOWDEN BOWL
The Tigers won a thriller, 24-18.
W 9/5, ATLANTA'S TURNER FIELD (MLB)
Pennant fever in Hotlanta as the Braves completed an amazing comeback from an 8-2 deficit to win,
9-8. Joe caught a foul ball, too!
Sa, 9/8, GEORGIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Some call him Mr. Cocky, but Steve Spurrier successfully brought his South Carolina Gamecocks
into Athens and upset the Georgia Bulldogs, 16-12.
Su 9/9, NFL OPENING SUNDAY IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AT JACKSONVILLE
MUNICIPAL STADIUM
The Jaguars hosted Vince Young and the Titans in an early AFC South rumble, and the Titans
ran right over the Jags, 13-10.
Su 9/9, FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
At Space Coast Stadium, Clearwater took a 2-0 series lead by besting the host Brevard County Manatees.
F 9/14, SWEET HOME ALABAMA FOOTBALL: TROY WALLOPED OKLAHOMA STATE, 41-23
Sa 9/15, SWEET HOME ALABAMA, COLLEGE FOOTBALL DOUBLE DIP
BY DAY-JORDAN-HARE STADIUM, AUBURN LOST TO MISSISSIPPI STATE and JOE TAILGATED WITH
THE TOOMERHEADS (www.toomerheads.com) and check out photos at Joe's blog: http://www.greenpowersportstourblog.com
BY NIGHT, BRYAN-DENNY STADIUM, ALABAMA HOSTED ARKANSAS in Nick Saban's Tuscaloosa SEC home
debut and won a thriller, 41-38
Su 9/16, TAMPA, FLORIDA'S RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM AS THE BUCCANEERS COOKED THE SAINTS, The Saints came marching in for a NFC South battle in the Bucs home opener
and got roasted. Joe hung out pre-game with Tampa's best tailgaters, The Pillage Inn (www.thepillageinn.com). Check out some photos at Joe's blog: http://www.greenpowersportstourblog.com.
R 9/20, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, SPORTS IMMORTALS MUSEUM, www.sportsimmortals.com. Joe visited this great visited and blogged about it here: http://www.greenpowersportstourblog.com
R 9/20, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, ORANGE BOWL, AS THE MIAMI HURRICANES CRUSHED TEXAS
A&M IN PRIME TIME
It's hosted the Super Bowl, the Dolphins, the 'Canes and a whole lot more but '07 is its swan song, and Joe saw probably the last night ever at "The OB"
Sa 9/22, AUSTIN, TEXAS, DARRYL K. ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM, THE LONGHORNS
HOOKED RICE
Su 9/23, HOUSTON, TEXAS,
RELIANT STADIUM AS THE TEXANS HOSTED THE DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COLTS AND LOST A CLOSE ONE, 30-24
M 9/24, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
SUPERDOME FOR MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AS THE SAINTS HOSTED THE TITANS AND PLAYED MORE LIKE THE OLD 'AINTS, LOSING 31-14
Sa, 9/29, BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA,
LANE STADIUM, VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL BESTED NORTH CAROLINA, 17-10
Sa, 9/29, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, CAVALIERS WHOOPED PITTBURGH at SCOTT STADIUM
Su 9/30, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - RCA DOME, COLTS ROLLED OVER THE BRONCOS
OCTOBER 2007
M 10/1, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, NATIONAL ART
MUSEUM OF SPORT
M 10/1, CINCINNATI, OHIO, PAUL BROWN STADIUM, BENGALS WELCOMED THE PATRIOTS AND GOT SPANKED
T 10/2, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE,
LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM, MEMPHIS FOOTBALL BEAT MARSHALL
W 10/3, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, MISSISSIPPI SPORTS
HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, http://www.msfame.com/museum.html
W 10/3, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI,
M.M. ROBERTS STADIUM, RICE TOPPLED SOUTHERN MISS
R 10/4, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA,
WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM, SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL WON OVER KENTUCKY
F 10/5, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER,
http://www.alicenter.org
F 10/5, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY,
PAPA JOHN’S STADIUM, LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL LOST TO VISITING UTAH
Sa 10/6, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE,
NEYLAND STADIUM, TENNESSEE FOOTBALL CRUSHED GEORGIA
Su 10/7, CANTON, NEW
YORK, APPLETON ARENA, ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY NIPPED CLARKSON
M 10/8, KITCHENER, ONTARIO, THE AUD, KITCHENER TOPPED GUELPH, ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
M 10/8, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, JOE LOUIS ARENA, RED WINGS BEAT
HOST OILERS
T 10/9 EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN, MUNN ICE ARENA, MICHIGAN STATE HOCKEY SHUT
OUT WINDSOR
W 10/10 COLUMBUS,
OHIO, NATIONWIDE ARENA, BLUEJACKETS SHUT OUT COYOTES
R 10/11, CANTON, OHIO, PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM,
http://www.profootballhof.com/
R 10/11, CLEVELAND, OHIO, QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CAVALIERS
(NBA) RALLIED TO BEAT PISTONS
F 10/12, LONDON, ONTARIO, JOHN LABATT CENTRE, LONDON KNIGHTS OWNED
OWEN SOUND
Sa 10/13, ANN
ARBOR, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN STADIUM, WOLVERINES FOOTBALL (day) WHOOPED PURDUE
Sa 10/13, EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN, SPARTAN STADIUM,
MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL (eve) WHOOPED INDIANA
Su 10/14, MISSASSAUGA, ONTARIO, HERSHEY ARENA, ST. MICHAELS (OHL)
HOSTED THE PETES AND LOST
Su 10/14, OSHAWA, ONTARIO, GM PLACE, GENERALS HOSTED KINGSTON AND BEAT THEM SILLY
M 10/15, BUFFALO, NEW
YORK, HSBC ARENA, (NHL) SABRES RALLIED TO TOPPLE THE MAPLE LEAFS IN A THRILLER WITH SECONDS
LEFT!
T 10/16, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, BELL CENTRE, CANADIANS (NHL) HOSTED PANTHERS BUT CHOKED IN FINAL SECONDS AND LOST IN SHOOTOUT!
W 10/17, BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO, YARDMEN ARENA, BULLS HOSTED OTTAWA, ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE,
AND PROVED VICTORIOUS
R 10/18, NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, JOYCE CENTER, NOTRE DAME HOCKEY HOSTED DENVER AND THE
FIGHTING IRISH WON A GAME, REALLY!
F 10/19, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COLLEGE
FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM, JOE VISITED AND IT ROCKED!
F 10/19, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, LAWSON ARENA, WESTERN MICHIGAN
HOCKEY HOSTED BENTLEY AND THE LAWSON LUNATICS WERE HAPPY!
Sa 10/20, COLUMBUS, OHIO, OHIO STADIUM, OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
HOSTED MICHIGAN STATE, AND STAYED UNBEATEN
Sa 10/20, COLUMBUS, OHIO, OHIO STATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY DOWNED MINNESOTA
Su 10/21, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FORD FIELD, LIONS (NFL)
HOSTED BUCS AND WON - WOW, LIONS ARE 4-2!
T 10/23, PITTSBURGH, PA, MELLON ARENA, AKA THE IGLOO, PENGUINS (NHL) SHUT OUT THE RANGERS
W 10/24, JOHNSTOWN, PA, WAR MEMORIAL ARENA, JOHNSTOWN (ECHL) HOSTS SOUTH CAROLINA, Minor
League Hockey of Slap Shot Movie Fame – OLD TIME HOCKEY LIKE EDDIE SHORE! THE CHIEFS
WON IN OT!
R 10/25, NEW
YORK, NEW YORK, MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN, RANGERS (NHL)
HOSTED RIVAL DEVILS AND WON
F 10/26, NEW HAVEN, CT, INGALLS RINK, YALE LOST TO VISITING PRINCETON
Sa 10/27, PISTCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY, RUTGERS STADIUM, RUTGERS FOOTBALL HOSTED WEST VIRGINIA AND GOT
WHOOPED SILLY
Sa 10/27; NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, PRUDENTIAL CENTER, DEVILS HOSTED SENATORS TO OPEN ITS NEW BUILDING BUT LOST
Su 10/28, BURLINGTON, VERMONT, GUTTERSON FIELDHOUSE, VERMONT
HOCKEY HOSTED DARTMOUTH BUT CAME UP SHORT
M 10/29, TORONTO,
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM WAS VISITED
M 10/29, TORONTO, ONTARIO,
AIR CANADA CENTRE, MAPLE LEAFS (NHL) PLAYED AWFUL AND LOST TO VISITING CAPITALS
T 10/30, SHAWINIGAN, QUEBEC,
JACQUES PLANTE ARENA, LES CATARACTES HOSTED DRUMMONDVILLE (QMJHL)
W 10/31, CHICOUTIMI, QUEBEC,
GEORGES VEZINA CENTRE, LES SAGUENEENS HOST RIVAL QUEBEC CITY (QMJHL) BUT FELL SHORT
NOVEMBER 2007
R 11/1, PETERBOROUGH,
ONTARIO, PETERBOROUGH MEMORIAL CENTRE, PETES (OHL) HOSTED LONDON, BUT LOST
F 11/2, HAMILTON, ONTARIO,
COPPS COLISEUM, BULLDOGS (AHL) HOSTED SYRACUSE BUT AGAIN, ANOTHER HOME TEAM LOST!
Sa 11/3, ITHACA, NEW YORK, LYNAH RINK, CORNELL MEN’S
HOCKEY HOSTED QUINNIPIAC AND WAS VICTORIOUS!
Su 11/4, NFL SUNDAY MULTI-CONFERENCE, MULTI-STATE DOUBLE-DIP
BY DAY-EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, GIANTS STADIUM, NEW YORK JETS (NFL-day) hosted Washington and blew a 17-3 halftime lead to lose!
BY NIGHT-PHILADELPHIA, PA, LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD, EAGLES (NFL) HOSTED COWBOYS AND STUNK
UP THE BUILDING IN LOSING
T 11/6, UNIONDALE, NY, NASSAU COUNTY COLISEUM, ISLANDERS RALLIED TO BEAT JOE'S RIVAL
RANGERS
W 11/7, STORRS, CONNECTICUT, GAMPEL PAVILION, UCONN HELD OFF MORGAN STATE FOR
THE 'W'
R 11/8, WINDSOR, ONTARIO, WINDSOR ARENA, AKA THE BARN, SPITFIRES HOSTED MISSISSAUGA BUT LOST IN
OT
F 11/9, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN,
YOST ICE ARENA, MICHIGAN MEN’S HOCKEY HOSTED ALASKA AND WON
ALSO, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN MEN'S HOOPS HOSTED RADFORD, AND ALSO WON (JOE SAW FIRST HALF OF
THE HOOPS, THEN WALKED ACROSS CAMPUS TO SEE THE LAST TWO PERIODS OF THE PUCK!)
Sa 11/10, MADISON, WISCONSIN,
CAMP RANDALL STADIUM, WISCONSIN FOOTBALL HOSTED MICHIGAN AND WON!
Sa 11/10, MADISON, WISCONSIN, KOHL CENTER, WISCONSIN MEN’S HOCKEY HOSTED NORTH DAKOTA,
BUT FELL SHORT
Su 11/11, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN,
LAMBEAU FIELD, PACKERS (NFL) HOSTED VIKINGS AND SHUT OUT THEIR RIVALS, 34-0!
M 11/12, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, JOE SAW HIS IRISH OF NOTRE DAME TOP LONG ISLAND IN THEIR HOOPS
HOME OPENER
T 11/13, SYRACUSE,
NEW YORK, CARRIER DOME, SYRACUSE MEN’S HOOPS SQUEAKED BY ST. JOSEPH'S
W 11/14, QUEBEC CITY,
QUEBEC, LE COLISEE, REMPARTS TOPPLED PORTLAND
R 11/15, COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, COMCAST CENTER, MARYLAND
HOSTED NORTHEASTERN AND WON A NAIL BITER IN OT
Sa 11/17, ANNAPOLIS,
MD - NAVY TOPPED NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Su 11/18, DC HOOPS DOUBLEHEADER
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MEN DROPPED STONY BROOK BY DAY WHILE GEORGE WASHINGTON WOMEN LOST
TO RUTGERS BY NIGHT
T 11/20, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, THOMPSON-BOLING, VOLUNTEERS
HOSTED MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND WHOOPED THEM SILLY
W 11/21, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE,
FEDEX FORUM, GRIZZLIES (NBA) HOSTED RAPTORS AND LOST
R 11/22, IRVING, TEXAS, TEXAS
STADIUM, COWBOYS (NFL) HOSTED JETS AND WHOOPED THEM SILLY
F 11/23, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA,
TIGER STADIUM, LSU FOOTBALL HOSTED ARKANSAS AND SAW ITS NATIONAL TITLE HOPES GO BYE-BYE
Sa 11/24, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA,
MEMORIAL STADIUM, OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL
HOSTED OKLAHOMA STATE
IN THE BATTLE OF BEDLAM AND OU PREVAILED
Su 11/25, A GRIDIRON RIVALRY AND A COLLEGE HOOPS RIVALRY, ALL IN THE SAME DAY
BY DAY-KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI,
ARROWHEAD STADIUM, CHIEFS (NFL) HOSTED RAIDERS AND SOMEHOW LOST
BY NIGHT-LAWRENCE, KANSAS, ALLEN FIELDHOUSE, KANSAS MEN’S
HOOPS HOSTED ARIZONA AND WON IN A THRILLER IN OT
M 11/26, IOWA CITY, IOWA, CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA, IOWA MEN’S HOOP HOSTED WAKE FOREST
AND CAME UP SHORT
T 11/27, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, RUPP ARENA, KENTUCKY MEN HOSTED STONY BROOK AND SQUEAKED BY
W 11/28, COLUMBUS, OHIO, VALUE CITY ARENA, OHIO STATE
HOOPS HOSTED NORTH CAROLINA BUT LOST
R 11/29, PHILADELPHIA, PA, ALUMNI MEMORIAL FIELDHOUSE, ST. JOSEPH'S HOSTED GONZAGA AND LOST
F 11/30, PHILADELPHIA, PA, FIRST UNION CENTER, 76ers (NBA) HOSTED WIZARDS AND
WON, YIPPIE!
DECEMBER 2007
Sa 12/1, FINAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND: TWO CLASSIC CLASHES IN ONE DAY
BY DAY-BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, M&T BANK STADIUM, ARMY-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME-BALTIMORE, AND
NAVY CRUSHED ARMY!
BY NIGHT-MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA,
MOUNTAINEER FIELD, MOUNTAINEERS FOOTBALL HOSTS PITTSBURGH IN THE 100TH ANNUAL “BACKYARD BRAWL,” AND
PITT STUNNED WVU!
Su 12/2, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,
SOLDIER FIELD, BEARS (NFL) HOST GIANTS, AND BEARS BLEW 4TH QUARTER LEAD TO LOSE!!
M 12/3, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, ASSEMBLY HALL, INDIANA MEN’S
HOOPS HOSTED TENNESSEE STATE AND WON
T 12/4, PHILADELPHIA, PA, THE PALESTRA, PENN HOSTED NORTH CAROLINA AND LOST TO THE
TAR HEELS
W 12/5, FAIRFAX, VA, PATRIOT CENTER, GEORGE MASON HOSTED HAMPTON AND WON ON A SNOWY
NIGHT IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL REGION!
R 12/6, LANDOVER, MARYLAND, FEDEX FIELD, REDSKINS (NFL) HOSTED BEARS AND WON IT
F 12/7, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, HOBEY BAKER RINK, PRINCETON MEN’S HOCKEY HOSTED NOTRE
DAME BUT FELL SHORT TO THE IRISH
Sa 12/8, ORONO, MAINE, ALFOND ARENA, MAINE MEN’S HOCKEY HOSTED MERRIMACK AND WAS THE
WINNER
Su 12/9, FOXBORO, MASS., GILLETTE STADIUM, NE PATRIOTS (NFL) HOSTED STEELERS AND REMAINED
UNDEFEATED
W 12/12, CAMBRIDGE,
MASS., BRIGHT CENTER, HARVARD HOSTED BOSTON COLLEGE AND LOST BIG TIME, 7-2
R 12/13, BOSTON, MASS., TD BANKNORTH GARDEN, BRUINS FELL TO THE DEVILS
F 12/14, BOSTON, MASS., THE SPORTS MUSEUM
F 12/14, BOSTON, MASS., TD BANKNORTH CENTER, CELTICS (NBA) IMPROVED TO 12-0 AT HOME IN BEATING
BUCKS
Sa 12/15, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, WOLFPACK (AHL), HOSTED MANCHESTER
AND WON IN OT!
Su 12/16, PISTCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY, RAC CENTER, NORTH CAROLINA
MEN'S HOOPS VISITED RUTGERS AND PUT A WHOOPING ON THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
M
12/17, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM, DUKE MEN’S HOOP HOSTED ALBANY AND CRUSHED THEM
T 12/18,
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, RBC CENTER, HURRICANES HOSTED MAPLE LEAFS AND RALLIED FROM A 2-0 DEFICIT TO WIN A THRILLER IN OT,
3-2
W 12/19, WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE FOREST MEN'S HOOPS HOSTED SOUTH FLORIDA
AND WON
F 12/21, RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA, RBC CENTER, NC STATE HOSTED DAVIDSON AND WON A NAIL BITER
Sa 12/22, CHAPEL, HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, DEAN SMITH CENTER, TAR HEELS HOSTED UC-SANTA BARBARA
AND WON BIG
Sa 12/22, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM, PANTHERS (NFL) HOSTED COWBOYS
AND LOST
Su 12/23, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (NFL), LP FIELD, TITANS HOSTED JETS AND WON IT
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